PEGGY CUPPLES MADDOX Peggy Cupples Maddox, 85 of Millington, passed away on November 28, 2017 at Methodist Central Hospital after a short illness. She was born on January 4, 1932 in Chester Co. TN to James W. and Ozollne King Cupples. She is preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Bobbie Hunt. Peggy is…
Arrests Nov. 30- 52-year-old Millington female charged with domestic assault; 35-year-old Memphis female charged failure to appear; 21-year-old Memphis male charged failure to appear; 35-year-old Memphis male charged with failure to appear; 33-year-old Millington male charged with failure to appear; Dec. 1- 53-year-old Millington female charged with failure to appear; 24-year-old Millington male charged with…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The red 17 underneath the Germantown Red Devil Football Stadium is fresh and bold compared to the other numerals it recently joined. Germantown Head Coach Chris Smith is already at work trying to add the number 18 to the list of championship years for the Red Devils. The 2017 campaign was…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The game of volleyball means a lot to the Ramsey family. Brian and Sally Ramsey recently celebrated their daughter Haley’s signing to Shorter University to also join the Hawks Volleyball program. Since the age of 12, Haley has been grooming her game toward becoming an all-around standout for the Tipton-Rosemark Academy…
Dec. 14 The National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 1382 meeting and annual Christmas luncheon will be held at noon Thursday, Dec. 14 at Leach Family Restaurant, 4750 Navy Road in Millington. For more information, call Carolyn Cribbis at 413-7123. Dec. 15 National Urban Professional Baseball League’s Players’ Ball will be held Friday at the Holiday Inn Express located…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Both the Millington Trojans and Bartlett Panthers are young teams looking to improve throughout December to make a potential run in the beginning of 2018. When the two squad arrived to the Bartlett Gymnasium Dec. 5, Millington Head Coach Jewell Gates arrived to the road contest with a full arsenal missing…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2017-18 Bartlett Lady Panthers are so young that two members of coaching staff played for the program less than 10 years ago. But 27-year veteran Head Coach Lynn Whitfield is happy to have the James Girls of Jasmine and Destiny back on the sideline giving back to her program. The…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Covington Lady Chargers entered the Munford Gymnasium Friday night looking to make it a sweep over their county rivals the Munford Lady Cougars. Covington was able to pull away from the Lady Cougars earlier this season at its place. So with the rematch on the road, the Lady Chargers were…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. There are three high schools in Tipton County. Therefore there are a trio of rivalry games on the schedule in any sport throughout the TSSAA calendar. Last Friday was one of those nights in the Munford Gymnasium when the familiar foe Covington Chargers came to town. You would expect the host…
The 2017 Millington Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Gala was held Dec. 5 in the Millington Civic Center Gymnasium celebrating the year in growth, commerce, business development and future gains. The Chamber staff including director Diane Baker took a moment to shine the spotlight on this year’s honorees. 2017 AMBASSADORS OF THE YEAR Rosie…
