The Munford Lady Cougars have been trying to reclaim the District 13-3A championship for two years. The golden plaque is finally coming back to Tipton County after spending the past couple of years in Dyer County. The Lady Cougars used a late floater in the lane from De’Asha Banks to beat the defending champs Dyer…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. If they awarded the 2016 District 13-3A Boys Basketball Tournament MVP after the semifinals, Brighton’s Zach Lewis would be taking the plaque home. Friday night the Cardinal guard/forward scored 16 point in the first half against the Hardin County Tigers. Lewis’ night ended with 26 points on 80 percent shooting from…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. With 1.3 seconds remaining on the new scoreboard in the William Osteen Gymnasium, the Millington Lady Trojans trailed 49-46 to the Ripley Lady Tigers in the first round of the District 15-2A Girls’ Basketball Tournament. Millington Head Coach Bruce Marshall called a timeout Feb. 16 to try to devise a play…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The name on the front of the white uniforms read Choctaws. In years past and earlier this season, that appeared to be good enough to defeat the Munford Cougars. But Friday night the Cougars came out with a new attitude to take on the Dyer County Choctaws in the District 13-3A…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. For years LaDarius “Lil D” Williams has been making baseball headlines in Tipton County. From his days of shining in youth World Series to being a standout for the Brighton Cardinals the past three years, Williams has earned the press and publicity on the diamond. On Feb. 2, Williams authored his…
Millington Trojan Wrestler Sean Srock displays his 2016 Sixth-Place Medal from last week’s State Wrestling Tournament in Franklin. Srock earned a medal in the 160-pound division. He and teammate Charles Rockiemore reached State for the Trojans. Rockiemore went 2-2 finishing seventh in his division. Meanwhile Srock was 2-3 at State. He took second at Regionals…
By Otis Griffin In the illustrious South visiting with friends and neighbors was always very enjoyable. Sundays afternoons were times to relax, and the grownups would solve most of the problems of the big wide world. Daddy would get some news at work and read the Press Scimitar every night in his easy chair. This…
By David Peel As a child growing up during the Cold War, the first president I voted for was Reagan. Back then, we were worried that Soviet missiles might rain down from space and incinerate our country, if not all humanity, in a global thermonuclear winter, as in the movie “War Games.” Today, we feel…
By Thelma Ledford Excerpts by Diana Schwarzbein, M.D. of Santa Barbara, California: “Take conventional wisdom from women’s magazines to the ADA, compare it to what really happens in your body and decide for yourselves.” Suzanne Somers’ Book “Get Skinny On Fabulous Food.” Who is right? Eating fat makes your cholesterol rise, and puts you in…
As an investor, you may be gaining familiarity with the term “market correction.” But what does it mean? And, more importantly, what does it mean to you? A correction occurs when a key index, such as the S&P 500, declines at least 10 percent from its previous high. A correction, by definition, is short-term in…
