The reorganizational meeting for the Tipton County Republican Party will be held on February 12, 2015 at 6:30 pm in the Covington Board Room.
Notice is hereby given of Public Hearings to be held by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Millington, TN on Monday February 9, 2015, at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall, 7930 Nelson Rd. The hearing is to receive public comments on the following ordinances which are available for review at City…
Notice is hereby given of a National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) Public Meeting on Monday, February 9, 2015, at 6 PM in the Millington City Hall Chambers, 7930 Nelson. The City of Millington is working with Shelby County to develop an application for a National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). All residents and the private and…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Brighton Cardinal senior Kolton Childress signed his national letter of intent to play baseball for the Freed-Hardeman University Lions today in the Brighton High School Gymnasium. Childress was joined by his parents Travis and Kim, siblings John, Kaylee and Kinlee and grandparents Ruben and Carol Cantu for the signing. Also on…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. On the surface, the game between the Arlington Tigers and Millington Trojans was a thrilling District 14-3A contest between two quality teams. But there was more to the 70-66 Tiger victory in the William Osteen Gymnasium. Those who attended the game witnessed the most points scored by a Trojan on his…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Victory margin isn’t always an indicator of a team’s progression. Sometimes a win doesn’t illustrate the growth and maturity of a ball club. The Munford Lady Cougars earned a 41-point win over their rivals the Brighton Lady Cardinals in early January. But the Lady Cougars dropped two games in the week…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The last time the Brighton Cardinals saw Queyon Mills, he was at the free throw line of the Brighton Gymnasium hitting three clutch foul shots to win the game for the Munford Cougars 36-34. Fast forward to the rematch Friday night in the Munford Gymnasium, Brighton Head Coach Stan Gatlin had…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Back during the early national signing period, Brighton senior Bentley Jones made his college choice like he attacks the base path. With quickness and full awareness, Jones signed to play baseball in November to the UT Martin Skyhawks. Jones will bring his speed and catching talents to Head Coach Rick Robinson’s…
On Saturday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. in Barretville, there was a Dedication of the Tennessee Historical Marker for Bobby “Blue” Bland. This event was seen by 1,475 on Facebook as of the day of the event and the Rosemark Historic District page had more than 4,000 views last week. Another testimony to the hard…
By Jason Alderman A first-time global financial literacy study shows that the keys to successful personal finance education are student perseverance and an openness to problem solving. That’s one of the main findings in the inaugural financial literacy portion of the Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) test (http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/pisa-2012-results-volume-vi.htm), which evaluated the skills and knowledge…
