Millington resident Ann F. Goin was recently presented a check for $50 by The Millington Star’s Felicia Watkins. Goin name was pulled out in a random drawing of readers who filled out the Readers’ Choice ballot.
Star Staff Reports Senior Vice President, is pleased to announce that Susan Sampson was named Employee of the Quarter for the Fourth Quarter and was also chosen as Employee of the Year for Patriot Bank. She is the Head Teller at the Covington Square location and has been with the bank since April, 2004 and…
Star Staff Reports Old Millington Winery was honored at the prestigious Wines of the South Competition, held recently in Knoxville. Their 2011 Blackberry Wine was chosen as Best in Show in the Dessert/Fruit category. Judges were impressed by this refreshing wine, which is both sweet and tart at the same time, much like a blackberry pie. Wines of…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Millington Trojans/Cordova Wolves game Friday night started off as a contest of turnovers, missed shots and miscues. But the chaos blossomed into a thriller in the William Osteen Gymnasium. Nursing a 42-38 lead in the fourth quarter against their District 14-3A foes, the Trojans were outscored 14-7 down the stretch….
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Millington Lady Trojans came out of the locker room Friday night with defense as their top priority. The visiting Cordova Lady Wolves didn’t put a dent into the William Osteen Gymnasium scoreboard until the 3 minute and 20 second mark of the first quarter. The Lady Trojans turned defense into…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. After a few years away from the Dyersburg State Baseball program, George White is returning to the campus to work on the diamond. But this time White will be working with the Lady Eagles to rejuvenate the softball program. On Jan. 16 he and assistant coach Randy Dailey traveled down Highway…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. For several years the warm, loving face greeting students, faculty and staff at Woodstock Middle School in the cafeteria belonged to Delilah Barbee McVay. On Jan. 12, the woman known as Ms. Woodstock passed away. Last week the family invited those who grew to love her to the Baker Community Center…
By Josh McGowan I guess all those rain dances we were doing in the summer have finally started producing! We were ready for the rain at Reelfoot, and hopefully in the next few days the lake will be at full pool. The Mississippi is rising as we speak, and will continue to for at least…
By Josh McGowan I guess all those rain dances we were doing in the summer have finally started producing! We were ready for the rain at Reelfoot, and hopefully in the next few days the lake will be at full pool. The Mississippi is rising as we speak, and will continue to for at least…
By Otis Griffin As my country genius sages know there are many types of showers. To ’cipher a few there is a dusting, misting, light sprinkling, good little sprinkle, slow to an off and on, to a steady drizzle. These droplets of pecip are very important to my farmer friends, James and Elaine at Mt….
