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Star Staff Reports Anna Wilder qualified to compete at the National level in the Junior High Rodeo Association this week in long rodeo in South Dakota. The World’s Largest Junior High Rodeo is scheduled for June 24-30. She will be competing in four of her six events. Wilder is an eighth grader at Tipton-Rosemark Academy….
Arrests June 5- 33-year-old Millington female charged with theft of property under $1,000; June 6- 49-year-old Drummonds female charged with failure to appear – non-payment of fines; June 7- 25-year-old Memphis male charged with failure to appear – non-payment of fines; 38-year-old Millington male charged with domestic assault; 28-year-old Tennessee male charged with theft of…
LULA MAE BALLARD Mrs. Lula Mae Ballard, 93, homemaker, died June 5, 2018 at her residence. The family received friends with service following on Thursday, June 7 at Ravenscroft Chapel. Interment was in Ravenscroft Cemetery. LARRY ‘L.D.’ GIPSON Larry “L.D.” Gipson, 68, of Drummonds, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018 after a long illness….
By Bill Short The Millington Board of Mayor and Aldermen has adopted a resolution approving Mark Dunbar as the city’s new police chief. Board members took the action last Thursday night on a motion offered by Alderman Larry Dagen and seconded by Alderman Don Lowry. The motion was passed by a 5-2 vote, with Aldermen…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. As the clock struck 11 a.m. last Friday, they started to trickle in one by one into the offices of the Millington Area Chamber of Commerce. From City Manager Ed Haley to Millington Mayor Terry Jones, they all came by the facility to express gratitude to outgoing Millington Chamber Executive Director…
By David Peel Most peoples’ Last Will and Testaments simply indicate that whatever they own is to be passed on to their family members. Occasionally, problematic people may be disinherited. Or, sometimes conditions are set up on recovering money, such as graduating college.But these Wills have become rather famous for having a little bit more…
Star Staff Reports COLLIERVILLE — Diane Hight, founder of Forever Young Senior Veterans, spoke at the Memphis and Shelby County Regents’ Council Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Flag Day Luncheon on June 9. Hight spoke about what veterans have said the flag means to them. Many veterans talk about the comfort it brings them…
Month of June Millington Public Library Summer Reading 2018 has free events for those interested. The series kicked off June 9. Teen Time setup Friday afternoons from 1-3 p.m., starting June 15 with free food and indoor and outdoor games such as ladder golf, cornhole, basketball, hoop toss, card games, puzzles, Dungeons & Dragons, karaoke…
Star Staff Reports The Third Annual Annie Oakley & Buffalo Bill Super Sprint and Sprint Triathlons will be Saturday, June 23 at Shelby Farms (south of the intersection of Farm Road and Walnut Grove Road). The event includes four races: an all-women super sprint triathlon, an all-women sprint triathlon, an all-men super sprint triathlon, and…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. For the next two issues, The Genuine Article will focus on the Class of 2018. Some of the student/athletes from Millington Central, Brighton, Munford and Tipton-Rosemark Academy have earned the destinations of Who’s Who. This week will highlight seven categories ranging from Best Looking to Most Likely to be a Comic….
