Football Offensive Star of the Season Logan Stewart The Tipton-Rosemark Academy senior played multiple positions for the Rebels. He saw time at quarterback, running back and wide out. He helped produce many touchdowns to go along with his six interceptions for scores in 2014. The Rebels reached the playoffs for the second straight season behind…
Journal West 10 Media will recognize for the first time a male and female athlete of year. Journal West 10 Media is composed of The Bartlett Express, The Millington Star, The Oakland News, The Collierville Independent and The Shelby Sun Times. These papers cover Shelby, Tipton and Fayette counties. Below are the list of finalist…
Another great year of TSSAA sports is in our rearview mirrors. And as the 2015-16 sports calendar speeds to the starting line, I must pause at the stop sign of life to reflect on all the great grub I enjoyed covering events. We had stops all over Tennessee from Lawrenceburg to Arlington. I even stood…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Proud South Side Scrapper alum Julian Resse knows the impact basketball can have on a child. The game brought Resse from the streets of South Memphis to the campuses of Lane College and Jackson State. And once his playing days were over, the father decided to share the game he loves…
By Josh Gowan Another beautiful weekend in the heartland, and according to my Facebook feed the lowly old outdoors writer may be the only person that didn’t go catch any fish! There’s been some talk that I may have joined Angler’s Anonymous, but it’s not true, I’m still a working fishaholic, and the second my…
Star Staff Reports Patriot Bank is making a gift of $25,000 to The University of Memphis’ Finish Line program. The gift was announced at today’s meeting of the Millington Rotary Club. The Finish Line program encourages students who have dropped out after earning 90 or more credits hours to return to school to finish their…
By Jason Alderman Due to recent economic realities, multi-generational living has been on the rise for many families. A 2014 Pew Research Center analysis (http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/07/17/in-post-recession-era-young-adults-drive-continuing-rise-in-multi-generational-living/) showed that a record 57 million Americans, equal to a little over 18 percent of the U.S. population, lived in multi-generational family households in 2012 – double the number in…
By Otis Griffin In the metropolis of Rosemark especially during ginning season, there was a lot of activity back then. The old faded gray metal gin once owned by the Moore Brothers, but eventually sold to the Thompsons, was the center of conversations, especially for the world renowned philosophers. This way they could look across…
By David Peel Autonomous cars, sometimes called robot cars or driverless cars are here. They are not just coming–they already exist on roads in some places. They will soon have vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications systems that will allow cars to “talk” to each other so that they know where other vehicles are. The Department of Transportation…
By Thelma Ledford Look closely at the bread you eat. It is pretty and white. Or, colored and called “wheat.” Crush it into a ball! Bounce it on the floor! Well, maybe not, but get the idea? Can you imagine the horror your digestive system experiences when trying to use it? No wonder people experience…
