Dear Editor: I have been very upset since the flag has been removed at the ball field. It has always been a constant inspiration to many people, both local and those just passing through. I’m sure it was tattered and torn and needed replacing. I can understand that, but come on. There should be enough…
By Otis Griffin When I was being treated for a mangled arm little did I realize just how important our one and only Doctor Flippin had on the entire surrounding communities? Think back how your problem was the only concern at the time. At least to me. But jillions of other folks had their own…
By David Peel I once had a comment on my blog from an active member of Mothers against drunk driving. MADD She scolded me a bit for using the word accident to describe a crash involving a drunk driver that hit and injured my client. She went on to say that when someone drinks and…
By Thelma Ledford These articles are to inform you—not diagnose a problem, but are to help you understand your own body, and teach you how to make better choices. There are two sides of health today; the pharmaceuticals and the alternative health solutions. By the word “alternative” I am talking about getting back to a…
Local Special Olympics swim athletes with the Special Olympics of Greater Memphis recently competed in the Special Olympics Tennessee State Spring Games at David Lipscomb University in Nashville winning the gold medal in the Team Relay Competition. Team members from left are Herbie Broome, Ben Cavens, August Jarboe and Cody Willis. The team’s home training…
Millington Central High School NJROTC Awards were made recently to Cadet Meagan Holguin (left) by the Millington Piomingo Chapter, U.S.Daughters for 1812. Cadet Brittany Wright (right) was presented the JROTC medal from the Jamestown Chapter, Daughters of American Colonists of Memphis. Both medals were presented by Bettie Gustafson, a member of each of the chapters.
Fire Reports Passenger vehicle fire May 17 – 4537 Kings Station Road Electrical wiring/equipment May 16 – 6950 Saddlebrook Drive Motor vehicle accident with no injuries May 15 – James Boyd and Raleigh Millington; Church Street and Bill Knight; U. S. Highway 51 North and Veterans Parkway Emergency medicals/assistance May 14 – 9000 block of…
Star Staff Reports Distinguished Awards for Scholarship and Service Presented at Rhodes College Commencement MEMPHIS — Annual awards were presented at the 166th Commencement Exercises of Rhodes College on May 16 on campus. Rhodes graduates Katelyn Brooke Dagen (above right) and Alex Patrick Galloway, and Rev. Dorothy Sanders Wells ’82, priest-in-charge at St. George’s Episcopal…
By Linda Cooper On Saturday, May 9, letter carriers from the Millington Post Office collected non-perishable food items from generous donors throughout the community in the National Association of Letter Carriers 23rd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Earlier in the week of May 9, the post office delivered grocery bags to postal customers asking…
By Bill Short The Millington Board of Mayor and Aldermen has adopted a resolution approving an engineering consultant for utility improvements on Hornet Avenue. Board members took the action during their May 11 regular monthly meeting on a motion offered by Alderman Hank Hawkins and seconded by Alderman Mike Caruthers. The motion was passed by…
