By Thomas Sellers Jr. The newest area middle school rivalry authored its latest chapter Tuesday night in the Woodstock Middle School Gymnasium. The Aggies welcomed the E.E. Jeter Jets down from Shelby Forest for a basketball doubleheader. The Lady Aggies used a big performance from Samara Jones to prevail 19-10. Then the boys took to…
City Court Reports November 1, 2016 Fines Justin N Bonner – 4570 Paul Crossing, Memphis, driving while license suspended/cancelled/revoked $150 fine plus cost Shanon L Garrett – 610 Douglas Lane, Camden, driving while license suspended/cancelled/revoked, $350 fine plus cost John E Hawkins – 4436 West Union Road, Millington, failure to appear,$ 50 fine plus cost,…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. November is when stories of gridiron glory are written. Legends are born and plays that will live on forever are created. In Brighton Friday night, the names Malik Jackson, Nick Johnson and Andre Golden joined the Pantheon of Cardinals on one play. The combination collaborated on a double-pass late in the…
Month of November *The American Legion and Auxiliary holds monthly meetings at the Baker Center starting at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month. On the first Saturday of the summer months the Auxiliary have been at the Farmers Market informing the community about our projects/programs that help our Veterans. For more information,…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Last season when the Millington Lady Trojans were in trouble on offense, a guard would just toss the ball inside to Glenda Garner or Tamia Aldridge. Garner is now playing college basketball and Aldridge has transferred to Bolton. But those guards who located those post threats are back. And Head Coach…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2016-17 Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebels will have a youthful look. Not only will the lineup feature a couple of eighth graders and experienced freshmen, but the new head coach is only 26 years old. Yes, the leader of the Lady Rebels was born in the 1990s. But Cameron Pridemore inherits…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Maybe the stars have lined up in South Tipton County. This might be the year for something really special to take place. The 2016-17 campaign might be historic for the Munford Lady Cougars. But as area basketball experts talk about the potential of the Lady Cougars to reach State, Munford Head…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The legacy of Brighton Lady Cardinal Basketball features a few names under the category of head coach. The latest on the list is David Wampler. The veteran coach of 26 years and various sports is taking on girls’ basketball for the first time. Wampler has coached in Kentucky and East Tennessee…
Dear Editor: What is it going to take to get Darecko Rawlins inducted into the Hall of Fame? He was an All-District performer in high school, had a great college career in which he finished in the top 10 in every major statistical category, was inducted into his college’s Hall of Fame. He played professionally…
Dear Editor: My girls had nothing short of an incredible season! I hate the way it had to come to an end especially for our seniors. These girls deserved a better result than what we got vs. Arlington but that’s the way it goes sometimes. We felt good about our chances going into the Region…
