By Thomas Sellers Jr. Munford Lady Cougar two-sport athlete Sami Jo Schulz made a visit to The University of Memphis yesterday for softball. After helping her volleyball team win over Brighton tonight in three sets, she shared the news from her trip to Memphis. “I am verbally committed now and I will be signing in…
Star Staff Reports On Wednesday, dispatch received a 911 call from a trailer on the 6300 block of Sea Weed Drive south of Navy Road in Millington just before 6 a.m. The victim, Shaneca Webber, 30, was found deceased by her father. It was determined that Webber suffered blunt force trauma to the head area….
Arrests August 23 – 29-year-old Millington man charged with domestic assault; 23-year-old Millington man charged with three counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud/deceit/forged prescription; 18-year-old Millington man charged with criminal trespass; 32-year-old Cordova man charged with procedure to revoke suspension of sentence or probation and failure to appear. August 24 – 53-year-old Millington…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Throughout Friday night, several players, coaches and spectators witnessed a white dove circling the Millington Football Stadium. With storm clouds gathering throughout the night, the Bartlett Panthers/Millington Trojans football game was played the entire time on a dry field. And dedicating their first home game of 2012 to their late teammate…
Star Staff Reports You can find all sorts of arts & crafts, a tractor pull, barrel racing, horseshoe tournaments, great music, games and entertainment for kids of all ages, incredible food vendors, a circus, a Kansas City Barbeque Sanctioned Cook-off, and much more at the 23rd Annual International Goat Days Festival September 7th and 8th…
[media-credit id=8 align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit]MARGARET MAE CARNLEY ALLEN Margaret Mae Carnley Allen, 89, died Aug. 28, 2012. Mrs. Allen’s hobbies were flowers and gardening. Memorial service was held Aug. 30 at Millington Chapel. She was preceded in death by her husband Chester Allen. She leaves daughters, Patricia Ellen Merola (Joe) of Memphis, Janice Marie Marcy (Bobby)…
GERMANTOWN — Munford Head Volleyball Coach Nina Makris has a plan to get her team ready for October. She and her Lady Cougars have taken the road in month to play in tournaments in Collierville and Bartlett. Those areas are home to some of the best teams in West Tennessee like the Houston Lady Mustangs,…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. August volleyball is about getting a feel for your team, experimenting with strategies and seeing different types of opponents. In the annual “Battle of Flag City,” the undefeated Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebels traveled to the William Osteen Gymnasium Aug. 27 to take on the host Millington Lady Trojans. Head Coach Wendy…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 15 years Dana Payne lived had meaning and an impact on those who touched. If the packed sanctuary at the Millington First Baptist Church Aug. 28 didn’t prove that, the words of Pastor David E. Leavell drove that point home. “Dana’s life had purpose,” he said. “Although he lived a…
By Josh Gowan Another beautiful weekend in the Heartland brought a lot of people out on the water to do some fishing. The cool mornings were so reminiscent of fall I talked my wife into thawing out some deer burger and cooking a pot of chili, and man was it good! The biggest jugging tournament…
