1. The congregations of Millington’s First United Methodist Church and St. James CME Church came together Jan. 19 on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday to celebrate his legacy. The theme of the 2015 celebration by the churches was “We Are the World.” The fifth annual event was held at St. James with Rev….
2016 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL GAME CLASSIC ON JANUARY 2, 2016 The 2016 All-American Bowl Game Classic will be held this Saturday in Metairie, La., in Joe Yenni Stadium. The 12th annual game will feature Brighton senior standout running back/linebacker Zack Camp. The players selected come from across the United States. And “Super Scout” Max Emfinger has…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Day Three action of the annual Collierville Dragon Fire Girls Basketball Tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. today with Westwood vs. St. Agnes. The Millington Lady Trojans will be next on the court at Collierville High School to take on the Bolton Lady Wildcats scheduled for 10:30 a.m. There will be…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Millington Trojans are now members of District 15-2A. Friday night the closest rival in the new league paid a visit to the William Osteen Gymnasium. And a familiar foe emerged as the Achilles’ heel for Rob Sabau’s Trojans. While Millington was a member of District 14-3A, one of its area…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The night started off well for the Millington Lady Trojans. The scoreboards in the William Osteen Gymnasium made that evident Friday night with the Lady Trojans ahead 10-2 in the early moments against the Covington Lady Chargers. At the 3-minute and 40-second mark of the first quarter Lady Trojan senior Glenda…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. David Hunt’s Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels had something to prove entering the William Osteen Gymnasium. The other high school in Millington finally made it’s presence felt Dec. 14 on the campus of Millington Central High School. TRA players were competitive and entertaining with two powerful dunks from Darien Weakley. And Rebel senior…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Maybe it walking into the William Osteen Gymnasium or the athletic frames of players like Jherika Brown, Glenda Garner, Marquisha Sanders and Tamia Aldridge. Whether it was the pressure of playing their cross-town rivals, the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebels started flat Dec. 14 against the Millington Lady Trojans falling behind 12-4…
By Otis Griffin When it was close to Santy coming Momma reminded that I must be good or he won’t stop. At this young age all the kids had been told the same thing by their parents. Remember how you got to thinking, “well I wonder if Santy saw me when I was chasing the…
By David Peel As an injury lawyer I deal with insurance companies in terms of accident cases. Many times these cases wind up going through a process known as mediation. Mediation is based on the idea that another person who does not have a dog in the fight might help parties see where they agree…
By Thelma Ledford The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family. It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today. It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual floweret’s that grow together to form the entire fruit. Each…
