By Otis Griffin My fellow country Southern Americans! Don’t that have a beautiful celestial ring to it? Just think about it. Oh you don’t have time as you are too busy. Well my, my! No one has time any more for friends or neighbors. You’re lucky to get a wave and maybe that is to…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2015 campaign started with a bang in Flag City for the Millington Trojans. Senior quarterback Eldon Tyms broke loose for a 58-yard run just shy of the goal line through the Bolton Wildcat defense. At the 10:57-mark of the first quarter, his Trojan teammate Keno Taylor capped off the first…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Millington Goodwill campus located at 8059 Highway 51 North has been expanding. For the past few month, crews have been working on building the Goodwill Job Center located at the rear of the Retail Store. And next door the Goodwill Bargain Center was created. Last Wednesday Goodwill CEO and President…
Friday night was tough for St. Benedict ball carriers on the Brighton Football Field. The host Cardinals made several tackled against the St. Benedict Eagles in the two 15-minute quarter format jamboree. Prior to the Eagles and Cardinals taking the field, the FACS Crusaders took on the Covington Chargers. The regular season kicks off for…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2015 Millington Lady Trojan Volleyball team is loaded with talented sophomores including Head Coach Jenna Harper. Entering her second season with the black and gold, Harper has compiled a group of senior leaders and 10th graders ready to live up to their promise moving into a new Class 2A district….
By Thomas Sellers Jr. There is a lot of newness around the Millington Lady Trojan Soccer program entering the 2015 season. New Head Coach Amy Chandler is happy to have seven experienced seniors during this transition period. The total of 12 upperclassmen have a new coach, new home at USA Stadium and new district to…
By Nathaniel Sillin Stress can come from everywhere – career, school, family, relationships, health – and especially money. The American Psychological Association (APA) recently reported that money remains the number one stressor for 72 percent of Americans. In fact, money has led the APA’s annual stress survey since its debut in 2007, the year before…
By Susan Macdonald For the past few weekends, my husband and I have been dancing at Shelby Farms in 90-plus degree heat, practicing the Black Nag, the Queen’s Almaine, and the Brawl. I’ve been making bunting and putting up posters. My husband has been hammering, drilling, and grommeting. My son, a Millington Central High School…
By David Peel Whether it be on I 40 or I 55 Tennessee accidents involving tractor trailers are always serious and sometimes fatal. If you find yourself in an accident that involves a truck then make sure to get yourself a lawyer to help get you compensation if the accident wasn’t your fault. You can…
By Otis Griffin This was one of the few things that ‘pert nigh’ everybody had or at least needed to survive. Man can not live by bread alone; he must have some fresh vegetables out of the garden. As my ‘pore’ old country hard working rednecks know, you don’t wake up one day and a…
