By Thomas Sellers Jr. On Wednesday night the Munford Lady Cougars made history once again by winning the first Region championship in the program’s history. A close first half quickly transformed into a Munford runaway against Jackson North Side in the Brighton Gymnasium. The Lady Cougars captured the Region 7-3A Girls Tournament title with a…
This morning First United Methodist Minister Ed White traveled to Millington Central High School to present Millington Choir Director Jeff Murdock with a check for $4,000 going toward the fund-raising efforts for Murdock’s class to perform at Carngie Hall in New York City. Last month, the word started to spread across the Mid-South of the…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Brighton Lady Cardinal senior Haley Craig signed her national letter of intent today in the Brighton High School Library with her coaches, teammates, friends, family and parents Steve and Tammy present. Craig will play her college softball at Freed-Hardeman University for Head Coach Todd Humphry. The veteran coach offered Craig after…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Entering his 10th year at Millington Central High School, Marshonn Calvin is not slowing down. Actually with the local and national competitions the students of Calvin’s class have entered in this school-year, the awards are racking up. “I’m getting the students prepared and it’s time to captialize on what we’ve been…
On Feb. 5, celebrity waiters like State Farm Agent and Millington Alderman Chris Ford were serving the likes of Millington Area Chamber of Commerce President Charles Gulotta during the Celebrity Waiter event to benefit Millington Relay for Life. Some of the guest to show up during the night in the Millington Civic Center were City…
Star Staff Reports Playhouse 51, Millington’s Community Theater presents The Psychic – a Murder Mystery of Sorts by Sam Bobrick on March 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16 at the Harvell Civic Center. The show tells the tale of a down on his luck mystery writer who posts a sign in his apartment window offering…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Two twin post players, a wide receiver, gimpy star and freshman guard led by a coach who walked the sidelines during the Ronald Reagan administration were good enough to upset the Dyer County Choctaws. The defending District 13-3A champions entered the Munford Gymnasium Feb. 19 for the 2013 District Boys Tournament…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. CORDOVA — Walking off the Cordova Gymnasium court Feb. 19 with her MVP award in hand, Millington Lady Trojan Basketball standout Tiara Caldwell felt like a Baltimore Raven. With her team triumph over the Arlington Lady Tigers 53-39, the senior center compared the Lady Trojans winning the 2013 District 14-3A Girls…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. To those in the Munford Gymnasium Feb. 18, the Dyer County Lady Choctaws were a basketball team taking the court wearing orange and white. But for their opponents the Munford Lady Cougars in the District 13-3A Girls Basketball Tournament championship game, the Lady Choctaws were the latest obstacle in their construction…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Munford Cougars earned a spot in Brighton for the Region 7-3A Boys’ Tournament tonight beating the Arlington Tigers in a thriller 47-44. “We were just playing hard,” Cougar forward Kylon Hall said. “We wanted it. We got took. It’s a blessing to be playing in Brighton.” The Cougars entered the…
