By David Peel Every day we get calls about someone who has fallen on someone else’s property. There is an assumption that if you are hurt on someone’s property it is automatically their fault. This is not true. As a matter of fact that might be the most widely held legal myth that I encounter….
Next week, the 2016 Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro. One of the most compelling events is the marathon, a 26.2-mile endurance contest with roots dating back to ancient Greece. It may be that we’ve kept our interest in the marathon because it can teach us much about life – and it certainly has lessons…
July 21 The National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 1382 meeting will be held at noon Thursday, July 21 at Applebee’s Restaurant, 8472 Highway 51 North in Millington. For more information, call Carolyn Cribbis at 413-7123. July 24-27 Vacation Bible School time has arrived at West Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church. VBS is for ages Pre-Kindergarten through sixth…
By Bill Short Former mayor Richard Hodges recently offered suggestions to the municipal school system regarding the scheduled demolition of several buildings on the Millington Central High School campus. At the March 7 meeting of the Millington School Board, Chairman Cody Childress said the plan is to demolish the old cafeteria, Library/Science, ROTC and Vocational…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The pales of dirt forming next door to Chili’s has been the talk of Millington for days. What are they building? What is coming? What is Millington going to get? The answer to those question has been in the works for years. On July 12 inside Chili’s the men and women…
Star Staff Reports Former Memphis Councilman Brent Taylor, owner of Munford Funeral Home, announced today that register books are being made available to the community for local residents to express their sympathy to the eight fallen law enforcement officers in Dallas, Texas and Baton Rouge, La. “Following national tragedies like these, people are always grappling…
Star Staff Reports Linda Mosley, co-founder and assistant director of the EDA Flyers AAU Track Club, just helped kickoff the first season of the Millington runners in May. Recently, the EDA Flyers competed in Knoxville at the AUU Junior Olympics Regional Qualifiers. “We had 18 of our 43 athletes to quality for 28 events for…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. High school athletes getting a chance to celebrate a signing day is a special achievement. For some coaches the day a student inks a letter of intent becomes routine. But all those coaches will tell you each signing is special and you never forget your first. On June 28 in the…
The state of Tennessee’s annual sales tax holiday is held every year, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the last Friday in July and ending at 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday night. During this weekend, certain goods may be purchased tax free. This year’s tax-free holiday weekend begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 29 and…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. There he was surrounded by familiar faces once again with his signature Old Timers chef jacket and white towel over his right shoulder. But unlike the past two decades at the legendary Flag City eatery located on the corner of Easley and C Street, this would be the final time friends,…
