By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2016 Millington Central High School Homecoming Queen is… Gabby Meyer. The senior was announced as the selection of the football team and school at Friday night’s game at the Millington Football Stadium. Her victory was the highlight of a night featuring a 27-20 win by the football team over the…
Star Staff Reports Northaven community leader and founder of the Northaven Bulldogs Ricky Jefferson recently passed away. The Visitation for Jefferson will be today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Calvary Memorial located at 659 Semmes in Memphis. Services will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Broad located at 2835 Broad also…
Star Staff Reports There has been a rescheduling in the upcoming On The Ballot 2016 Millington Mayoral and Alderman Forum. Because of Fall Break for Millington Municipal Schools the week of Oct. 10, the forum for the mayoral and alderman candidates will be held Oct. 18 at the Millington Civic Center. The On The Ballot…
Fire Reports Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire Sept. 9 – Navy Road and Raleigh-Millington Sept. 14 – 6544 Chase Road Motor accident with injuries Sept. 9 – U.S. Highway 51 North and Veterans Parkway Sept. 13 – 8043 U.S. Highway 51 North Sept. 14 – U.S. Highway 51 North and Matthews Road Motor accident…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The public was invited out to Baker Community Center last Thursday afternoon to view maps and hear plans about the upcoming construction of the solar transmission line. TVA is proposing to build about 4.5 to 5.0 miles of single-circuit transmission line which would convey power generated by Silicon Ranch Millington, LLC’s…
By Otis Griffin Saturday was a special day for Rosemark rednecks. If we had behaved all week and completed our chores (jobs) maybe, just maybe we could go to the Strand Theater picture show in Millington and watch our favorite cowboys catch the black hatted crooks. One of the grown ups would haul us in…
Canon Pickett, 2, tries to get his dinosaur to interact with the artwork of Thomas Sellers Sr., Sunday afternoon during intermission of Playhouse 51’s Send Me No Flowers by Norman Barasch & Carroll Moore. Pickett’s aunt Jessica Delashmit is playing the lead in the production. During intermission, patrons were treated to concessions and artwork on display…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. A vision that started in the eyes of a young Aaron Adams Jr., years ago in the fields of Covington has matured into a 30-year successful business. Along with his wife, Drummonds native, Verna by his side Aaron opened Classic Sea World Inc., on Sept. 26, 1986. This upcoming Sept. 24…
By David Peel Life isn’t fair. Most of us learn this early on. But there is a part that is really confusing to some. Fairness does not necessary mean the same as equality. Nor justice. What is the difference between fairness, justice, and equality? Once, when consulting a client about his will, I heard him…
By Bill Short Position 4 Alderman Larry Dagen, seeking his second term, is being challenged by Sherrie Hopper in the Nov. 8 Millington city elections. After graduating from Millington Central High School in 1976, Dagen completed two years of college. He has been a small business owner and operator in Millington since 1989. A 25-year…
