The Millington Star Newspaper

08/08/2025

NEWS ALERT- At 6 p.m.: Public Safety agencies have cleared the Millington Kroger store. No threat found. Kroger employees have returned to reopening the establishment.

08/07/2025

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Star Staff Reports This afternoon, the Millington Kroger, located at 8039 Highway 51 North, employees discovered counterfeit bills placed in various locations throughout the establishment. Out of an abundance of caution, Millington Public Safety officials advised Kroger management to temporarily clo...

08/07/2025

6:00 PM Update: Public Safety agencies have cleared the store. No threat found. Store returned to Kroger employees for reopening.

Thank you to the Kroger team, Millington Fire Department, Millington, TN Police Officers, Shelby County Fire, and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for their partnership and proactive efforts.

08/06/2025

National Night Out returns to Millington courtesy of Beckham Place in grand fashion.

08/04/2025

Important Back-to-School Traffic & Safety Information

Dear Millington Families,

We’re looking forward to welcoming your students back to school on Wednesday, August 6th. While the start of a new year always comes with excitement, it also brings increased traffic across our campuses—especially during the first few weeks. This year, that’s even more true for the area surrounding Millington Intermediate School (MIS) due to active construction on campus.

As you may know, we are in the process of expanding and upgrading the MIS facility as part of our long-term vision for a new, modern middle school. This work represents a major investment in our students, and while we are excited about the progress, we also recognize the challenges it may temporarily create for families and our surrounding community.

In partnership with the City of Millington, including the Police and Fire Departments, we have developed updated traffic flow procedures to reduce congestion and prioritize student and staff safety. Additional officers will be present to help direct traffic around MIS, and signage will be posted to help guide the community.

We strongly encourage all families assigned to bus transportation to utilize that option—especially MIS families—during this phase of construction. Reducing the number of cars in the area will significantly improve traffic flow, limit delays, and help protect the safety of our students, staff, and neighbors. Carpooling is also a great option where possible.

We are deeply grateful for your support, patience, and partnership as we continue to grow and improve together. This is a temporary inconvenience that will lead to a lasting improvement for our schools and our community.

Families of Millington Intermediate School will receive additional details and specific instructions directly from Principal JJ Brown. Please be on the lookout for that communication and review it closely. We will also post the specifics on the district webpage and all social media.

Thank you for your continued support of Millington Municipal Schools. Let’s have a great year!

Respectfully,
Bo Griffin, Superintendent

07/28/2025

Long overdue... On behalf of The Millington Star and West 10 Media of Legacy Media, we would like to congratulate Millington Central’s Tayshaun Dye on being voted 2025 Star Male Athlete of the Year...

Since the turn of the millennium, several elite athletes have called Millington Central High School home.

From Gary Askew to Zane Adams to Miguel Barnes to current NFL player George Odum, these are a few names that have worn the black and gold in multiple sports.

Then there is a crop of Trojans who earned the honor of The Millington Star Athlete of the Year like Mario Justice, Tommy Clifton, Corey Smith, Mr. Football Tausean Holmes and former NFL player Alan Cross.

Now add to that illustrious list 2025 Star Male Athlete of the Year winner Tayshaun Dye. Entering his senior year at MCHS, Dye has won a gold medal in at least one event in track the past two seasons and was a vital part to the 2024-25 Trojan District 15-3A regular season champions on the hardwood.

“For one it is a God-given gift, I am a generational talent,” Dye acknowledged. “Even with that you can only progress with hard work you have to put into it. The average male could probably jump between 21 and 22 (feet). But a talented average male could jump further than that with work and dedication put into it.”

The son of Solange Dye has taken advantage of his coaching, teammates, facilities, supporters and special motivations to achieve multiple milestones like 2025 Class 2A Decathlon champion.

“Honestly I am just trying to make a living where I can live and be financially stable without having to worry about not having it,” he said. “I want to take my family along this journey.”

07/26/2025

Normally when there is a school event within the city limits of Millington the main colors are black and gold.

This Saturday morning the parents and students of Flag City made an exception allowing purple and white to be the primary shades on display at the 2025 Millington Scoop Back to School Expo held at the Ed Haley Sports Complex Gymnasium.

The reason for the switch in colors for balloons, banners and most of the displays giving away school materials was the arrival of Xfinity.

“Xfinity is here,” said Evangeline Parker-Guest, senior manager of External Affairs at Comcast. “We have our Xfinity marketing team here. We have all of our services here available for the Millington residents from video service to internet service.

“All various speeds, it’s all about what you need,” she continued. “If you know what you need in your home, our Xfinity reps are here today to get you signed up.”

Xfinity is an American telecommunications business segment and division of the Comcast Corporation. It is used to market consumer cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company.

The purple and white was prominently on display Saturday morning greeting all comers from the outside kid’s zone to the information booths.

07/26/2025