Top county Republican and alderman face off for Millington mayor
Alderman Larry Dagen is leaning on his past experience after 12 years on the board. Cary Vaughn is promoting his relationships in the suburb and across the county.
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November 2024
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Nepotism, residency concerns arise in Millington mayor race
Millington Alderman Larry Dagen and Cary Vaughn, chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, are facing off for the seat.
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October 2024
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Bailey: Candidate flaws and other issues arise in suburban races
As the local suburban campaigns wind down, what constitutes a flaw that impacts a voter’s decision to support a candidate?
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Millington approves raise for police, fire, city employees
The budget amendment also added several positions.
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September 2024
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Bailey: Goat Days brings unique character to Millington fall calendar
Goat Days may not stand for the Greatest of All Time, but the annual event brings a wonderful atmosphere to Millington in the fall.
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Millington fest is the GOAT of farm animal appreciation
The folks in Millington know the International Goat Days Festival is “a little weird” and they’re OK with that. This year it drew about 5,000 attendees to the Ed Haley Sports Complex.
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August 2024
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Road to be named for Millington’s retiring city manager
A portion of state route 14 will be named in honor and recognition of Ed Haley.
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New Millington city manager has passion, vision for hometown
At age 20, Frankie Dakin became a Millington alderman in 2012. Now he takes the reins as Millington city manager, after working for Shelby County government.
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June 2024
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Ed Haley to retire after more than 50 years in public service
At age 86, after more than five decades in state and county positions, he is retiring from his job as Millington’s city manager. This time, he says it’s real.
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May 2024
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Bailey: Millington is the infirmary for injured Navy instruments
When a musician with the U.S. Navy needs a repair of their instrument, the damaged goods end up in Millington.
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Calkins: These Navy operatives are among the best in the world. And they’re in Millington.
If a Navy bassoonist stationed in Hawaii busts up his bassoon or a tuba player stationed in Seattle dents her tuba, where do you imagine those instruments end up?
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Suburbs considered seceding from Shelby County in 1990
With another Shelby County consolidation government discussion percolating, this is a look back at the suburban municipalities’ most radical chess move to alter the state’s largest county.
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March 2024
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Giving it a twirl: More Memphis schools offer ballet classes
“If I wanted to have a sophisticated school, I would have ballet,” Principal Louis Padgett said. “I want (the) boys and girls to be more sophisticated than myself. I said I’d never leave this school until it had ballet.”
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New Ballet’s new leader brings ‘talent, aspiration, hope’ to young dancers
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February 2024
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W.S. ‘Babe’ Howard headed into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Howard’s posthumous induction was announced Friday, Feb. 23, at USA Stadium in Millington, which hosted the Team USA Olympic baseball team, 1986-1996.
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January 2024
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Area schools to open Tuesday as snow, ice melt
Shelby County’s six suburban school districts and most Memphis-Shelby County Schools will welcome students back to school on Tuesday. Students were last in school on Friday, Jan. 12.
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Shelby County suburban home sales down in 2023
Home sales are down for the third straight year. But with interest rates on the decline, some are hopeful the market stabilizes in 2024.
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Area schools close Monday as snow, ice struggle to thaw
All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22.
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Schools, campuses across county closed Friday
Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.
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Area schools, colleges remain closed Thursday
Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.
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Schools, colleges remain closed Wednesday
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland will join Millington and Memphis-Shelby County Schools by closing schools Wednesday.
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November 2023
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Suburbs flush with sewer treatment approaches
Sewers, when properly maintained, are not given much attention. However, they help guide decisions for growth in Shelby County’s suburbs.
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As Memphis sewer cutoff looms, DeSoto faces costly facility upgrades
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Issues grow for Wanda Halbert as lease request in Millington is revealed
Millington wants the Shelby County Clerk to pay for use of the building owned by the suburb. However, after 18 months, no agreement has been met.
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From Illinois to Guadalcanal to Bartlett: WWII veteran will turn 100 on Dec. 3
His life is a century of travel to spots around the world during a military career that eventually contributed to him landing in Shelby County. It still includes driving himself, golf, church and song.
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August 2023
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Into the Metaverse? Construction to begin on Millington solar farm
Most of the energy generated at a planned $140 million solar farm in Millington will go to power a Meta Platforms Inc. data center more than 200 miles away.
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January 2023
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Suburban home sales dip in 2022 as market stabilizes
Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.
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