For Millington, ‘the sky’s the limit’
Detarius Rhodes installs new panels at the new 421-acre solar farm under construction east of Millington on Sept.18, 2018. Billed as the largest solar farm in the state with over a half million panels, the Silicon Ranch facility is the kind of new business Millington is looking to draw as it tries to leverage its airport and other new retail properties to lead it away from the years as a pit stop for young sailors and toward more higher paying jobs. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Midday light strikes rainbows off the panels at the new 421 acre solar farm under construction east of Millington on Sept. 18, 2018. Billed as the largest solar farm in the state with over a half million panels, the Silicon Ranch facility is the kind of new business Millington is looking to draw as it tries to leverage its airport and other new retail properties to lead it away from the years as a pit stop for young sailors and toward more higher paying jobs. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Small motors control the tilt of the solar panel banks at the new 421 acre solar farm under construction east of Millington on Sept. 18, 2018. Billed as the largest solar farm in the state with over a half million panels, the Silicon Ranch facility is the kind of new business Millington is looking to draw as it tries to leverage its airport and other new retail properties to lead it away from the years as a pit stop for young sailors and toward more higher paying jobs. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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Toni Lepeska is a freelance reporter for The Daily Memphian. The 34-year veteran of newspaper journalism is an award-winning essayist and covers a diversity of topics, always seeking to reveal the human story behind the news. Toni, who grew up in Cayce, Mississippi, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. To learn more, visit tonilepeska.com
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