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Saints Offense too much for Tigers
Photo by Jerry BorwickArlington quarterback Drew Reed will be out for the season with a broken collar bone.
By Daniel McCrosky
It might have been a lost weekend for the Arlington Tigers, but their head football coach Chris Wiley is confident that the season is not.
Last Friday night’s game between the Tigers and Briarcrest Saints took two days to play because of a light malfunction that halted play...
Lady Wildcats fall to Rebels
By Thomas Sellers Jr.
Wendy Porter walked into the Bolton Gymnasium Aug. 20 unbeaten as the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebels head coach.
And when the volleyball match against the host Bolton Wildcats was done, Porter officially became undefeated as a TRA coach. In her first game in charge of the Lady Rebels, Porter guided her squad to a 25-18, 25-17 and 25-14 victory.
“It feels good, I was...
Arlington Lady Tigers top Lady Trojans 2-0
By Thomas Sellers Jr.
The Arlington Lady Tigers 2-0 win over the Millington Lady Trojans Sept. 10 was their second win of the season after 11 games.
But Arlington Head Coach Zeke Vezina is fine with a 2-9 overall record. Maybe because the Millington win in Centennial Park made his team 1-0 in District 14-3A. Or it could be because his team has traveled all over Tennessee playing competitive games against...
Wildcats use potent ground game to beat Rams
Photo by Kevin Lewter/bigKphotosBolton senior defensive back Benquavis Poole breaks up a pass Friday night against Frayser.
The Bolton High School varsity football team used a crushing run attack and strong defense to beat Frayser 32-14 Friday night at home.
By forcing turnovers and keeping the Rams scoreless through three quarters of play, the Wildcats were able to build a 20-0 lead going into the...
Panthers fall to Houston 41-12
Photo by Theron Malone Bartlett’s Tony Jackson (#31) wraps up Houston’s Maruis Marshall (#27) after a short game. Andrew Smith (#3) and Luke Palmer (#43) come in late to assist on tackle.
By Cheri Thacker
If enthusiasm translated to scoreboard points the Bartlett Panther’s Nick Thomas could have put up an easy seven in Friday night’s game against the Houston Mustangs,...
Fulfilling her literary dream-Bartlett author Elaine Meece practiced what she preached
For 27 years Bartlett writer Elaine Meece taught at Alturia, Bartlett Elementary, Elmore Park, Millington Central and Riverdale telling her students that she wanted to become a writer when she grew up. So that after retirement, a writer she became. With two published books under her belt and one to be released in January, Meece is fulfilling a dream on her own terms.
“I taught for 27 years and...
Stars grace the BPACC stage-Lithgow and Thorne to perform
Kaitlyn Thorne, veteran product of Theatrekids program, performs with other actors in a full-scale production. Though just 13 in the picture (bottom, middle), Thorne was dressed as an old lady in her performance last year.
John Lithgow once said that “time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.” So, watch out for the windshield because it is already time for Lithgow’s performance...
Love the pie!
Sharon Jasper of Bartlett has won the blue ribbon in the Delta Fairs’ Pie Baking Championship for her Lemon Raspberry Cheese Pie. Her pie was inspired by all her favorite flavors. Being retired, Sharon has time to focus on her hobbies, quilting and baking, as well as spending time with her children and grandchildren. For her pie Sharon won a $200 cash prize and an engraved pie server.
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Board OKs $250,000 in legal fees to continue school consolidation fight
In a unanimous vote peppered with defiance, the Bartlett Board of Aldermen Tuesday night authorized an additional $250,000 to support the city’s legal efforts against a county-wide school consolidation.
Bartlett already approved $100,000 in July to support a multi-suburban city lawsuit. The city, along with municipal governments from Collierville, Germantown, Millington, Arlington and Lakeland are...
Opinion 082912
It has been a long time since Atari came out with the ultimate video game, Pong. Two slashes on each side of a computer screen for tennis rackets and a square dot acted as a tennis ball. It has been a long time but anyone that grew up in the seventies can still remember the excitement of batting the ball back and forth as it sped up the longer the game was played and finally, one side or the other...
