Action News 5 received the following from the Millington Chamber of Commerce:

Where can you find all sorts of arts & crafts, a tractor pull & antique tractor show, barrel racing & a rodeo, horseshoe tournaments, great music, games  and entertainment for kidds of all ages, incredible food including homemade ice-cream, cake and pie contests and a Kansas City Barbeque Sanctioned Cook-off?  At the 21st Annual International Goat Days Festival in Millington, Tennessee, of course!  But what about the goats?

Rest assured, there will be no shortage of goats at this funky festival.  With two sanctioned Myotonic Goat Shows, milking demonstrations by the Tennessee Dairy Goat Association, LaMancha Goats (the ones without ears) and Boer Goats (the huge goats) on display, goats will certainly be in the spotlight at International Goat Days.  

*Action News 5 received the following press release to our news desk*

Millington Flood 2010

THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE
HEROES AMOUNG US
By:  Kate Armitage
 Marketing Manger
 City of Millington
 
On May 1, 2010, Millington experienced a natural disaster unlike anything the citizens had ever seen.   According to the National Weather Service 16 to 18 inches of rain fell on Millington from the early morning hours of May 1st through the morning of May 2nd.  This super storm is called a 1,000 year flood – meaning the statistical chance of this event occurring is 0.01%.  The amount of rainfall was unprecedented.  The rains filled and then topped the levies.  The banks of the rivers swelled and the waters flooded roads and neighborhoods all over the city including much of NSA Mid-South.  Hundreds of homes were flooded and city-wide property damage is estimated in the tens of millio

Action News 5 received this press release from the City of Millington:

OpenMarketplace and Bella Café to host…

2010 Tennessee Rising Stars Talent Competition
DATE:    AUGUST 28, 2010
PLACE:  OPEN Marketplace, 8235 HWY 51 N, MILLINGTON, TN 38053
TIME:    12:00 PM - JUNIORS (AGE 9-12), THEN SENIORS (AGE 13-21)

All this information can be found as well at:
www.TennesseeRisingStars.com or
www.MyOpenMarketplace.com