Archive | August 16, 2013
Collierville producers create film about sports legend ‘Bull’ Bramlett
Posted on August 16, 2013.
From STAFF REPORTS Collierville residents Grant Guffin and Trey Reynolds recently produced a film on Memphis native and sports icon John “Bull” Bramlett. Scheduled for release on Aug. 22, Taming the Bull: The John Bramlett Story details Bramlett’s early years as a student-athlete at Humes High School and Memphis State University, his brief minor league […]
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Annual Tour de Collierville bike race cancelled
Posted on August 16, 2013.
The Collierville Civitan Club has announced plans to cancel the 10th annual Tour de Collierville originally scheduled for Aug. 31. Gus Lauer, president of the Civitan Club, said several complications, as well as a lack of staff prompted the cancellation. “We have all the intentions of bringing it back,” he noted. Lauer said “miscommunication” with […]
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One Last Go
Posted on August 16, 2013.
In less than seven months, Collierville’s Kimberly Derrick hopes to compete against the world’s finest athletes one last time at the 2014 Winter Olympics. For now, the two-time Olympic speed skater is just trying to make ends meet. Last month, Derrick was one of many American athletes to have her stipend cut by the U.S. […]
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Board votes for traffic study near college site
Posted on August 16, 2013.
Following a series of concerns from residents, the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen have voted to conduct a traffic study near a proposed college satellite campus. Aldermen unanimously approved Monday night entering into a contract with Kimberly-Horn and Associates Inc. to study the traffic near a proposed University of Memphis Collierville campus. The study […]
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District says ‘club’ sports still OK
Posted on August 16, 2013.
A policy that affects middle school sports in some schools has had coaches worried, but the Shelby County School district said it believes all current “club” sports will be able to use the district’s facilities. “While the specific circumstances may vary from school to school and program to program across the district, in no case […]
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Houston Middle, High schools to close early
Posted on August 16, 2013.
A broken water main in the area of Houston Middle School and Houston High School has forced the two schools to dismiss early today. Both schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. This decision was made in the interest of student safety. The broken water main caused a power outage at the two schools, and crews with the […]
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