The City of Millington will be releasing regular updates and information on the City of Millington Municipal Government Facebook page and the city website at www.millingtontn.gov Citizens may call City Hall between 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM at 901-873-5701 or Millington Fire Administration between 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM at 901-873-5800 for specific questions or concerns. All requests for emergency assistance should dial 9-1-1.
Weather Update
Dangerous heat is expected across the entire Mid-South with afternoon temperatures of around 100 degrees through Friday and heat index values between 110-115 degrees. Potential exists for the excessive heat to persist into Saturday.
Emergency Declaration
Millington Mayor Terry Jones has declared a local state of emergency for Millington after severe thunderstorms moved across the city with wind gusts reaching estimated speeds of 80-90 miles per hour. The extreme weather conditions caused extensive damage throughout the city to homes, businesses, and public property, as well as a loss of power to over 120,000 MLG&W customers.
Flag City Fireworks Celebration
Due to the storm and widespread damage the Flag City Fireworks Celebration scheduled for June 29th has been CANCELED and will not be rescheduled for this year.
City Parks
All city parks are closed for clean-up and to remove debris. There are several large trees down and damage to playground equipment.
Utilities
(June 29, 2023, 10 AM) – MLGW has restored power to 100,000 of the 120,000+ customers who lost power during Sunday’s storm. Remaining work is focused on 500 outages that affect smaller pockets of customers, many of which are concentrated in Millington, Bartlett, Raleigh, Shelby Forest, and Lakeland areas.
Millington Water & Sewer Service
Millington water and sewer service have not been affected by the storm
Sanitation
No interruption to trash pick-up. Routes ae being ran on their scheduled days.
Daytime Cooling Center
The City of Millington, in conjunction with the Shelby County Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency and the American Red Cross Mid-South Chapter will open a Day Center. The Day Center will provide a location for citizens without utilities to cool down and recharge electronic devices. Hours of operation for the Day Center will be daily 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Baker Community Center
7942 Church Street
Millington, TN 38053
Bottle Water Distribution
One case per car is available at Baker Community Center through this afternoon or while supplies last.
Electronic Charging Station
AT&T is providing a charging station for electronic devices at Baker Community Center
Debris Removal
Team Rubicon has been vetted by the City of Millington as a reputable service for residents who need assistance in removing trees and limbs from their property. If you need assistance in removing damaged trees, please visit a Team Rubicon representative at the South Gym 4885 Bill Knight Ave.
Team Rubicon has 12 people assessing damage throughout the city and have started debris removal. More are expected to arrive Friday.
The city’s contracted debris removal service has 4 large truck running routes picking up debris. More trucks are expected to added Friday.
Debris Removal Guidelines
- Place debris at the edge of the curb or your property line
- Do not place debris in the roadway.
- Do not cover fire hydrants, water meter boxes, utility poles, parked vehicles or mailboxes.
- Do not put household trash or anything else except trees and limbs in your debris pile.
- Crews will rotate through the city for debris pick-up 7 days per week.
Millington Municipal Schools
3rd Grade retention testing will continue as scheduled on Thursday & Friday at Millington Primary School.
Contact:
Gary Graves
Public Safety Director
g.graves@millingtontn.gov
4836 Navy Rd.
Millington, TN 38053
901-873-5800 (o)