County school board holds off on consolidating basketball teams
By Crystal Burns The Gibson County Special School District Board of Trustees wants to hear from as many parents as possible before making a decision on consolidating junior high basketball teams on the north end of the district. After discussing a proposal from Brad Garner, junior high athletic director, at the district’s Dec. 10…
Read MoreTyson Foods helps create industrial maintenance program at GCHS
By Crystal Burns Tyson Foods and a consortium of local industries have helped created an industrial maintenance program at Gibson County High School to give students opportunities to stay at home, earn a good living, and advance in their careers. Rodney Ellis, Tyson Foods technical education liaison, said the program is a “sampler platter”…
Read MoreDyer Goodwill Committee finalizes plans for packing, distribution
By Brittney Thompson The Dyer Goodwill Committee met Thursday night to finalize plans for the 2020 Goodwill food boxes and sunshine baskets event. The lists have been checked and double checked, the food has been ordered or donated, and pack out and delivery dates are upon us. In serving our community through this effort,…
Read MoreWreaths to be placed on veterans’ monuments during Dec. 20 ceremony
By Crystal Burns Live wreaths adorned with red ribbons will be placed on the monuments of more than 220 veterans buried at Oakland Cemetery in Trenton during a Wreaths Across America ceremony Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. Betty Poteet, chairperson of the Oakland Cemetery Association Committee, and Trenton Alderman CeCe Jones spent about…
Read MorePeabody wins third straight state title
In its 100th year of football, Peabody High School capped another magnificent season with its third straight TSSAA Class 2A state championship Saturday, defeating Meigs County 35-13. “It is awesome to win three state titles in a row,” said Peabody head coach Shane Jacobs. “I think it says a lot about this town and how…
Read MoreDyer, Kenton parades bring hope of Christmas
By Laurin Stroud Dyer and Kenton hosted the cities’ annual Christmas parades Saturday, Dec. 5, and for a brief moment in time, the COVID-19 did not exist. Both children and adults, celebrated the joy of Christmas in their own hometowns. The streets were lined with excited children, as well as parents, who were mostly…
Read MoreDyer Goodwill Committee holds first meeting
By Brittney Thompson The Dyer Goodwill Committee met Thursday, Dec. 3 to plan for the 2020 goodwill food boxes and sunshine baskets event amidst the current pandemic. Donations have been coming into the bank, and those donations will be listed in an upcoming piece. If you would like to contribute, you may do so…
Read MoreTrenton school board gives Haney high praise
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Special School District board gave Director of Schools Tim Haney high marks and praise on his annual evaluation. Board Chairman Dr. Mark Harper shared the results at the district’s Dec. 1 meeting, saying Haney scored above or significantly above expectations in all areas. “We feel like you are doing…
Read MoreSales tax revenues decline across Gibson County
By Logan Watson The majority of Gibson County saw a slight dip in Local Option Sales Tax collections for the month of August, according to data recently received from the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Net collections in many municipalities have trended downward since early summer, when the COVID-19 shutdowns were at their peak. Trenton…
Read MoreDyer assistant fire chief retires
By Cara Zarecor At the onset of the all-present City of Dyer Mayor and Board of Alderpersons meeting last week, Mayor Chris Younger opened his report with a request for the members to entertain a motion to accept the retirement of Assistant Fire Chief Bob Moore. Unsuspecting board members seemed saddened and shocked as…
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