Pruett welcomes new SROs to district
By Crystal Burns Gibson County Special School District (GCSSD) Director of Schools Eddie Pruett hosted the district’s five School Resource Officers (SRO) Monday morning, Oct. 12 to welcome three new officers to the district. Through partnerships with local municipalities and the Gibson County Sheriff’s Department, the district recently hired Deputy Antonio Bufford for South…
Read MoreEarly voting starts Wednesday
By Crystal Burns Early voting for the Nov. 5 election starts Wednesday and ends Oct. 29. Registered Gibson County voters may cast their ballots at the Ed Jones Agri-Plex in Trenton or the Medina Municipal Complex from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The ballot includes…
Read More‘No other place like’ Scott’s Pizza
By Crystal Burns After six months of renovations, Scott Rabb has opened Scott’s Pizza & Kitchen in a familiar haunt on Court Square in Trenton. “There’s no other place like it in Gibson County,” Rabb said proudly. Scott’s Pizza opened its doors in the former O’Brien’s on Sept. 2 and has been slammed in…
Read MoreArnold seeks re-election as Bradford mayor
The following political announcement is paid for by the candidate. Mayor Ray Arnold is seeking his third consecutive term as mayor of Bradford in the Nov. 3 election. “It has been my great honor to serve as mayor of the fine city of Bradford,” Arnold said. “I love this town and all the citizens…
Read MoreChamber banquet heads outdoors
By Crystal Burns The ongoing COVID-19 health crisis presented planning challenges for the Greater Gibson County Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, but leaders believe they’ve found the solution. This year’s banquet will be held outdoors at the Downtown Pedestrian Park in Trenton on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. “This gives us a…
Read MoreMikkelsen seeks re-election to Dyer board
The following political announcement is paid for by the candidate. My name is Tom Mikkelsen. I live in Dyer. My family and I moved to Dyer in 1971, my senior year in high school. That is the same year we started Poly-M Contractors. We have enjoyed providing custom built homes in Dyer and the…
Read MoreRural hemp farm allegedly covering for marijuana grow operation
By Logan Watson, The Mirror-Exchange A legal hemp farm operating on Caraway Hills Road between Trenton and Milan became the target of a Drug Task Force raid last week after a shipping company discovered a box that appeared to contain marijuana plants. According to West Tennessee Drug Task Force Director Johnie Carter, the company…
Read MoreBradford schools see improvement in COVID numbers
By Crystal Burns Bradford Special School District officials are breathing a little easier. At the school board’s Sept. 28 meeting, superintendent Dan Black and principals Kelly Knott and Shane Paschall said COVID-19 concerns have eased since Labor Day. All three credited students, families, and teachers for making in-person learning possible. “If we can make…
Read MoreYounger seeks re-election as Dyer mayor
The following political announcement is paid for by the candidate. Mayor Chris Younger recently announced his candidacy for re-election as mayor of the City of Dyer. Younger was first elected in 2012 following two years as a member of the board of aldermen. He was re-elected to his second term in 2016. Younger said, “Being…
Read MoreHesse announces candidacy for mayor of Dyer
The following political announcement is paid for by the candidate. James (Jim) Hesse is announcing his candidacy for the office of mayor of Dyer. I have spent my entire adult life serving America and its citizens, first in the military and then in my career working for America’s manned spaceflight programs and our nation’s…
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