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Addy Byars named new Milan girls basketball coach
One month after Fred Morris resigned, Milan has found a new coach to lead the girls basketball team. And the administration found someone familiar to West Tennessee. Addy (Greer) Byars has been named the new girls basketball coach for the Bulldogs. “Over her eleven-year career, Coach Byars has experience as a head coach at both…
Read MoreBox scores from Gibson County area teams during Week 7 of spring sports
Week 7 of the high school spring season has started. Here are the box scores of games involving Gibson County area teams: FRIDAY Baseball Gibson County 7, Peabody 4 Peabody 100 000 3 — 4 5 2 Gibson Co. 105 100 0 — 7 12 4 WP: Bryce Simpson. LP: Jett McAlister (2-4). HR: GC…
Read MoreFFA plant sale grows future greenhouse funds
by Ariel McRae Spring has sprung over the last few weeks around Humboldt, which presented the perfect opportunity for the greenhouse on the Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School campus to roll out their FFA plant sale on Friday, April 15. Jason Wiles, agricultural sciences teacher at the high school, is the director of the Future Farmers…
Read MoreFedEx soon to be delivering jobs
by Danny Wade The massive building going up in the Gibson County Industrial Park will soon be delivering jobs to the area. Construction of the new FedEx distribution center is well underway. The 330,000 sq.ft. distribution center is 10-times the size of their current location in the Humboldt Industrial Park, which they have outgrown. The…
Read MoreTyson toddles into teaching tykes
by Danny Wade “Promises made, promises kept,” are the words Gibson County Mayor Tom Witherspoon said as he took the podium last Wednesday in the Gibson County Industrial Park during a ground-breaking ceremony for Tyson Food’s newest venture. Tyson Tykes will be a childcare and learning center to be constructed directly across the street from…
Read MoreGibson County high school spring sports schedule for Week 7
Here is the complete high school spring sport lineup for games involving Gibson County area teams for Week 7: MONDAY High School Baseball Perry County at West Carroll, 5:30 p.m. High School Softball South Gibson at Lexington, 5 p.m. TUESDAY High School Baseball Bradford at Greenfield, 5 p.m.; West Carroll at Perry County, 5:30 p.m.;…
Read MoreCity departments hire new staff
City board approves hiring police, fire and public works personnel by Ariel McRae The Humboldt City Board made quick, effective work of their relatively short agenda on Monday, April 11 with the focal point of the meeting surrounding the hiring of new employees for various departments around the city of Humboldt. Humboldt Police Chief Reynard…
Read MoreMedical professionals hold health fair
by Ariel McRae Gibson County citizens of all ages were welcomed out to the Humboldt Medical Center for a health fair event to provide information on wellness and free health screenings on Wednesday, April 14 from 8 a.m. through 12 p.m. Booths from health organizations throughout the county were set up in support of the…
Read MoreHumboldt’s WTRAC hosts show
by Danny Wade Congressman David Kustoff recognized local students for their artwork in the U.S. Congressional Art Competition at a reception at the West Tennessee Regional Art Center. At the reception, Congressman Kustoff announced the overall winner, Ashton Martin from Obion County Central High School, whose artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a…
Read MoreBox scores from Gibson County area teams during Week 6 of spring sports
Week 6 of the high school spring season has started. Here are the box scores of games involving Gibson County area teams: SATURDAY Soccer South Gibson 4, Gibson County 0 Goals: SG – Grant Goodman 2, Korbin Borntrager, Ethan Norris. Assists: SG – Ross Crenshaw, Goodman. Records: SG 9-1; GC 5-5. Peabody 2, Milan 1…
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