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Peabody baseball is district runner-up
By Gary Smith Even though Peabody’s 4-2 loss to Trinity Christian Academy last week in the 14-A District Baseball Tournament championship game ended a streak of four consecutive district titles, the Golden Tide still qualified for a berth in the region tournament. Peabody (22-10) was bracketed to play in the region semifinal game against Union…
Read MoreGCHS cheerleader signs with UT Martin
By Lori Cathey Gibson County High School football cheerleader Julie Allen’s dream recently came true when she officially signed an athletic scholarship with UT Martin during a ceremony held at GCHS in front of family members, coaches, friends, fellow cheerleaders, and school administration. Allen is the first cheerleader from Gibson County to sign for an…
Read MoreLady Pioneers make history with first district title
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Lady Pioneers made school history last week, capturing the first softball district championship title with a 4-3 win over Halls. The Lady Pioneers defeated Halls 5-4 earlier in the week and beat Trinity Christian Academy 3-2 advance to the District 14A championship game. Gibson Co. 5, Halls 4…
Read MoreGC Middle School soccer team wraps up season
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Middle School soccer team ended the 2018 season recently. The season was played from March 15 through April 19. Opponents were Milan, CCA, Trenton and Three Oaks. The 2018 soccer team had 23 players with six eighth graders and were coached by Jason Turner. Members of the GCMS…
Read MorePHS softball defeats Humboldt in tourney
By Gary Smith Last week, the Peabody Lady Tide softball team defeated Humboldt 20-5 in the opening round of the 14-A District Tournament. With the win, Peabody (3-20) advanced to the second round, where the Lady Tide was bracketed to play Halls on Friday. Hosting Humboldt on Thursday, Peabody used two big innings to break…
Read MoreGood News bringing good local news shows to listeners
by Danny Wade Last month, Humboldt listeners had a new choice for radio. Good News 99.9 FM and 1190 AM hit the airwaves with a new format. The new studio that opened in April, is located in downtown Humboldt at 120 N. 14th Ave. As part of Grace Broadcasting, these stations focus on local news…
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B&G Bird & Burger Dinner a huge success
by Danny Wade God made you exactly how he wants you to be. He made you with a purpose in mind. These were words of encouragement Dr. Logan Hampton told kids of the Boys & Girls Club of Humboldt Saturday night during the 6th annual Bird & Burger Dinner. Dr. Hampton is president of Lane…
Read MoreWTSF Art Show a success
by Kim Forbes The West Tennessee Strawberry Festival kicked off Sunday with two events. The first was a prayer breakfast held at 8 a.m. at the Humboldt Medical Center. The second event of the day was the West Tennessee Regional Art Center’s Invitational Art Exhibition held from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the art…
Read MoreNational Day of Prayer celebrated in Yorkville
By Leslie C. Ferguson Thursday, May 3 our nation celebrated National Day of Prayer. According to www.nationaldayofprayer.com, this day was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was unanimously amended by both the House and the Senate and signed into law by…
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