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West Tennessee high school basketball Christmas tournament schedule for 2024
Christmas tournaments will take over the high school basketball scene this weekend and into Monday, Dec. 30. Here are the schedules for Christmas tournaments across West Tennessee. Check back throughout the tournaments for updated matchups. THURSDAY High School Basketball Lady Trojans Christmas Tournament (Girls only), at Dyersburg, Dresden vs. Ripley, 4:30 p.m.; Lake County vs.…
Read MoreShop with a Cop sheds softer light on police
by Danny Wade Riding in the back of a police car typically is not a good thing—that is unless it is the Shop with a Cop event. Last Thursday, dozens of local kids had a wonderful time interacting with law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders. Humboldt Police Department’s Lt. Jonathan Wilson heads up…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 5 of 2024-25 season
Here are the box scores from Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County in Week 5 of the high school basketball season: SATURDAY Boys South Gibson 43, Jackson Christian 31 Jackson Chr. 4 8 11 8 — 31 S. Gibson 8 8 11 16 — 43 Jackson Christian (31) — Birman Jenkins 10,…
Read MoreSouth Gibson girls take over No. 2 in West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 4
On Friday night, the top four teams in the West Tennessee High School Basketball girls’ rankings played each other. No. 1 Dyersburg was at No. 4 South Side, while No. 3 Westview was at No. 2 South Gibson. Dyersburg and South Gibson picked up wins, and the duo is on top of the rankings this…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball standings after Week 4 of 2024-25 season
After four weeks of the high school basketball season, here are the updated district standings: BOYS District 12-1A Dist. Over. Houston Co. 0-0 6-4 McEwen 0-0 5-4 McKenzie 0-0 4-4 Bruceton 0-0 1-6 District 13-1A Dist. Over. Bradford 0-0 7-1 Humboldt 0-0 7-2 Middleton 0-0 3-2 Halls 0-0 5-4 Clarksburg 0-0 1-5 West Carroll 0-0…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school basketball schedule for Dec. 16-21
Week 5 of the high school basketball season is here. Check out what games are happening in the Gibson County and Weakley County area this week. GIBSON COUNTY MONDAY High School Basketball Humboldt at Peabody, 6 p.m.; Clarksburg at Milan, 6 p.m.; Fulton City (Ky.) at Bradford, 6 p.m.; University School of Memphis at West…
Read MoreDTF Agents raid Medina home
Agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force raided a Medina home Tuesday morning, Dec. 11 about 10:20 a.m. and discovered over 100 vials of illegal weight loss drugs. After the search of 355 Saddlebrooke, Emily Brooke Arnold, 41, was arrested and charged with Impersonating a licensed professional, reckless endangerment, money laundering, criminal simulation, and…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 4 of 2024-25 season
Here are the box scores from Week 4 of the high school basketball season: SATURDAY Boys Milan 39, Liberty 38 Liberty 7 6 11 14 — 38 Milan 9 3 12 15 — 39 Liberty (38) — Rishod Gill 21, Marsh 6, Hunt 2, Shaw 5, Jones 4. Milan (39) — Williams 9, Brown 8,…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 3 of 2024-25 season
Check out all of the box scores from Week 3 of the high school basketball season for Fayette County, Gibson County, Haywood County and Weakley County: SATURDAY Boys Humboldt 81, Hamilton 65 Hamilton 14 11 22 18 — 65 Humboldt 26 22 20 13 — 81 Hamilton (65) — Hodges 21, Moering 16, Dobbs 7,…
Read MoreBSSD Board talks teacher morale
BSSD Board talks teacher morale By Logan Watson The Bradford Special School District’s Board of Education met last Monday night, discussing the morale of teachers at Bradford High School. Clayton McDade informed his fellow Board members and Superintendent Dr. Dan Black that he had received complaints regarding the administration’s treatment of teachers at…
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