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Early Voting ends Thursday
Early Voting ends Thursday By Logan Watson If you haven’t voted yet, your chances to make your voice heard in the 2024 General Election are running out. Tennessee’s Early Voting period will end this Thursday, October 31, at 6 p.m., leaving only Election Day polling on November 5 for those that want to help shape…
Read MoreVeteran’s Day events set for Nov. 7
by Tabitha Howell and Danny Wade As our country gets prepared to honor the brave men and women of our military, the Humboldt Exchange Club is once again preparing for it’s nearly day-long annual event, partnering with Humboldt City Schools. The Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School FFA class began preparing for the festivities on Friday, October…
Read MoreSGC’s Cade Allen commits to Tennessee baseball
After visiting Knoxville earlier this month, South Gibson junior Cade Allen announced his commitment to the defending national champions on Monday. Allen is committed to play college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers. Throughout his career, Allen has been considered one of the top pitching prospects in the state. During the fall, Allen has taken visits…
Read MoreTSWA statewide high school football poll after Week 10
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced football rankings after Week 10 on Monday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County schedule for Oct. 28-Nov. 2
The 2024 high school girls soccer, golf and volleyball seasons are in the books, so it is all about football, cross country along with a little middle school basketball is on the docket this week in Week 11: GIBSON COUNTY TUESDAY High School Cross Country Region 7 A-AA Meet at Westview, 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY High…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school football playoff scenarios for 2024
The final week of the high school football regular season is here. Teams have battled for 10 weeks for the best record and best chance to earn a spot in the playoffs. Everything will be decided this week. Here are the playoff scenarios for the West Tennessee football regions. Region 6-1A McKenzie is the No.…
Read More2024 high school football region standings after Week 10
One week is all that remains in the 2024 high school football season. So here is the final set of region standings before playoffs are published next weekend. Region 6-1A Reg. Over. McKenzie 4-0 9-0 Houston Co. 3-1 7-2 McEwen 3-1 6-3 W. Carroll 2-2 4-4 Perry Co. 0-4 3-6 Bruceton 0-4 1-8 Region 7-1A…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom: High School Football Pick’em Week 10
“Playoffs? Are you kidding me? Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game…” “Why are you listening to a post-game press conference by Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Mora from 23 years ago,” Victor Parkins asked early on Monday morning. “Because it’s time to talk about the playoffs,” I replied. “Playoffs are two weeks…
Read MoreWeakley County High School Football Pick’em: Week 10
Can I say that I went perfect in my Weakley County picks last week? Yes, I know only one Weakley County team play, but I did get it right. Greenfield went down to Hardeman County and put 55 points on the board to give Don Pitt his 50th win of his career. Overall, I went…
Read MoreTCSW honors supporters of domestic violence victims
TCSW honors supporters of Domestic Violence victims By Logan Watson Stacy Miller, President and CEO of Tennessee Correctional Services West, celebrated Domestic Violence Awareness Month by honoring a number of individuals who have gone the extra mile to support victims of Domestic Violence. On Monday, October 14, Miller and the TCSW staff held the annual…
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