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Gibson County, Weakley County fall sports schedule for Aug. 12-18

The high school fall season has begun as golf, girls soccer and cross country are all playing. Check out what is happening this week in Gibson County and Weakley County: GIBSON COUNTY MONDAY High School Golf Greenfield/Dresden/Bruceton/Bradford at Persimmon Hills, 3:30 p.m.; South Fulton/West Carroll/Madison/Milan at Milan Golf and Country Club, 4 p.m. High School…

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Accident On Liberty Street disrupts power

Early Tuesday afternoon, a truck from JP Automotive ran off the road into the light pole at the corner of Liberty and Van Hook Street taking out power to the light at the intersection. Traffic was temporarily blocked from College Street to W Cunningham St and starting at Highland Ave on Van Hook due to…

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Welfare check Results in Drug Bust in Medina

On July 19th, officers from the Medina Police Department accompanied the Department of Children’s services to do a welfare check on children residing at 28 Rae Cove in Medina. Tarrant Adam Snead, age 38, Emily Martin, age 25 and a two year old child were present at the home when officers arrived.  Mr. Snead gave…

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Top 15 rising juniors in Weakley County for the 2024-25 school year

As we have started to look at the 2024-25 school year, the top returning seniors were featured last week. This week, we look at the top returning juniors across Weakley County. 1. Drake Lehmkuhl (Gleason boys basketball) – Lehmkuhl was named the 2023-24 All-Weakley County boys basketball player of the year after leading the Bulldogs…

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Gibson County names Timothy Grapes as new softball coach

With the TSSAA dead period over, high school sports are starting to pick up. On Wednesday, Gibson County got its first coaching hire of the 2024-25 school year as it hired Timothy Grapes as the new softball coach. When asked about the hire, Michael Wickersham, Gibson County’s athletic director said, “It’s always hard to find…

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