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Obion County boys, girls enter West Tennessee basketball rankings after Week 2
Hoping all the readers had a great Thanksgiving, and there were definitely some basketball action to take in last week. More boys teams got their football players, and basketball season is going full-steam ahead. Three teams joined the basketball rankings, and two of them were the blue and red of Obion County. Here are the…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 3 of basketball season
With the Thanksgiving holiday now complete, it is time to get back to basketball as we work toward the Christmas break. Here are the Week 3 games happening in Gibson County and Weakley County in Week 3: GIBSON COUNTY TUESDAY High School Basketball Madison at Milan, 6 p.m.; Bradford at Greenfield, 6 p.m.; Dresden at…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school basketball box scores for Week 2
The second week of the high school basketball season involves the Thanksgiving holiday, but here are the box scores for Gibson County and Weakley County schools: FRIDAY Boys MUS 58, Humboldt 46 Humboldt 6 14 11 15 — 46 MUS 13 11 15 19 — 58 Humboldt (46) — KeyVontay Wedley 13, Fred Moore 18,…
Read MorePigue is city’s new treasurer/CFO
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net When Kim Hadley retired as the city of Humboldt treasurer and CFO on June 30, a huge void was created as it relates to the city’s finances. For weeks and months, Mayor Marvin Sikes, with the assistance of MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service), have tried to find a…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 2 of basketball season
We enter into the second week of high school basketball along with Thanksgiving happening this week and Dresden in the Class 1A semifinals: GIBSON COUNTY MONDAY High School Basketball Peabody at Obion County, 6 p.m. TUESDAY High School Basketball Huntingdon at South Gibson, 6 p.m.; South Fulton at Bradford, 6 p.m.; Greenfield at Gibson County,…
Read MoreTSSAA high school football playoffs: Quarterfinal scores, Semifinal matchups
Week 3 of the high school football playoffs is in the books. And state semifinal matchups are known. Check out what is going on in West Tennessee: QUARTERFINALS Class 1A McKenzie 28, Moore County 27 Dresden 34, Union City 14 Class 2A Riverside 24, Huntingdon 7 Class 3A Dyersburg 25, Covington 24 Class 4A Haywood…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school basketball box scores for Week 1
Hall of Champions games kicked off on Tuesday night. Here are the box scores that were reported from Gibson County and Weakley County: SATURDAY Boys Gibson County 60, South Fulton 53 Gibson Co. 9 11 16 24 — 60 S. Fulton 12 13 11 17 — 53 Gibson County (60) — Kylan Finch 31, Carter…
Read MoreU.S. Vets paved way for freedom
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net People from all over Humboldt gathered together on Main Street and at Barker Memorial Stadium to celebrate the honor and sacrifice of local veterans on Thursday, November 9. The Humboldt Exchange Club organized this event for the public to honor…
Read MoreMural spices up downtown
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Downtown Humboldt just got a little more colorful thanks to the art students at Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School. A building on Main Street has been covered in a mural representing the strawberry city. Libby Lynch, art teacher at HJSHS, knew she wanted to have a mural painted on…
Read MoreTop 5 Gibson County area high school basketball games during Week 1 of season
Hall of Champions games are here. It is time for basketball to take center stage across the county. During the 13 weeks of picks last season, I went 38-11, which is a .776 winning percentage. Now I will try and improve upon that this season. Here are the top five games in Week 1: South…
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