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Commissioners ease concerns about election integrity
Commissioners ease concerns about election integrity County Republican Party questions Administrator’s role, restrictions By Logan Watson Sam Gregory, Chairman of the Gibson County Election Commission, spoke to members of the Gibson County Republican Party on Tuesday night, reassuring voters that upcoming elections in Gibson County would be secure and free of interference after questions were…
Read MoreLemons vs. Odom Pick’em 2023: Week 2 of high school football
Walking into the office on Monday, I had to face the ridicule for Josh Lemons as he returned into football prognostication and got me by one game in Week 1. Not that I was happy with how many I missed – which was five. We both missed Perry County’s win at Greenfield and Munford beating…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school fall sports Week 2 box scores
While multiple sporting events this week have been postponed or canceled, there have been quite a few matches still being played. Here are the box scores for high school athletic events in Gibson County and Weakley County. THURSDAY Girls Soccer Dyersburg 3, Westview 1 Goals: W – Maddie Horton. Records: W 1-1. Covington 3, Milan…
Read MoreHumboldt earns state’s best tasting water award
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Everyone in Humboldt knows they can expect crystal clear, good tasting water when they turn on the faucet—and they would be right. Now, the entire state knows just how good Humboldt water is. Last week, Humboldt Utilities was awarded the title of State’s Best Tasting Water. “It is…
Read MoreShoe store on heels of closure
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net It was 1917 when Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Simmons moved to Humboldt and shortly after, opened a business on Main St. where Simmons Shoe Store was born. Now, after a century-plus in business, the staple downtown business is closing their doors. Owner Lucy Allison has been working…
Read MoreHenry County moves up to No. 1 in West Tennessee football rankings after Week 1
Week 1 always brings some unexpected results, and 2023 was no different. Milan beating South Gibson, McKenzie continuing its dominance over Huntingdon in recent years and Munford taking care of Covington. So there were plenty of changes after this past week’s action. With Week 2 approaching, here are the updated West Tennessee high school football…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 2 of fall season
Hope all of the sports fans across Gibson County and Weakley County enjoyed the first week of the fall season. Be ready for warmer temperatures this week. GIBSON COUNTY MONDAY High School Golf Milan in Kick-off Classic at The Farms, 8 a.m. High School Girls Soccer Peabody at North Side, 6 p.m. High School Volleyball…
Read MoreWeek 1 Football Roundup: Milan knocks off South Gibson on Johnson TD pass
After falling behind 14-0, the Milan football team seemed to figure it all out in the final three quarters as it outscored South Gibson 28-7. With 2:36 to play, Milan sophomore Will Johnson hit senior Carmelo Jones for a 21-yard touchdown for the 28-21 win. Milan’s defense held South Gibson on 4th-and-11 to secure the…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em 2023: Week 1 of high school football
We enter a third season of Victor Parkins and Michael Odom squaring off for pigskin pick’em supremacy. Parkins won the first year, while Odom came back and won last season. Each week Parkins and Odom will pick the scores of the games involving Gibson County area teams and then the winners of a few other…
Read MoreLemons vs. Odom Pick’em 2023: Week 1 of high school football
A new season, and the Weakley County Press has a new editor in Josh Lemons. Lemons and myself (Michael Odom) were former co-workers at another newspaper, and now we are back working together for the people of Weakley County. While our goals are the same in giving the readers of Weakley County the best coverage…
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