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Shoe 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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Read MoreAnnual FFA bbq, auction just around the corner
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net It is August and people are geared up for football, but in Humboldt, people are also anticipating the annual FFA Alumni BBQ & Auction. This year’s event will be Saturday, August 26 at Bailey Park. This year, FFA director Jason Wiles said things are changing up…
Read MoreSchool board tackles several topics
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt School Board meeting started on a somber note last Thursday as board member Valeria Wedley led everyone in a moment of silence for the Humboldt High School class of 1988 in honor and memory of three individuals lost from the class this year, Jason Tubbs, Randy…
Read MoreGibson County, Weakley County high school fall sports Week 1 box scores
Week 1 of the high school fall season has arrived. Here are the box scores for athletic events involving teams from Gibson County and Weakley County: FRIDAY Volleyball Milan 3, South Gibson 2 (28-26, 18-25, 26-28, 25-14, 15-12) Records: M 2-1; SG (1-2, 0-1 13-AA). THURSDAY Girls Soccer Peabody 9, Ripley 3 Goals: P –…
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