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Gibson County, Weakley County high school schedules for Week 1 of fall season
Week 1 of the high school sports calendar is finally here. While golf has been going for a few weeks, all of the other fall sports begin play this week. Here is the schedule of athletic events involving Gibson County and Weakley County teams this week: GIBSON COUNTY MONDAY High School Golf South Gibson, Milan…
Read MoreRiverside opens season as No. 1 in West Tennessee football rankings
A new season is set to begin this week. Teams have gone through spring workouts, 7-on-7 scrimmages, heat acclimation practices, scrimmages and jamborees to be ready to start the season. Before it all begins, here is the first West Tennessee high school football ranking, which includes every school outside of Shelby County. 1. Riverside (12-3)…
Read MoreHistoric scholarship comes to a close
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net An end of an era happened Friday, July 28 at the Humboldt Senior Center as six students heading to college in the fall received the last scholarships from the Louise Croom scholarship fund. Louise Croom was a prominent figure in the Humboldt community with an expansive career in…
Read MoreHistoric busts now back with original family
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Up a long winding driveway, past fields of crops there sits a beautiful white house surrounded by the magic of nature and the rich history of the past. Birds stop in for a bite to eat out of feeders, bees buzz amongst the flowers and a…
Read MoreSGC’s Cade Allen selected to 2023 15U USA Baseball National Team
On Sunday, it was announced that South Gibson sophomore Cade Allen was one of 20 players selected by USA Baseball for the 15U National Team roster. Allen was one of 44 players selected to attend a training camp this past week in Cary, N.C. His work during the training camp was deemed a success as…
Read MoreHumboldt’s Stephon Shivers gets offer from Volunteers
On Saturday evening, Humboldt junior Stephon Shivers announced on X — formerly known as Twitter — that he had received an offer from the University of Tennessee. Shivers, listed at 6-foot-5, 340-pounds, has been a highly recruited offensive and defensive lineman since his freshman season. Recently, his offers from the bigger SEC schools have picked…
Read MoreWhat are the new districts for Gibson County, Weakley County high school teams?
The 2023-24 school year is here, as is the start of high school sports. Last year, the TSSAA reclassified all the teams across the state, so many of the local teams are now in new districts and regions. So here is a quick breakdown of what games are now district or region matchups for all…
Read MorePrivitt named WTSF general chairman
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Although Strawberry Festival President Anne Short has known whom she wanted to select as her general chairman, the announcement became official last week. Mitzi Privitt will be festival general chairman of the 86th West Tennessee Strawberry Festival. The duo of Short and Privitt will make for an exciting,…
Read MoreHill facing attempted murder charges
According to a recent police report, a Humboldt man has been arrested and charged with three counts of attempted first degree murder, three counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, two counts of vandalism over $1,000 but under $2,500, one count aggravated burglary, one count aggravated assault and one count of a dangerous felony…
Read MoreMultiple agencies team up to make huge drug bust
Multiple agencies team up to make huge drug bust by Danny Wade, senior editor The West Tennessee Drug Task Force raided a huge drug operation in Humboldt last Tuesday in what was the biggest drug bust in the 28th District task force’s history. Agents used a large U-Haul truck to load up the stash. The…
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