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Coffee Shop has new owners
by Danny Wade In December of 2017, Guy and Tammy Causey purchased a downtown building with dreams of creating a cozy place for people to socialize and enjoy a good cup of coffee. After month of remodeling, The Coffee Shop was opening in September of 2018. People from all over West Tennessee gravitated to The…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball box scores for Week 9
Here is what happened during Week 9 of the high school basketball season in the Gibson County area: FRIDAY Boys Gibson County 47, Milan 40 Gibson Co. 13 9 14 11 — 47 Milan 13 12 7 8 — 40 Gibson County (47) — Ethan Turner 19, Matthew Reynolds 18, Leke 4, Lannom 4, Crandall…
Read MoreTop 5 high school basketball games during Week 9 of season
Oh, how nice the second half of the season has started. For the second straight week of picks, I went 4-1. My lone miss was Bradford’s one-point loss to Greenfield on Saturday. So through eight weeks, I am now 22-7 (.759 winning percentage) overall. AP RANKINGS: First Tennessee Associated Press state rankings for Jan. 9…
Read MoreTennessee Associated Press high school basketball rankings for Jan. 9
The Associated Press’ Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee’s three Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through January 9, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point…
Read MoreFayette Academy girls enter West Tennessee basketball rankings after Week 8
District matchups started this past week, so teams are trying to play their best basketball with the second half of the season on beginning. Here are the top 12 high school basketball teams in West Tennessee outside of Shelby County: Boys 1. Haywood (14-3) – Results: Beat South Side 79-61; Beat Fayette-Ware 62-61. Up next:…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings after Week 8
Week 8 of the high school basketball season is in the books, and multiple districts started playing district games this week. So here are the updated standings: BOYS District 11-1A Dist. Over. McKenzie 1-0 7-3 McEwen 1-0 8-5 Big Sandy 0-1 7-8 Houston Co. 0-1 5-10 District 12-1A Dist. Over. Frank Hughes 1-0 8-4 Perry…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball schedule for Jan. 9-14
Week 9 of the high school basketball season is here. Check out the full schedule of games for schools across the Gibson County area: STANDINGS: Updated West Tennessee basketball district standings after Week 8 MONDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – Greenfield at West Carroll TUESDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – South Gibson at…
Read MoreTwo found dead in apparent murder/suicide
By Victor Parkins Milan Police found two people dead Thursday morning on Forest Street about 8:30 a.m. in what is believed to be a murder-suicide. Chief Bobby Sellers said the department received a call from a concerned family member at 8:18 a.m. When officers arrived for a welfare check, the front door was ajar and…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball box scores for Week 8
Here is what happened during Week 8 of the high school basketball season in the Gibson County area: SATURDAY Boys Greenfield 43, Bradford 42 Bradford 16 8 12 6 — 42 Greenfield 2 10 17 14 — 43 Bradford (42) — Cole Cates 15, Bryce Arnold 10, Street 5, Ca. Cates 3, Sharp 3, Richardson…
Read MoreDickey facing murder charges
The end of 2022 ended on a tragic note as police investigate a shooting. On December 27 at 9:52 a.m., officers of the Humboldt Police Department were dispatched to a home on N. 17th Ave. in reference to an individual being shot. Upon arrival, officers confirmed that Marquisa Antionette Turner, a 33-year-old black female…
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