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Coffee with a Cop brews camaraderie
by Ariel McRae In today’s social climate, tensions have been high between citizens and police officers. There has been a definitive line drawn in the sand between people that feel comfortable in calling on those that have decided to dedicate their lives to their careers on the force and others that do not feel…
Read MoreDr. Epperson receives survey score of 4.38 out of 5
by Ariel McRae The Humboldt School Board met on Thursday, October 6 to discuss a relatively short agenda. The biggest focuses of the meeting was to have discussion regarding the possible extension of Dr. Janice Epperson’s contract as the superintendent of the Humboldt City Schools system as well as discuss the items listed within the…
Read MoreWestview up to No. 6 in West Tennessee football rankings after Week 8
While few games were played across West Tennessee in Week 8, two teams clinched region championships last week. Covington was one of those, and the other was Westview with its win over Huntingdon. BASKETBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in basketball, baseball, softball for West TN FOOTBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment…
Read MoreVic vs. Odom Pick’em: Week 8
Week 7 sent the two pickers from Gibson County scurrying to find wins after multiple upsets in West Tennessee. After seven weeks, Victor Parkins gained one game on Michael Odom as Parkins correctly picked McKenzie over Dresden. Parkins went 12-3, while Odom went 11-4. Overall, Odom is now 87-17 (.837 winning percentage), while Parkins is…
Read MoreLooking at West Tennessee enrollment numbers concerning basketball, baseball, softball
The enrollment numbers for high schools across the state have been turned into the TSSAA, and over the next couple of months the TSAA will divide those schools into classes and then into regions and districts. So what does that mean for schools in West Tennessee? Let’s look at basketball, baseball and softball. I have…
Read MoreMuseum to feature Latin-American exhibit
by Danny Wade When Tony Kail was hired last May to be curator of the Humboldt History Museum, one of his goals was to create interesting exhibits from time to time. That is exactly what he is doing. His first exhibit was held in July and focused on West Tennessee barbecue. Now, a new exhibit…
Read MoreLooking at West Tennessee enrollment numbers concerning football
The enrollment numbers for high schools across the state have been turned into the TSSAA, and over the next couple of months the TSSAA will divide those schools into classes and then into regions and districts. So what does that mean for schools in West Tennessee? Let’s look at football. I have 296 Division I…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school football region standings after Week 7
Seven weeks of the 2022 high school football season have been played. Here are the updated region standings for across West Tennessee. BASKETBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in basketball, baseball, softball for West TN ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in football for West TN RANKINGS: Peabody, Westview re-enter West Tennessee…
Read MorePeabody, Westview enters West Tennessee football rankings after Week 7
Week 7 was the week that West Tennessee fans had been waiting for. There were No. 1 seeds in region standings determined, and there were a few upsets to cause some movement in the rankings. Peabody and Westview had wins and moved into the rankings this week. BASKETBALL ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers…
Read MoreGibson County area high school fall sports postseason schedule
Here are the tournament brackets for girls soccer and volleyball teams in the Gibson County area for the 2022 fall sports postseason: ENROLLMENTS: Breaking down the new enrollment numbers in football for West TN STANDINGS: West Tennessee region standings after Week 7 RANKINGS: Peabody, Westview enter West Tennessee football rankings after Week 7 ROUNDUP: Week…
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