Area Breaking News
Howell joins Chronicle staff
by Ariel McRae The Humboldt Chronicle officially has a new face that has joined their team as Tabitha Howell has accepted the administrative assistant position. Her first day on the job was Monday, January 9. “We feel extremely lucky to find someone with newspaper experience to join our team,” Senior Editor Danny Wade said of…
Read MoreTennessee Associated Press high school basketball rankings for Jan. 16
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 MoreMiddleton boys back on top in West Tennessee basketball rankings after Week 9
A week of some crazy results led to a new No. 1 team in the boys basketball poll, while two new boys teams joined the poll and one new girls team Here are the top 12 high school basketball teams in West Tennessee outside of Shelby County: Boys 1. Middleton (12-1) – Results: Beat Halls…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings after Week 9
Week 9 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 2-0 9-3 McEwen 1-1 9-7 Houston Co. 1-1 7-10 Big Sandy 0-2 7-9 District 12-1A Dist. Over. Frank Hughes 3-0 11-4 Perry…
Read MoreGibson County area high school basketball schedule for Jan. 16-21
Week 10 of the high school basketball season is here. Check out the full schedule of games for schools across the Gibson County area: TUESDAY High School Basketball 6 p.m. – Humboldt at Peabody; Union City at South Gibson; Gibson County at Westview; Milan at Huntingdon; South Fulton at Bradford; North Side at West Carroll…
Read MoreShivers receiving more college attention
by Danny Wade Humboldt Viking standout football player, Stephon Shivers, spent part of his Christmas break making a name for himself. Shivers, who is a sophomore at Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School and touted among the top lineman in the country, was invited to attend Supermax 100 Midwest Invitational held at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.,…
Read MoreCoffee 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…
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