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Fayette 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…
Read MoreChurch donates forklift to Helping Hand
by Danny Wade The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently supplied a much needed item to the Helping Hand of Humboldt. On Monday, a truck arrived with a forklift the church no longer needed in its operations .. This donation will aid in the unloading of pallets of food delivered to the…
Read MoreTop 5 Gibson County high school basketball games during Week 8 of season
Been a while since I picked games in the Gibson County area as games leading up to Christmas were few and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day were tournaments. But before the Christmas break, I bounced back by going 4-1. So through five weeks, I am now 18-6 (.750 winning percentage) overall. RANKINGS:…
Read MoreTCA boys, South Fulton girls enter West Tennessee basketball rankings after Week 7
With the first half of the 2022-23 high school basketball season now over, it is time to look at the top teams in West Tennessee midway through the season. Here are the top 12 high school basketball teams in West Tennessee outside of Shelby County: Boys 1. Haywood (12-3) – Results: Beat Little Rock Christian…
Read MoreWest Tennessee high school basketball district standings after Week 7
Well, the first half of the high school basketball season has come to a close. So with the 2023 portion of the schedule almost here, check out the updated district standings: BOYS District 11-1A Dist. Over. McKenzie 0-0 5-2 Big Sandy 0-0 7-6 McEwen 0-0 6-5 Houston Co. 0-0 4-9 District 12-1A Dist. Over. Frank…
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