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BKP helps move Milan forward on two fronts
BKP helps move Milan forward on two fronts Can drive and Hey Milan! benefit everyone in city By Logan Watson After three years of watching zombies shuffle through downtown Milan around Halloween, the streets have felt a little less unlively without the Milan Zombie Walk this year. But for the last few months, Brandy Kemp…
Read MoreMayor leads Healthy Halloween Walk to open new park trail
Mayor leads Healthy Halloween Walk to open new park trail By Steve Short Milan Mayor B.W. Beasley and other city leaders were joined by children and adults Saturday, Oct. 29 for a leisurely stroll on the new walking trail at City Park. A ceremonially ribbon cutting and the Mayor’s Healthy Halloween Walk were held for…
Read MoreMedina mayoral candidates talk issues at forum
(Audio from last Thursday’s Medina Mayor Forum is available above.) Medina mayoral candidates speak out on issues Citizens provide questions about downtown, economic development By Logan Watson Mayor Vance Coleman, Steve Murphy and Alderwoman Piper Jenkins stood before more than 100 Medina residents last Thursday night to lay out their vision for the city…
Read MoreLady Hornet golfers win State Runners-Up
Lady Hornet golfers make SGC history Team finishes as State Runners-Up By Logan Watson Sally Tiger, Bentley Davis and Rachel Tiger made history for South Gibson County High School last week, finishing as runners-up at the State Division I Championship Golf Tournament at Manchester’s Willowbrook Golf Club. South Gibson’s ladies finished with a final score…
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SGC student opens mini-library to Medina By Logan Watson The fact that Medina didn’t have its own library was unacceptable to a avid reader Rishika Bhojanapalli, but rather than drive to Humboldt or Milan, the sophomore at South Gibson County High School took matters into her own hands over her summer break. “I’ve always loved…
Read MoreRepairs lead to blaze on Bradford train trestle
Train trestle catches fire near Bradford By Logan Watson Maintenance work on a railroad north of Milan set off a blaze that engulfed one half of a trestle bridge over Vick Road Tuesday afternoon. According to Gibson County Fire Chief Bryan Cathey, workers with the West Tennessee Railroad line were using a cutting torch to…
Read MoreMurder on Patton Street under investigation
Milan police investigate Monday night shooting By Logan Watson According to a statement released this morning by Milan Police Chief Bobby Sellers, the MPD is currently investigating a shooting that occurred at 4054 Patton Street at approximately 12:30 p.m. last night. Few details have been released about the shooting, but Chief Sellers has confirmed that…
Read MoreMilan Rotary Club raises more than $1,000 for winter coats
Rotary Club raises more than $1,000 for winter coats By Logan Watson Winter mornings will be a little bit warmer for kids in Milan this year, thanks to the Milan Rotary Club’s annual Spaghetti Dinner. Rotarians raised approximately $1,436 at the event, which was held at the Milan Senior Citizens Center on Friday, September 23,…
Read MoreCounty Mayor says voters should decide on wind farm
County Mayor says voters should decide on wind farm By Logan Watson Gibson County Mayor Tom Witherspoon gave members of the Milan Rotary Club a rundown of the county’s current business last Thursday, but no topic was more controversial than that of the proposed Wind Farm in the northern area of the county. The vote…
Read MoreMPD K-9 unit receives bulletproof vest
MPD K-9 unit receives bulletproof vest By Logan Watson The Milan Police Department’s resident top dog got some potentially lifesaving gear last week, and we’re not talking about Chief Sellers. Oakley, the MPD’s narcotics K-9 and partner of Lieutenant Kelvin Whitney, received a bullet and stab-proof vest to keep her safe from desperate criminals in…
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