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LABOR OF LOVE
LABOR OF LOVE — Renowned billboard artist Benny Zaricor, who was raised in Kenton and now lives near New Orleans, worked Tuesday to put the finishing touches on a new mural he has painted for the City of Kenton on 12-foot by 24-foot metal panels facing South Poplar Street in the city’s downtown area. The…
Read MorePhoto essay on display in county courthouse
Longtime resident and native son Robert Nunley has a photo essay up in the county courthouse as part of the Weakley County Bicentennial Celebration. The pictures are proudly displayed in the courthouse and can be visited for free anytime the courthouse is open. Below is a statement from the artist: “As a native son of…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement investigates social media posts
School officials were notified last night of two inappropriate social media posts that were potentially made by a student at Dresden High School. Law enforcement was immediately notified, and an investigation was launched. As a precaution, additional law enforcement was present earlier this morning. Principal Scott Killebrew said that the school day is running on…
Read MoreGeorgia still No. 1; Bama up, Vols down
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in The Associated Press college football poll to 19 straight weeks, the third best in the history of the rankings, and Alabama moved back into the top 10 on Sunday. The Bulldogs received 38 of 63 first-place votes, their second-lowest…
Read MoreWeek 10 Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
WEEK 10 PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD By The Associated Press — Thursday’s Games Greenback 46, Sunbright 14 Hamilton 36, Douglass 0 Hampton 55, Unaka 0 Happy Valley 45, North Greene 14 Johnson County 43, Holston, Va. 6 Kingsbury 22, Frayser 8 Knoxville Central 41, Heritage 33 McMinn Central 51, Tellico Plains 38 Memphis Academy of Science…
Read MoreTwisters, Red Devils roll; OC suffers tough loss
WEEK 10 PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP — UNION CITY 55, HUMBOLDT 6 The Golden Tornadoes shared the wealth on Friday night as five players scored touchdowns in the Region 7-1A game at Humboldt. Tayehari Jones, Keaten Brown and Jacob Arnold each scored two touchdowns, while Jaylen Marshall and Kyle Price tackled on the team’s two scores…
Read MoreFALL FEST PRIZES
FALL FEST PRIZES — Obion County Fall Fest executive director Dana Pruitt (photo at left) accepted an iPad from Union City Walmart Superstore manager David Harris to be given away to one lucky winner during the Fall Fest Family Fun Day at the Obion County Library on Saturday. The iPad is a 9th generation edition.…
Read MoreON THE RUN
ON THE RUN — Young Simba (center, Carlisle Peery) runs from a stampede of Wildebeest (played by Willow Craddock, Chase Freeman, Walton Harder, Aniya Pete, Olivia Stephens and Dallas Wallace) during Masquerade Theatre’s production of Disney’s “The Lion King Jr.” The show is about the epic adventures of a curious lion cub named Simba as…
Read MoreVols move up two spots with Alabama up next
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington moved up to No. 5 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies’ best ranking in six years, after a thrilling victory against Oregon and unbeaten Air Force was ranked for the first time since 2019. The top four teams in the country…
Read MoreWeek 9 Tennessee High School Football Scores
Tennessee High School Football Scores By The Associated Press Thursday’s Games Gibbs 21, Morristown East 14 Jefferson County 31, Farragut 14 Friday’s Games Alcoa 49, Scott County 0 Baylor 49, Life Christian, Va. 10 Bearden 33, Oak Ridge 29 Beech 48, Siegel 10 Bradley Central 35, Red Bank 0 Camden Central 28, West Carroll 26…
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