Weakley County Press

01/23/2025

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01/23/2025

On Tuesday, Greenfield basketball hosted South Fulton in a pair of District 12-2A contests. The Lady Yellowjackets picked up the win , while the Yellowjackets lost.
📸 by Gail Bailey

01/23/2025

On Tuesday, Westview basketball hosted Peabody. The Lady Chargers and Chargers picked up wins. Check out some of the images from the games.
📸 by Christel Laney

01/22/2025

Kentucky State Police Investigate Fatal Collision in Fulton County
FULTON, Ky. (January 22, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 is investigating an early morning collision that claimed the life of a Tennessee man.

At 6:19am CT, KSP Post 1 was requested by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office to investigate a vehicle verses pedestrian collision that occurred in the 4000 block of E State Line Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that Jordan B. Owens, 44 years old of Greenfield, TN had been operating a Mack garbage truck. The truck broke down on E State Line Road, stalled over the center line of the roadway. Owens was out of the vehicle. A 2014 Chevrolet Impala, operated by Jose Gomez Carrillo, 25 years old of Mayfield, KY with passenger Oseas Hernandez Gomez, 19 years old of Mayfield, KY was traveling westbound on E State Line Road. For reasons still under investigation, the Impala operated by Carrillo struck Owens.

Owens was transported to an out of state hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The investigation remains ongoing by Detective Nate Moore.

01/21/2025

The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released its state basketball polls for Week 9 of the season. The Westview, Dresden and Greenfield girls are once again in the rankings.

TSWA high school basketball state poll for Week 9 By Michael Odom | January 21, 2025 | 0 The Tennessee Sports Writers Association announced rankings for boys and girls basketball for the 2024-25 season on Monday, with the poll presented by CoachT.com. Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I clas...

01/21/2025

This week's Press is in the stands. This week on Viewpoints the topic is the "Education Freedom Act o 2025," (school voucher legislation).

01/21/2025

A new West Tennessee High School Basketball ranking is out, and there are two new teams in the boys rankings. See if your team is ranked this week.

Brighton, Ripley boys join West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 8 By Michael Odom | January 20, 2025 | 0 Another week of district high school basketball is in the books. There were a few upsets and lots of great games. On the boys’ side, two new teams joined the rankings with Brighton and...

01/20/2025

Week 9 of the high school basketball season begins on Monday. Check out the full schedule for Gibson County and Weakley County teams this week.

Gibson County, Weakley County high school basketball schedule for Jan. 20-25 By Michael Odom | January 19, 2025 | 0 Milan’s Airyanna Metcalf dribbles the ball up the court against Westview during a District 14-2A high school basketball game at Mayo-Wheeler Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2025. Week 9 of thi...

01/20/2025

Eight week of the high school basketball season are in the books. Check out the updated district standings going into Week 9.

West Tennessee high school basketball standings for 2024-25 after Week 8 By Michael Odom | January 19, 2025 | 0 Dresden’s Elizabith Jarred (1) drives to the basket against Greenfield during a District 14-1A high school basketball game at Greenfield on Jan 17, 2025. Week 8 of the high school basket...

01/18/2025

On Friday, Greenfield hosted Dresden in a pair of District 14-1A contests. Dresden won both games, but check out the over 100 photos of both teams in both games.
📸 by Pam Dietz

01/15/2025

Week 8 kicked off with lots of district action on Tuesday. Check out all of the box scores from Weakley County that were turned in.

West Tennessee high school basketball box scores from Week 8 of 2024-25 season By Michael Odom | January 15, 2025 | 0 Westview’s Ashlee Brent dribbles the ball up the court against Milan during a District 14-2A game at Milan on Jan. 14, 2025. Here are the box scores for Fayette County, Gibson Coun...

01/13/2025

A new West Tennessee High School Basketball Rankings is out, and there is a new No. 1 team in the girls' rankings.

Westview girls take over No. 1 in West Tennessee Basketball Rankings after Week 7 By Michael Odom | January 12, 2025 | 0 While snow kept basketball teams off the court over the weekend, there was plenty of basketball action across West Tennessee in the early part of the week. There is a new No. 1 te...

01/13/2025

We are seven weeks into the high school basketball season, and district games have started for some. Check out the updated district standings for across West Tennessee.

West Tennessee high school basketball standings for 2024-25 after Week 7 By Michael Odom | January 12, 2025 | 0 Here are the updated high school basketball standings after Week 7 of the 2024-25 season: BOYS District 12-1A Dist. Over. Houston Co. 0-0 9-6 McKenzie 0-0 9-6 McEwen 0-0 7-7 Bruceton 0-0 2...

01/12/2025

With the snow almost gone, here is the schedule of basketball games in Gibson County and Weakley County for Week 8 of the season.

Gibson County, Weakley County high school basketball schedule for Jan. 13-18 By Michael Odom | January 11, 2025 | 0 Dresden’s Allie Spaulding (22) goes up for a layup against Bradford during a high school basketball game at Bradford on Jan. 7, 2025. As the snow melts away, Week 8 of the high schoo...

01/10/2025

On Thursday, Dresden hosted Gleason in the District 14-1A opener for both teams. The Lady Lions picked up the district win, while the Bulldogs won the boys' game. Check out these images from the games.
📸 by Gail Bailey

01/10/2025

Public Service Announcement:

The City of Gleason and the Police Department are shutting down Snider Park to vehicle traffic. This will be in affect from dusk tonight and continue through Saturday. The reason for this is to allow a safe place for the public to have fun in a safe environment with the incoming weather. Barricades will be placed at the entrance off of Trevathan Street/West Orchard and up by the Community Center. Vehicles will be allowed to park at the Community Center. The Community Center will also be open as a warming center Friday and Saturday from 8am-5pm. All children and families are welcome to come to have a fun time and be safe while doing so.

01/10/2025

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