Area Sports

Fishing League Worldwide and the Hardin County Convention & Visitors Bureau announced Wednesday that Counce is the site of the 2021 Toyota Series Championship, next year on Oct. 28-30, on Pickwick Lake. “Pickwick Lake is known for great fishing and scenic beauty that we get to enjoy every day,” said Hardin County Tourism Director Beth…

The Hardin County High School golf teams hosted the District 13 Golf Tournament Monday, Sept. 21 at Pickwick Landing Golf Course. The Tigers shot 338 to win their first district title since 2012. Andrew Westmoreland is district champion with a 74 (+2). Matthew Westmoreland placed 2nd with a 79. Other scores…Micah McLin 92, Wheeler Wilkes…

Hardin County Tiger Hudson Wolfe ended lots of speculation Monday, June 15 when he announced his decision to commit to continue his football career as a Tennessee Volunteer. Wolfe, a four-star recruit as a rising senior at tight end, also had offers from Alabama, Ohio State, and many other schools across the country. Hudson is…

Tennessee’s 2020 Free Fishing Day will go on as scheduled. The day is set for Saturday, June 6 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try…

The 2020 National Safe Boating Week is May 16-22 and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is participating to promote the wear of life jackets as the summer boating season starts in full force. National Safe Boating Week is annually held the week prior to Memorial Day weekend. Boating partners across the United States and Canada…

The 2020 spring turkey hunting season is set to be open for business in Tennessee beginning Saturday, April 4. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the coronavirus outbreak has affected many aspects of normal life, but the season will go on as scheduled through May 17. Conditions have forced a change in that turkey check…

The Best of Show drawing from the 2019 Tennessee Annual Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest is now a collectible waterfowl stamp. Orders are being taken for the collectible stamp that is produced annually and sold for conservation education through the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Erica Brock from Lafollette was honored as the 2019 Tennessee Best…

The fourth annual North Mississippi Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Pro Rodeo is set to kick off Friday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m., at Crossroads Arena, Corinth, Mississippi. Another round of PRCA competition is on Saturday, Feb. 29, starting again at 7:30. Sponsored by First Choice Farm & Lawn of Savannah and Corinth Chrysler Dodge Jeep…

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced Thursday it has detected a scam website targeting sportsmen. Some browser software may, however, show a warning that the site is unsafe. The scam website appears as an advertisement during a Google search for “Tennessee fishing License.” According to TWRA, the site then allows you to enter your personal…

Three counties have had their chronic wasting disease status changed due to the confirmation of the disease in new areas of southwest Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said Thursday that Haywood and Chester counties have be reclassified from high risk counties to CWD-positive counties after deer tested positive there. Lauderdale County has been added…