First Round District Matchups Underway In UC Basketball
The first district tournament games took place over the last few games, and the results show some teams advancing to the region tournaments, with other teams in the Upper Cumberland seeing their seasons end. In District 6A, Van Buren defeated Sale Creek Thursday and will play Tuesday night in South Pittsburg for the district championship. […]
Pickett High Absenteeism Forces Closure Thursday, Friday
Pickett County Schools will close for the remainder of the week due to rising illness. The school system announced that classes are cancelled for Thursday, February 19, and Friday, February 20. “Upon consultation with health care professionals, high absenteeism, and to mitigate the spread of sickness, Pickett County Schools will be closed Thursday (2/19) and […]
Pickett County’s Wood Finding Voice, Shot For Bobcats
For Pickett County Bobcats girls basketball player Kylie Wood, basketball has never just been a game. It has been a constant. Wood enters her 12th year playing the sport she first picked up in a youth league coached by her dad. From those early practices to bright-light varsity games, one thing has not changed. Wood […]
District Tournaments Begin Tonight, All UC Teams In Action
The postseason is around the corner, and the first part begins tonight. District tournaments begin, with everyone eyeing a trip to Murfreesboro in a month’s time. Monday night, the Warren County Lady Pioneers will open district tournament play across the Upper Cumberland in an elimination game as they face Shelbyville. Tipoff is set for 6 […]
Four UC Players Named Mister, Miss Basketball Finalists
TSSAA announced three Mister and Miss Basketball finalists for all six classes Thursday morning. Two different girls basketball players were nominated Miss Basketball Finalists.The Pickett County Bobcats girls basketball team saw senior guard Zoey Nicholas nominated in Class 1A. Cumberland County Lady Jets guard Sydney Wilhite was named one of three finalists in Class 3A. […]
Snow, Ice Force Moves For High School Basketball Games
Weather conditions this weekend has caused multiple Upper Cumberland teams to postpone their high school basketball games scheduled for this week. White County and York’s game, scheduled for Monday, will be postponed to February 16th. Monday’s scheduled game between Jackson County and Pearl Cohn has been cancelled. The Cumberland County game at home against Coalfield […]
Braydon Scott Leads Bobcats Into February Fishing Season
Pickett County Bobcats fisherman Braydon Scott said he does not need a scoreboard to measure his growth, just a quiet stretch of water and a chance to represent the school on his jersey. Now entering his fifth year with the Bobcats, Scott said what began as the occasional trip to a lake or river quickly […]
Pickett Awarded $500K Grant For Courthouse Improvements
Pickett County has been awarded a $500,000 Tennessee Historic Development Grant to make courthouse improvements. Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the county courthouse was built in 1935 and is on the historic registry. Bilbrey said exterior improvements will consist of repairing gutters, ramps, sidewalks, and steps, while interior improvements will consist of remodeling the […]
Pickett Forest Efforts Limiting Off-Road Vehicle Damage
Pickett State Forest says their recent efforts have made a difference in limiting damage caused by off-road vehicles. The forest closed the northwest portion for several months to repair severely damaged roads. Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry Communications Leader Megan Carpenter said the roads are in as good condition as they have been […]
From Church League to College: Nicholas’ Rise At Pickett
Pickett County girls basketball player Zoey Nicholas’ basketball journey began in a small church gym, but it has carried her all the way to a Division I future. Nicholas first picked up the game in second grade while playing in a church league, where long afternoons in the gym quickly turned into a lifelong passion. […]
