Middle Tennessee Trout Unlimited chapter thriving
By Tommy Bryan | on August 15, 2024
By Larry Woody
Main Street Media
Trout Unlimited believes the future of trout fishing hinges on the present. “Our mission is to protect and preserve it, not just for current fishermen but for future generations,” says Arthur Smith, president of the Music City Trout Unlimited chapter of the national organization. Lobbying for clean water and other environmental protections has been the focus of Trout Unlimited since […]
Stampede!
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By Cary Malone | on August 14, 2024
Runners of all ages tackle the course during last Saturday’s Giles Chamber Ag Week Stampede, held at the Giles County Agri Park. (From left) Mary Austin Modic, Brittany Pickett, Megan Coble, Christopher Bost, Yazmin Aguirre, Manuel Garcia and Sam Garner were among the nearly 30 runners and walkers who took part in the inaugural event. Wade Neely / Pulaski […]
Still feeling froggy after all these years
By Tommy Bryan | on August 14, 2024
By Larry Woody
Main Street Media of Tennessee
larrywoody@gmail.com
For kids growing up in the country, frog hunting was a summertime ritual. The bullfrogs were mainly an excuse for our little band of buddies to camp out, chew rabbit tobacco (why didn’t the rabbits get as queasy as we did?) and debate the merits of pigtails vs. ponytails and other cosmic mysteries. It was an adventure, sitting around the […]
Richland Middle Uses Ground, Air Attack to Defeat BMS
By Cary Malone | on August 13, 2024
By Wade Neely, Sports Editor
Jaxon Hunter scored three touchdowns in the first half and then added one late in the fourth quarter to power Richland Middle School to a 38-28 victory versus rival Bridgeforth Aug. 6 at Sam Davis Park. The Raiders (1-0) scored on five of their six offensive drives in the ballgame and never trailed versus the Bobcats (0-1). The ballgame was […]
Eagles Win Season-Opener
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By Cary Malone | on August 13, 2024
South Giles standouts Braylon Bledsoe and Malacki Bridges rumble for yardage in South Giles’ 56-28 victory versus Flintville last Thursday at Sam Davis Park. Payton Hall / Pulaski Citizen
Sumners Brings Home 16 Awards
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By Cary Malone | on August 09, 2024
Giles County’s own Lacie Sumners, with mom and dance teacher Lizz Sumners, celebrates her Dance Machine National Clash of the Champions First Place win for Petite Advanced Solo. Lacie brought home 16-total awards from the premier dance competition. Lizz Sumners teaches Advanced Level competition dance at The Dance Academy; they also won, for the third year in a row, the […]
UTS Turns Back the Clock, Tabs Former Coach to Lead Men’s Basketball Program
By Wade Neely | on August 08, 2024
By Wade Neely, Sports Editor
Maybe time really is a flat circle. At least for the UT Southern men’s basketball program. After a long and winding coaching search that began in late May, UT Southern announced the hire of former coach Andy Sharpe — who led the program to previously-unseen heights from 2007-2012 — as its new head coach Thursday morning. “We are excited for […]
On the water, one mistake can be the last
By Tommy Bryan | on August 08, 2024
By Larry Woody
Main Street Media of Tennessee
larrywoody@gmail.com
Since records started being kept in 1965, Tennessee has averaged 22 boating-related deaths a year. There were 24 last year, 29 the year before. Eleven people have died on the water this year, including a father and son who drowned while fishing in the Tennessee River in Perry County. Each of those statistics represents a personal tragedy – a lost […]
Former MMC Coach, Olympian Returns to Pulaski as Guest Speaker
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By Cary Malone | on August 08, 2024
Former Martin Methodist College volleyball head coach Rose Magers-Powell shows off her 1984 Olympic silver medal after speaking to the Pulaski Exchange Club July 30 at Hickory House Restaurant. Magers-Powell served as coach of MMC from 1996-2014 and was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Photo courtesy of Donna Bain
First-Ever Ag Week Stampede Features Unique Course, Scenic Views
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By Cary Malone | on August 07, 2024
Registration remains underway for the inaugural Ag Week Stampede, a 5.2-mile road race that promises a unique challenge intertwined with scenic views. The race will be held this Saturday at the Giles County Agri Park and is part of continued festivities for the Here’s The Beef Festival, which began Sunday and runs through Saturday night. Co-sponsored by P’Town Strength and […]
Could sport of fishing be in for a shock?
By Tommy Bryan | on August 07, 2024
By Larry Woody
Main Street Media
When Thomas Edison harnessed electricity, little did he realize it would someday spark one of the most heated disputes in the annals of angling: What should be the limits of electronics? Is it OK to use electricity to start our outboards and power our trolling motors? Is it OK to use an electronic depth-finder? Is it OK to use electronics […]
Mr. Magnifico Takes Red Carpet Championship Class
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By Cary Malone | on August 06, 2024
Mr. Magnifico, exhibited and trained by Drew Graves, wins the Doug Wolaver Championship Class at Pulaski Rotary Club’s 84th Annual Red Carpet Horse Show of the South. Owned by Judy Case, Mr. Magnifico took the championship class at the show, held each year at the Giles County Agri Park. Giles County Honor Guard members (from left) Maxie Trotter, Steve Walls […]
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