The Fayette Falcon

11/01/2025

On Friday, Fayette Academy football wrapped up the 2025 regular season against First Assembly Christian School. Check out these images from the game.
📸 by Michael Odom/Michael Landry

11/01/2025

Football brackets are out! Here are the West Tennessee matchups in the first round along with a link to each class's bracket on the TSSAA website.

2025 TSSAA high school football playoff matchups for Round 1 in West Tennessee By Michael Odom | October 31, 2025 | 0 On Nov. 7, the TSSAA high school football playoffs will kickoff across the state. Now that the regular season is complete, here are the matchups for West Tennessee teams: All games s...

10/29/2025

A new West Tennessee High School Football ranking is out, and Huntingdon is up to No. 5 this week.

Huntingdon jumps to No. 5 in West Tennessee High School Football Rankings after Week 10 By Michael Odom | October 28, 2025 | 0 One more week is all that remains in the 2025 high school football season. There were some big games in Week 10, but there were no major upsets, so no team dropped out of th...

10/28/2025

Honoring 90 Years of Grace: Mary Jenkins
Submitted by
Lauren Daniele
Oct. 31 may mean Halloween to most, but to our family, it marks the day our matriarch, our beloved Grammy and Great-Grammy, came into this world. On that day, God smiled a little bigger, knowing the incredible woman He created and the countless lives she would touch along her journey.
This Oct. 31, we are beyond blessed to celebrate our beautiful Grammy, Mary Jenkins, as she turns 90 years young. She is a woman of faith, selflessness, compassion, and unconditional love, everything that defines a true Christian woman. She is our role model. She is our heart.
Grammy never wants the spotlight on herself, no matter the occasion, but we want the world to know how deeply she is loved and how grateful we are for the life and legacy she’s built. Kelsey and I love you with all our hearts, and we thank you for everything you’ve done for us throughout our lives. You may never fully realize the impact you’ve had on who we are and the women we have become. You’ve helped shape Kelsey as the mother she is today, and one day, I hope to follow in those same gentle, steady footsteps.
We lost our Grandaddy unexpectedly in 2022, but there’s no doubt he’s walking beside her every day, celebrating her from heaven. Though we wish more than anything he could be here in person, we know he’s smiling proudly, watching over his sweetheart.
Happy 90th Birthday to the heart of our family, our beautiful Grammy. We love you with everything we have.
Two lucky granddaughters: Lauren Daniele and
Kelsey Walker

10/28/2025

Pastor Anderson celebrates 37 years as Pastor
Wishing him welcome is Catherine Finnie and wife, Mother Janet Anderson

Superintendent Eugene Anderson celebrated 37 year of pastoring at Brooks Memorial Temple Church of God in Christ. The service was held on Sunday, Sept. 21.
The Macon Church of God in Christ was the guest church and their pastor, Elder John Jordan delivered an encouraging message. Others attending, Superintendent James Norman; District Missionary Dixie Pye; Pastor Wallace Montague; Pastor Stanley Johnson of Collierville and Pastor Nathaniel Holleman of Lamar, Mississippi.

10/27/2025

A new state football poll is out!

TSWA/USA Today high school football state poll after Week 10 By Michael Odom | October 27, 2025 | 0 The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 10 on Monday. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Divisi...

10/27/2025

Week 10 is in the books, meaning there is one more week of the high school football regular season. Check out these updated region standings going into the final week.

2025 West Tennessee high school football region standings after Week 10 By Michael Odom | October 26, 2025 | 0 Dresden runs onto the field before playing South Fulton in a Region 7-1A high school football game on Oct. 24, 2025. Here are the updated region standings for West Tennessee after Week 10 a...

10/25/2025

On Friday, Fayette-Ware football hosted Kirby in Week 10 action. Kirby won 20-12, but check out these images from the game.
📸 by Michael Landry

10/22/2025

A new West Tennessee High School Football Ranking is out, and South Gibson makes another big jump after Week 9's win over Crockett County.

South Gibson jumps to No. 8 in West Tennessee High School Football Rankings after Week 9 By Michael Odom | October 21, 2025 | 0 Fall breaks are over, and there are two weeks remaining in the 2025 regular season. If there is one region to watch over the next two weeks, it is Region 7-4A. South Gibson...

10/20/2025

Spark Gymnastics sparkles in Hardeman County’s Got Talent contest
Sparks Gymnastics recently entered the Hardeman County’s Got Talent competion.
Whitley Reed (12) a recent finalist in the Mid- South Fair Competition junior division, place second securing a $200 prize.
Ariana Tate (9) and TraMyhia Armour (7) also competed a duet in the Hardeman County competition and received the third place award of $100.
Their advanced Tumbling Team also represented very well against all the awesome talent in the competition.
We are excited to celebrate these young ladies and all their accomplishments.

10/20/2025

Somerville Board approves speed limit changes on streets
By: Carolyn G. Rhea,
Staff Writer
The Somerville Board met on Monday, Oct. 13, with Mayor Ronnie Neill, Vice-Mayor Sandra Myers, and Aldermen Mike French, Zach Bryson, and James Lofties present.
Consent Agenda
There were several items on the consent agenda that were approved. They are as follows:
• The emergency purchase for the repair of the Trane unit for the UT Martin Somerville Center at $6,383.77. This repair has been completed.
• The list of nominees and their initial terms in office for the Somerville Art Gallery Advisory Committee. This is the first SAG Advisory Committee. The nominees are Nysha Nelson, Jim Henderson, Beth Bryson, Jamie Dalby, and Angel Hubbard.
• Hiring a firefighter with the understanding that they have three years to become an Advanced EMT. The Fire Department has advertised for an AEMT firefighter for over six weeks. There have not been any qualified applicants. This will allow the Fire Department to hire a firefighter with the understanding that they must be a certified Advanced EMT within three years of the date of hire.
• The emergency repair of $6,561.52 for the ladder truck for the Fire Department. This repair exceeded the town's spending limit.
• The purchase of a new Chevy Silverado pickup truck at $48,954.40 for the Gas Department, on state contract. This purchase is budgeted for $50,000.
• The emergency purchase at $15,224.72 of new rails and other parts for Pump number No. 2 for the Treadville Creek lift station. Some parts for this purchase were not available and had to be manufactured.
Other Business
Ordinance 2025-008 is a budget amendment on second reading. City administrator Bob Turner stated this change gives them an $18,641 deficit for the year so far. This was approved.
Ordinance 2025-009 is to establish speed limits on various town streets. Turner said they went through each subdivision and provided a list of the streets to be changed to 20 mph. They are as follows: Azalea Drive (Hedge Rose), Azalea Cove (Hedge Rose), Brook Field Drive (Bluff Creek), Buttercup Drive (Hedge Rose), Cedar Hill Cove (Woodbridge), Charles Circle (Meadows), Clematis Drive (Hedge Rose), Creek Side Cove (Bluff Creek), Creek Side Drive (Bluff Creek), Creek View Cove (Bluff Creek), Daisy Drive (Hedge Rose), Deerfield Cove (Woodbridge), Hedge Rose Boulevard (Hedge Rose), Inez Cove (Glengary), Inez Street (Glengary), Jacob Court (Meadows), Leanne Cove (Glengary), Lilac Cove (Hedge Rose), Meadowland Lane (Meadows), Misty Cheri Lane (Meadows), Pearl Drive (Glengary), Primrose Lane (Hedge Rose), Rebecca Cove (Glengary), Sydney Circle (Meadows), Thompson Drive (Woodbridge), Woodbridge Cove (Woodbridge), Woodbridge Road (Woodbridge), and Zinnia Cove (Hedge Rose).
Turner stated some of the streets are at 25 mph or at 30 mph before this change. Alderman Mike French asked what about Robertson Drive, Rolling Oaks Drive, and Flippin. Mayor Neill said we can certainly add them if you want to. City operations manager Franklin Stanford told the board that Robertson and Rolling Oaks are set at 15 mph. Neill said the roads here where we are meeting, Lakeview Drive, Meadow Lane, and Meadow Lake, should probably be added since they are set at 25 mph. They can be added for next month's second reading.
Mayor Neill said he has heard a rumor that TDOT will lower the speed limit on Hwy 64 to 55 mph and we probably need to look at some areas like Warren Road where the hospital will be built. The board then approved the ordinance on first reading.
The board voted to sell two police vehicles to the Hardeman County Sheriff's Department at $13,000. One is a 2012 Chevy Tahoe sold at $4,000 and the other is a 2015 Chevy Tahoe at $9,000.
Last was to appoint an alderman representative to serve on the Somerville Art Gallery advisory committee. Vice-Mayor Sandra Myers agreed to serve and the board gave their approval. The committee meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 2 pm and the meetings are open to the public. The meeting was then adjourned.

10/20/2025

Local student attends UTM Preview Day
`Ainsley Robertson (right), a senior at Fayette-Ware High School, attended the University of Tennessee at Martin Preview Day on Oct. 4 with her brother David Knox Robertson and her mother, Kristen Robertson of Somerville. UT Martin Preview Day gives prospective students and their parents the opportunity to ask questions about academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, housing and student life. For more information about UT Martin, visit www.utm.edu or call 1-800-829-UTM1 (-8861).