BrandonShields

Totally understand and get your point, which is why we make sure to clearly state at the bottom of all Dirty Dozen rankings what our area is. Because there have been other teams that could've been ranked highly in the past few years: Obion County, Henry County, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Covington, Brighton, Munford ... but we're down to three guys and 13 counties is still an ambitious endeavor.

Hey everybody. In response to Atlas, The Jackson Sun brass let us know five or six years ago we have a 13-county coverage area. Unfortunately Obion isn't one of those. I repeatedly have been told there are subscribers in Obion, Dyer, Henry (by the people who claim to subscribe) and other counties outside our circulation area. But I'm guessing it's not a lot, and I know we get very little ad revenue from those counties as well. There are three sports guys on staff, and covering 13 counties is enough of a chore already. So fiscal sense and logistics are why we've had to pull back in recent years. And I'm not sure about the "many" people who've tried to ask and got no response. Over the past three years or so, I've probably had 10 phone conversations with people who called and asked. And we've answered people on our Facebook page. But that's the answer. I understand your frustration and appreciate you want the coverage, but we've got to do what we've got to do.