by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The city of Humboldt has been operating without a financial officer for the past few months. This caused a slow down in spending and a delay in getting the city’s budget approved. Last Monday night, that all changed. During the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, Mayor…

by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Temperatures are dropping, college football Saturdays are back and there are pumpkin spice treats as far as the eye can see. With September 23 officially bringing in fall, it is the perfect time to get prepared for Humboldt’s downtown Fall Fest. Fall Fest this year is on October…

by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Education is the backbone of America. Getting a good kindergarten through 12th grade education can open doors that might otherwise stay closed. College, careers and higher pay are only some of the pay offs of getting a great education. In order to receive the knowledge, though, a student…

by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt City Board met last Monday, September 11 to go over a short agenda. All board members were in attendance. The city board meeting was opened with a moment of silence and prayer in remembrance of all the lives lost 22 years ago on the fateful day…

  by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools is always looking for new ways to engage with their students and now Humboldt Jr./Sr. High will soon have a crystal clear path to hit that goal. The glass lab, situated right between the CTE hallway and the board of education will be open…

  by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net All across the state of Tennessee, Superintendents and other school personnel are attending town hall meetings to discuss the newly proposed rules for giving letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) to school systems. Not everyone is on board with the potential updates to the policies. Letter…

by Ariel McRae Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School held a Family and Community Night, which included an ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) town hall meeting last Tuesday, August 29 for parents and students. The goal was to shed some light on how the money from the ESSER grants has been used in all…

  Humboldt police made two separate arrests over the weekend where two men are facing attempted murder charges. These cases are not related. On August 27 officers of the Humboldt Police Department investigated an incident that began on N. 19th in Humboldt at 12:38 a.m. It was determined that Javarion Montez Brooks, a 23-year-old black…

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Everyone in Humboldt knows they can expect crystal clear, good tasting water when they turn on the faucet—and they would be right. Now, the entire state knows just how good Humboldt water is. Last week, Humboldt Utilities was awarded the title of State’s Best Tasting Water. “It is…

  by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net It was 1917 when Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Simmons moved to Humboldt and shortly after, opened a business on Main St. where Simmons Shoe Store was born. Now, after a century-plus in business, the staple downtown business is closing their doors. Owner Lucy Allison has been working…