Globetrotter Goals   by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net and by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net   The Humboldt community came together last week for an evening of brotherhood, benevolence, bravery, belonging and brilliance; and do not forget burgers and birds. The 11th annual Boys & Girls Club of Humboldt’s Bird & Burger…

by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net With just a few days until it is Strawberry Festival week, the excitement is growing day-by-day. Last week, Strawberry Festival President Shane Lynch and General Chairman Anne Short talked about the week’s events. Besides Lynch and Short, other festival dignitaries this year are Honoree Judy Bowers and Honorary…

    It can be said that Larry Sanders has been involved in the guidance and development of the city of Three Way since the late 1800s when his ancestors settled land and established a large family farm in north Madison County. His family has been instrumental in guiding the use of land for agricultural…

  by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt Boys & Girls Club is hosting their annual Bird & Burger fundraising dinner later this week on Thursday, April 27. This event is to help the club in its mission to provide the children attending Humboldt City Schools from kindergarten through high school with a great after…

    by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The 85th Annual West Tennessee Strawberry festival is right around the corner with only 19 days separating Humboldt from its beloved festival. This should be a time of anticipation and celebration; instead one couple is in a time of mourning as their prized strawberry lawn decorations…

Leading Ladies by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The sun was shining nearly as bright as four Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School ladies’ futures. Some of the most prominent women in Humboldt gathered in celebration of four students receiving well-deserved scholarships for their endeavors after graduation. The second Humboldt Leading Ladies Scholarship Luncheon was held…

  Welding, machinery, industrial positions offer high-paying jobs by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net In a time when college is the preferred career path most parents would like for their children to take, one career technical education course at Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School is a hidden gem for students looking to find work directly…

by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The Humboldt City Board tackled a long agenda last week during their March 27 meeting. Items included voting on a fire chief (see related article), an ordinance to amend zoning to allow apartments in B-3 zoning, an ordinance to allow beer sales in the same B-3 zone, approving…

  by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Child abuse in any capacity is a trauma that persists well past childhood. There is an old African proverb that states, “The ax forgets; the tree remembers,” which is interpreted to mean the person who receives the trauma will never forget what happened to them while the…

  by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools hosted the Career Technical Education and Fine Arts Evening last Thursday, March 23 for Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School students and their parents. During the departmental spring showcase, the work created within the CTE courses at the school was on display and the technical teachers…