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HCS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net We live in the day where there is a day, a week, and a month for everything. You name it, there’s a day for it—be it an actual holiday (Christmas, 4th of July, etc.) or a specific item’s day (donut day, take your pet to work day, etc.).…

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Overdose awareness, recovery day held at Gibson Civic Center

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Drug and alcohol addiction is a problem many families deal with every day—either as an addict themselves or a family member. The good news is there are organizations and people who can help. On August 26, Alternative Choice Counseling Center hosted their Overdose Awareness and Recovery Day event…

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Three years changed real estate market

  by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net To say the housing market has been a rollercoaster ride for the past few years might be an understatement. There have been ups and downs, loopty-loops, dips and curves, and maybe even a derailment. Local realtors chimed in on the drastic changes in the real estate market…

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Annual FFA bbq, auction just around the corner

    by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net It is August and people are geared up for football, but in Humboldt, people are also anticipating the annual FFA Alumni BBQ & Auction. This year’s event will be Saturday, August 26 at Bailey Park. This year, FFA director Jason Wiles said things are changing up…

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Privitt named WTSF general chairman

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Although Strawberry Festival President Anne Short has known whom she wanted to select as her general chairman, the announcement became official last week. Mitzi Privitt will be festival general chairman of the 86th West Tennessee Strawberry Festival. The duo of Short and Privitt will make for an exciting,…

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Multiple agencies team up to make huge drug bust

Multiple agencies team up to make huge drug bust by Danny Wade, senior editor The West Tennessee Drug Task Force raided a huge drug operation in Humboldt last Tuesday in what was the biggest drug bust in the 28th District task force’s history. Agents used a large U-Haul truck to load up the stash. The…

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Firefighters promoted to captain

    by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net   Two Humboldt firefighters received promotions last week after the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the vote with no opposition. Mayor Marvin Sikes presented Fire Chief Greg Lencioni’s request to promote Alex Trudo and Jonathan Tibbs from lieutenants to captains. In Chief Lencioni’s letter…

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City receives $2M for sewer upgrades

    by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net   The city of Humboldt is literally about to flush $2-million down the drain. Humboldt is one of many Tennessee cities or counties to receive grants to do infrastructure upgrades to water and wastewater systems. Last Friday, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced…

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Rotary sponsoring two students for RYLA

by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The Rotary Club of Humboldt is always seeking ways to better the Humboldt community. One way the club has done this in the past is by sponsoring a Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School student to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). This year, the club is thrilled to be…

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