Mayor walks out of meeting after heated words by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net *See updates for the latest information regarding the fire chief hire   After months and months of waiting to name a new fire chief, Humboldt citizens will have to wait a little longer. During a special called meeting on Wednesday,…

Lencioni hired as fire chief by senior editor, Danny Wade Before the newspaper could even go to press this week, which has a front page article on John Williams not accepting the fire chief position, a new chief was hired. During the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting on Monday, April 10, Humboldt Fire…

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New Marshal in Town     by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net When Shane Lynch became West Tennessee Strawberry general chairman last year, he knew there were several duties and choices to be made this year as festival president. He and his wife, Libby, spent countless hours and days discussing these big decisions. Earlier…

  Nursing, plumbing, correctional officer programs available at Humboldt Higher Education Center by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net When Jackson State Community College pulled out of the Humboldt Higher Education Center on Main St. in Humboldt last year, there were concerns of how to use the historic building. The city contacted TCAT (Tennessee College…

by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Those traveling in and around downtown Humboldt have probably noticed something strange protruding from the top of the water tower. The iconic downtown water tank is getting a much-needed facelift. The almost 100-year-old water tower has been used as a backdrop for hundreds of photographs over the years.…

by Senior Editor Danny Wade With the 85th annual West Tennessee Strawberry Festival less than three months away, festival officials are hard at work making sure they have all their ducks in a row. One of the duties of the festival president is to name an honoree. Last week, Strawberry Festival President Shane Lynch and…