School board struggles to elect chairman, approves budget
by Danny Wade The first meeting of the year for the Humboldt School Board got off to a rocky start. The simple task of electing a chairman, vice chairman and TLN representative soon became difficult. As the first item of business, board chairman, Terry Johnson, bypassed seeking nominations for chairman. Instead, he made the motion…
Read MoreThree Way city board tackles busy January agenda
The city of Three Way welcomed 2019 with the swearing in of the mayor and an alderman. Mayor Larry Sanders and Alderlady Mary Ann Tremblay were both re-elected during the November election. Monday, January 7 was the city board’s first meeting…
Read MoreBrenda Scates
Memorial services for Mrs. Brenda Scates will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019, at Central Avenue Christian Church with Bro. Terry Hansen officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday. Mrs. Scates, 69, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was born in…
Read MoreMLK march slated Monday
by Danny Wade With the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday next Monday, Humboldt area citizens, businesses and the city will all come together to honor the late civil rights leader for the annual MLK Day march. Other celebrations will be held around town as well. The march will begin Monday, January 21 at 9 a.m.…
Read MoreRonald Lee Wood
Mr. Ronald (Ron) Lee Wood, 73, of Humboldt, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2019 in the chapel at Shelton–Hunt Funeral home in Humboldt. Burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery in Humboldt. Visitation with family was Friday, January 4, 2019 from 4 to 7…
Read MoreTommy Joe Mosier
Funeral services for Mr. Tommy Joe Mosier, 79, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 2019, in the chapel of Ronk Funeral Home with Tony Crossnoe and Joe Hall officiating. Interment followed at Quincy Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday, January 6, 12 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Mosier passed away January…
Read MoreCletus Paul Moore
Funeral services for Mr. Cletus Paul Moore were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, 2018 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Bill Rice officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation was December 30 from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Mr. Moore of Humboldt, Tenn., was born February 10, 1920 in…
Read MoreSandra Lamb
Funeral services for Mrs. Sandra Gail Trimmer Lamb, 73 of Medina, Tenn. were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at The Church at Sugar Creek in Humboldt. Burial followed in the Oakwood Cemetery in Milan, Tenn. Visitation with the family was Monday, January 7 from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Bodkin Funeral…
Read MoreAudrey Gallup
Audrey Jean Gallup, 80, died January 1 at Humboldt Health and Rehab. Services were held January 6 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness Church in Humboldt, Tenn. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. Ms. Gallup leaves two sons, Todd Gallup of Milan, Tenn. and Michael Gilmer of Ocola, Fla.; two brothers, John Orville Adkins and…
Read MoreDeLoach honored for covering decades of Humboldt sports
Mr. Sports by Amber Adams One of Humboldt biggest sports fans was recognized during Friday’s basketball games against Trinity Christian Academy. Barry DeLoach, former sport writer and photographer for the Humboldt Chronicle, was honored for his service covering Humboldt sports for over 20 years. In between the Vikings’ and Lady Vikings’ games Friday night, DeLoach…
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