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Suspect at large in Dyer burglary

An alleged armed robbery attempt on Independence Day has Dyer authorities looking for a man with Humboldt ties. Police are seeking Kaminski Stephon Turner, 21, whose last known address is Humboldt. On July 4, 2017 officers were dispatched to 372 East Maple Street in Dyer on a report of a person being assaulted with a…

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North Gibson finishes 2nd

North Gibson All-Stars defeated Huntingdon, McKenzie, and Bradford but fell to Milan in championship game to become the 2017 Cal Ripken 11-12-Year-Old Little League State Runners-Up in Dresden. NG All-Stars started the tournament off by scoring two runs in the first inning against McKenzie to take a 2 to 0 lead. McKenzie scored a run…

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Tax-free weekend coming to TN

Tennessee retailers will not collect sales tax on more than 150 different items during the 12th annual sales tax holiday. From July 28 through July 30, shoppers can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school supplies and computers, as students prepare for the back-to-school season. State and local taxes will not be collected on clothing,…

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Three Way buys more land for city hall project

Additional acreage, city hall project in the works The Three Way Municipal Complex is growing. An additional piece of property will be purchased on the northwest side of the existing land. Meeting on Monday, July 10, the Three Way Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to purchase almost seven acres of property from Jimmy Hill.…

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Viking Academy: more to learn

by Danny Wade Even though it’s summertime and school is out, that didn’t stop approximately 100 Humboldt students from learning. Humboldt City Schools just wrapped up Summer Viking Academy. Summer Viking Academy ran four weeks from June 5 through June 30, Monday though Friday. Classes were held at East Elementary School and at Humboldt Jr./Sr.…

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Tana Gae Ferguson

Tana Gae Ferguson was born in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. on May 26, 1961. She was the second child born to Bobby Byron Ferguson Sr. (May 10, 1933 – September 27, 2013) and Faye Hobock Ferguson (August 28, 1934 – May 18, 2003), both of whom predecease her. She died at her home in Gadsden,…

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Frederick Malcolm Culp

In the early morning of July 5, 2017 Frederick Malcolm Culp passed away. Mr. Culp, 89, leaves a host of family, friends, former students and lovers of history. Born in Edison, Tenn. on December 31, 1927 to parents, Fred Culp and Carrie Childress Culp, he was the only son. Older sisters were Aileen and Estelle.…

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