Robert H. Roe Jr.
Robert H. Roe Jr., 73, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born August 9, 1944, to Robert H. Roe Sr. and Mary Coble Roe. Mr. Roe was employed by the ICG Railroad (later Norfolk Southern) for 30 years and later had a small welding and mechanical shop in…
Read MorePicture perfect day for Grand parade, Governor’s Luncheon
by Kim Forbes Last week the sun shone brightly on Humboldt. Some might have complained that it was too hot. Sure, some sunburns were endured. But, it surely beats the downpours that have fallen on our fair town in years past. It probably even beats sitting along the parade route in a coat. Because of…
Read MoreJewell Marie Lackey
Funeral services for Mrs. Jewell Marie Lackey, 93, were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Humboldt First Assembly of God Church with Mark Hodge officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation was Saturday from 11 a.m. until service time at the church. Mrs. Lackey, a homemaker and member of…
Read MoreWTSF Art Show a success
by Kim Forbes The West Tennessee Strawberry Festival kicked off Sunday with two events. The first was a prayer breakfast held at 8 a.m. at the Humboldt Medical Center. The second event of the day was the West Tennessee Regional Art Center’s Invitational Art Exhibition held from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the art…
Read MoreNational Day of Prayer celebrated in Yorkville
By Leslie C. Ferguson Thursday, May 3 our nation celebrated National Day of Prayer. According to www.nationaldayofprayer.com, this day was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was unanimously amended by both the House and the Senate and signed into law by…
Read MorePHS baseball places third
By Gary Smith By splitting baseball games (winning 3-1 and losing 1-0) played last week against arch rival Gibson County, Peabody (15-8) will finish the district regular season in third place and enter the district tournament as the third seeded team. PHS, with three district losses, will finish the regular season in third place behind…
Read MoreMaking A Difference
by Kim Forbes S.A.SH., Students Against Self-Hatred, founder Tiffany Purnell is gaining momentum for the work she began in Humboldt. Purnell, current Mrs. Tennessee and teacher at East Elementary School in Humboldt, saw a need in elementary school age girls and jumped in to address that need. Studies show that often girls’ self-esteem begins to…
Read MoreJames Albert Fisher
Rev. James “Jim” Albert Fisher passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the age of 68. Mr. Fisher is survived by his wife of 40 years, Madge Dowdle Fisher; their two children, William Leigh Fisher of Muscle Shoals, Ala. and Lindey Fisher Jones (Jerrod) of Hurley, Miss.; grandsons, Brody, Jace and Barrett; siblings,…
Read MorePauline McClure White
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline McClure White, 95, were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2018 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed in Eldad Cemetery. Visitation was Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time. Mrs. White, a retired employee of Emerson Electric and member of Eldad Baptist Church, passed away on…
Read MoreCharles Haze Petty
Mr. Charles Haze Petty, 91, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born August 5, 1926, in Finger, Tenn. to the late Arthur Lee Petty and Pearl (Dees) Petty. Mr. Petty was a veteran of WWII where he served in the U.S. Navy; retired mechanic from Caterpillar; member of…
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