Dyer packing sheds, dime stores & WWII
Frances Powell grew up in the heart of Dyer in the 1930s-40s by J.D. Pinkerton In the Poplar Grove neighborhood resides a delightful 91-year-old lady by the name of Frances Mathis Powell. She is the daughter of Thoyce and Maple Cunningham Mathis. Both are buried at Oakwood in Dyer. Her grandparents were W.P. and Della…
Read MoreBaker bids Dyer board farewell
BAKER’S FAREWELL – Judy Baker bid farewell at Monday night’s Dyer City Board meeting. Baker (right) is shown with fellow board members (from left) Belinda Oliver and Tom Mikkelse. “After 17 years, I attended my last City of Dyer Board meeting. Yes it was bittersweet. I truly have enjoyed my time spent serving. Of course…
Read MoreGraves facing three charges
Alderman Don Graves A Humboldt alderman is once again in trouble with the law. Don Graves is facing three charges: disorderly conduct, assault and resisting arrest. On Monday, December 12, 2016 at approximately 3 p.m., Graves entered the lobby of the Humboldt Police Department to acquire an accident report, according to Humboldt police. Graves was…
Read MoreVogt charged with three counts of rape
On November 22, 2016 officers of the Humboldt Police Department investigated a complaint that Jonathon L. Vogt, 28 years old from Humboldt, had sexual contact with a 13 year old boy. During the investigation it was determined that this had taken place on at least three occasions. Vogt has been charged with three counts…
Read MoreJenkins faces three attempted first degree murder charges
On November 27, 2016 at 1:35 a.m. officers of the Humboldt Police Department responded to a shots fired call at an address on N. 20th Ave. where shots were fired at a home occupied by three individuals. No one was injured in the shooting. After an investigation, Lewis Montrell Jenkins, 24 years old of…
Read MoreGlory days: Nebo boy strolls memory lane
NEBO’S GLORY DAYS – Emerson E. Jetton and Booker Little of the Trenton Wholesale Company are shown in Jetton’s store in Nebo, circa 1943. By J.D. Pinkerton Harry Harrison Kroll taught a journalism class at the University of Tennessee at Martin from 1935-1958. Harry Jetton took a class under him in the mid 1950’s. He…
Read MoreHARS takes winner’s circle first place in Pigeon Forge at state competition
The first full week of October means a lot of different things for many. For the Humboldt Area Rescue Squad it means a trip to Pigeon Forge. This is not a vacation but a time for them to compete against many other rescue squads from all over Tennessee. The events include rescue driving where…
Read MoreJoe M. Shepard
Funeral services for Mr. Joe M. Shepard, 78, were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2016 at Humboldt First Baptist Church. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday from 4 until 7 p.m. at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home. Mr. Shepard was born in Humboldt, Tenn. to Marion and Bet Shepard and passed…
Read MoreAntioch Church to celebrate 185 years this weekend
ANTIOCH – Antioch Baptist Church is marking 185 years this week. According to Peggy Byrd and her late mother, Evelyn Pickard’s notes, the church building was remodeled in 1936 and additional rooms were added in 1938. Lightening struck it August 18, 1939 and the building went up in flames. A new building was up by…
Read MoreStigall Gala marks success
At the Stigall Gala, Cora Johnson and Kathy Woolfork (seated) are joined by Matthew Sealey and Bertha Perry. The second annual Stigall Center Gala was held Saturday, October 22 at the Humboldt Medical Center Conference Room. The Stigall Center’s motto is Play, Learn and Grow Together and this motto was emphasized throughout the evening as…
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