Ola Mae Mathis
Ola Mae Mathis was a phenomenal woman who was dedicated to education, community service and Black History. Mathis was born on December 30, 1929 in Crockett County, Tenn. The United States was suffering economically during The Great Depression. African Americans experienced the depression hardest. According to an online report from Britannica, blacks were the…
Read More2000 Point Club
Former Viking Martin achieves career milestone by Katrina Smith It is quite an accomplishment for an athlete to score 1,000 in either their high school or college basketball career. But it is extremely rare to score 2,000 points. Kortland Martin, 2017 graduate of Humboldt High School reached a milestone last month when he scored his…
Read MoreChildren’s library fundraising continues
by Katrina Smith The Humboldt Public Library staff and supporters are looking forward to getting a major addition to the library. The Humboldt Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library are two separate entities with the purpose of helping the children’s library reach its goal. The Humboldt Public Library Foundation was created in…
Read MoreBilly Wayne Osborne
Billy Wayne Osborne, 90, of Humboldt, Tenn. died January 16, 2022. He was born December 30, 1931, in Gibson, Tenn. Mr. Osborne served four years in the U.S. Navy. He married Virginia Rutherford in 1952. They had four children: Gary, Joe, Denise and Vince. Mr. Osborne worked as a barber in Humboldt for 50 years;…
Read MoreMartha Ann Rollins
Graveside services for Martha Ann Rollins, 81 of Roswell, Ga., were held at 10 a.m., Monday, January 17, 2022 at Centerville Cemetery near Milan. Mrs. Rollins was born September 24, 1940 in Humboldt, Tenn. to the late Corbin and Melba Bratcher Carroll. She was a member of First Baptist Church Humboldt. Mrs. Rollins attended business…
Read MoreJohn Hancock
On January 18, 2022, John Hancock, age 97 and a native of Alma, Ga., peacefully slipped the surly bonds of earth in Athens, Ga. where he and his wife, Ruth Anne, have lived for 22 years. A charter member of America’s Greatest Generation, Mr. Hancock honorably served his country in the South Pacific during World…
Read MoreRobert Edward Minton
Robert Edward Minton, 92, of Kenton, Tenn. (Cool Springs community) died on Monday, January 17, 2022 at his residence. Born Friday, July 19, 1929, in the Cool Springs community, Mr. Minton was the son of the late Rob Walton Minton and the late Mogie May Williams Minton. Mr. Minton was a farmer and the founder…
Read MoreGibson board hires attorney, fire chief
by Caleb Revill The Gibson City Board hired a new city attorney and fire chief at their meeting Monday night, January 10. Alderman Billy Loflin was not present for this meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve both the November 8 meeting minutes and the December 13 meeting minutes. No fire report was given. Police…
Read MoreMargie Christine Davis
Gadsden, TN Funeral services for Ms. Margie Christine Davis, age 92, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2021 in the Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in White Hall Cemetery near Trenton. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Ms. Davis, a retired employee…
Read MoreThe man behind the Mass Band plan
Former HHS band member Jeremy Tate makes Rose Parade trip a reality by Katrina Smith The Gibson County Mass Band was quite the show-stopper at this year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. This event did not just happen over night but took a lot of preparation. Who was the man with the master plan behind…
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