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Helping Hand receives truckload of food
Church donates over 40,000 lbs. of food by Danny Wade A wonderful thing happened last week at a local non-profit. A truckload of food arrived as a church donation. Thursday morning bright and early, the 18-wheeler had arrived overnight at Helping Hand of Humboldt and was ready to be unloaded. The truck reached its destination…
Read MoreShooter facing attempted murder charges
After an investigation into a shooting in Bailey Park, an arrest warrant has been issued. Jaquez Reed has been identified as the shooter and is facing two counts of attempted first degree murder and possess firearm with intent to go armed during a dangerous felony. According to the warrant, on August 8, 2020, HPD began…
Read MoreLike Privitt, procession one of a kind
by Danny Wade A solemn call comes over the emergency scanner Thursday afternoon at 1:15, “Rescue 101 will be 10-7, 101 to 102, I’m coming home.” This was the final call made for Earl Privitt as he was laid to rest in Rose Hill Cemetery last Friday. He passed away Monday, August 10.…
Read MoreWork-release participants give back to community
By Crystal Burns Men and women involved in the Gibson County Sheriff’s Department work-release programs recently organized a drive to collect, pack, and distribute schools supplies to 88 children across the county. Daniel Herrera, who is incarcerated at the Gibson County Correctional Complex, and Cody Novem, a resident of The Orchard House, a transitional…
Read MoreHalford, Stevens win primaries
By Crystal Burns State Representative Curtis Halford and State Senator John Stevens won their respective Republican primaries Thursday. In Gibson County, Halford garnered 3,886 votes, while Christine Warrington received 759 votes. District 79 also includes a portion of Carroll County. Overall, Halford received 5,484 votes for 83.6%. Warrington received a total of 1,076 votes.…
Read MoreState better equipped than counties at controlling pandemic, county mayor says
By Steve Short The coronavirus pandemic continued spreading in Tennessee last week. Forty-two people in the state died in a single day due to the virus, the state Department of Health reported on Aug. 6. It was the highest, single day increase in fatalities since the pandemic began. 153 new deaths during the week…
Read MoreRutherford leaders snip ribbon on helipad
By Lori Cathey An idea born in the fall of last year is now a reality. In November, Rutherford Fire Department Assistant Chief Jon Stafford was looking for a safe location to land a helicopter to transport a child to a Memphis hospital. After the call, he knew it was time for a permanent…
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Read MoreBoard contemplates delaying school three days before scheduled opening
McNeal asked to postpone until after Labor Day, Johnson suggested to delay two weeks by Danny Wade School began as scheduled last Friday. But three days prior, the possibility of not opening schools was up in the air when members of the Humboldt School Board suggested postponing the opening. During the school board’s August 4…
Read MoreThree Way board votes to keep park walking trail open; playground, pavilion remain closed
With COVID numbers on the rise, the Three Way Board of Mayor and Aldermen decided to keep the status quo as to opening Pine Hill Park. The park was closed months ago when the coronavirus pandemic hit after Governor Bill Lee mandated all state parks close. At that time, Mayor Larry Sanders signed an executive…
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