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by Brittan Pyron Humboldt Jr/Sr High School has some very special guests on its campus. The Music City Drum Corps, a world-class marching/drum group out of Nashville, Tenn., arrived at the high school on May 26 and will be here until June 9. The group is not only using the high school campus to practice…

by Danny Wade As the famous Kool and the Gang song goes, “There’s a party going on right here…Celebrate good times come on”, the same could be said for a Humboldt celebration for a good cause. The annual Humboldt Healthcare Foundation Dinner and Auction is next week. You will not want to miss this event…

by Danny Wade The Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen made quick work of a short agenda last week. The meeting took around 30 minutes. Two big agenda items dealt with upgrades for Humboldt Utilities as the prep work to supply services to the Gibson County Industrial Park continues. Two resolutions were presented, allowing the…

In 2007, three local men purchased the downtown movie theater and began to bring it back to life. Now, in 2019, the Plaza is going through more renovations. Michael Longmire, Jason Tubbs, and Jeff Brown purchased the downtown landmark and put lots of elbow grease into fixing it up. Later, Brown decided leave the partnership…

by Danny Wade Humboldt educators will see a little extra on their paychecks come July. The Humboldt School board approved their 2019-20 school budget. The budget includes a 2-percent raise across the board for all staff. This includes non-licensed positions, such as custodians, cafeteria workers, aids, assistants and other positions. All licensed positions, such as…

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by Danny Wade With the slip of the tongue, Strawberry Festival Governor’s Luncheon committee chairman Alex Smith gave everyone attending the luncheon a good laugh. As he was introducing Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Smith misspoke, saying Lee was in his fifth year, instead of fifth month. “I’ve already got him re-elected,” Smith said in jest.…

Recipe Contest   Winners by category Cake 1st – Denise Jones – Fresh Pickin’ Strawberry Cake 2nd – Donna Hardimon – Strawberry Lemonade Cake Pie 1st – Cynthia Snell – Strawberry Lush Cake 2nd – Donna Hardimon – Strawberry Shortcake Pie Salad 1st – Haley Beth Hill – Strawberry Fluff 2nd – Cynthia Snell –…