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Four to be inducted into Humboldt Hall of Fame
Rita Howard Rita Wilson Howard’s many accomplishments include being the recipient of 89 local, state, and national beauty/talent honors including “Miss Tennessee 1961” – all of which placed her into the National Pageantry Hall of Fame. She was one of the first inductees into the National Baton Twirling Hall of Fame, a professional actress…
Read MoreThree Way revisits city hall project
Summer paving, bridge construction discussed For the past several months, even years, Three Way officials have had three topics of interest on city board agendas—paving, a city hall and bridge replacement. Last week’s meeting was no different with all three topics up for discussion. Mayor Larry Sanders opened discussion on the next paving project the…
Read MoreFestival gets first ever official brand
by Danny Wade In today’s world, almost everything has its own brand. Food is branded, clothes have brands, businesses and companies have their own brand. This is why Strawberry Festival officials, through the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce, decided it was time Humboldt’s claim to fame had it own branding. “This is the first time the…
Read MoreBusinesses, industries roll out red carpet for Strawberry Tour
by Danny Wade Last Friday kicked off the first Strawberry Festival event with the City Tour. Each year, Strawberry royalty and dignitaries tour several locations in Humboldt about a month before festival week. Humboldt businesses and industries roll out the Strawberry red carpet for the tour to serve up a taste of what Humboldt…
Read MoreSheriff, TBI investigate suspicious death near Milan
Sheriff, TBI investigate suspicious death near Milan By Logan Watson The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are currently investigating a suspicious death at 73 Bradford Highway, just outside of the Milan City Limits. According to statements from Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas, the body of a white male was discovered…
Read MoreHPD’s Arnold passes
by Danny Wade One of Humboldt’s finest was laid to rest last Friday. Lt. Jimmy Arnold, with the Humboldt Police Department, passed away Monday, March 25 at his home. Lt. Arnold was known by many Humboldt citizens as a friendly, caring person. He was mild mannered, not a quality some police officers have. But Arnold’s…
Read MoreOne-of-a-kind military coin lands in Humboldt
by Danny Wade There are numerous clichés or sayings about pennies—Uncle Sam’s one-cent piece. Some might be “a penny for your thoughts”, “don’t have a penny to my name” and “a bad penny always turns up”, just to name a few. But for Larry Sikes, “a penny saved is a penny earned” has a new…
Read MoreCity board approves hiring dispatcher
by Danny Wade The Humboldt City Board of Mayor and Aldermen met for their bi-monthly meeting last week with a short agenda. Two items up for discussion pertained to dispatchers with the Humboldt Police Department. Police Chief Reynard Buchanan received a letter from police dispatcher, Jerry Gordon. In the letter, Gordon submitted his resignation for…
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Read MoreMHS renovation meeting set for April 2
Community to address MHS renovations on April 2 MSSD School Board in brief By Logan Watson Community members will have an opportunity to give their opinions on the upcoming renovations to Milan High School next week as the MSSD Board of Education and representatives of TLM, Associates meet to make preliminary decisions regarding the 40-year-old…
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