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Chamber banquet a success despite warm weather
Night of music, food, fun, games, auctions, awards entertained all Chamber (humorous) award winners Other awards voted by chamber banquet attendees are Lamplighter Award winner Laurie Gamble for always having a light on in the business or office long after everyone else has gone; and the…
Read MoreOctober is Women in Small Business Month
by Danny Wade The month of October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and the Humboldt Chronicle is proud to honor those women who have made a difference in local businesses. No matter the field, women have an influential presence in small business – as business owners, professionals and employees, they make invaluable contributions to…
Read MoreRotary provides dictionaries for Humboldt third graders
Dictionaries for All by Danny Wade Humboldt has a few civic clubs and all play an important role in serving the community. Last week, one of these clubs continued a project aimed at assisting students. The Rotary Club of Humboldt, for a second year, donated dictionaries to East Elementary School third grade classes.…
Read MoreDavy Crockett Days begin Oct. 7 in Rutherford
By Alan Abbott The Davy Crockett Days Advisory Committee and volunteers want to encourage everyone to come out and enjoy the 51st Davy Crockett Days Festival. The festival, held the first full week of October each year, gives us an opportunity to honor not only Colonel Crockett, but all those who came before us to…
Read MoreBoykin gymnasium ceremony set October 5
by Danny Wade The late Humboldt Viking basketball coach, Thomas Boykin, will soon be memorialized for years and years to come. On Friday, October 5 the Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School gymnasium will be named in his honor. The Thomas Ray Boykin Gym has been the discussion around town for weeks after his passing earlier this…
Read MoreCenturion Tyler still active after 100 years
by Kim Forbes Not everyone gets to reach the age of 100 and when it happens in Humboldt, people are eager to celebrate that milestone. The most recent Strawberry City resident on the cusp of reaching the centenarian club is Kathryn Tyler. Tyler was born September 19, 1918. Last Saturday a celebration in her honor…
Read MoreDenote receives Silver Star
Reflecting on the Silver Star he was being awarded, Army Sergeant First Class (Retired) Wilford “Mike” Denote, a resident of Humboldt, Tenn., said his troops that day, and the servicemen and women past, present, and future were his heroes. Denote delivered those comments to a standing-room-only crowd, August 30, at Fort Campbell, Ky. He was…
Read MoreComedy fundraiser slated to benefit Helping Hand
Laugh Out Loud by Danny Wade There’s nothing funny about helping people in need. That is until next weekend when a fundraiser for a local charity will highlight three comedians. Helping Hand of Humboldt presents “An Evening of Comedy” slated for Saturday, September 29 in downtown Humboldt at the Opera House. Helping Hand Director Emma…
Read MoreDistrict principals review achievement, growth scores for Gibson Co. school district board
By Crystal Burns Eight of the nine Gibson County Special School District principals reviewed their schools’ TNReady achievement and TVAAS growth scores at Thursday’s school board meeting. Overall, district students placed in the Top 10 in the state in three achievement categories: eighth in 5-8 Science with 79.9 percent of students testing On Track or…
Read MoreDriverless convoy treks between Three Way, Medina
by Danny Wade If you happened to be driving on Hwy 45E between Three Way and Medina, you may have thought your eyes were playing tricks on you. A convoy of trucks and machinery were chugging along, grinding and paving the highway. What was most strange is that none of the trucks had drivers—at least…
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