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Read MoreSoccer players honored at annual awards banquet
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County High School annual boys’ soccer awards banquet was held recently. Head Coach Mixon Moore welcomed the crowd of supporters and thanked the parents for all their help this year. Moore began the awards segment by giving a recap of the 2018 season, sharing a few statistics. The Pioneers…
Read MoreBolin charged in bank burglary
A bank burglary has landed a Humboldt woman in jail. On July 15, 2018, Humboldt police officers were dispatched to Farmers & Merchants Bank on 22nd Ave. in Humboldt in reference to a burglary that happened shortly after 3 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found that the front door glass of the bank had been broken.…
Read MoreClick1 converts to non-profit cooperative
Now called 1Tennessee as company becomes cooperative by Danny Wade The local cable TV, internet company has big, new and major changes coming. Click1.net is in the midst of converting their family-owned, for-profit company to a non-profit telephone cooperative owned by its customers called 1Tennessee. Third generation president, John Warmath, said the conversion officially took…
Read MoreGymnasium name to memorialize Coach B.
by Danny Wade The late coach, Thomas Boykin, may not have been coaching boys basketball in 1977 when the Humboldt High School gymnasium was built, but his Vikings over the past couple of decades he coached are the ones that filled the seats. Humboldt City Schools is dedicating the HJSHS gym honoring his legacy, naming…
Read MoreDyer board considers buying roller to save on street repairs
By J.D. Pinkerton The Dyer city board met July 9 with all members present except Robert Johnson and Ray Carroll. The board discussed city improvements, purchasing a roller, and Fire Department resignations. The board reviewed bids for asphalt repair. City Recorder Nathan Reed said the infrared asphalt repairs have a lifetime guarantee. The city…
Read MoreKenton mayor, board pleased with White Squirrel Festival
By J. D. Pinkerton The Kenton City Council convened on July 10 and discussed Fourth of July Weekend, the mosquito fogger, and clothing allowances. Mayor Danny Jowers said that as long as the Gibson County Sheriff’s Department covered the insurance on the trustees working in Kenton, everything would be fine but the city would not…
Read MoreInmate back in custody after walking away from work detail
An inmate that walked away from his work detail Wednesday afternoon is back in custody. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas reported Thursday morning that authorities had captured David Madding, 34, of Union City. Thomas said that shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, Madding approached a woman walking to her car in Dyer and demanded that she…
Read MoreHumboldt selected for grant
The winners of the 2018 Tennessee Dog Park Dash grant program were announced last week by the Boyd foundation. Part of a multi-year commitment toward making Tennessee the most pet friendly state, 37 communities will receive funds to build or enhance off-leash dog parks. In its first year, the program saw an outpouring of support…
Read MoreMcOpening Soon
Gambles plan community night by Danny Wade For those of you who have been craving a Quarter Pounder, McNuggets, McCafe coffee or having a Big Mac attack, soon you will be in luck. The new McDonald’s is set to open in less than a month. Owners Jeff and Laurie Gamble, and son, Tyler Gamble, are…
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