Area Breaking News
Pioneers bow out of tournament as third-place team
By Lori Cathey The Gibson County Pioneers ended the season by losing last week, losing to Peabody to finish third in the District 14A Tournament. Gibson Co. 14, Madison Academic 0 Monday night, May 7, the Pioneers scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead. Stephen Overstreet walked…
Read MoreStrawberry Festival Hostess & Territorial Revues will reign over 82nd festival
Hostess Princess Revue Territorial Revue Junior Hostess Princess Miss Teen Territorial Junior Miss Territorial Little Miss Territorial
Read MoreMusic fills the Air
BBQ Cook Off
Winners by category Shoulder 1st Phillip’s BBQ 2nd Holy Smoke 3rd DC Smokers 4th Midnight Smokers Ribs 1st Bubba’s BBQ 2nd Midnight Smokers 3rd Phillip’s BBQ 4th Bib B’s BBQ Chicken 1st Rocking Roe’s BBQ 2nd Holy Smoke 3rd Midnight Smokers 4th Big B’s BBQ Anything But 1st Rocking Roe’s…
Read MorePicture perfect day for Grand parade, Governor’s Luncheon
by Kim Forbes Last week the sun shone brightly on Humboldt. Some might have complained that it was too hot. Sure, some sunburns were endured. But, it surely beats the downpours that have fallen on our fair town in years past. It probably even beats sitting along the parade route in a coat. Because of…
Read MoreOff to the Races, WTSF 5k & 10k Run
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL 5K & 10K WINNERS – Kirsten Sass (left photo, right) was the overall 5k winner at a time of 19:18. Jon Cory Ford, formerly of Humboldt, was the men’s 5k winner at 22 minutes flat. Men’s 10k winner was Wade Morris (right photo, left) with a time of 43:38. Medina’s Karen Sinclair finished…
Read MoreJunior Floats & Grand Floats Parades
Junior Floats Parade Winners Humboldt Jr. Floats 1st – Barking Down Berryland – Presbyterian Day School 2nd – Berry Big Salute to the Red and the Blue – Sugar Creek 3rd – I will Dance Here or There –…
Read MoreWinning Recipes-a Berry Treat
Category winners Cake 1st – Violet Simmons – Strawberry Cake 2nd – Billie Ann Ward – Strawberry French Cake 3rd – Cortney Maitland – Strawberry Shortcake Poke Pie 1st – Bailey Gordon – Bailey’s Strawberry Pie 2nd – Cynthia Chandler-Snell – Strawberry Lemonade Crumble Pie 3rd – Debra…
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