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HCS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net We live in the day where there is a day, a week, and a month for everything. You name it, there’s a day for it—be it an actual holiday (Christmas, 4th of July, etc.) or a specific item’s day (donut day, take your pet to work day, etc.).…
Read MoreChronic absences, a school problem
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Education is the backbone of America. Getting a good kindergarten through 12th grade education can open doors that might otherwise stay closed. College, careers and higher pay are only some of the pay offs of getting a great education. In order to receive the knowledge, though, a student…
Read MoreMain Street beer permits approved
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt City Board met last Monday, September 11 to go over a short agenda. All board members were in attendance. The city board meeting was opened with a moment of silence and prayer in remembrance of all the lives lost 22 years ago on the fateful day…
Read MoreGlass lab to prep kids for college
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools is always looking for new ways to engage with their students and now Humboldt Jr./Sr. High will soon have a crystal clear path to hit that goal. The glass lab, situated right between the CTE hallway and the board of education will be open…
Read MoreSuperintendents perplexed over potential new Tennessee policies
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net All across the state of Tennessee, Superintendents and other school personnel are attending town hall meetings to discuss the newly proposed rules for giving letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) to school systems. Not everyone is on board with the potential updates to the policies. Letter…
Read MoreOverdose awareness, recovery day held at Gibson Civic Center
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Drug and alcohol addiction is a problem many families deal with every day—either as an addict themselves or a family member. The good news is there are organizations and people who can help. On August 26, Alternative Choice Counseling Center hosted their Overdose Awareness and Recovery Day event…
Read MoreTVA to increase rates 10% by 2025
TVA to increase rates 10% by 2025 By Logan Watson Electric rates will be increasing soon, but it won’t be Trenton Light & Water or other local utilities that will be reaping the benefits, according to Utility Manager Joe Wamble. Wamble stated that with the recent high temps and last year’s record cold snap,…
Read MoreHJSHS hosts community, family night
by Ariel McRae Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School held a Family and Community Night, which included an ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) town hall meeting last Tuesday, August 29 for parents and students. The goal was to shed some light on how the money from the ESSER grants has been used in all…
Read MoreBig Orange Report – Kickoff 2023
Big Orange Report – Kickoff 2023 By Warner Agee Taking Care of Business Tennessee kicked off the 2023 football season as a 27.5-point favorite against the Virginia Cavaliers. No sweat, the Big Orange covered that spread with ease, winning 49-13 before a packed house in Nashville. The Volunteers delivered a complete performance as both…
Read MoreThree years changed real estate market
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net To say the housing market has been a rollercoaster ride for the past few years might be an understatement. There have been ups and downs, loopty-loops, dips and curves, and maybe even a derailment. Local realtors chimed in on the drastic changes in the real estate market…
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