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Park upgrades back on track
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net After years of delays due to covid and the skyrocketing costs, upgrades to the playground equipment at Bailey Park are back on track. This comes after the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to fund an additional $200,000 to the overall scope of the project.…
Read MoreGov. Lee, AG Skrmetti move to dismiss gun rights lawsuit
Governor, AG Skrmetti move to dismiss gun rights lawsuit By Logan Watson An attorney representing Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti asked a panel of judges presiding over a gun rights lawsuit dismiss the case against his clients last Thursday. The lawsuit, filed by Milan attorney Stephen L. Hughes, Duncan O’Mara, Elaine…
Read MoreLibrary escape room fun for kids, adults
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The Humboldt Public Library is always offering educational opportunities for both adults and children. Children’s Librarian Ashley Nevin is doing even more to make learning fun. That is how the escape room came about. For those unfamiliar with an escape room, the concept is to figure out…
Read MoreJA, B&G Club team up for camp
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt Boys & Girls Club summer camp is in full swing. Recently, a group of B&G Club kids received some valuable lessons in different life skills from the Humboldt Junior Auxiliary. The goal was to help them learn important tasks that will aid them as they…
Read MoreFirefighters promoted to captain
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Two Humboldt firefighters received promotions last week after the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the vote with no opposition. Mayor Marvin Sikes presented Fire Chief Greg Lencioni’s request to promote Alex Trudo and Jonathan Tibbs from lieutenants to captains. In Chief Lencioni’s letter…
Read MoreCity receives $2M for sewer upgrades
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The city of Humboldt is literally about to flush $2-million down the drain. Humboldt is one of many Tennessee cities or counties to receive grants to do infrastructure upgrades to water and wastewater systems. Last Friday, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced…
Read MoreAfrican American Heritage, Music, Juneteenth Festival set
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The 7th annual African American Heritage and Music festival will return to Viking Park to celebrate the weekend of Juneteenth as well as African American culture. Valerie Porter, the coordinator of the festival, is geared up for the weekend filled with fun and games, music and…
Read MoreRotary sponsoring two students for RYLA
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The Rotary Club of Humboldt is always seeking ways to better the Humboldt community. One way the club has done this in the past is by sponsoring a Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School student to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). This year, the club is thrilled to be…
Read MoreLencioni confident as new fire chief
by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net For the first time in almost three decades, the Humboldt Fire Department has a new fire chief. Greg Lencioni was named fire chief on April 10 when the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously voted to offer him the position. Former Fire Chief Chester B. Owens…
Read MoreThird grade retention law hinders Humboldt students
by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net All across the state of Tennessee educators, parents and students are in the midst of summer school due to a new law regarding third grade retention for the covid era class. Students in third grade during the 2022-2023 were subjected to new standards put in place by the…
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