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Boost in COVID-19 vaccines expected this month
Boost in COVID-19 vaccines expected this month Health Department urges community to help seniors get vaccinated By Logan Watson An increase in COVID-19 vaccines later this month could mean a new phase designation on the horizon for Gibson County. According to Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey, a Trenton native and Milan resident,…
Read MoreState of the City
by Danny Wade “All I can say is, what a year!” Humboldt Mayor Sikes said as he looked back at 2020. “I’m the first mayor in recent history, maybe in history, to issue two state of emergencies—both due to the pandemic. COVID changed everything we do here.” Dealing with the COVID crisis definitely tops the…
Read MoreFormer Three Way Mayor Jimmy Hill passes
Hill was key player in founding Three Way, elected first mayor by Danny Wade Sad news hit the area last Thursday with the death of the former mayor of Three Way, Tenn., Jimmy Hill. Mayor Hill was 88. He leaves three children, Suzanne Hill Jackson, Shirley Hill and Brandon Hill, and granddaughter Syrena Amanda Jackson…
Read MoreHumboldt’s Rodgers to coach in Super Bowl LV
Super Bowl Bound by Danny Wade A former Humboldt Viking superstar is about to be on the biggest stage in the football world. Kacy Rodgers will coach in Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay, Fla. this Sunday. Rodgers is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive line coach and will be the first Humboldtan to participate in…
Read MoreCourage Under Fire, Chronicle 20211
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Read MoreBoard promotes officers
by Danny Wade After not meeting for over two months, the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen were back in session last week. Their last meeting was November 9, 2020. The two-plus month hiatus made for a lengthy meeting with 21 agenda items. Among the agenda items included one resolution and eight ordinances. The first…
Read MoreFestival’s a go… for now
Strawberry Festival moving ahead by Danny Wade When Strawberry Festival officials were forced to cancel the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival last year, no one knew at the time it was the beginning of a monstrous pandemic cloud hanging over Humboldt, along with Tennessee, the United States and the entire world. Hopes of the Strawberry Festival…
Read MoreSchools thrilled with ESSER 2.0, $2M grant funding
by Danny Wade Humboldt City Schools received some fantastic news last week. The school system will receive almost $2 million in grant funds. The Tennessee Department of Education announced school districts throughout the state will be receiving funds through ESSER (Emergency and Secondary School Emergency Relief) 2.0 allocations. ESSER is under the CARES Act umbrella.…
Read MoreAbernathy celebrates 150 wins
by Rhonda Vann On Friday, January 15, 2021, before the district home game against the Middleton Tigers, the Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School administration recognized Viking basketball Head Coach Ronald Abernathy for his 150th career win at Humboldt High School. “First of all I cannot take credit,” said Coach Abernathy. “God has blessed me to be…
Read MoreCounty Health Departments offer COVID-19 Vaccinations
TDH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OFFER COVID-19 VACCINATION BY APPOINTMENT Health Departments Scheduling by Phase as Vaccine Supplies Arrive NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee county health departments are now booking appointments for people in Phase 1 populations of the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan and those aged 75 and up who wish to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Tennesseans can…
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