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Exchange Club to host Veterans Day parade, program
by Mindy East The show must go on when it comes to honoring our veterans. They sacrificed so much for our country and truly deserve the recognition. When the CDC guidelines went into effect back in March most people didn’t think too far ahead, but Exchange Club President Elna Blankenship did. Her first thought was…
Read More$544k of meth seized
Drug Task Force Director Johnie Carter says that a Humboldt man is in custody after agents arrested him for receiving a large shipment of methamphetamine – ice. On October 23, agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force received information from a shipping company that they had identified a dangerous package that they believed contained…
Read MoreMorning Mingle returns to downtown
First Mingle since February due to COVID pandemic by Mindy East The Humboldt Chamber of Commerce held their first Morning Mingle since the pandemic Friday morning at the Coffee Shop. With it being the first “mingle” since February, a good-sized crowd turned out for the event. Most came to catch up with area business men…
Read MoreTie Breaker
Mayor breaks tie after 2-2 vote to rezone property by Danny Wade For one Humboldt property owner seeking to have his land rezoned, the second time’s a charm. But, before it is rezoned, it will take a third vote. The Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen met last week on Monday, October 12. Once again, an ordinance to…
Read MoreSchool board considers wood shop class
Split board approves interim superintendent Shelton with $600 car allowance by Danny Wade The Humboldt School Board met last Thursday evening and into the night. The 6:30 p.m. lasted almost two and a half hours. After the agenda was amended at the beginning of the meeting, it received unanimous approval by all five board members.…
Read MoreBoard reopens Pine Hill Park
When COVID hit Tennessee at a pandemic rate, Governor Bill Lee and Madison County officials were forced to shut down businesses and other areas including parks. Three Way officials had to close Pine Hill Park April 1, 2020. In May, Mayor Larry Sanders advised the city board that Madison County had opened their parks’…
Read MoreBoard refuses to discuss property rezoning
Property owner seeking to rezone from residential to business by Danny Wade It had been almost three months since the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen had met. Their last meeting was June 29, 2002. With 22 agenda items, Mayor Marvin Sikes expected the meeting to be lengthy. But that was not so. The meeting…
Read MoreRiggs facing arson charges
Special Agent Fire Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged a Gibson County man in connection with a fire at a residence in Humboldt, in which four individuals were inside. Saturday, TBI agents, along with accelerate detection canine Wrigley, joined the Humboldt Fire Department and the Humboldt Police Department in investigating…
Read MoreHalford offers legislative update
by Danny Wade State Representative Curtis Halford, representing Gibson County and a portion of Carroll County, offered a legislative update for 2020. Halford, who grew up in Kenton and has lived most of his life in Dyer, described 2020 as the strangest year in his whole life, especially as a legislator. “This is the first…
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