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Zombie 5K a big success

by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt Area Rescue Squad held its first spooktacular fundraiser on Saturday, October 21 at Bailey Park. The Zombie 5K Costume and Glow Run along with the costume contest was a huge success. The frightening race had 40 runners sign up to compete for the prize. The runners…

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WTRAC Artful Evening slated next week

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net It is time to dust off your best dress shoes, bring out your suits, tuxedos, evening gowns and dresses. The annual West Tennessee Regional Art Center Artful Evening fundraiser is here. This year, the attire is suggested “black tie”, but is optional. The theme this year is Artful…

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American flags properly retired during ceremony

Over 150 American flags, burned and their ashes buried, honorably and respectfully retired by Ariel McRae & Danny Wade Humboldtans gathered at the Humboldt Public Library parking lot to properly retire and honor Old Glory last Wednesday, October 18. The American flags brought by the community were placed into a fire bin in order to…

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Spirit resides in Gibson County cemetery

by Danny Wade, Ariel McRae & Tabitha Howell Every town has its legends—some that strikes fear into the hearts of all those who hear it. Tennessee is home to many ghoulish tales such as the Bell Witch, the White Screamer and the Sensabaugh Tunnel to name a few. However, there is one ghostly story right…

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Judge determines probable cause in drugs, weapons case

by Danny Wade A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday, October 11 in Humboldt for three defendants facing multiple drug, weapons, identity theft trafficking and other charges. Joseph Brian Moss, Lauren Nicole Tippett Moss and Dustin Wayne Page were in court with General Sessions Judge Bradley Owens presiding. The hearing was to determine probable cause in…

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Sign unveiling honors Super Bowl winner Smith

by Seth Wilkerson The city of Three Way hosted a celebration last Friday to honor one of their most prominent citizens. Trey Smith was in town and was recognized with a sign unveiling and proclamation in his honor. The late Three Way Mayor Larry Sanders wanted to do something special for Smith, who has been…

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Neighboring houses torched

by Danny Wade What started as a routine fire, escalated into a full-blown disaster. Humboldt firefighters were called to a garage fire where the fire spread throughout the house and flames caught a neighboring house on fire as well. Luckily, no one was harmed during the blaze. Thursday afternoon, Humboldt Fire Department received a call…

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Guiding Graduates to Greatness

by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools recently held a seminar for 5th through 12th grade students to get their input on what a Portrait of a Viking Graduate should look like. This seminar went over spectacularly and now HCS has a plan of action on how to graduate each Viking to…

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Three Way gearing up for Super Bowl winner’s return home

The city of Three Way is gearing up for one of their most famous residents to come home for a celebration. Trey Smith, a member of the Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs, will be in town for a celebration and sign unveiling. The Three Way Board of Mayor and Aldermen has been planning this…

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