Humboldt Chronicle - Lifestyles
Local author to host book launch
Local author Stephen Black will celebrate the release of his new book The Middle of Somewhere: Eight Walks Through the Tamed Wild of West Tennessee with a special community book launch event at Scott’s Pizza Kitchen in Trenton on Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 pm. The evening will feature a short reading from the book,…
Read MoreExposing Monsters: CASA Hosts Online Predator Awareness
On a dim and foggy Tuesday evening at the Humboldt Medical Center, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), hosted a brutally honest seminar warning parents about the growing darkness of the online world, and how to protect children from falling prey to malicious online predators. Organized by Executive Director of CASA of Midwest Tennessee Treva Maitland, the event was led by author and former law enforcement investigator, Tony Kail.…
Read MoreHIM: The Marshall Crawley Story
HIM: The Marshall Crawley Story By Ethan Orwig Coach Marshall Crawley said he had a story to tell, and he was right. He waited for me on the front steps of Dyer School, and it wasn’t until he stood to shake my hand that I saw just how huge he was. Coach Crawley’s arms were…
Read MoreFood Rite’s ‘Bags for Brighter Holidays’ offers unique opportunity to give
Food Rite’s ‘Bags for Brighter Holidays’ offers unique opportunity to give By: Ethan Orwig As November presses on across Gibson County, the falling leaves and temperatures remind us that the holidays are right upon our doorstep. With Thanksgiving coming up, and Christmas on deck, folks file to the local grocery stores to ensure their kitchen…
Read MoreGCFD looking to install 3,000 free smoke alarms
GCFD looking to install 3K free smoke alarms County Commission in brief By Logan Watson Gibson County Fire Chief Bryan Cathey informed the County Commission last Tuesday morning that his department is working toward its goal of installing 3,000 smoke alarms before the end of the year. “If anybody knows friends, relatives, neighbors, church…
Read MoreCommissioners ease concerns about election integrity
Commissioners ease concerns about election integrity County Republican Party questions Administrator’s role, restrictions By Logan Watson Sam Gregory, Chairman of the Gibson County Election Commission, spoke to members of the Gibson County Republican Party on Tuesday night, reassuring voters that upcoming elections in Gibson County would be secure and free of interference after questions were…
Read MoreTrenton Historical Rosenwald School Alumni Association Homecoming Event set for September 17-18
“Homecoming Heritage Reflection – Linking Past & Present” By Dr. Al Jordan The Trenton Historical Rosenwald School Alumni Association will be holding a Homecoming event this Saturday and Sunday. The event will recognize the “Who’s Who History Makers Lifetime Achievers.” According to the sponsors, the award and recognition select committee, and chairperson Ms. Joyce Hill-Glenn,…
Read MorePublic library splashing in ‘Oceans of Possibilities’
by Ariel McRae Reading a book is an inexpensive way to venture out on a vacation without the inconvenience of leaving home. A reader can scale vast mountains, sail across the seas and explore the great wide somewhere over the course of several hundred pages and half a day’s worth of reading. This summer,…
Read MoreCurtis Halford looks back on time with legislature
Halford looks back on years with legislature By Logan Watson For almost 14 years, Curtis Halford has represented Gibson County and the rest of the 79th district in the Tennessee House of Representatives, but very soon he will be stepping away from the state legislature and returning to his role as a regular citizen. Before…
Read MoreFFA plant sale grows future greenhouse funds
by Ariel McRae Spring has sprung over the last few weeks around Humboldt, which presented the perfect opportunity for the greenhouse on the Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School campus to roll out their FFA plant sale on Friday, April 15. Jason Wiles, agricultural sciences teacher at the high school, is the director of the Future Farmers…
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