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Lencioni hired as fire chief by senior editor, Danny Wade Before the newspaper could even go to press this week, which has a front page article on John Williams not accepting the fire chief position, a new chief was hired. During the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting on Monday, April 10, Humboldt Fire…

by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net The Humboldt City Board tackled a long agenda last week during their March 27 meeting. Items included voting on a fire chief (see related article), an ordinance to amend zoning to allow apartments in B-3 zoning, an ordinance to allow beer sales in the same B-3 zone, approving…

  by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Child abuse in any capacity is a trauma that persists well past childhood. There is an old African proverb that states, “The ax forgets; the tree remembers,” which is interpreted to mean the person who receives the trauma will never forget what happened to them while the…

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New Marshal in Town     by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net When Shane Lynch became West Tennessee Strawberry general chairman last year, he knew there were several duties and choices to be made this year as festival president. He and his wife, Libby, spent countless hours and days discussing these big decisions. Earlier…

  by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools hosted the Career Technical Education and Fine Arts Evening last Thursday, March 23 for Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School students and their parents. During the departmental spring showcase, the work created within the CTE courses at the school was on display and the technical teachers…

  Nursing, plumbing, correctional officer programs available at Humboldt Higher Education Center by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net When Jackson State Community College pulled out of the Humboldt Higher Education Center on Main St. in Humboldt last year, there were concerns of how to use the historic building. The city contacted TCAT (Tennessee College…

    by ARIEL McRAE  |  Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen met last Monday, March 13 to discuss a relatively short agenda. While the agenda was short, there were a few big items up for vote with major development potential for the businesses of Humboldt. First, the board voted on…

by DANNY WADE  |  Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Those traveling in and around downtown Humboldt have probably noticed something strange protruding from the top of the water tower. The iconic downtown water tank is getting a much-needed facelift. The almost 100-year-old water tower has been used as a backdrop for hundreds of photographs over the years.…

The winters in Humboldt have been biting and the summers have been sweltering. Heating and air conditioning are important to keep our days on track, and that’s where Air M.D. comes in. Owners Brad and Diane Scruggs are both natives of Gibson County, Trenton and Humboldt respectively. The couple, who have been married for 15…