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Stallings named festival honoree by Danny Wade This year’s 84th annual West Tennessee Strawberry Festival will have a familiar face attending events during the week. Strawberry Festival President Sherry Jo Smith and General Chairman proudly announced Marzette Stallings will be festival honoree. This is Stallings’ second go-around as festival honoree. In 2001, she and her…

Frank Thomas The 1950s were a time when a lot was happening in America. It was a decade marked by the post World War II. It was also the dawn of the Cold War and the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. In the midst of everything going on in the…

by Danny Wade Humboldt School Board members were back at the table after a 2-month break. The board’s last meeting was in November of 2021. The board canceled the December meeting due to being a short month with the Christmas break. Then, inclement weather forced the January 2022 meeting to be canceled as well. With…

On a cold winter morning on March 12, 1947, a little girl, Phyllis Dennis Elliott was born. Her parents Mary and William Dennis cradled her with love at St. Mary’s Hospital in Humboldt, Tenn. As they loved on her and adored her with kisses and hugs, they knew she would be a little girl who…

After 7-plus years, Blankenship steps down as Library Foundation president by Danny Wade Letting go of something near and dear to the heart is one of the hardest things anyone can do. This is the case with Elna Blankenship. Blankenship has been president of the Humboldt Public Library Foundation for over seven years. Last week…

A Madison County traffic stop led West Tennessee Drug Task Force Agents to serve search warrant on a home in Humboldt early Sunday morning where they found assorted illegal drugs, including 30 pounds of methamphetamine. Johnie Carter, director of the West Tennessee Drug Task Force (WTDTF), said the Task Force, Madison County Sheriff’s Office and…

by Danny Wade A Humboldt business has moved and now has some new digs. BR Supply relocated from their former address at 2405 East End Drive to their new location at 3523 East End Drive in the old Chevrolet dealership building. For over 22 years, BR Supply has been providing quality plumbing and electrical supplies…

by Danny Wade The Rotary Club of Humboldt is back at it again. After a year hiatus due to covid, the club’s annual pancake breakfast is back on this year. The 18th annual Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast is this Saturday, February 12 from 7 to 10 a.m. The social event will be held in the…

Humboldt not hit as hard as other locations across West Tennessee by Danny Wade Last Thursday morning, people woke up to find the area had been hit by an ice storm. Trees and bushes were covered with about a quarter-inch of ice. Most of the day Thursday, rain fell in Humboldt keeping driving conditions good.…