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Ola Mae Mathis
Ola Mae Mathis was a phenomenal woman who was dedicated to education, community service and Black History. Mathis was born on December 30, 1929 in Crockett County, Tenn. The United States was suffering economically during The Great Depression. African Americans experienced the depression hardest. According to an online report from Britannica, blacks were the…
Read MoreRecreation area set to open this spring
by Danny Wade A new wildlife recreation area is set to open this spring. The Middle Fork Bottoms Recreation Area is located south of Three Way, Tenn. with a small section actually inside the city limits. West Tennessee River Basin Authority located in Humboldt will oversee the project. Executive Director David Blackwood and Executive Assistant…
Read More2000 Point Club
Former Viking Martin achieves career milestone by Katrina Smith It is quite an accomplishment for an athlete to score 1,000 in either their high school or college basketball career. But it is extremely rare to score 2,000 points. Kortland Martin, 2017 graduate of Humboldt High School reached a milestone last month when he scored his…
Read MoreOwens to remain Humboldt fire chief
by Danny Wade After a contentious Humboldt City Board meeting on January 10 that had some fireworks regarding the fire chief and appointing an interim chief, last week’s meeting was much more calm. The commotion from the January 10 meeting was revisited during the January 24 meeting. During the January 10 meeting of the Humboldt…
Read MoreHumboldt Chronicle Honor the Blues 2022
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Read MoreChildren’s library fundraising continues
by Katrina Smith The Humboldt Public Library staff and supporters are looking forward to getting a major addition to the library. The Humboldt Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library are two separate entities with the purpose of helping the children’s library reach its goal. The Humboldt Public Library Foundation was created in…
Read MoreSTATE of the CITY
Looking back 2021 Looking forward 2022 by Danny Wade Each year during January, it is customary for the Humboldt mayor to offer a state of the city summation. Last week, Mayor Marvin Sikes talked about 2021 and also spoke about what is coming down the pike in 2022. “2021 was another year of Covid,” Mayor…
Read MoreGibson board hires attorney, fire chief
by Caleb Revill The Gibson City Board hired a new city attorney and fire chief at their meeting Monday night, January 10. Alderman Billy Loflin was not present for this meeting. The board voted unanimously to approve both the November 8 meeting minutes and the December 13 meeting minutes. No fire report was given. Police…
Read MoreInterim fire chief appointment brings heated discussion
by Danny Wade It is not out of the ordinary to start the year off with some fireworks. But it is not normal for the first city board meeting of the year to have fireworks going off. That is what happened last week during the Humboldt Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. With three new…
Read MoreThe man behind the Mass Band plan
Former HHS band member Jeremy Tate makes Rose Parade trip a reality by Katrina Smith The Gibson County Mass Band was quite the show-stopper at this year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. This event did not just happen over night but took a lot of preparation. Who was the man with the master plan behind…
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