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Police searching for armed gunman
On January 28, 2018 at 12:36 P.M. officers of the Humboldt Police Department responded to a convenience store at Central Ave. and Mitchell St. in reference to a subject being shot. Upon arrival officers found a victim in the parking lot with nonlife-threatening gunshot wounds. The subject was transported to Humboldt Medical Center and then…
Read MoreHumboldt School board has new look in 2018
by Danny Wade Two new members and two existing members were sworn in last Thursday evening, taking their seats at the Humboldt School Board table. Mayor Marvin Sikes sworn in the four prior to Thursday’s school board meeting. Newcomers Lori Coleman and Valeria Smith-Wedley took the oath as did returning members, Terry Johnson and Wayne…
Read MorePresidential Anniversary
BOYTE HONORED – The Humboldt Rotary Club honored their eldest member last Friday, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Griffin Boyte (left) serving as club president. Club member, Mayor Marvin Sikes, told some history about Boyte’s time in the U.S. Marines before reading a proclamation proclaiming January 19, 2018 as Griffin Boyte Day in Humboldt. Mayor…
Read MoreSchool board members to be sworn in
by Danny Wade The Humboldt School Board will hold their first meeting of the year Thursday evening. The meeting had been scheduled for last Thursday but inclement weather caused the meeting to be postponed for a week. School board meetings are held in the Humboldt Junior/Senior High School library at 6:30 p.m. The school board…
Read MoreMayor: city fiscally in good shape
The first meeting of 2018 for the Three Way Board of Mayor and Aldermen was short but sweet. With only one item on the agenda, board members made quick work of the city’s business. Mayor Larry Sanders offered a report on the city’s finances, along with purchases and projects the city had undertaken since he…
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Blankenship named new Gibson County historian
by Steve Short John Blankenship, Humboldt resident and current curator of the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Museum in Humboldt, was appointed by the Gibson County Commission Monday morning January 8 as the new historian for Gibson County. Blankenship succeeds the late Fred Culp, who served in the position for many decades. Gibson County Mayor Tom…
Read MoreMayor, five aldermen to serve four more years
by Danny Wade A small crowd braved the frigid temperatures New Year’s Day morning to attend the swearing in ceremony for Humboldt City Board members. The mayor and all five aldermen were re-elected to office during the November election. The ceremony took place at the Humboldt Senior Center at 10 a.m. Complimentary sausage and biscuits,…
Read MoreGrand Jury returns 91 true bills
The Humboldt Law Court Grand Jury met on January 3, 2018 with 28 defendants and returning 91 true bills. They are: Anyabwile Nosakhere Kuthakwakulu – driving while license revoked – 2nd or subsequent, vehicles/street cars stop at all stop signs, registration expired, financial responsibility law Daniel Shawn Donahoe – driving while license suspended – 2nd…
Read MoreYear in Review, 2017
Take a look back at some to the biggest headlines and news of 2017 from the pages of the Humboldt Chronicle. Over 1,500 jobs coming! Tyson to locate in county industrial park The biggest news to hit Gibson County in decades was announced in November. Tyson Foods will build a new plant at the Gibson…
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