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Humboldt picker heading to Dollywood
by Kim Forbes If you are not a regular listener to bluegrass music, you may not have heard of the Tennessee Music Awards’ 2017 best bluegrass band No Time Flatt. No Time Flatt lists their hometown as Jackson, Tenn., but its guitar playing vocalist is Humboldt High School 1984 graduate, Kevin Wright. Wright was raised…
Read MoreCom. McQueen visits schools
by Danny Wade Humboldt schools had a very special guest last week to get a firsthand look at the exceptional work being done in the classrooms. Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen made stops at Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School and East Elementary School last Wednesday morning. “This is one stop of my Classrooms Chronicles…
Read MoreThe Love of Art
by Kim Forbes Most people love a good party and Saturday night, the Opera House in Humboldt was the place to be for an elegant party entitled “Artful Evening” hosted by West Tennessee Regional Art Center. The theme for this year’s fundraiser was “The Golden Age.” Party-goers donned their best attire for an evening of…
Read MoreWade named editor
Longtime newspaperman, Danny Wade, has been named editor of the Humboldt Chronicle. Victor Parkins, owner of The Chronicle’s parent company, Gibson County Publishing, made the announcement Friday morning. Wade has decades of experience in the newspaper field. With the retirement of editor/publisher April Jackson last week, Wade has assumed duties as editor. “I’m honored to…
Read MoreVoters to select mayor, aldermen, school board
by Danny Wade Humboldt voters will go to the polls next Tuesday to select a mayor, aldermen and school board members. Voters will also decide if Humboldt will continue to allow liquor by the drink. With the mayor’s race, all five aldermen and four of the five school board seats up for grabs to be…
Read MoreHistoric magazine on sale
by Danny Wade The second edition of the Historic Humboldt magazine is hot off the press. The publication is a partnership with the Humboldt Historical Society and the Humboldt Chronicle. Last year, Humboldt celebrated 150 years. As a milestone in history, the Chronicle and Historic Society came together to produce two separate publications. One was…
Read MoreGubernatorial candidate plows into town on tractor
by Kim Forbes Bill Lee, republican candidate for governor of the state of Tennessee, came rolling into Humboldt last week in his tractor, a tool he is using to draw attention to the importance of the special needs of rural Tennessee. “Rural Tennessee has deep challenges,” said Lee. “I believe we may be one generation…
Read MoreNational Guard unit heading for Afghanistan
by Kim Forbes History often repeats itself. This was a common refrain heard last Saturday as the 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion gathered at their National Guard headquarters in Humboldt, Tenn. Only seven short years ago, July 2008, the battalion performed their casing of the colors ceremony in preparation of their deployment to Iraq. This…
Read MoreJohnson announces bid for re-election
Terry Johnson officially announced this week he is seeking re-election for the Ward 1 Humboldt School Board seat. Johnson was first elected to the position in 2013. While on the board, he served as chairman two years and is currently vice-chair. Johnson graduated from Humboldt High School in 1973 and has lived in Humboldt almost…
Read MoreState ranks Humboldt schools exemplary
by Danny Wade During last Thursday night Humboldt School Board meeting, Dr. Versie Hamlett, superintendent of Humboldt City Schools, told the board and audience she has some very exciting news. Unfortunately that news was under an embargo from the Tennessee Department of Education until the next day. On Friday, October 20, the Department of Education…
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