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Voters 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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Humboldt’s Fuller leads in male dominated industry
(Editor’s Note: Julie Smith Fuller is a native of Humboldt.) by D.Ann Shiffler Courtesy of ACT –American Cranes & Transport Only a few women have reached the upper echelons of management in the crane industry. Julie Fuller is one of them. As vice president/officer of engineering and purchasing for Tadano Mantis, Fuller is one of the sharpest…
Read MoreStrawberry sculptures popping up on Main
by Danny Wade There’s a new berry in town, four actually. Large red berries, but not the juicy sort, have shown up in downtown Humboldt. New metal strawberry art sculptures now adorn the sidewalks. The 4-foot berries were made possible through a grant and no cost to the city or taxpayers. The project planning…
Read MoreLocal winery under new ownership
Cheering the Crown by Danny Wade The queen has left the building or in this case, the Tuscan villa! Humboldt’s most famous beauty queen, former Miss Tennessee Rita Howard, is no longer the queen of Crown Winery. The Humboldt winery and vineyard have new owners. Scott and Dawn Fallert, and Andy and Christine Horner purchased…
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