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Read MoreThree Way buys more land for city hall project
Additional acreage, city hall project in the works The Three Way Municipal Complex is growing. An additional piece of property will be purchased on the northwest side of the existing land. Meeting on Monday, July 10, the Three Way Mayor and Board of Aldermen voted to purchase almost seven acres of property from Jimmy Hill.…
Read MoreViking Academy: more to learn
by Danny Wade Even though it’s summertime and school is out, that didn’t stop approximately 100 Humboldt students from learning. Humboldt City Schools just wrapped up Summer Viking Academy. Summer Viking Academy ran four weeks from June 5 through June 30, Monday though Friday. Classes were held at East Elementary School and at Humboldt Jr./Sr.…
Read MoreFormer Humboldtan Clif Hines takes a walk about Texas this summer
Graves appears in court, Attorney says cases amicably resolved by all parties
Humboldt alderman, Don Graves, was in court once again last Wednesday. Graves is facing charges from two separate incidents. Graves and his attorney, Mark Donahoe, were in General Session Court, Wednesday, July 5, only to see the court dates postponed once again and rescheduled. Attorney Donahoe said last Friday that both cases had been amicably…
Read MoreJohnson announces re-election campaign
Alderman Donna Johnson has officially announced her bid for re-election in Ward 5. Johnson is in her fourth year of her term as alderman. “I will continue to reach out to every corner of our diverse community to talk about our record of accomplishments and most importantly, to listen,” Johnson said. “A good listener is…
Read MoreCareer day at Camp Discovery brings out array of professional speakers
WELCOMING GUESTS – Camp Discovery campers Joseph Linningham, Christin Currie, Jaliyah Fair and Andrea Jackson perform the camp song as a welcome to the career day professionals who enjoyed lunch and spoke to campers June 19. LANE PRESIDENT – Dr. Logan Hampton, the 10th president of Lane College entertained the campers as he spoke. Dr.…
Read More1929 Coxville lynching soil going to Equal Justice Museum
Tennessee dignitaries, overflow crowd attend Boxley soil dedication ceremony Rose Champion Johnson, niece of Boxley, adds soil from the lynching site to the commemorative jars. Anna Laura James, (below) longtime genealogist for Humboldt Library, (right) was a teen when the 1929 lynching occurred in the Coxville neighborhood. Marion Watkins (left) was a school friend of…
Read MoreBailadores celebrate 56th Baile
Mary Key Roe crowned 2017 Marquesa The New Southern Hotel, Jackson, Tennessee was the setting on May 27, 2017 for the 56th Baile for the gentlemen and wives of Bailadores. The New Southern was also the original venue in the late 1950s for this organization. Bailadores is a wonderful tradition for a select group of…
Read MoreSurvivor spirits soar at relay
Play the Game by Danny Wade The threat of storms and rain may have hampered the numbers at Humboldt’s Relay for Life last Friday night, but it didn’t hamper the feeling of community and unity during the festive event. Co-chairs Mitzie Privitt and Julie Moore, and a strong team of volunteers led this year’s…
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