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$4.5M project well underway by Danny Wade The renovation project for Humboldt City Schools is well underway. The $4.5 million project was approved approximately one year ago and still has months of work to continue. Last week, Greer Lashlee of Lashlee-Rich Contractors and project manager Pat English gave an update of work completed, work in…

by Danny Wade When Roxie the drug dog sits down on the job, one may think they’ve gotten away with hiding their drugs—they would be wrong. When Roxie sits, that is her way to alert that drugs are present. Last Friday, Humboldt Police Department K-9 Unit’s Matt Cox, and Sgt. Heath Smith demonstrated just how…

  Daniel Mcbeth Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, March 24, officers from the Humboldt Police Department responded to a residence at 2725 Ferrell St. regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, officers made contact with 18-year-old Daniel Clay Mcbeth and a 34-year-old visitor to the home who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.  Upon further investigation, it…

Salvatore Passero On March 26, 2017, deputies of the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call at 116 Medina Highway, Humboldt, Tenn.  After arriving at the scene, they made contact with a female victim at a neighboring home whom stated she had been beaten and stabbed by Salvatore Passero, 57 years of…

  by Danny Wade When State Representative Curtis Halford spoke to Humboldtans last Friday, he touched on several key issues the General Assembly will be tackling during this session. The proposed gas tax was at the top of the list. Halford regularly is a guest of the Humboldt Rotary Club each year to give a…

  by Danny Wade With the task of replacing Lee Williams on the Humboldt School Board, the Humboldt Mayor and Board of Aldermen discussed the process during their March 13 board meeting. Mayor Marvin Sikes had city attorney, Terri Crider, research the process in replacing a school board member. Her report was presented at last…