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Pancakes sales fund HHS scholarships
by Danny Wade Humboldt’s oldest civic club held their biggest fundraiser of the year last Saturday morning. The Rotary Club of Humboldt’s annual pancake breakfast was another success. Held in the East Elementary School cafeteria, dozens of hungry visitors enjoyed breakfast consisting of pancakes and sausage along with coffee, milk and orange juice. The doors…
Read MoreRelay pageant set Feb. 25
The 2017 Miss Relay for Life Pageant promises to be a royal event leading up to this year’s Relay. The pageant is slated for Saturday, February 25 at Main Street Country Event & Dance Hall, 1511 Main Street, (across from BancorpSouth Bank) in Humboldt. The pageant is open to girls 0 – 21 years of…
Read MoreKudos to Kustoff
Rotary tradition continues by Danny Wade The Humboldt Rotary Club continued a long-standing tradition last Friday by having the sitting U.S. Congressman speak to the club at the beginning of each year. David Kustoff, congressman of the 8th Congressional District, has only been on the job for a few weeks but said things are moving…
Read More172 taking Humboldt by storm
by Danny Wade If you’ve seen these yellow and red license plates on the front of vehicles driving around town with the number 172 on them, you might wonder what that number stands for. The license plates are displayed by Humboldt Vikings supporters. But what is the significance of 172? “That’s the number of miles…
Read MoreArrests down significantly since 2012
by Danny Wade Humboldt often gets a bad rap as it relates to crime. Outsiders especially think Humboldt is haven for illegal activity. Well, the simple truth is— crime is, and has been, on a steady down turn over the past few years, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports. Arrests made in 2016…
Read MoreHumboldt has first homicide in 2 1/2 years
Humboldt police are investigating two shootings that occurred last week resulting in one man dead and another badly injured. On January 31, 2017 at approximately 2:15 p.m. Humboldt police officers responded to Westside Dr. near McLin St. and found a black male, Mariquiaus Pettigrew, age 24 of Humboldt, with multiple gunshot wounds after an apparent altercation.…
Read MoreHardee requests amended policy
Citizen concerns could be deleted from agendas by Danny Wade Once again school board members are attempting to censor the public when it comes to the education. A drastic change to one board policy would take someone’s voice from being heard regarding any item on the meeting’s agenda. Newly elected school board chairman, Phillip Hardee,…
Read MoreAb-solutely Thrilling
No. 1 Vikings a special team by Danny Wade When someone asks Coach Ron Abernathy about this year’s Humboldt Viking basketball team, his eyes light up and he smiles the biggest smile. And that smile reaches from the Mississippi River to the Great Smokey Mountains for his No. 1 ranked Class A team in Tennessee.…
Read MoreSplit vote elects Hardee as school board chairman
by Danny Wade After having the same Humboldt School Board chairman for the past two years, a new chairman was voted in last Thursday night. Not necessarily new, but instead, a past chairman was elect to the position again. Phillip Hardee will once again lead the school board meetings after being elected. Terry Johnson had…
Read MoreHonoring Dr. King
Honoring Dr. King by Kim Forbes Humboldt celebrated Martin Luther King Day Monday morning. The day began with a march from Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church to the Municipal Building on Central Avenue. Marchers carried American flags, sang “We Shall Overcome” and other songs as they proceeded. One vehicle led the parade of children and…
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