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Main Street beer permits approved

by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net The Humboldt City Board met last Monday, September 11 to go over a short agenda. All board members were in attendance. The city board meeting was opened with a moment of silence and prayer in remembrance of all the lives lost 22 years ago on the fateful day…

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Glass lab to prep kids for college

  by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net Humboldt City Schools is always looking for new ways to engage with their students and now Humboldt Jr./Sr. High will soon have a crystal clear path to hit that goal. The glass lab, situated right between the CTE hallway and the board of education will be open…

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Superintendents perplexed over potential new Tennessee policies

  by ARIEL McRAE | Associate Editor amcrae@hchronicle.net All across the state of Tennessee, Superintendents and other school personnel are attending town hall meetings to discuss the newly proposed rules for giving letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) to school systems. Not everyone is on board with the potential updates to the policies. Letter…

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Overdose awareness, recovery day held at Gibson Civic Center

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Drug and alcohol addiction is a problem many families deal with every day—either as an addict themselves or a family member. The good news is there are organizations and people who can help. On August 26, Alternative Choice Counseling Center hosted their Overdose Awareness and Recovery Day event…

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TVA to increase rates 10% by 2025

TVA to increase rates 10% by 2025 By Logan Watson   Electric rates will be increasing soon, but it won’t be Trenton Light & Water or other local utilities that will be reaping the benefits, according to Utility Manager Joe Wamble. Wamble stated that with the recent high temps and last year’s record cold snap,…

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HJSHS hosts community, family night

by Ariel McRae Humboldt Jr./Sr. High School held a Family and Community Night, which included an ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund) town hall meeting last Tuesday, August 29 for parents and students. The goal was to shed some light on how the money from the ESSER grants has been used in all…

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Three years changed real estate market

  by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net To say the housing market has been a rollercoaster ride for the past few years might be an understatement. There have been ups and downs, loopty-loops, dips and curves, and maybe even a derailment. Local realtors chimed in on the drastic changes in the real estate market…

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Two charged with attempted murder in unrelated cases

  Humboldt police made two separate arrests over the weekend where two men are facing attempted murder charges. These cases are not related. On August 27 officers of the Humboldt Police Department investigated an incident that began on N. 19th in Humboldt at 12:38 a.m. It was determined that Javarion Montez Brooks, a 23-year-old black…

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Commissioners ease concerns about election integrity

Commissioners ease concerns about election integrity County Republican Party questions Administrator’s role, restrictions By Logan Watson Sam Gregory, Chairman of the Gibson County Election Commission, spoke to members of the Gibson County Republican Party on Tuesday night, reassuring voters that upcoming elections in Gibson County would be secure and free of interference after questions were…

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Humboldt earns state’s best tasting water award

by DANNY WADE | Senior Editor dwade@hchronicle.net Everyone in Humboldt knows they can expect crystal clear, good tasting water when they turn on the faucet—and they would be right. Now, the entire state knows just how good Humboldt water is. Last week, Humboldt Utilities was awarded the title of State’s Best Tasting Water. “It is…

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