Area News
Alexander named “Citizen of the Year” by Medina Lions
Alexander named Medina’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ by Lions Club By Logan Watson The Medina Lions Club bestowed the highest honor their club can present to a non-member last Thursday night, as they named Charles Alexander Medina’s “Citizen of the Year” during their annual Awards Banquet. “We had quite a few nominations,” said Incoming President…
Read MoreCounty, city battle major fires July 12
By Crystal Burns The Gibson County and Trenton Fire Departments battled two major house fires in and around the city last week. On July 12 at around 7:30 p.m., county firefighters responded to 27 Marion Dodd Loop in Brazil after a passerby reported heavy smoke coming from the roof. Fire Chief Bryan Cathey said the…
Read MoreTrenton school board picks Haney
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Special School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday evening to select Peabody principal Tim Haney as the next Director of Schools or superintendent. “The board has spoken, and the community has spoken,” said Dr. Mark Harper, board chairman. Because state law does not allow a school board to enter…
Read MoreMPU writes off close to $100K in bad debt
MPU writes off close to $100K in bad debt Milan City Board in brief By Logan Watson According to figures presented by Milan Public Utility Director Jason Griggs, MPU is losing tens of thousands of dollars each year from customers who leave town without paying their bills. At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Milan City…
Read MoreHaney is ‘super’
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Special School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday evening to select Peabody principal Tim Haney as the next Director of Schools. “The board has spoken, and the community has spoken,” said Dr. Mark Harper, board chairman. “My decision was in the best interest of our students and our school…
Read MoreBulldogs new scoreboard ready for August kickoff
Bulldogs’ new scoreboard ready for August kickoff By Logan Watson Each fall, all eyes are on the Bulldogs. Football fans in Milan and across West Tennessee watch as the Purple Pack lights up the scoreboard at Johnnie Hale Stadium, and this season, the Dawgs will do so in style. Milan has been buzzing since it…
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 MoreCounty historian ‘belongs to the ages’
By Crystal Burns When President Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton said, “Now he belongs to the ages.” Lincoln was one of Gibson County Historian Frederick Culp’s favorite leaders, so it was fitting that his family chose to print Stanton’s famous quote on the back of Culp’s funeral bulletin. Culp,…
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