Humboldt News

Those who live in the area admit drugs have become a big problem, but are shocked a man was shot.

Humboldt police have found a car they believe was involved in a shooting that injured a man Thursday.

Would you trade $659,000 for $5,000? We wouldn't, either. We urge Gibson County commissioners to think carefully before they do just that.

Are you counting down the days until Christmas arrives? Are you planning your gift list? Checking it twice? Wondering whose name to underline if they've been nice? You don't have to go online or out battling mall crowds to get your holiday happies.

Humboldt High School students received a reality check about drinking and driving on Friday.

Tuesday headlines include the following stories: GIBSON COUNTY MURDER: Two men have been charged in a Sunday slaying in western Gibson County.

Kimberly Rose Simpson, 39 of Humboldt was charged with arson and vandalism over $1,000. The charges stem from a fire at the Three Way Auto Repair on 22nd Avenue in Humboldt, last week.

Police have arrested a woman and a teenager in unrelated criminal cases developed from an arson fire and drug investigation, according to a news release from the Humboldt Police Department.

Humboldt police say they have made an arrest in what is considered to be a suspicious fire.

When you see a culinary writer walking through Casey Jones Village tightly clutching her first Moon Pie in her hand, it's a good bet she has enjoyed her visit to West Tennessee.

State authorities are investigating what caused the injuries of the 2-month-old son of a former Humboldt police officer who was fired in May.

Roderick Brown of the Jackson Fire Department was honored Tuesday as the 2009 Exchange Club Firefighter of the Year during their weekly luncheon.

A DNA analysis has confirmed that the child of a former Humboldt police officer fired in May was fathered by her husband.

Next month, American flags will fill the lawn of a Humboldt church, honoring military veterans and raising money to prevent child abuse.

A Gibson County group hopes to raise enough money next week to feed hundreds of people this winter.

First Presbyterian Church, 1573 N. Highland Ave. , Jackson, will join the city of Jackson and Madison County for a rededication of The Jackson Memorial Carillon and Carillon Tower at 3 p.m. Sunday.

A trial is scheduled for March 23 for a Gibson County man accused of killing and dismembering his mother in 2007.

HUMBOLDT - A judge has denied a motion for a retrial from Chuncy Hollis, who was convicted in June of the 2007 killing of 26-year-old Prentice Turner outside a Humboldt club.

A March 23 trial date is set for a West Tennessee man accused of killing and decapitating his mother.

Humboldt police charged three people in unrelated drug incidents over the weekend, according to a news release from the Humboldt Police Department.