GLEASON (August 26) — Gleason School Principal Lee Lawrence entered his alternate ‘ego’ when he appeared as ‘Wild Thang’ in an exhibition wrestling match at Gleason School on Saturday night. more

MURFREESBORO — Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) congratulated over 2,650 students graduating at the spring 2023 commencement ceremonies on May 5 and 6. Six students from Carroll, Henry, and Weakley counties received degrees from MTSU’s two-day commencement event. more

MARTIN — Several Carroll County residents received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during fall commencement ceremonies held December 10, 2022. more

McKenzie Elementary School’s Fall Festival King and Queen will be crowned during the event on Saturday, October 29, 2022. The festival runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKenzie Elementary School, 165 Brooks Avenue, McKenzie, and also includes a costume contest, games and other fun activities. Nominations from each class in grades Pre-K through fourth have been announced.  more

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is proud to announce the 10-year anniversary of the Tennessee Promise program on May 12, 2024, a milestone in the state's ongoing commitment to increasing access to higher education. more

ORLANDO, Florida (June 28-July 3) — Five members of the West Carroll High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America qualified to represent Tennessee at the National Leadership … more

Bethel University received a safety grant from the State of Tennessee and the Office of Criminal Justice Programs tin the amount of approximately $306,000. The grant is part of a state-wide program … more

Members of the McKenzie High School Class of 1967 held their 55-year reunion on October 8 at McKenzie Church of Christ. more

PARIS (November 5) — The Marching War Eagles of West Carroll High School traveled to Henry County High School this past weekend to compete in the Division I Tenn. State Marching Band Championships. Even with the rain and wind the band went into their preliminary performance with the best show to date, according to the news release. more

As another school year begins, one question many parents are asking themselves is, “How am I going to keep track of everything?” more

DRESDEN (November 29)  — Area high school and college students now have a new opportunity for global travel, thanks to a new, local non-profit organization, Global Citizen Adventure Corps (GCAC).  more

The WestTeach Class of 2022 is hosting the 2023 Education Summit in Jackson at the West Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center on March 10. Attached is the agenda for the day. Please help us share this around West Tennessee. more

PARIS — McKenzie High School Marching Rebels earned fifth place in the state Division I Marching Band Competition on Saturday, November 5 at Henry County High School more

ATLANTA, Grassroots Newswire (July 3) — Two area career and technical student won one of the nation’s highest awards at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 26-27. More than 6,000 students competed at the national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million square feet, equivalent to 31 football fields or 41 acres. more

McKenzie Elementary is proud to announce the students who made Honor Roll, Merit Roll and had academic awards in the 2nd nine weeks of school. Academic awards include the Principal’s P.R.I.D.E. Reading award, the B.U.G. award (bringing up grades), Principal’s P.R.I.D.E. Math award, and Citizenship award. more

HUNTINGDON — Bethel University’s Renaissance Theatre is offering one more weekend of Phantom of the Opera at The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon. It is a tremendous show performed by extremely talented actors and vocalists.  more

McKENZIE (July 25) —With the school year starting today, paving crews finished paving projects at McKenzie Middle School and McKenzie High School just one day ahead of students arriving. New culverts and sidewalks were also installed at MMS. One new sidewalk was installed at MHS. more

MARTIN — The outstanding academic achievements of undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Martin have been honored with publication of the Fall 2022 Chancellor’s Honor Rolls for the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, College of Business and Global Affairs, College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. more

McKENZIE (May 7) — Could free school lunches for students be in the offing at McKenzie? That’s what is being explored in an effort to boost the number of students eating the school-provided lunches. more

Huntingdon Middle School is proud to announce the students who made Honor Roll in the second quarter of school. The Principal’s Honor Roll includes students who made all A’s and the Honor Roll includes students who made all A’s and B’s. more