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No matter what is stored in the trunk, a driver’s most precious cargo is his or her passengers. Never is that more apparent than when children are on board.Finding the right car seat can be …
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2/19/19
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West Carroll Special School District Board of Education is developing a five-year strategic plan and is seeking input from the community. Recently, following a board retreat with the Tennessee School …
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2/19/19
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MCKENZIE, Tenn. – Bethel University’s Renaissance Theatre will bring the watery magic of Broadway’s The Little Mermaid to the Dixie stage next month, giving theater-goers a …
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2/18/19
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I could write a book about Valentine’s Day, 1959. We were pretty much experts on the subject by the sixth grade. Good gosh, we’d been passing out those little cards every year since being …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 2/13/19 |
HUNTINGDON (February 8) — Baptist Memorial Hospital – Carroll County is expanding its services in McKenzie and Huntingdon with medical services.During a gathering of local, state, and …
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2/13/19
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HUNTINGDON — Toby Hampton, M.D., 41, was charged with possession of Schedule II Methamphetamine and domestic assault on January 31.According to a warrant on file in the office of the Carroll …
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2/13/19
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In a story in the February 5 issue of The McKenzie Banner there were two errors. The story was about a single-car accident in which teenagers were injured. It also incorrectly listed Zach Edge as the …
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2/13/19
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Huntingdon Police Department arrested a Huntingdon woman on January 8 for allegedly taking thousands of dollars for rent and services from tenants at a Huntingdon apartment complex and keeping it for …
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2/13/19
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McKENZIE (February 7) — The McKenzie Special School District Board of Education met Thursday with a light agenda including minor budget amendments and policy manual updates.Board members …
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 2/13/19 |
HUNTINGDON — State Representative Curtis Halford spoke at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, February 8. The new legislative session recently started under new governor, Bill …
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2/13/19
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ATWOOD (February 7) — The West Carroll School Board met in a lengthy session beginning with a workshop during which they heard a presentation from Brad Davis, Finance Consultant with the State …
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By Jim Potts
banner@mckenziebanner.com | 2/13/19 |
20 YEARS AGO — Governor Don Sundquist re-certified Carroll County as a Three-Star Community for the 14th year.50 YEARS AGO — Showing at the Park Theatre: Hammerhead starring Vince …
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2/12/19
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On Thursday, February 14, the City of McKenzie will celebrate our founder, James Monroe McKenzie’s birthday at the freshly renovated depot. As part of McKenzie’s 150th Celebration, …
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2/12/19
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Aerial view of downtown McKenzie. File photo published in “A Pictorial History of McKenzie, Tennessee,” by The McKenzie Banner in October 2004.
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2/6/19
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I didn’t make up the name Frog Jump! I was simply telling a fourth grade class about a baseball rhubarb that happened there. The young boys and girls didn’t believe anyplace could be …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 2/6/19 |
I would like to address the subject of recycling in Carroll County. We are part of a larger world that is being choked with consumers’ plastics, metals, styrofoam, and aluminum. Large portions …
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by Judi Murphy
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2/6/19
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20 YEARS AGO — Raymond Harold (Ray) Martin, a well-known auctioneer and real estate broker in the tri-county area, died at age 84.*McKenzie National Guardsman Sergeant James Carl Powell of …
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2/6/19
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The West Carroll Board of Education will hold its first meeting of 2019 on Thursday, February 7, with a busy agenda.They will take action on a number of school-related trips including the first …
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2/6/19
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McKENZIE (January 23) — The McKenzie Regional Planning Commission met Wednesday, January 23 at McKenzie City Hall to review the Christian Care Center of McKenzie with its additional site plan …
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2/6/19
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HUNTINGDON (January 31) — Carroll County Electric Department will purchase two 2020 model digger derrick trucks following the decision of the board of directors last Thursday.The trucks were …
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 2/6/19 |