McKenzie continues celebrating the season as ‘A Mistletoe Christmas’ in McKenzie runs through December 8. The Huntingdon Christmas parade launches at 6 p.m., on Saturday, December 10 from West Main Street near the Court House.  more

Someone asked about my most memorable Christmas. I cheated and said, “They are all memorable.” It was an easy and ready available retort. And it didn’t take any thought. more

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Membership Banquet on October 23 at the Carroll County Civic Center. During the event, the Chamber presented annual awards. more

Friday, February 16, 2024   McKenzie High School basketball schedule at Houston County is.... 7:00-McKenzie/McEwen in the girls' district 12A championship game. … more

CLARKSBURG (June 27) — Clarksburg’s Mayor and Aldermen approved the city’s 2022-23 budget at a regular meeting Monday night and received an update on the construction at City Hall by Mayor Howell Wayne Todd. more

HUNTINGDON — A single vehicle accident claimed the life of Mason Pillow, 26, of Huntingdon. more

After the death of Louise Hathcock, the legend of Buford Pusser began to snowball with each story or tale, some true, some stretched and others just outright untrue. Each week a new story would be published in the local papers. As the legend grew, so did the battles between Buford and the State Liners. Both sides believed violence was the answer to the problem at hand. more

We were sitting in a local restaurant over the Christmas holidays. All of us! I was enjoying having the entire family together. It is a rare occasion when Josh, Jesse and their respective clans all come at once. more

McKENZIE (October 26) — The tenth anniversary of the Boo Bash, a joint effort between Bethel University and the City McKenzie, was one of the biggest yet with approximately 3,500 people attending. more

  In addition to the recent news of the PBR in Paris on July 1 and 2 being upgraded to a Tier One PBR event and being recorded for Pluto TV, Cody Nance will now have the opportunity to ride … more

ATWOOD (December 2) — The West Carroll Jr./Sr. High School was evacuated after students reported a student for making a bomb threat on Friday afternoon, Dec. 2. more

HUNTINGDON — A joint investigation by special agent fire investigators and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a McKenzie man in connection to a house fire. more

MARTIN (November 16) At approximately 8:28 p.m. Thursday, November 16, 2023, officers from the University of Tennessee-Martin Dept. of Public Safety and the Martin Police Department responded to 201 … more

HUNTINGDON (November 13) — The Carroll County Commission met Monday, November 13. The topic of interest for the night dealt mainly with Carroll County’s emergency services. During the citizens’ forum, Jan Ostiguy asked questions regarding Carroll County’s future plans to address the needs of emergency services and who is involved in the decision-making process. She added that once the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money is no longer available how will the county pursue the necessary upgrades to emergency equipment and asked for commissioners to respond to the questions instead of letting them go by the wayside. more

I’ve written about suicide, talked to people about suicide, been in schools and work settings to help them formulate a plan for dealing with losing a coworker or student to suicide, and I’ve counseled untold numbers of people left behind in the aftermath of suicide. more

CHATTANOOGA (December 2) — The McKenzie Rebel football team has brought gold home to McKenzie just in time for Christmas. The Rebels defeated Clay County Friday afternoon, 34-14. This was McKenzie’s first state championship win for football in three appearances at the state championship round, 2007, 2021, and 2022. more

Average gasoline prices in Tennessee decreased 9.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.72 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 47.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77 per gallon. more

McKENZIE (October 28) — A Saturday evening residential fire completely destroyed the home of Fred and Robyn Hatler, located on Langford Store Road, outside of McKenzie. more

HUNTINGDON (June 28) — The 2022-23 fiscal year budget for the Town of Huntingdon was delayed due to “extenuating circumstances” caused by the budgets of the Carroll County Watershed Authority and the town being associated. The Watershed is selling the Carroll County 1000-Acre Lake to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. That transfer has not been completed but is anticipated in July. more