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ATWOOD — The West Carroll School Board met Thursday evening, September 1, for their regular monthly session.
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By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 9/6/22 |
HUNTINGDON — Carroll County commissioners convene Monday, September 12, 6:30 p.m. to vote on a change to the planning regulations in the area of the Carroll County 1000-Acre Lake.
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9/6/22
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HUNTINGDON (September 2) — Lori Nolen is the new councilperson in the Town of Huntingdon. She was selected to fill the vacancy created when Vice-Mayor Nina Smothers assumed the office of mayor upon the death of Mayor Dale Kelley.
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9/6/22
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Every year Homecoming is a very special event and this year is no exception.
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9/6/22
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HUNTINGDON (September 1) — Recently elected and reelected officials of Carroll County and members of the judiciary, who serve the 24th Judicial District were administered the oath of office on Thursday, September 1, 1:30 p.m. at the Carroll County Courthouse.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 9/6/22 |
For two years, I have been on the cusp of writing a series of Weekly 150 articles on the life of Dale Kelley. Following his death a few weeks ago, I figure it’s finally time to pay homage to a man whose name has become synonymous with Huntingdon and Carroll County.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 9/6/22 |
McLEMORESVILLE — The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce recognized four century old businesses on Friday morning, August 26, at the McLemoresville Activities Center.
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By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 8/30/22 |
McKENZIE (August 25-27) — A clear, blue sky was overhead with a slight breeze blowing through the tents set up in the downtown square; it was a great weekend to visit the Sweet Tea and Southern Pickin’s Festival in Downtown McKenzie.
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8/30/22
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McKENZIE (AUGUST 28) — The memorial service of Sergeant Harold Lee Russell, II, a McKenzie native and a sergeant with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, was Sunday, August 28 at 2 p.m. The 2005 graduate of McKenzie High School died Tuesday, August 23 in a helicopter accident.
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8/30/22
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Between political campaigns and football programs, it’s been a hard and busy last couple of weeks at the Banner office.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 8/30/22 |
HUNTINGDON — Mayor Dale R. Kelley, 82, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, died Saturday, August 20, 2022, at his home.
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8/20/22
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The first black student to enroll at Bethel College/University died in Texas on Thursday, August 11. The Reverend Joel P. Rice enrolled at Bethel in 1961 and graduated in 1965.
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By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 8/16/22 |
The County Commission race for District 3 was already decided in March, with incumbents Monte Starks and Marty Visser winning reelection and Missy Hamilton winning her bid for election.
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8/16/22
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ATWOOD (August 11) — The 2022-23 school year is off to a good start, said the three school site administrators.
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8/16/22
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McKENZIE — Bethel University welcomes back its on-campus student population for the fall 2022 semester with classes beginning Aug. 22.
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8/16/22
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McKENZIE (August 15) — McKenzie is seeking bids to construct pickleball courts at the City Park, 570 Como Street.
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8/16/22
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HUNTINGDON (August 8) — Eleven commissioners convened in their last meeting of the Carroll County Commission on August 8). With a majority of new members, the 21-member commission will certainly see more new faces that anytime in recent history.
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8/16/22
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The McKenzie Special School District Board of Education met Tuesday, August 2 in a regular meeting following the first day back to school.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 8/9/22 |
McKENZIE — Repaving a portion of South Main Street in McKenzie was completed Monday. The section is from Block City Pizza to U.S. 79.
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8/9/22
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McKenzie (August 7) — Reverend Rob Harris told his congregation he would preach from the rooftop if the attendance on Easter Sunday reached 300. It did and he did.
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8/9/22
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