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Construction is on track at the new Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Henry/Carroll building in McKenzie.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 9/30/25 |
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HUNTINGDON (September 23) — A request for the Huntingdon Fire Department (HFD) and Carroll County Fire Department (CCFD) to sign a memorandum of understanding sparked a lengthy discussion during Tuesday’s Huntingdon Town Council meeting.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 9/30/25 |
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HUNTINGDON (September 27) — Huntingdon Heritage Festival 2025 was a great success with pop-up vendors around the Court Square, story telling in the basement of The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center, and music on the main stage by Johnny Mac, Snowbird Street Band, and the Kimberlie Helton Band.
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9/30/25
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McKENZIE (September 19-20) — This weekend was the 95th McKenzie High School football Homecoming and the second annual McKenzie High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) Decades Reunion.
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9/23/25
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GREENFIELD (September 17) — Hometown Health Clinic, a medical provider based in McKenzie, continues to expand across northwest Tennessee. The newest clinic, located in Greenfield, hosted a …
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 9/23/25 |
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Have you ever had a nagging feeling that something was not just right pertaining to your life?
You had different characteristics than your parents, siblings, and other family members and that maybe, just maybe, you could have been switched at birth?
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By Steve Corlew
Courtesy of The Lexington Progress | 9/23/25 |
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McKENZIE (September 21, 2025) — The congregants at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie celebrated a significant milestone on Sunday with the official note-burning ceremony, a worship service led by Bethel University’s Renaissance Choir, and Communion.
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9/23/25
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HUNTINGDON (September 19) — The ribbon cutting at Martha’s Musical Garden Friday morning was a memorial to Martha Taylor, a lifelong public servant to the town of Huntingdon. Taylor’s family and friends joined Huntingdon town officials at the Carroll County Inclusion Park for the special commemoration.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 9/23/25 |
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McKENZIE (September 18) — SONIC today announced the brand has donated $10,000 this month to fund classroom projects at McKenzie public schools in honor of a nearby SONIC® location being recognized as one in the Top 50 SONICs in the country this year. To honor the SONIC crew at 15755 Highland Drive, the SONIC® Foundation donated $10,000 to support area schools, students and educators. The donation funded educational projects on DonorsChoose, a website that allows people to donate directly to classroom requests submitted by public school teachers across the U.S.
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9/23/25
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The McKenzie Police Department was short-staffed when Ryan White became police chief in 2022. The department had 17 officers, and only nine of those officers were certified to work solo. In three years, White and McKenzie Mayor Ryan Griffin have worked in tandem to increase the department’s officer allotment to 22 personnel — all certified. The department’s growth in personnel numbers contributed to a significant drop in McKenzie’s crime rates in 2024.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 9/23/25 |
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McKENZIE (September 16) — CASA, Court-Appointed Special Advocates (for children) was the featured program at the September 16 meeting of the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
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9/23/25
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HUNTINGDON (September 17) — Huntingdon Historical Society’s September meeting was held at the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center and provided a recap of the 26-year history of the center from concept and construction to 20 years of performances.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 9/23/25 |
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McKENZIE (September 18) — The downtown summer music series Nights on Broadway concluded Thursday with local favorites Flashback.
A good crowd filled Veterans Park to enjoy the waning summer evening, great music and downtown businesses staying open late to be a part of the fun.
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By Brad Sam
brad@mckenziebanner.com | 9/19/25 |
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McKENZIE — Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hawkins serves as the Professor of Military Science for the Army ROTC “Skyhawk Battalion” at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM). On September 9, he was the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
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9/16/25
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McKENZIE (September 2) — Representatives of the United Way of West Tennessee spoke to members of the McKenzie Rotary Club on Tuesday, September 2.
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9/16/25
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McKENZIE (September 13) — On Saturday, Sunrise Cafe located at 62 Waldren St. donated the pregame breakfast to the Lady Wildcat Soccer team.
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9/16/25
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McKENZIE (September 11) — West Tennessee Public Utilities (WTPU) held its fifth annual safety presentation for civic and government officials in Carroll County on Thursday, September 11.
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9/16/25
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McKENZIE (September 11) — Cash Express of McKenzie honored its long tradition of donating cakes to McKenzie’s first responders in remembrance of the terror attacks that took place 24 years prior, on September 11, 2001.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 9/16/25 |
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McKENZIE — It is time for the second annual McKenzie High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) Decades Reunion.
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Courtesy of MHSAA
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9/16/25
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McKENZIE (September 11) — During Thursday’s meeting of the McKenzie City Council, paving bids were top of the list.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 9/16/25 |