McKENZIE (April 16) — Overflow Church, Highland Drive, McKenzie, hosted a free, community carnival for the community on Saturday, April 16. more

CCHS volunteers will be hosting, serving and waiting on you hand and foot at McKenzie Station Bar & Grill on Saturday, April 23 for your evening meal. Come see us and tip generously to help our animals! more

McKENZIE — A total $14,926 was raised, with more expected to come in, and Carroll County Relay for Life Cancer Bake Auction Organizer Sherrye Washburn said, “We are so excited with the outcome this year. Last year we were really happy and this year Carroll County has come through even better.” more

HUNTINGDON (April 15) — Congressman David Kustoff, representative of Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District, visited Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County to recognize health care workers for their commitment and hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. more

McKENZIE (April 9) — Despite an early morning chill in the air, thousands of individuals, mostly children, gathered at McKenzie City Park to partake in the McKenzie Chamber of Commerce’s Easter Egg Drop. Members of the chamber along with vendors and volunteers from the community, McKenzie High School and Bethel University came together to make the event a resounding success for McKenzie. more

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The National Community Pharmacists Association announces Phipps Pharmacy in Tennessee has earned the 2022 NCPA Innovation Center Excellence Award for Best Community more

McKENZIE (April 1) — Trudi’s Place has reopened in downtown McKenzie in a new location. Trudi Bannister held her grand opening on Friday, April 1 inside McKenzie City Florist, 2281 Cedar Avenue. The date marked the fourth anniversary of the florist, owned by Michele Jarrett. She and her late husband, David, opened April 1, 2018, their dream business that includes a coffee shop, florist, ice cream, and gifts. more

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Saturday, March 26 at the World’s Biggest Fish Fry Headquarters on Fairgrounds Road, Paris. The event kicks off the annual week-long celebration. more

HUNTINGDON (March 24) — Danny Brawner, general manager of Carroll County Electric, is retiring on June 2. Brawner announced his plans to the Board of Directors on March 24. more

Anna Claire Patel, 17, a junior at McKenzie High School, was selected as McKenzie High School 2022 during a beauty revue on Saturday, March 26. more

McKENZIE (March 16) — The historic pipe organ at the McKenzie First Cumberland Presbyterian Church was rededicated during a concert on Wednesday, March 16. more

CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — Seven high school seniors from Carroll County were recognized by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce for their academic excellence by scoring a 29 or better on the national ACT test. more

McKENZIE (March 17) — “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life,” said Richard Sawyers as he retired from his full-time position as assistant chief of the McKenzie Police Department. The quote by Confucius is apropos to Sawyers’ career in law enforcement. That is the quote you used for his career. more

Two Carroll County dispatchers working E911 were honored for their service during the March meeting of the Carroll County Emergency Communications District Board of Directors. more

McKENZIE (March 21) — Cachengo, a manufacturer and software provider for high-tech gear, purchased the former McKenzie hospital on Monday, March 21 from the McKenzie Industrial Board (IDB). Monica Heath, IDB Executive Director, Gary Simmons, IDB Chairman, and Keith Priestley, Secretary of the IDB signed the necessary documents to transfer the ownership to Cachengo. Kent Jones served as the attorney for both buyer and seller. more

HUNTINGDON (March 14) — Two of three long-term debts in the county’s General Fund will be retired, following action of the Carroll County Commission on Monday, March 14. more

HUNTINGDON (March 7) — Baptist Memorial Health Care recently donated the former McKenzie Regional Hospital building and grounds, valued at $1,290,000, to the McKenzie Economic Development Corporation (Industrial Board). more

Richard Adkisson, the son of Louella Adkisson and Roger Bigham, was born and raised in Trezevant, Tennessee. Graduating as valedictorian from Trezevant High School in 1975, Adkisson knew he wanted to pursue a career involving mathematics. After consulting with his advisor, he set his eyes on civil engineering and never looked back. more

Willie Huffman was born the youngest of six children to Ruben and Lennie Huffman in Henry. His first year of education was in the all-black school of Central High School in Paris. In second grade, … more