The Carroll County Inclusion Park will host its grand opening on Saturday, August 10 at 10 a.m. The park is located at 450 Fairgrounds Road in Huntingdon. more

JACKSON (July 30) — Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a national independent pharmacy network and a part of Cencora, a global healthcare company, announced Phipps Pharmacy as the 2024 Advocacy Champion. more

McKENZIE (July 25) — It’s exceedingly rare in today’s world for an employee to remain with one company for one decade, let alone nearly six. But Kay Brown’s retirement from Spectrum last week marked 57 years (and eight months) of service. more

CANTON, Ohio — Former Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis was named one of seven players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2024 class. The Enshrinement ceremony is Saturday, August 3 at noon ET and airs live on ESPN. more

McKENZIE (July 20) - Carroll Arts, an organization dedicated to cultivating and celebrating the arts in Carroll County, hosted an annual event Saturday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church highlighting talented artists from across the county. The event was also a celebration of the group's 30th anniversary. more

McKENZIE (July 24) - Hometown Health Clinic hosted a Back-to-School Blitz Wednesday at the pediatric office on Hospital Drive. The event, with the theme "Homer's Fun Day on the Farm," aimed to remind parents to schedule well visits for their school-age children as well as provide a fun day of activities as the summer break winds down. more

McKENZIE (July 20) — The Webb Alumni Association hosted a ribbon-cutting Saturday to celebrate Webb Public School’s placement on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. more

Miss Tennessee Volunteer pageant is in Jackson this week. more

PARIS — Paris Pulmonology and Primary Care, a clinic of Henry County Medical Center, is thrilled to announce the addition of Dr. Megan Tuttle to the team of dedicated healthcare providers. Dr. Tuttle brings knowledge, experience, and a true commitment to the community she now serves. more

For over 25 years, Misty Aird has not only been part of Bethel University but also an intricate part of McKenzie. Since being named the head women’s soccer coach, Aird has devoted her entire career to Bethel. When she came to Bethel, she believed that God called her here. more

McKENZIE (July 18) — Johnny Mac brought his instrumental and vocal talents to downtown McKenzie on Thursday, July 18 for Nights on Broadway. more

The Banner recently launched a Facebook group, McKenzie Businesses Thrive Together, as a meeting place for businesses to exchange ideas, products and work together to achieve goals. more

One of McKenzie’s newest businesses celebrated a big win on Saturday, July 6 at a nearby food competition. Dem Cookiez owner and baker Lacey Prater won Second Place and a $500 prize in the Chesoli’s Race for Taste Competition in downtown Huntingdon. Her green watermelon cookie with pink icing and chocolate chip “seeds” delighted the judges’ eyes and taste buds. more

ATLANTA, Grassroots Newswire (July 3) — Two area career and technical student won one of the nation’s highest awards at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 26-27. More than 6,000 students competed at the national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million square feet, equivalent to 31 football fields or 41 acres. more

ROSWELL, New Mexico (July 7) — Did you hear about the UFO vehicle traveling from Indiana to Roswell, New Mexico for the annual UFO Festival? The driver was pulled over in three states, but ultimately made it in time to be spotted in the AlienFest Light Parade in Roswell on Saturday night, July 6. Law enforcement in Missouri, Oklahoma and New Mexico all got photos with the craft and occupants. more

COTTAGE GROVE, Tenn. (July 4) — Tennessee’s smallest incorporated city always puts on a festival on July 4 in celebration of America’s independence from Great Britain. more

McLEMORESVILLE (July 4) — The town of McLemoresville celebrated the fourth of July in traditional style with a parade, cake walk, music, famous burgers by McLemoresville Fire Department, music, and fireworks. more

McKENZIE (July 4) — Thousands enjoyed the fireworks show at McKenzie City Park on July 4. The traditional show attracts spectators from throughout the region as they observe from inside the park, nearby Bethel University, State Route 22, from the adjacent residential subdivision. more

John Penn Ridgeway is the new Tennessee College of Applied Technology president Henry/Carroll. A committee of the governing body, the Tennessee Board of Regents, selected him. Ridgeway began his service on July 1, following the retirement of TCAT President Willie Huffman. more

HUNTINGDON (July 6) — The town of blue and gold was a town of orange and white as Huntingdon and many surrounding towns celebrated Hunter Ensley and the national college baseball champions, UT Vols. more