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2022 West Carroll Junior High Homecoming Queen Gracelyn Vernon.

West Carroll Junior High Celebrates Homecoming

ATWOOD (November 14) — West Carroll Junior High capped off their homecoming festivities with the crowning of the queen prior to the basketball games against Bradford on Monday, November 14. more

11/22/22

Trey Boucher, assistant police chief; Ryan White, police chief; and Spiros Roditis, vice-president of McKenzie Rotary Club.

McKenzie Rotary Hears from Police Chief, Assistant

McKenzie Police Chief Ryan White and Assistant Chief Trey Boucher were the featured speakers at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of McKenzie on November 1. more

11/15/22

Petals Azola Now Open

McKENZIE (November 11) — McKenzie’s newest florist, Petals Azola, owned by Angela Diller, held a ribbon cutting Friday. more

11/15/22

Colonel Harding and his wife, Barbara stand under the new sign in honor of the colonel.

Huntingdon Highway Bypass Named in Honor of Colonel James C. Harding

HUNTINGDON (November 11) — Veterans Day, an appropriate day to unveil the sign along a portion of Veterans Drive in Huntingdon named in honor of retired Air Force Colonel James C. Harding of Huntingdon. more

By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 11/15/22

Celebrating the new signage are city and university representatives — Jennifer Waldrup, Caleb Burns, Monica Heath, Garrett Burns, Kimberly Martin, Mayor Jill Holland, Bethel President Walter Butler, Bobby Young, Josafina Batton and Anne Hames. Waldrup, Heath, G. Burns, Holland, Young and Batton represented the city, and C. Burns and G. Burns, Martin, Butler and Hames represented Bethel.

Bethel University, City Sign Erected

McKENZIE — A new welcome sign was erected last week in a partnership with the City of McKenzie and Bethel University. more

11/1/22

Drew Beeler: Always Dreaming Up New Ideas

Drew Beeler graduated from McKenzie High School in 2020 and hit the ground running. more

By Karen Forester
features@mckenziebanner.com | 11/1/22

Chamber Honorees 2022 — Callie Bryant, Olivia Hays, Taylor Anthony, Andrea Browning, John Mann, (back) Jacky Atkinson, Jamie Peterson, Jimmy Tosh, Ike Gilbert and Neil Williamson.

Honors Presented During Chamber Banquet

HUNTINGDON (October 24) — Carroll County Chamber of Commerce honored businesses, organizations, and individuals during its annual Membership Banquet held at the Carroll County Civic Center on Monday, October 24. more

By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 11/1/22

Front Row: Marilyn Holland Putman, Carolyn Clanton Maddox, Joan Argo Brown, Mary Bennett Newman, Joy Brashear, June Bomar Lampkins, Alice Barksdale Barrett, Patsy Grissom Denham and Ann Featherstone Harris. Back Row: Sandra Sparks Spires, Betty Townes Black, Charlie Herron, Tommy Putman, Catherine Dinwiddie Argo, Sally Fuchs Lehning, Hugh Scarbrough, Ralph Golden, Harold Mayo, Jimmy Brown and Bill Kelley.

McKenzie Class of 1959 Reunites

The McKenzie High School Class of 1959 celebrated their 63rd year reunion on Saturday, October 15, at the Wildwood Wedding and Events venue in McKenzie. more

10/25/22

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at DaVita Dialysis in Huntingdon.

DaVita Dialysis Opens in Huntingdon

HUNTINGDON (October 13) — DaVita Dialysis opened its entirely new facility at 50 Taylor Avenue, Huntingdon following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 13. more

By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 10/18/22

DaVita Huntingdon Dialysis To Hold Ribbon-Cutting

DaVita Huntingdon Dialysis, a multinational company, is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 13, 3 p.m. for its new Huntingdon location, Carroll County Chamber of Commerce announced. more

10/11/22

White Promoted to Chief of Police

McKENZIE (October 4) — On Tuesday evening, the City of McKenzie held a special called meeting where Ryan White’s interim tag was removed making him the chief of police. White, a 21-year veteran of the McKenzie Police Department, has served as the interim chief of police since September 17 following the sudden retirement of Craig Moates. more

By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 10/11/22

Evans is New E.R. Director at Baptist Hospital

HUNTINGDON (September 21) — Dr. Thomas Paul Evans is the new director of the emergency department of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County. more

10/4/22

Jimmy Tosh to be Honored by UT-Martin

Cody Alcorn, of Atlanta, Georgia; April Armstrong, of Bartlett; and Jimmy Tosh, of Henry, will be honored with alumni awards from the University of Tennessee at Martin during homecoming festivities October 1. more

9/27/22

Brooklyn Polinski, 18, is the 2022 Carroll County Fairest of the Fair. She is a freshman at Jackson State Community College and a resident of Atwood.

Carroll County Fairest of Fair

CARROLL COUNTY FAIREST OF FAIR 2022 — Brooklyn Polinski, 18, a graduate of West Carroll High School and a student at Jackson State Community College is the 2022 Fairest of the Fair. She is the daughter of Jessica Estes and Tommy Polinski of Atwood. She has blond hair and green eyes. Her career choice is to become a registered nurse. more

9/27/22

West Carroll Homecoming Queen — Sydney Bosley, a senior, was crowned during pre-game ceremonies at West Carroll.

Sydney Bosley Crowned West Carroll Homecoming Queen

Freshman Representative: Madison Polinski. Madison, the daughter of Tommy Polinski and Stephanie Polinski. more

9/20/22

Shands Selected Huntingdon Homecoming Queen

Huntingdon — Huntingdon High School celebrated Homecoming ’22 last week capped by the naming of the Homecoming Queen and Royalty and of course the Homecoming game. more

By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 9/20/22

Dr. Brock Martin, Chiropractor of the Year, with Past Pres. Dr. RJ Crawford.

Brock Martin Named Chiropractor of the Year

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Chiropractic Association (TCA) presented Dr. Brock Martin of Huntingdon with their esteemed Chiropractor of the Year award for his significant achievements and dedication to excellence. more

9/20/22

Pictured are Dr. Hyran Barefoot, former president, Union, John Adams, Brother Dennis Trull, pastor of McKenzie FBC, Dr. Howard Newell, former VP for Academic Affairs, Gary Carter, former V.P. for Business Affairs, and John Whitten and James Allison, classmates of Brother Adams.

Union University Friends Gather at Bobby Gee’s

Friends of Reverend John Adams came from Jackson to have breakfast at Bobby Gee’s. Brother Adams is the former vice president for Religious Affairs at Union University and former pastor of First Baptist Church, McKenzie. more

9/13/22

Corene Bennett to Celebrate 100th Birthday

McKENZIE — Corene Bennett of McKenzie will celebrate her 100th birthday on September 22 with family and friends. more

9/13/22

McKenzie Promotes White to Assistant Police Chief

McKENZIE (September 8) — Thursday evening, during the regular meeting of the City of McKenzie Board of Mayor and Council, the council was made aware of the recent promotion of the police department’s Ryan White from lieutenant to assistant chief. more

By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 9/13/22