HUNTINGDON (July 22) — There is no tax increase to fund the 2021-22 fiscal year budget for the Huntingdon Special School District. The Board of Education approved the new $16.6 million budget with a tax rate of $1.1211 per $100 assessed value - the same as last year. more

McKENZIE (July 26) — The McKenzie Special School District School Board hosted its annual breakfast, catered by Mallards, Monday morning for all McKenzie Special School District faculty. The school board and administrators met in the McKenzie High School cafeteria at 8 a.m. more

West Carroll School program benefited from the Clayhill, Inc. sponsored Lone Star Rodeo. School organizations received a total of $2,039 from parking at the event. The funds benefit Project Graduation, Football and BETA Club. more

Bethel University and the McKenzie Chamber of Commerce & Industry will welcome new and returning students and their families with a Welcome Weekend August 13-14. more

BRUCETON (June 28) — The Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District Board of Education recognized Theresa Scott for her 28 years of service as a teacher in the system. more

Though it feels like summer just began to students and educators enjoying their break, the start of the 2021-22 school year is just weeks away. more

MARTIN — Students from Carroll County joined close to 400 youth leaders from across the state at the Tennessee Teen Institute (TTI) on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus June 13-17. The Tennessee Teen Institute is a five-day youth leadership and prevention camp sponsored by the Jackson Area Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (JACOA). more

The West Carroll Special School District Board of Education met Thursday, July 1, at 6 p.m. in the West Carroll Junior/Senior High School Cafeterium. more

Every year, the University of Tennessee at Martin holds Student Orientation and Registration (SOAR) for incoming freshmen. This year, SOAR sessions began May 24 and will end August 6. Sessions can be in-person or virtual beginning June 23. more

McKENZIE (May 7) — McKenzie Middle School hosted a Mini-Special Olympics Friday for students from all three McKenzie schools. more

McKENZIE (June 9) — Students participating in McKenzie Middle School’s Bridge Camp visited Jones Electric and Automation Wednesday and learned about the production of robotics from Matt Jones. more

MEMPHIS (June 25) — After several months of conversations, meetings, measures and proceedings, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees voted Friday to acquire the assets of Martin Methodist College and establish a new UT campus in Pulaski, Tennessee: UT Southern. Martin Methodist College’s Board of Trustees will vote on the measure following UT’s morning board session. more

The administration at Jackson State Community College announced the school’s 2021 Spring Semester Dean’s List and Honor Roll students. Students on the Dean’s List are enrolled for twelve or more hours of college-level work and complete a semester’s work with a quality point average between 3.50 and 4.00. Students on the Honor Roll are enrolled for twelve or more hours of college-level work and complete a semester’s work with a quality point average between 3.00 and 3.49. more

MARTIN (June 10) — Two Carroll County 4-Hers were selected to attend 4-H Academic Conference held at the University of Tennessee Martin campus Thursday. more

GLEASON (June 3) — The Weakley County School Board unanimously approved a proposal to officially name Gleason’s gymnasium floor “Randy Frazier Court” to honor the former head coach’s career and accomplishments. The new name will be incorporated into the new court design in advance of the 2021-2022 school year. more

McKENZIE — Administration at McKenzie Middle School posted a 2021-2022 school supply list this week. more

BATON ROUGE, La. (June 2) — Preston Frazier, vice president of Bank of Gleason in Gleason, Tennessee, is among 129 bankers to receive a graduation diploma Wednesday from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. more

McKenzie (June 10) — There is no property tax increase to fund the 2021-22 fiscal year budget for the McKenzie Special School District. The Board of Education of the McKenzie Special School District approved the budget and tax rate of $1.1844, a rate equal to the certified tax rate of more than 20 years. One of the highlights of the budget is the final $884,000 payment on the financing bond for the construction of McKenzie High School, constructed in 1998. more

McKENZIE — Bethel University’s Renaissance Regiment, the marching band, signed three 2021 graduates of West Carroll. Lainee Hawkins, Lillian Neel, and Jaycan Martin, all three members of the West Carroll Marching War Eagles, are now members of the Bethel University Regiment. more

ATWOOD — It was a larger-than-usual audience at the West Carroll Special School District Board of Education meeting on Thursday, June 3 at the West Carroll Junior/Senior High School cafeteria. Attendees were there, some to voice their concerns over the school district’s recent change in the director, and resignations of principals, coaches and teachers. more