STEWART COUNTY, Tenn. (JULY 1) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency responded to a call about a boating accident on Saturday, July 1, 2023, around 3:45 p.m. The accident occurred on Kentucky … more

COURTESY OF MCKENZIE FIRE DEPARTMENT -  Call log: 7/2/2023 - 23:03 hrs - Structure fire - 571 Hico Road - Responding units: Car 103, Engine 918, Tanker 924, Rescue 925. Also on scene: … more

HUNTINGDON (June 29) — Effective October 1, ratepayers of Carroll County Electric Department (CCED) will experience a slight increase in electric rates. This is the first rate increase since 2018, according to Ryan Drewry, general manager of CCED. more

McKENZIE (June 20) — Businesses and individuals were honored during the McKenzie Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s second annual banquet on Tuesday, June 20 at the Waddell Place. more

Marty Poole returns with “R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog,” the latest movie produced by the Gleason-raised filmmaker and writer. The movie is available for digital purchase and on-demand streaming beginning Tuesday, June 27. more

HUNTINGDON (June 23) — Construction on a $4 million expansion and renovation project is underway at Huntngdon Primary School. more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $9.2 billion to BlueOval SK LLC (BOSK) for the construction of three manufacturing plants to produce batteries for Ford Motor Company’s future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles (EVs). Together, the plants, one located in west Tennessee (Stanton) and two in Kentucky, will enable more than 120 gigawatt hours of U.S. battery production annually and displace more than 455 million gallons of gasoline per year for the lifetime of the vehicles powered by these batteries. The project is expected to create a total of approximately 5,000 constructions jobs in Tennessee and Kentucky, and 7,500 operations jobs once the plants are operational. more

HUNTINGDON (June 21) — How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. That’s a long-standing joke indicating those who practice their musical talents can one day perform at The Carnegie. … more

TREZEVANT (June 13) — Trezevant Mayor and Council approved the 2023-24 fiscal year budget during the June 13 meeting. While the taxes at .65 per $100 assessed value did not increase, the town will experience a deficit budget in which expenses exceed revenues. more

McKENZIE (June 15) — McKenzie Mayor Ryan Griffin and McKenzie Police Chief Ryan White appealed to the McKenzie School Board June 15, asking to provide McKenzie’s school resource officers (SROs) for the 2023-24 school year. more

ATWOOD — Beginning Wednesday, June 21, State Route 77/70A, Atwood to McLemoresville will be closed for the reconstruction of the roadway. The closure is expected to last six weeks, contingent on weather conditions. more

HUNTINGDON (June 12) — On Monday, the Carroll County Commission met at the Civic Center with a long agenda that included the approval of the $30 million 2023-24 Fiscal Year Budget. The budget for the general fund is $15,175,589 with an estimated revenue of $15,484,885 producing a positive net of $309,296 to be placed in reserves. According to Commissioner and Budget Chairman Darrell Ridgely, the budget was procured without raising taxes. more

During the regularly scheduled McKenzie Special School District Board meeting June 15, the school board voted unanimously to approve the 2023-24 budget, proposed by Dr. Justin Barden, McKenzie’s new director of schools, and Brad Davis, the new school finance director. more

The McKenzie High School Alumni Association held its first official meeting Thursday, June 8, in the McKenzie High School Theater. Brad Camp, Class of 1983, led the meeting and reviewed the organizations new bylaws and committees. Attendees were urged to sign in via a Google Form where they inputted their names, email addresses and phone numbers for contact. They also answered when they graduated from McKenzie High School, their involvement in school organizations, and if they would be interested in joining a committee. more

McKENZIE (June 8) — During Thursday’s regular meeting of the McKenzie Board of Mayor and Council, the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget was approved, taking effect July 1, 2023. The budget for next year is $5,494,866 with an anticipated revenue totaling $6,046,662 creating a surplus of $551,796. more

HUNTINGDON (June 7) — The Carroll County Electric Department Board of Directors voted unanimously to purchase 10.8 acres of real estate to construct a new headquarters. more

Nine local vendors opened shop at the McKenzie Farmers Market opening weekend, selling a large variety of fresh produce, crafts, plants and more. more

HUNTINGDON — The County of Carroll’s tax rate is proposed to remain unchanged at $1.4131 per $100 of assessed value for the FY2023-24 budget. However, the county’s payrolls are increasing almost $1 million in the General Fund. more

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) hosted its second annual Tech Discovery Camp for rising eighth graders May 22-26 for Bruceton and Clarksburg students and May 30-June 2 for McKenzie students. The camp was introduced last summer as a way to introduce students to technical career options. more

Members of the McKenzie American Legion, other veterans, and friends placed small American flags at the gravesites of veterans on Sunday, May 28. The flags were placed at the graves regardless of whether the veterans’ death was service related. more