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McKENZIE (June 13) —On Thursday, McKenzie City Council convened for its regular monthly meeting with a light agenda.
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 6/18/24 |
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To live life based on the expectations of others, is to live the life of a chameleon, constantly trying to read situations and become whatever they’re expected to be. The problem with the life of a chameleon is they never knows who they really are.
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By David Johnson
banner@mckenziebanner.com | 6/18/24 |
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10 Years Ago — To celebrate Memorial Day, Easton Butler and Harlon Butler carried and placed flags on graves of Veterans at Liberty All.
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6/18/24
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Morris Frank was a blind man who helped start the first school that trained seeing eye dogs. His dog Buddy is considered to be the first seeing eye dog in America.
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6/18/24
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has requested a Major Disaster …
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6/14/24
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MCKENZIE (JUNE 13, 2024) - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency stocks catfish at McKenzie City Park for Saturday’s Steve McCadams “Casting For A Cure” Kids Fishing Rodeo. It’s free for kids. Registration will be 8-9 AM; fishing hours are 9-11 AM. The event benefits the American Cancer Society. Photo: Steve McCadams
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6/13/24
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On June 9, 2024, the 24 th Judicial District Drug Task Force agents executed a search warrant at a home on Lone Oak Road.
Agents arrested the resident of the home, Stacey Kee, on felony drug and …
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6/11/24
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McKENZIE/Henry County (June 10) — State Representative Tandy Darby (R-Greenfield) and representatives for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development visited Haven Steel on Monday to tour the manufacturing plant and its new upgraded machinery.
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6/11/24
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HUNTINGDON (June 5) — Brown water and grinder pumps continue to take center stage in the Town of Huntingdon. During the Public Works Committee Meeting, the press and non-Public Works Employees were requested to leave the meeting temporarily as the board moved into an executive session with the town’s attorney Robert Keeton, III.
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6/11/24
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McKENZIE — The Steve McCadams “Casting For A Cure” Kids Fishing Rodeo returns to McKenzie’s City Park Lake on Saturday, June 15 for a fun-filled morning where even little fish produce big smiles.
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6/11/24
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McKENZIE (June 8) — A Dresden man is dead after being struck by a train in McKenzie around 5:18 a.m. on June 8.
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6/11/24
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BUCHANAN — Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, have arrested and charged a Henry County man accused of manufacturing an explosive device.
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6/11/24
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) recently traveled to Normandy and Paris to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and honor our greatest generation.
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6/11/24
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West Carroll School Board met on June 6 and discussed renovations to improve safety at all three schools in West Carroll Special School District.
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By Jean Odom
Mirror-Exchange | 6/11/24 |
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The McKenzie City Council meets Thursday, June 13 with the following items on the agenda: under old business is the second reading of Ordinance 568 - the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget; the second reading of Ordinance 569 - conversion of Broadway Street to a One-Way Street.
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6/11/24
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Two retirement receptions are scheduled for Willie Huffman, who is retiring as President of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Henry/Carroll. The receptions are 2-4 p.m. Monday, June 17, at the TCAT in Paris and from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, June 20 at the TCAT in McKenzie.
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6/11/24
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As a way to educate the public and some local officials. The Banner is providing a crash course in the Opening Meetings Act or what is also known as the Sunshine Law. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said over a century ago, “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” This simply means that transparency provides for good governance.
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6/11/24
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a letter from the co-owners of Tri-County Publishing, Inc. dba The McKenzie Banner, Jason and Brittany Martin, that will be delivered to members of McKenzie City Council prior to the meeting and read during the meeting. This is also meant to serve as an additional attempt to contact the city council prior to the meeting on Thursday, June 13.
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6/11/24
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Calling all youngsters who want to catch fish and win prizes at the same time! The Steve McCadams “Casting For A Cure” Kids Fishing Rodeo returns to McKenzie’s City Park Lake on Saturday, June 15th for a fun filled morning where even little fish produce big smiles.
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6/4/24
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CLARKSBURG (June 3, 2024) — One person is dead and seven are injured after a two-vehicle crash late Monday evening that required multiple aircraft and emergency personnel on scene to assist.
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 6/4/24 |