TREZEVANT (February 14) — The Town of Trezevant is redeveloping its park with new playground equipment and a performing arts stage. During the February 14 meeting of the Mayor and Council, a report was given by Councilman Dan Dieringer and City Recorder Kathy Edwards that the Park Development and Restoration Project is underway. more

March is Women’s History Month. The month-long declaration is designed to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. The next four weeks will be dedicated to Tennessee women who were trailblazers that left a legacy impacting future generations. more

I have been thinking about moving to Wyoming. They’ve got drifting tumbleweeds and wide open spaces like Gene and Roy sang about back when the west was really wild. They’ve got mountain ranges with enticing names like Teton, Wind River, Bighorn, Medicine Bow and my favorite, Absaroka. more

Lady Rebels Head to State McKENZIE (March 4)  The McKenzie Lady Rebels punched their ticket to the TSSAA Blue Cross State Championship Tournament after defeating the Huntland Lady Hornets … more

CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. (MARCH 4, 2023) -Update 8 p.m. - "There are approximately 300 customers without power. CCED crews have restored around 700 customers today. Outages are scattered throughout the service territory and not isolated to any one area. Additional help is anticipated to arrive tomorrow. more

McKENZIE (March 1, 2013) — Ten professional educators applied for the position of director of schools for the McKenzie Special School District. Lynn Watkins, director, is retiring June 30. The … more

SPARTA – A White County man has been arrested and charged with the murder of an acquaintance and the assault of another following a joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation … more

McKenzie  - McKenzie Lady Rebels and McKenzie Rebels advance to the championship rounds of the region tournaments on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 and Thursday, March 2, 2023. McKenzie Lady Rebels, … more

The Huntingdon Town Council met Tuesday, February 28, at 5:15 p.m. at Huntingdon City Hall. The council recognized the Huntingdon Middle School Boys Basketball team as the State Junior High Champions. more

McKenzie Special School District Board of Education meets Tuesday, March 7, 5:30 p.m. at the Board of Education, 114 Bell Avenue. more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) announced mobile office hours for the month of March. Mobile office hours are Thursday, March 2, and Tuesday, March 7. more

HUNTINGDON (February 23) — Carroll County Electric Department, as many other government agencies, is having difficulty ordering and receiving much-needed fleet vehicles. more

HUNTINGDON (February 22) — A sex offender registry compliance operation in Carroll County, conducted with the assistance of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, and 24th Judicial Drug Task Force, concluded this week. more

JACKSON — Cassius Sinclair Jordan, 38, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today. more

ATWOOD (February 23) — A six-hour standoff last Thursday afternoon in Atwood ended about 10:30 p.m. when law enforcement officials took a local man into custody with serious injuries that resulted from a shootout hours earlier. more

McKENZIE (February 23) — The McKenzie Rebels’ perfect football season was capped with a “Night of Champions Ring Ceremony” to commemorate the historic, undefeated championship season. The event was held at the McKenzie High School Theatre in front of a capacity audience on Thursday, February 23. more

HUNTINGDON (February 21) — McKenzie will soon have very similar dispatch capabilities as the main 9-1-1 and emergency services dispatchers, located at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on the campus of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department. more

I did not have the honor of being a part of the Greatest Generation. But I did have the privilege of knowing many of them “up close and personal.” I grew up in a small town surrounded by these icons. more

I came across another story of interest this weekend about the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The story centered around Fisk University in Nashville and how the Jubilee Singers saved the school. Founded in 1866, Fisk University, a private historically black liberal arts college, is the oldest institution for higher education in Nashville. The school is named for Clinton B. Fisk, a Union general and assistant commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau of Tennessee. Fisk secured a site to house the school in a former military barracks near Union Station and provided $30,000 for its endowment. more

HUNTINGDON  (FEBRUARY 22)– A sex offender registry compliance operation in Carroll County, conducted with the assistance of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals … more