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McKENZIE (January 8) — McKenzie Special School District Board of Education held a special board meeting and voted against the Educational Freedom Scholarship Act as proposed by Governor Bill Lee.
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1/16/24
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McKENZIE (January 15) — Carroll County school children won’t see the inside of a classroom until at least Friday of this week due to inclement weather. Carroll County schools announced Monday that schools are closed Tuesday through Thursday; a determination about Friday classes will be made later in the week. As of Monday, Weakley County schools announced closings for Tuesday and Wednesday. Henry County schools will be closed Tuesday.
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 1/16/24 |
McKENZIE (January 11) — On July 1, 2024, residents within the city limits of McKenzie will begin seeing RaeKar garbage trucks picking up their solid waste. During Thursday’s meeting of the McKenzie City Council, the board in a split decision voted to move away from Republic Services and retain RaeKar Waste Management as its garbage collection company.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 1/16/24 |
UPDATE - WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 17, TVA Ended its appeal for Voluntary Load Reduction at 11:25 a.m. CST.
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TENNESSEE (January 16, 2024) TVA requests a public appeal for Voluntary Load Reduction by All Customers. System power demand is anticipated to increase which could challenge system generation …
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1/16/24
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I first started running when I said something, or did something, to make Leon mad. He was the older brother. By five years! I couldn’t stand and fight. He’d beat the living daylights out of me!
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By Kesley Colbert
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1/16/24
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Like most jobs, at least high-profile positions, there is usually something that resembles a job search to fill the void. In August Dr. Walter Butler announced his plans to retire on December 31, 2023. It’s extremely important to put the right person in the position of President.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 1/16/24 |
In the late 1960s and into the early 1980s, the Nashville Sound began to evolve into a much smoother and richer sound. The twangy classic sound was still popular on some fronts but to keep up with the growth of rock n’ roll, rhythm and blues, and ever-changing pop sound the Nashville Sound gave birth to what many country music historians or enthusiasts refer to as Countrypolitan.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 1/16/24 |
NASHVILLE — State Rep. Tandy Darby, R-Greenfield, announced $1,865,647 for community development projects in Carroll and Weakley counties from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD).
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1/9/24
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After months of discussion and debate, the Henry County Commission and the Henry County Medical Center’s board of trustees have given their blessing to move forward with the sale of the Henry County Healthcare Center. Since the property is held by the hospital, the county’s private act of 1953, which created the hospital, has to be amended and accepted by both houses of the Tennessee Legislature and the governor.
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1/9/24
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HUNTINGDON (January 4) — United States Senator Marsha Blackburn made a stop Thursday afternoon in Huntingdon as part of her 95 counties tour. Senator Blackburn’s stop in Carroll County was at the manufacturing plant of Dynamix Casting Fluxes. Local government officials with employees of the plant met with the senator.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 1/9/24 |
HUNTINGDON (January 2) — The Grand Jury of the Carroll County Circuit Court were busy on the first business day of the new year. Among the indictments were 46 who were charged by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Operation Broken Windows that involved the law enforcement departments of Huntingdon, McKenzie, Sheriff’s Department and the Drug Task Force. (See separate story in the January 9 issue of The McKenzie Banner).
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1/9/24
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A Nashville judge ruled Tuesday that the expenses related to harassment of a 19-year-old legislative intern by then-state lawmaker Scotty Campbell are exempt from the public records law based on a House rule and a policy on workplace harassment. Journalists have found that at least $8,800 was spent to house and move the intern, but it’s unclear if additional payments were made.
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From the Tennessee Coalition of Open Government
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1/9/24
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The McKenzie City Council meets January 11 at 6 p.m. with a light agenda. One items is on the agenda, discussion and approve a solid waste bid.
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1/9/24
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NASHVILLE (December 2023) — A long-range study authorized by the State of Tennessee indicates Amtrak could have a new route through West Tennessee including Carroll County and eventually connect Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga in Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. A $500,000 federal grant funded the study by Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR).
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1/9/24
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The Martin Police Department has made two arrests in a fatal shooting that occurred at Cadillacs bar in Martin on December 31, 2023.
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1/9/24
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The local NAACP and Webb Alumni Association, Inc. are hosting a march/parade on January 15, 2024, in Observation of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday at 11 a.m.
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1/9/24
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HUNTINGDON (January 8) — The Carroll County Election Commission is preparing for three elections this year in March, August and November with new voting equipment and paper ballots. The first election will be on March 5, 2024 with the presidential preference primary and county primary election. Currently, 22 candidates have qualified for 18 school board seats throughout the county, but only one school board candidate will appear on the March partisan primary ballot.
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 1/9/24 |
HUNTINGDON (January 4, 2024) — A year-long undercover joint operation targeting illicit drug sales throughout Carroll County has resulted in dozens of indictments and arrests. Today, during an extensive roundup involving numerous local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, various drugs and vehicles were seized.
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1/9/24
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The West Carroll Special School District Board of Education held its monthly meeting last Thursday night with all board members were present.
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By Dirk Fontaine
(Milan) Mirror-Exchange | 1/9/24 |
The first leg of the U.S. Hwy 79 (S.R. 76) road widening project is slightly ahead of schedule, said Nichole Lawrence, Tennessee Department of Transportation Community Relations Officer.
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By Victor Parkins
(Milan) Mirror-Exchange | 1/9/24 |