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NASHVILLE (November 26) — Finalists for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards were announced Tuesday. Included are McKenzie’s Tate Surber (Class 1A), Milan’s Jaydon Peete (2A) and Westview’s Graham Simpson (3A).
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12/3/24
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HUNTINGDON (November 26) — Two officers of the Huntingdon Police Department were honored on November 26 for their life-saving efforts during a residential fire.
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12/3/24
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Recently, Dr. Lee Carter, Chairman of the Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education was recognized by the Tennessee School Board Association as a Level 5 Master School Board Member. Only 5% of current school board members in Tennessee have received this recognition.
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12/3/24
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in McKenzie!
The city welcomes the season this week with its Hometown Christmas, a full slate of holiday activities over four days that provides something for everyone.
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12/3/24
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Letter To Editor
Mike Pence warned us. Bill Barr warned us. Chris Christie warned us. Liz Cheney warned us. Dick Cheney warned us. Hillary Clinton warned us. Michael Cohen warned us.
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12/3/24
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Winners will be unveiled at luncheon on December 10
November 26, 2024
The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine …
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11/26/24
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The McKenzie Special School District Board of Education meets 5:30 p.m. at the McKenzie Middle School Library.
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11/26/24
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PARIS — Paris/Henry County officials expressed their excitement for a totally new campus for Tennessee College of Applied Technology -Henry/Carroll to be located at 5215 Highway 218 Bypass, Paris -across from West Wheel and Tire. The Paris campus is a sister campus to McKenzie-based TCAT, located on Highland Drive.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 11/26/24 |
HUNTINGDON (November 19, 21) – After months of back-and-forth discussions, it appears that the Carroll County Government has decided to move towards creating a standardized county-wide rural fire department. On Tuesday, the Rural Fire Committee and the Budget Committee met jointly to discuss the immediate financial needs of the rural fire department. The Fire Committee provided a list of needs/wants roughly estimated at $466,000.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 11/26/24 |
HUNTINGDON (November 20) — On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Donald Parish (retd.) served as the featured storyteller for the Huntingdon Historical Society. Judge Parish’s talk entitled “Three Lawyers Who Practiced in Carroll County That You Have Never Heard Of” focused on three attorneys who cut their teeth in Carroll County; Howell Edmunds Jackson (1859–1920, Milton Brown (1804-1883) and John E. McCall (1859–1920).
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11/26/24
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The 24th Judicial Drug Court of the Circuit Judge Brent Bradberry, announces its new program director, Israel Melton. Mr. Melton will manage the program for the counties of Carroll, Henry and Benton. The program is in its second year and has been successful thus far.
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11/26/24
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Christmas Parades in Carroll County
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce released the following schedule of Christmas parades.
Clarksburg, Thursday, December 5, 7 p.m.
Huntingdon, Saturday, December 14, 6 p.m.
McKenzie, Saturday, December 7, 4 p.m.
Trezevant, Monday, December 9, 7 p.m.
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11/26/24
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Today is my birthday, I’m almost 40 and I feel it.
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 11/26/24 |
How do you not know how amazing you are?
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 11/26/24 |
Well, I wasn't going to run this until next week, but then Mrs. Robye Lindsey died, and the air left the room again. Is 2024 just taking all the good ones? I thought 2023 was savage, but here we are.
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By Brittany Martin
brittany@mckenziebanner.com | 11/26/24 |
I don’t want to upset the Thanksgiving apple cart, but let’s be honest here. When I was five years old, I couldn’t find anything to be thankful for. They sent us outside right after daylight so we wouldn’t disrupt the grownups as the ladies prepared the meal and the men gathered in the living room to talk crops, hog prices, and stuff.
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By Kesley Colbert
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11/26/24
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David Paschall wrote in my seventh-grade yearbook, “As you slide down the banister of life, remember me as a splinter in your ca-rear!”
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By Kesley Colbert
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11/26/24
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McKENZIE (November 23, 2024) - A group dedicated to cultivating global citizens focused on a local need as they gifted their pre-Thanksgiving Saturday morning to the Carroll County Humane …
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11/25/24
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From the Tennessee Department of Transportation
There will be possible DAYTIME or NIGHTTIME lane closures at various locations in Region 4 to make repairs or new installs on an as needed …
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11/21/24
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HENDERSON COUNTY - An ongoing drug investigation by special agents assigned to TBI’s Drug Investigation Division, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, and the Huntingdon …
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11/21/24
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