Voters across Tennessee will go to the polls on August 4 to elect candidates to various offices. In Carroll County, the general election includes all county offices and all school board offices, along with primaries in state representatives, governor, and U.S. Congress. more

The McKenzie Special School District Board of Education held a meeting Tuesday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. at 114 Bell Avenue. At the meeting, board members considered the approval of budget amendments for the McKenzie Special School District school funds. They also considered for approval the 2022-23 School District Property Taxes and McKenzie Special School District Budget. more

Fresh from finishing her doctorate in Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Dr. Katelyn Ridley Robertson is returning to Carroll County to begin her practice at Webb Dental Clinic in Huntingdon. A Carroll County native, Dr. Robertson is ready to serve alongside her lifelong dentist Dr. Billy Webb. more

CARROLL COUNTY (June 2) — The County of Carroll anticipates no tax increase in its 2022-23 fiscal year budget as prepared by the Budget Committee. more

McKENZIE (June 5) — One driver was airlifted following a three-car accident at the intersection of State Route 423 and Carroll Lake Road on Sunday afternoon. more

SOUTH PITTSBURG (June 4) — After a single-vehicle crash in South Pittsburg early Saturday, four young men ages 16-22 were killed and one was critically injured. All four were current and former members of the South Pittsburg High School football team, which competed against the McKenzie High School Rebels in the Class 1A State Championship in December 2021. more

The year 1966 was year of change in the United States. In Vietnam, U.S. planes began bombing Hanoi and Haiphong. Bob Dylan released his Blonde on Blonde LP. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is founded in New York City. John Lennon declared the Beatles “more popular than Jesus.” Walt Disney dies while producing The Jungle Book and How the Grinch Stole Christmas is shown for the first time on CBS. more

People ask me from time to time why I don’t add pictures to my stories. I think there is a twofold answer here. First of all, we didn’t have any money. Those Kodak Brownie cameras were expensive. And it you wanted a Polaroid Land model J66 with the Electric Eye it would cost you even more. We didn’t have anything to take a picture with! more

The LST-325 was part of the D-Day invasions that helped to win WWII. Also, barrage balloons from Camp Tyson in the nearby Routon community were also deployed to protect the ships was they approached and docked in Normandy. more

Gov. Lee Issues Executive Order to Enhance School Safety State will evaluate school security and use of resources, encourage parents to engage   NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (June 6, 2022) … more

MURFREESBORO (May 29) – This headline really doesn’t do justice to the kind of game that was played on Sunday, May 29 for the Class A State Championship at Riverdale High School. more

McKENZIE (May 30) — Memorial Day is to honor the memory of those troops who sacrificed it all in service to the country. The citizens of McKenzie memorialized those who did not return home to their families. more

HUNTINGDON (May 24) — Hundreds of citizens of Carroll County sought answers to their questions about the Carroll County 1000-Acre Recreational Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will soon own the fishing and recreational lake, and their inventory of managed lakes in Tennessee does not include any lakes for swimming, skiing, or pleasure boating. TWRA hosted an event on May 24 at the Carroll County Civic Center to hear the public’s comments. more

NASHVILLE — The State Department of Labor recently released the unemployment numbers for April 2022, and small changes were reported in Carroll, Henry, and Weakley counties. Unemployment rates decreased in twelve Tennessee counties, including Henry County. Sixty counties, including Carroll and Weakley, experienced slight increases in their rates in April. more

McKenzie Farmers Market Reopens Saturday, June 4, 8 a.m., 2431 Cedar Street, in downtown McKenzie. The former Studebaker dealership was converted to an indoor/outdoor farmers market and allows area citizens to sell their homemade and homegrown foods and other products. more

WASHINGTON — Congressman David Kustoff announced mobile office hours for the month of June. Mobile office hours are Thursday, June 2, and Tuesday, June 7. more

Sunday’s baseball championship game was an honor to watch in person. The Banner Staff is extremely proud of your accomplishments this season. As I stood next to the dugout the entire game, your sportsmanship and loyalty to your teammates made me along with your fans and fellow alums proud. more

Dr. Joseph Warren died on Breed’s Hill June 17, 1775. He was 34 years old. He left four children he had been raising alone since his wife’s passing two years earlier. He graduated from Harvard, was well established in Boston and was the second President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, having succeeded John Hancock. more

McKenzie Rebels Defeat Trenton in Semifinal 8-2 to Advance to Championship on Sunday. The McKenzie Rebels baseball team is headed to the Class 1A championship game after defeating Trenton Peabody … more

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (May 27, 2022) - McKenzie Rebels baseball team resumes state tournament today against Trenton Peabody in a 3:30 p.m. game at Riverdale High School. McKenzie won the … more