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September 11, 2026
McKENZIE (September 11) — On Friday, Cash Express honored McKenzie Police (MPD), McKenzie Fire & Rescue (MFD), and Baptist-Carroll County Ambulance first responders with cakes decorated with the American flag and cards signed by McKenzie businesses thanking them for their…
September 2, 2026
HUNTINGDON — Rodney Wright is in custody facing serious charges following a violent armed robbery at the local Cash Savers Grocery store late last month.
September 1, 2026
MURFREESBORO (August 31, 2026) — Carroll County retiring Sheriff Andy Dickson was awarded the Distinguished Service Award and Sheriff Emeritus by the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association (TSA) during the Association’s 55th Annual Conference held in Murfreesboro in August in honor of…
August 31, 2026
HUNTINGDON (August 31) — Carroll County’s newly elected and re-elected officials took the oath of office as they prepared to begin new four-year terms on September 1.
August 27, 2026
HUNTINGDON (August 25) — After several years of planning, a new tennis and pickleball complex will become a reality after the Town of Huntingdon City Council approved the project at its monthly meeting on August 25. The Town of Huntingdon has identified the need in recent years…
August 26, 2026
HUNTINGDON (August 24) — Tim and Tiffany McPherson, who were injured when their TNT Tacos food truck exploded in Huntingdon earlier this summer, returned to Baptist Memorial Hospital – Carroll County on Monday to thank many of the first responders and health care professionals who helped care for them following the accident.
August 25, 2026
NASHVILLE (August 25) — Dolly Parton, the East Tennessee native who rose from poverty in the Great Smoky Mountains to become one of the world’s most celebrated singers, songwriters, entertainers and philanthropists, died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville, her publicist announced…
August 25, 2026
Area High School Football for Friday, August 28 at 7 p.m. Gleason at Hollow Rock-Bruceton Huntingdon vs Camden McKenzie at Dresden West Carroll vs Fayette-Ware
August 24, 2026
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors has voted unanimously to establish a dedicated rate structure targeting the region’s growing boom of energy-intensive data centers. The decision, approved during the board’s quarterly business meeting in…
August 24, 2026
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors has voted unanimously to establish a dedicated rate structure targeting the region’s growing boom of energy-intensive data centers. The decision, approved during the board’s quarterly business meeting in…
August 23, 2026
GLEASON — Tater Week officially begins Sunday, August 30, 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church with a worship service led by Bethel University's Renaissance Choir. The annual event honors Mrs. Debbie Robbins as the Tater Town Treasure. The grand marshal of the annual grand parade is the Gleason Rotary Club.
August 23, 2026
The car show at the Sweet Tea Festival attracted some beautiful cars - both new and old, including one EV Ford F150. The event was held on the parking lot of McKenzie Banking Company on Saturday.
August 21, 2026
Granade Bottling Company of McKenzie operated in the early 1900s at the intersection of North Main and Walnut - where J&J Racing Company is now located. Tracey Nutting of Gleason brought this bottle into The Banner on Thursday, August 20. The company bottled flavors such as
August 20, 2026
McKENZIE (Aug. 20) — Bethel University today announced the addition of seven new undergraduate majors: Artificial Intelligence, Biology Business, Cybersecurity, Human Resource Management, Forensic Investigation, Forensic Science and Neuroscience.
August 19, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee’s Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Warner Ross, has announced that Brig. Gen. Steven Turner will serve as the Tennessee Military Department’s next Deputy Adjutant General and Deputy Commissioner effective September 1. Turner will replace Maj. Gen. Michael…
August 18, 2026
HUNTINGDON (August 15) — The annual Carroll County Fair Dog Show was Saturday morning in the civic center. There were 13 dogs competing in 15 categories. Stella Higdon, the newly-crowned Carroll County Fairest of the Fair, presented trophies and ribbons to the winners.
August 18, 2026
PARIS (August 18) — Nathan Whiting has been named the new vice president of operations at L.I. Smith & Associates, bringing more than two decades of leadership experience to the Paris-based company.
August 18, 2026
His check has been signed by the Lewis County School District in Tennessee for forty years, but he works for the kids.
August 18, 2026
CARROLL COUNTY (August 18) — Municipal seats in Atwood, Bruceton, Hollow Rock, McKenzie, McLemoresville and Trezevant are up for grabs come November, as yet another election looms ahead in Carroll County.
August 18, 2026
I had to write a report in Miss Belle Alexander’s history class in the third grade. I asked Dad for some direction. He deadpanned, “Son, don’t tell them everything you know in the first paragraph.”
