Girls Under Six Months (L to R): Third Maid Oakley Moore, three months, daughter of Rylee Holladay and Johnathan Moore; First Maid Vallie Rose Williams, five months, daughter of Savannah and Josh Williams; Queen Sunny Brooke Thompson, four months, daughter of Clay and Tyler Brook Thompson; Second Maid Layla Collins, three months, daughter of Devan and James Collins; Fourth Maid (tie) Ryleigh Mae Kee, two months, daughter of Ryan and Amber Kee; and Fourth Maid (tie) Grace Ezell, two months, daughter of Emily and Spencer Ezell. more

McKENZIE — On one corner of downtown Veterans Park stands a monument to a local fallen soldier and the men who served alongside him. more

Dr. Adam Douglas is the new principal at West Carroll Junior Senior High School. more

NASHVILLE (August 19) — The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is issuing new Driver Licenses and ID cards with a fresh design and improved security features along with new self-service kiosks, which can reduce wait times at Driver Service Centers. more

HUNTINGDON (August 19) — Carroll County Mayor Joseph Butler officially swore in Morris Rogers on as a Commissioner for Carroll County. Rogers was elected to represent District 4 in the August election. In filling a vacancy through election, Rogers will begin serving immediately. more

TREZEVANT (August 13) — Tuesday’s meeting of the Trezevant Board of Aldermen was heavy on discussion but light on action (for now) as two issues dominated the two-hour meeting: the fallout from last month’s drug testing of street department employees and the excessive number of cats roaming town. more

CARROLL COUNTY (August 15) — Candidates have qualified for local municipal elections in the November 5 general elections. Four municipalities — McKenzie, Huntingdon, Bruceton and Hollow Rock have contested elections. more

McKenzie Police Officer Dustin McClure said the juvenile, with a female passenger, attempted to evade police and drove at excessive rates of speed to avoid arrest. more

HUNTINGDON (August 12) — During the August meeting of the Carroll County Commission, Stephen Liss, the soon-to-be proprietor of Club Rosser, spoke to the legislative body about adding liquor by the drink as a referendum to the November ballot. Currently, McKenzie and Huntingdon allow liquor by the drink within the municipal city limits but it is illegal elsewhere in the county. more

NASHVILLE — Leighann Horne, Supervisor of Education for McKenzie Special School District, is honored to be one of nine finalists for Tennessee Supervisor of the Year for the state of Tennessee. more

McKENZIE (August 17) — On Saturday, Bethel University kicked off the 2024-2025 school year with its annual Freshman Carnival. more

Inglenook Book Club held its monthly meeting at Lakeside Senior Living Community in McKenzie on Wednesday August 14 with 20 members in attendance. President Gail Mack called the meeting to order and thanked the hostesses Mona Batchelor and Victoria Ard, who filled in for Pedie Pedersen who was absent. more

McKENZIE (August 13) — Bethel University has a new president who is facing the challenges of the local, private four-year university. He said challenges exist for many universities nationwide, especially private institutions. more

“There they go boys! Don’t stop now!” more

I grew up in the safest place in America. And it could be argued, I grew up in the safest time in the storied history of our great nation. more

Coconut Self-Crust Pie 1 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup self-rising flour 2 cups milk 4 eggs more

McKenzie Memorial Library’s Hours The McKenzie Memorial Library, Broadway Street, is open, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays throughout the summer for the Summer Reading Program. Additionally, the library has programs on most Saturdays beginning at 11:30 a.m. more

Juvenile Flees Police — A juvenile male was arrested and transported to Carroll County Jail after he was driving 94 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone on August 15. more

Violation of Order of Protection — According to a report made by Deputy Sean Bongiovanni on August 13, deputies were dispatched to a home on Jessie Lane in reference to an order of protection being violated. more

Domestic Assault — According to a report made on August 3, 2024, by Officer Malachi Arline, officers responded to the Huntingdon Police Department in reference to a domestic assault Upon arrival, officers talked to the victim, April Hester, who stated that she was assaulted by the father of her children, Reginald Gordon, 45, of Huntingdon. According to Hester’s statement, her and Reginald were in a vehicle traveling down Lexington Street when there was a verbal altercation and Gordon hit the victim on the right side of her face with his fist. Ms. Hester had visible signs on her face of being hit. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Sgt Parham and officer Arline placed Reginald Gordon under arrest for domestic assault. more