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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
HUNTINGDON (December 15) — Huntingdon football players, coaches, cheerleaders, and fans celebrated a successful season with a record of 11-3, making it to the semi-final round.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
McKENZIE — John Rufli, executive director of Friends of Land Between the Lakes, was the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of McKenzie on Tuesday, December 6.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The McKenzie Garden Club held their December meeting at the lovely home of Mrs. Glynda Rich.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The Inglenook Book Club met on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, for their annual Christmas Party at McKenzie Station restaurant in McKenzie. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the food was delicious.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
One of the oldest and most important roads in West Tennessee was the Christmasville Road built by western Carroll County settlers in the 1820s.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
McKENZIE (November 22) — Members of the Rotary Club of McKenzie toured Pottery Direct, one of McKenzie’s newest manufacturers on Tuesday, November 22. The company is located in the North McKenzie Industrial Park (Airport Park).
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Members of the McKenzie High School Class of 1967 held their 55-year reunion on October 8 at McKenzie Church of Christ.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
MARTIN — Kelsea Koonce, of Dyersburg, and Hannah Bilger, of McKenzie, were recognized as the recipients of the Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Award during the University of Tennessee at Martin fall 2022 commencement Saturday, December 10.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
DRESDEN (November 29) — Area high school and college students now have a new opportunity for global travel, thanks to a new, local non-profit organization, Global Citizen Adventure Corps (GCAC).
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
HUNTINGDON (December 15) — Employees of the Carroll County Electric Department will receive a five-percent cost of living increase effective January 1, 2023. The CCED Board of Directors approved the increase during the December 15 meeting.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
MARTIN — Alyssa Bynum and Bob Sparks live in different West Tennessee communities, but they share some things in common. Both are successful teachers, both are dedicated educators, and both are now WestTeach graduates. They were members of the fourth WestTeach class that graduated Dec. 13 at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
McKENZIE (December 13) — Rotary Club of McKenzie donated $1,000 to the McKenzie Rebels football program in an effort to purchase championship rings for the 2022 Class 1A State Championships.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
NASHVILLE (December 19) — Road construction won’t delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Jackson Cassidy and Lilly Sumrok were selected as Mr. and Miss McKenzie High School by their fellow students.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE — The National Weather and West Tennessee Weather Online are forecasting bitter cold weather and possibly a slight accumulation of snow as Christmas approaches. Lows are predicted to be around 2 degrees on Friday night.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
McKenzie Special School District Board of Education meets January 3, 2023, 3 p.m. at the Central Office on Bell Avenue.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
HUNTINGDON (December 13) — The Town of Huntingdon voted to purchase one of two tandem-axle trucks in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 and delay the other to the next fiscal year.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
In this December 20 issue of The McKenzie Banner is the annual Christmas Greetings section, including Letters to Santa from McKenzie, Huntingdon, West Carroll and Gleason schools, area daycares, and other individuals who emailed their children’s letters in to The Banner. Staff members hope you enjoy this special publication. There were many hours of work necessary to type, Google the spelling of toys, and to compose the printed pages.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
McKenzie Lady Rebels, the Class 1A defending state champions lost two contests to Gibson County and Huntingdon, both Class 2A teams during the week. The Lady Rebels are suffering from a spate of injuries that have sidelined Savannah Davis, the Class 1A Miss Basketball, Madison Gilbert and Hannah Dillingham - all of whom played on the championship team last season.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
West Carroll Lady War Eagles defeated Bradford’s Lady Red Devils 42, 34 on Thursday, December 15 at West Carroll High School.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Carroll County Humane Society Christmas Open House The Carroll County Humane Society is hosting a Christmas Open House on Wednesday, December 21, from 4-7 p.m., at the shelter located at 21822 TN-22, McKenzie. This is a date change from December 22 due to the inclement weather forecast. Enjoy milk and cookies with the kitties and puppers while sharing the Angel gifts.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Average gasoline prices in Tennessee decreased 9.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.72 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 47.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77 per gallon.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
DUI, Evading Arrest — Austin Bradley Cantrell, 27, Jeanette Circle, McKenzie was charged with DUI, Reckless Endangerment and Evading Arrest after he was stopped on December 14.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Theft — December 5, Cody Roberts reports his two shotguns stolen from the backseat of his vehicle. Robert stated the two guns, were in a soft gun case and his vehicle was unlocked. The break-in happened around 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Multiple Charges — Matthew J. Rigney, 29, of Camden was cited for theft of property involving merchandise. He was also placed under arrest for a violation of an order of protection.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Brenda Marie Jones and others to Dassett at McKenzie LLC in district 22.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Christina Michelle French, 25, of Louisville to Kendall Troy Borders, 30, of Louisville.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on December 14.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
After the death of Louise Hathcock, the legend of Buford Pusser began to snowball with each story or tale, some true, some stretched and others just outright untrue. Each week a new story would be published in the local papers. As the legend grew, so did the battles between Buford and the State Liners. Both sides believed violence was the answer to the problem at hand.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Someone asked about my most memorable Christmas. I cheated and said, “They are all memorable.” It was an easy and ready available retort. And it didn’t take any thought.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
McKENZIE (December 14) — A multi-agency drug investigation that began nine months ago by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force, Huntingdon Police Department, McKenzie Police Department, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office resulted in search warrants, arrests, and the seizure of drugs and weapons.
