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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The McKenzie Farmers Market had another great Saturday. Over 300 customers browsed the booths for a variety of products.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The Tennessee Valley Association of REALTORS® awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Nate Ricketts on June 15, 2022. Ricketts is a 2022 graduate of Huntington High School and will attend University of Tennessee at Martin in the fall. He is the son of Tonya and Donald (Bud) Ricketts, Jr.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
There are several celebrations happening in Carroll County the week of July 4.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
KNOXVILLE (June 14- 17) — 4-H Academic Conference is a 4-H STEM event held on the campus of UT Knoxville every summer. Students from all over the state of Tennessee submit applications and are selected to attend the conference, based on their project work. The purpose of 4-H Academic Conference is to recognize outstanding 4-Hers who are actively involved in various projects, provide academic training related to the 4-Hers project areas, meet other 4-Hers from across the state, and experience life on a college campus.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
McKenzie TBall All-Stars are District Champions.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
McKENZIE — The James Greer Band was the featured musicians and vocalists at the June 16 Nights on Broadway. They provided country music to an audience seated in the Veterans Memorial Park in downtown McKenzie.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
HUNTINGDON (June 17) — The Hal Holbrook Theater was full with a very appreciative audience on Friday, June 17. They were there for a return performance of multi-platinum entertainer Sara Evans. Evans was reared in a small Missouri community and quickly identified with small-town life. She provided a vibrant concert filled with her many hits.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The annual Evening with Carroll Arts exhibition of visual, instrumental, and vocal talents was held Saturday, June 18 at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church - McKenzie.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Kathy Ham, director of the Beating Hearts Help Center, is the new president of the Rotary Club of McKenzie. Mrs. Ham was installed by immediate past president Sandi Roditis at a banquet on June 14 at Mallard’s Restaurant.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
HUNTINGDON (June 16) — Smokey Bear and members from the Tennessee Division of Forestry visited the Carroll County Library during their Summer Reading Program to teach children how to prevent wildfires.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
McKENZIE (June 17) — This week, Bethel University leaders announced summer 2022 graduates will be recognized alongside fall graduates during a combined celebration Saturday, December 10, 2022, inside Crisp Arena.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Players, coaches and parents gathered at McKenzie High School’s cafeteria Monday evening, June 20 to celebrate an extraordinary season that lasted from mid-March through April and nearly through May before it came to an end in the Class A State Championship Game at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
PARIS LANDING — The new 91-room Lodge at Paris Landing State Park is expected to officially open next week. It will provide hotel resort-style vacation rentals on Kentucky Lake near Land Between the Lakes. Features include modern room design, conference space, a full-service restaurant, bar, and lounge overlooking scenic lakes and natural beauty.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
JACKSON (June 12) — McKenzie native Lola Faye Batton, 8, won queen at the Little Miss Tennessee Volunteer pageant held June 12 at Jackson’s Carl Perkins Civic Center. Lola competed as Little Miss Paris Volunteer.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
CARROLL COUNTY (June 20) — Carroll County Commissioners convened Monday, June 20 to unanimously approve the $14 million 2022-2023 fiscal year budget and amend the 2021-22 budget during this final month of the fiscal year.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Jackson (June 2022) — Melanie Haste, 62, formerly of Trenton, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
TREZEVANT — The Town of Trezevant Board met Tuesday, June 14 for their regular monthly meeting dealing with several continuing items and a few new items on its agenda. The board had a bare quorum with Pam Joyner and Don Barger absent.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
HUNTINGDON (June 16) — The Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education met in their regular monthly session on Thursday, June 16 with a busy agenda in preparation for the new school year.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Education recently ruled on a case involving a West Carroll student with special needs. The complaint was filed by Ryanne Parker on behalf of her son regarding special education needs and evaluations.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
At the McKenzie Special School District Board of Education’s regular June meeting, the school board discussed and voted to hire two additional School Resource Officers (SROs) at McKenzie schools.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
McKENZIE (June 17) — Bethel University announced Brad Chappell’s promotion from Associate Director of Athletics to Director of Athletics in a press release on Friday.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
MEMPHIS (June 20) — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook continuing until Sunday due to the elevated temperatures and high humidity in the forecast. The NWS also warns of elevated fire risk in the area this week. Heat Advisories may become necessary again as heat indices approach or exceed 105 degrees each day beginning Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
More than 500 agriculture partners and industry leaders will gather on June 24, 2022 at Carroll County Shooting Sports Park for the West Tennessee Shooting Hunger event. Hosted by Tennessee Farm Bureau, Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st and Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, Shooting Hunger is a sporting clays event raising funds to decrease food insecurity across Tennessee.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
ATLANTA, Ga. (June 18) — On Friday and Saturday, another milestone was achieved in the COVID-19 vaccine race. Eighteen months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
County Budget Committee to Meet Carroll County Budget Committee meeting meets the third Thursday of every month starting at 10 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Carroll County Office Complex.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Jonathan Todd Welch, 55, of Lavinia to Dana Christine Volner, 52, of Lavinia.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Vehicle Theft — Officer Mark Boaz was on patrol of the McKenzie High School property on Saturday evening, June 18, when he observed a white male walking from the front of the building. Boaz stopped and questioned the male who stated he used to go to school here and was walking around reminiscing about his time here. Boaz advised him he needed to head on since there was no one at the school and with all the school activity across the country it just didn’t look good for him to be there.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
During the bicentennial celebration in Huntingdon, the story of a Korean War-era military plane crash came to my attention. The Colonial Tea Room displayed a piece of the wreckage that had landed on its roof from the 1954 incident. This week, I am sharing what I have put together of the story, and I’d like to thank Sam McGowan for his compilation of research on the crash.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
HUNTINGDON — The following cases were heard in Carroll General Sessions Court on June 15 and 16.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Drug Possession — Chad C. Hedge, 44, of Cedar Grove was charged with simple possession of schedule II and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia on June 1 at Walmart in Huntingdon.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Theft — Deputies are looking into a recent case of theft from a vehicle in Huntingdon.
