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Tuesday, April 1
HUNTINGDON (March 27) – The Carroll County Electric Department Board approved a $10 million bond resolution, a $4,495 audit contract, and construction updates tied to the Leach 161:13kV substation during its regular meeting Thursday.
Tuesday, April 1
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service is implementing refinements to service standards and has launched new online tools and a fact sheet to help customers prepare for the changes.
Tuesday, April 1
HUNTINGDON (March 26) — The Carroll County Solid Waste Committee met March 26 to review a solid service rate adjustment from Republic Services, the county’s contracted waste hauler, and to evaluate rising costs tied to collection and disposal operations at the local convenience center.
Tuesday, April 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2024-25 NAIA Women’s Basketball All-America Teams along with the 2025 NAIA Player of the Year and the 2025 NAIA Coach of the Year.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE — New windows and doors are being installed at McKenzie High School and McKenzie Middle School.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE (March 28) — The City of McKenzie’s three aging outdoor sirens are in disrepair with one working consistently and one sporadically.
Tuesday, April 1
Greetings, how does the saying go? March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. This refers to the ever-changing weather of the season, and we have surely experienced that here in Carroll County.
Tuesday, April 1
TENNESSEE (March 31) —Average gasoline prices in Tennessee increased 12.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.78/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee.
Tuesday, April 1
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 28) — U.S. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation March 26 to allow cellphone jamming systems to be deployed inside federal and state correctional housing units, aiming to curb criminal activity coordinated through contraband phones.
Tuesday, April 1
ATWOOD (March 27) — Fourteen members of the West Carroll High School FFA chapter traveled to Gatlinburg to attend the 97th Tennessee FFA State Convention, held March 23–26.
Tuesday, April 1
Honor Roll ALL A’s 8th Grade Lillian Brown, Makayla Dabbs, Sophia Dameron, Ryan Davis, Alan Dixon, Clay Fowler, Liam Moore, Mary Morris, Helena Phipps, Dawson Reeder, Hadley Smith, Frances Trout, and Kinsley Wilson.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE (March 31) — Local Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters are preparing for their annual plant sales, offering a wide selection of flowers, vegetables and hanging baskets just in time for spring planting.
Tuesday, April 1
West Carroll Board of Education Meeting Agenda:
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE (March 22) — The Carroll County Humane Society hosted its annual Bow Wow at the Barn Saturday at The Venue at Waddell Place to raise funds for the non-profit organization’s needs.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE (March 25) — McKenzie Rotary members heard about L.I. Smith, a full-service, integrative engineering and surveying company that provides services to the public and private sectors.
Tuesday, April 1
NASHVILLE (March 26) — Tennessee redshirt senior outfielder Hunter Ensley put on a show this past week as he helped the Vols claim a series win over No. 10 Alabama and earned this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association College Baseball Player of the Week.
Tuesday, April 1
WarZone Ax n Tag, located at 12915 US-79, just south of McKenzie, offers endless, affordable fun in a safe, friendly environment.
Tuesday, April 1
ATWOOD (March 26) — West Carroll schools honored two new queens this spring as part of their annual beauty review competitions, selecting 2025 royalty for both the high school and junior high divisions.
Tuesday, April 1
HUNTINGDON (March 27) — The Carroll County Rural Fire Committee received a detailed report Thursday from Chief Jonathan Gaskins outlining the condition of fire apparatus and facilities across the county’s volunteer departments, revealing widespread equipment aging, safety concerns, and infrastructure deficiencies.
Tuesday, April 1
NASHVILLE (March 31) — In a binding decision issued March 27, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that private employers may lawfully terminate employees for petitioning state lawmakers, reaffirming that constitutional protections under both the U.S. and Tennessee constitutions apply only to government action—not to private companies.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE (March 31) — McKenzie residents can now receive free smoke detectors, thanks to a donation from the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office to the McKenzie Fire Department.
Tuesday, April 1
HUNTINGDON (March 27) — The Carroll County Budget Committee met Wednesday to approve several budget amendments and distribute department proposals ahead of the annual hearings on April 3.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE — Ken and his family have been operating their business, Top Nails & Spa, in McKenzie for one year, but their journey started much farther away.
Tuesday, April 1
HUNTINGDON (March 27) — An incomplete site plan for an recreational vehicle and small cabin park was rejected during the March 27 meeting of the Carroll County Lake Regional Planning Commission on Thursday, March 27.
Tuesday, April 1
The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on March 26.
Tuesday, April 1
Recently, as I was getting dressed, I complained to my wife, “I can’t find my belt buckle.”
Tuesday, April 1
It’s always nice to get away and go camping, whether by “glamper” (travel trailer) or tent, it’s always an adventure. State parks, surrounded by trees, no cell signal and nothing to do but spend time together is the best.
Tuesday, April 1
Celia Margarita Townsend, 24, of Atwood, to Carson Lee Robinson, 25, of Atwood.
Tuesday, April 1
Simple Assault Domestic — On March 21, Deputy Avalon received a call in reference to a domestic and aggravated assault. Derek Scott Baker, 43, of Trezevant, is accused of verbally assaulting and threatening family members with a handgun.
Tuesday, April 1
Violation of Probation — Lauren Marie Parker, 42, Maple Avenue, McKenzie, was charged with Violation of Probation on March 28.
Tuesday, April 1
McKENZIE (March 21) — McKenzie High School hosted Gleason Friday for an afternoon baseball game. The Rebels struck early and often, earning an 11-1 win in five innings.
Tuesday, April 1
HUNTINGDON (March 28) — Huntingdon High School hosted McKenzie Friday as part of the Diamond Club Classic.
Tuesday, April 1
Macedonia Community Center Cake Walk Macedonia Community Center, 4680 Highway 423, McKenzie, is hosting a cake walk on April 11. The event features live music, hamburgers, hot dogs. The music and food starts at 5:30 p.m. and the cake walk at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1
Egg Custard Pie 4 eggs 2/3cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Tuesday, April 1
I was in the baseball locker room before daylight, trying on gloves. My hand went instinctively to the Rawlings XPG6. It was endorsed, with his name embossed on the palm, by Mickey Mantle. It evens says “Personal Model.” It had the beautiful “Spiral Top” with the “TRIPLE ACTION” web. And the faded, worn red Rawlings tag on the back strap still proudly proclaims that it was “Made in America.”
Tuesday, April 1
SIOUX City, Iowa — Bethel’s historic season came to an end Monday night in the NAIA Women’s National Semi-finals in Sioux City, Iowa as the Lady Wildcats fell 84-52 to the defending champion Dordt Defenders.
Monday, March 31
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) celebrated the dedication of Tennessee’s 16th state forest, Wolf River State Forest, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 21, in Grand Junction, Tenn. It is located in West Tennessee in Fayette County.
