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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Lee Lawrence, principal of Gleason School, is one of the wrestlers in an exhibition match on August 26.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Friday, August 25 is the date set for the TCAT McKenzie Class of 2023 Summer Graduation. Commencement exercises begin at 1 p.m. at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 16835 Highland Drive, McKenzie. The keynote speaker is Dr. Bradley White, retired TCAT McKenzie President.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Clayhill Motorsports Park on Friday, August 25, 10 a.m. to celebrate the newly upgraded dirt racetrack and the new owners.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The Webb Alumni Association is hosting its 53rd Homecoming starting September 2 with the annual homecoming dance, starting at 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with the Great Impersonator and DJ Rap West.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
McKENZIE — Carroll Arts, Inc. is back to kick off McKenzie’s Sweet Tea & Southern Pickin’s Festival with a production including familiar faces and an unfamiliar story. Over the summer, local actors have taken the McKenzie High School Theatre stage to practice for the play, titled “Southern Fried Nuptials,” and they are excited to show off their hard work this weekend.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
NASHVILLE — Tennessee made history in July when the state recorded its lowest unemployment rate since the federal government began tracking the statistic in 1976. According to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1% was 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the previous all-time low of 3.2%, a figure the state once again reached in June.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
PARIS — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Henry County on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
HUNTINGDON — An ongoing, proactive joint drug investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Huntingdon Police Department, and 24th Judicial Drug Task Force has resulted in the seizure of drugs, drug paraphernalia, a weapon, as well as the arrest of two individuals in Carroll County.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
McKENZIE (August 17) — A mid-day single-car accident destroyed a metal utility pole and blocked traffic along U.S. 79 on Thursday, August 17.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
McKENZIE — The annual Sweet Tea Festival is August 22-27, 2023 in McKenzie. All events are scheduled for downtown.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
HUNTINGDON (August 14) — The Carroll County Commission met Monday night with a short agenda with three resolutions dealing with the county budget. Chairman Pro Tempore Darrell Ridgley presided over the meeting as County Mayor Joseph Butler could not attend due to a prior engagement.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
McKENZIE (August 18) — The 2022-23 Lady Rebels basketball team was honored for their state championship title during halftime festivities of the McKenzie/Huntingdon football game.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
HUNTINGDON — One of two courtrooms and two offices at the Carroll County Courthouse received water damage on July 19 after an early morning rain storm.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
HUNTINGDON — Brown-colored water in Huntingdon was alarming the water customers and caused the schools to close on Tuesday, August 15. The older areas of the city, where cast iron pipes transport the city’s drinking water, are more susceptible to brown water laden with iron.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
What’s that old adage about not missing the water till the well runs dry…. It came to life when I woke up from the operation and couldn’t see jack squat out of my right eye. A detached retina is not a thing of beauty.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Three years ago I wrote a letter to the editor about a CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) of two wean-to-finish hog barns that were proposed to be built in the Big Buck Community northwest of Huntingdon.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Get out that old record player and join the current revolution of listening to music.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
In the rugged and majestic embrace of East Tennessee’s untamed wilderness, a saga of courage, resilience, and determination began to unfold, with the Crockett family at its core. At the center of this narrative stood David Crockett, a legend in the making. Born on a balmy August day in 1786, within the rustic confines of a cabin aptly named “Limestone,” David’s arrival marked the dawn of an era defined by exploration, hardship, and triumph.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The following cases were heard on August 16 in Carroll County General Sessions Court.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Driving on Suspended License — Hayden Ridley, 23, David Street, McKenzie, was charged with Driving on Suspended License - First Offense on August 17.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Fraud — On August 11, the victim stated she used her EBT card in Jackson around 9:30 a.m. on August 7. Later that day back in Huntingdon at Walmart she tried to use her EBT card again when it was declined, after she knew she had money on the card. The 1-800 number on the back of the EBT card stated someone used the card without her permission on August 7, making five withdrawals up to $1,069.05. This left her balance at zero dollars. No other information currently.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Michael L. Stafford to John R. and Lauren L. Wilkins in District 4.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Public Intoxication — Vernon D. Evans, 70, of Atwood was arrested for Public Intoxication.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Carroll County Relay for Life Meeting Carroll County Relay for Life planning meeting is Aug. 22, 2023, 6 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Carroll County in the Community Room.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
McKenzie High School Lady Rebels Soccer Team won 3-1 over Gibson County on Tuesday, August 15. Sydney Rimmer scored two goals and Allie Walker scored one. Goalie Rachel Essary had six saves in the contest at the MHS field.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
GLEASON (August 19) — Gleason Bulldogs opened the 2023 campaign with a victory over Fulton County (Kentucky) Pilots and earned a 48-20 victory.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
DYER (August 18) — West Carroll War Eagles earned a season-opening 45-28 victory over Gibson County Pioneers in Dyer.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
McKENZIE (August 18) — For the fourth consecutive season, the McKenzie Rebels have defeated their cross-county rivals, the Huntingdon Mustangs. The 28-12, week one, home opening, win put the Rebels on the correct path to defending their 2022 state championship.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
