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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Criminal Trespass, Resisting Arrest — Keshun Deeonte Smith, 20, Lexington Tenn., was arrested for Criminal Trespass and Resisting Arrest following an incident at McKenzie City Park on September 21.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
McKENZIE — Bethel University held a blood drive on the McKenzie campus and exceeded its goal in blood donations.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
McKENZIE (September 22) — The McKenzie Garden Club began their monthly meeting at the First CP Church in McKenzie with a lovely devotional presented by Mona Batchelor. She began by quoting a well-known poem by Doris Frances Gurney:
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
September 29 McKenzie at Perry Co. Huntingdon vs Riverside West Carroll vs McEwen Gleason vs Lake Co. Central at Houston Co.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
HUNTINGDON — Huntingdon Marching Band is hosting its annual marching invitational at Paul Ward Stadium on the campus of Huntingdon High School.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
It’s time for Shavonya’s Third Annual Fashion Show with live entertainment, vendors, door prizes, and food trucks. Garments designed by Shavonya Porter with two special guests. The event is on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at the Carroll County Civic Center, 201 Mustang Drive (Fairgrounds Rd), Huntingdon, TN 38344. Vendors open at noon and the fashion show starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 admission at the door. Kids 5 and under admission is free. For more information, contact Shavonya Porter 731-207-2479.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
James and Autumn Stephens of McKenzie announce the birth of their daughter, Myla Jane Stephens. The young lady was born September 5, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital of Union City. She weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
McKenzie School Board Agenda for October 3 at 5:30 p.m. McKenzie Elementary School Library.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The all-new Carroll County Inclusion Park groundbreaking ceremony is Tuesday, October 3 at 3:30 p.m. at Sesquicentennial Park, 450 Fairgrounds Road, Huntingdon.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
PARIS — An investigation by special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of partner law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the arrest of a man from Paris.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Friday, September 8, 2023, was a great day for the annual Dr. Jerry Atkins Habitat for Humanity Golf Scramble. With blue skies and a light breeze the weather was perfect for a golf game. Eleven teams enjoyed a day of golf with all the proceeds going to Habitat. Upon arrival the participants were checked in, given a goodie bag, and received a meal from Chick-fil-A. A little before noon Michelle Sanders welcomed the participants and Mrs. Paula Atkins thanked everyone for coming. Drawings were held for sleeves of golf balls for door prizes. Before the participants left to go to their beginning holes, Brooks Jackson, youth minister at the Huntingdon church of Christ, prayed for the players and the work of Habitat.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Six students from Carroll County attended the WestStar Leadership Program’s 2023 FutureStar Leadership Summit on Sept. 12 at the Boling University Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
HUNTINGDON (September 20) — A medical clinic will soon be added to the three campuses of Huntingdon Special School District. During the September 20 meeting of the Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education, board members approved Huntingdon-based Evans Medical Clinic as the on-site provider of medical services.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
McKENZIE (September 22) — A McKenzie convenience store, located on U.S. 79 north of the SR 22 bypass, was raided Friday by members of the 24th Judicial District Task Force and the McKenzie Police Department. The owner of A&H Quick Stop was arrested and four gambling devices were seized during the 6 p.m. raid.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
HUNTINGDON (September 23) — The 30th annual Huntingdon Heritage Festival was the best attended ever, according to festival organizers. Perfect weather and outstanding music talent highlighted the annual festival on the court square in Huntingdon.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Christian Family Medicine is relocating to its new walk-in Urgent Care Clinic to 15015 Highland Drive, McKenzie, Tenn. The clinic opens Monday, October 2, 2023 and is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday serving the Carroll, Henry, and Weakley communities.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
McKENZIE — The No. 6 Bethel Wildcats scored a season-low 48 points Saturday but still won comfortably beating visiting Thomas University 48-14. Bethel entered the game as the nation’s highest-scoring team in the nation at 63.0 points per outing.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
BRUCETON (September 22) — The McKenzie Rebels made the 20-mile cross-county trek to Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School to pick up their fifth win of the season. The Rebels dominated the Tigers 63-0 in the Region 6-1A victory.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
MILAN (September 22) — Friday night marked the return to region play for the Huntingdon Mustangs (3-1) as they traveled to Milan to face the undefeated Bulldogs (5-0). Prior to the match-up, the Bulldogs were ranked number 1 in the state for the Class 2-A poll. Throughout four quarters of play the Mustangs dominated both defensively and offensively to win the game 32-14. Although tension between the local rivals erupted into a scrappy melee three minutes into the second quarter, coaches and officials quickly restored order, and the game continued without further incident. The travel win gave Huntingdon a 4-1 record for the season, 2-0 for region play.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Chicken-Grapefruit Salad Supper 1 (10 oz.) package romaine salad mix 1 (24 oz.) jar grapefruit sections, well-drained 1 Rotisserie chicken, boned, cubed 1/2 red onion, sliced Combine salad mix, grapefruit sections, chicken and onion in salad bowl.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Pasta & Politics Postponed The Carroll County Republican Party regrets to inform you that the annual Pasta & Politics dinner originally scheduled for September 30 has been postponed due to illness. More information may be available at a later date.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
McKENZIE (September 19) — McKenzie Lady Rebels Soccer celebrated Senior Night and a 4-0 victory over South Fulton at the MHS soccer field on Tuesday, September 19.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Lamont Treadway, 40, of Bruceton was arrested on September 17 for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of schedule II methamphetamine. Officer Roberts observed a vehicle going 48 in a 35 MPH zone on Buena Vista Road when he initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver was Lamont D. Treadway, who had told the officer that he had smoked marijuana and had a pipe in the vehicle for smoking marijuana. Officer Roberts then searched the vehicle and did find a pipe with meth inside it.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
HUNTINGDON (September 20) — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on Wednesday, September 20.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
DUI Arrest — Tre’von Woods, 23, of Jackson, was arrested for DUI on September 15. Woods drove into a DUI checkpoint around 11 p.m. where deputy Smith was working. His vehicle reportedly smelled like marijuana, in which Woods said he had smoked 30 minutes before. The deputy then asked Woods to pull his vehicle to the side of the road to perform a sobriety test in which he failed and was then arrested.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Tristan Reece Andrews, 25, of Milan, to Rebecca Lauren Muchitch, 25, of Milan.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Tessa Lee Pritchard to Danny Lee Pritchard in District 12.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The story of Andrew Jackson’s life is inseparable from the passionate and tumultuous love affair that defined his early years. In 1788, Jackson met Rachel Donelson, while boarding at the family’s tavern in Nashville, Tennessee. Andrew was instantly smitten, and their connection was immediate. However, there was a significant obstacle to their love story - Rachel was already married to Lewis Robards, a marriage plagued by troubles.
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Brother L. H. Hatcher was a big man. When you were seven, he looked like a giant! He would stride purposefully across the church lawn, smiling and nodding to all the grownups, but he was walking straight towards me!
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Although I was not in attendance at any of the events mentioned and described in Mr. Radford’s letter/opinion piece published in the September 12 issue of The Banner, I could just kiss “Gus” Radford.
