ATWOOD (May 2) — West Carroll School District Board of Education bid farewell to two retirees on Thursday, May 2. more

HUNTINGDON (May 4) — The pieces are being assembled for all children to play inclusively. Carroll County Inclusion Park is coming together as workers busily assemble all the special playground equipment in preparation for children’s play. more

McKENZIE (May 4) — Bethel University conferred 347 degrees in associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s levels. more

Clarksburg, Friday, May 10, 7 p.m., A.D. Jarrett Gym. more

HUNTINGDON (May 4) — The Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors inducted its twenty-second class of members during a celebration on Saturday, May 4 at the Carroll County Civic Center. Nine members were inducted and 10 high school seniors were recognized for their athletic and academic accomplishments. more

A group of first responders in Carroll County were honored for their fast and efficient response and care for victims of an automobile accident. The group was honored by the Children’s Emergency Care Alliance of Tennessee more

HUNTINGDON (May 1) — Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County received an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. more

Cinnamon Biscuits 2 cans biscuits 1/2 cup melted oleo 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon more

NASHVILLE — Unemployment rates in the tri-county area remain at or near historic lows, at least the last fifty years, as reported in the March 2024 Labor Force Estimate by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. more

McKenzie High School held its annual live plant sale from its greenhouse. more

McKENZIE (April 26) — On Friday, Ashley Howell, executive director of the Tennessee State Museum along with former State Representative Steve McDaniel, presented a $14,700 check to the Gordon Browning Museum in McKenzie. The grants comes as part of a larger $5 million appropriation approved by members of the General Assembly for the Tennessee State Museum in the 2023-24 state budget. more

McKENZIE (April 23) — Hometown Health Clinic, Hospital Drive, McKenzie hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Behavioral and Mental Health Department on Tuesday, April 23. The event was coordinated through the McKenzie Chamber of Commerce. more

May 2, 2024 6:30 p.m., West Carroll Jr/Sr High School Cafeteria. more

Tuesday, May 7, 5:30 p.m., MHS Library. more

McKENZIE (April 29) — McKenzie Police Department took delivery of the first of three Ford F-150 pickup trucks on Monday that will be dedicated for use by the Student Resource Officers (SROs) at the three McKenzie school sites. more

McKenzie is Hosting a Homelessness Forum on Monday, May 13, 6 p.m. in the Park Theatre. more

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2024 National Day of Prayer in Carroll County. more

TENNESSEE (April 29) — Average gasoline prices in Tennessee rose 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.23/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 11.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 1.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel fell 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $3.98 per gallon. more

The McKenzie Garden Club met for its April meeting at the lovely home of Mona Batchelor. Marlene Kreuter gave the devotional and chose as her topic the Cactus Flower, and using Isaiah 35:1 as her reference. more

Quick and Easy Cobbler Melt 1 stick of butter in pan. Mix 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking powder. Pour batter over butter in pan. Pour fruit over batter. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Most any fruit will do. If using fresh or frozen fruit, sweeten to taste. more