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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.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 6/21/22 |
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.
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6/21/22
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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.
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6/21/22
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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.
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By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 6/21/22 |
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.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 6/21/22 |
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.
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6/21/22
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The Shepherd’s Table returns to inside dining this month. Our community kitchen located in Huntingdon now serves meals twice monthly at the original location, First Presbyterian Church located at 19835 East Main Street, on both the third and fourth Tuesdays.
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6/14/22
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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission have set the state’s hunting and trapping seasons for 2022-23. The Commission established the regulations at its June meeting held at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Region II Ray Bell Building.
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6/14/22
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PARIS — After more than three decades of service to Henry County Medical Center, Chief Information Officer and Compliance Officer Pam Ridley recently retired from the hospital on June 10.
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6/14/22
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The McKenzie Garden Club held its May meeting at the McKenzie CP Church. Donna Ward shared a lovely devotional with the members, and a light luncheon preceded the meeting, hosted by Myra Sasser, Judy McCadams, and Brenda Smith.
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6/14/22
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The Inglenook Book Club held its June 8 meeting at Lakeside Senior Living Community in McKenzie with 19 members present.
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6/14/22
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McKenzie Farmers Market had another big day Saturday, June 11. Over 325 customers came to browse the booths and hear the Colton Baker and Company Band.
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6/14/22
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MARTIN (June 13) — Madison Barker, of McKenzie, and Kaylee Taylor and Jessica Berry, of Huntingdon, participated in a nurse pinning ceremony May 6 for the University of Tennessee of Martin.
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6/14/22
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HUNTINGDON — Two rising-seniors at Huntingdon High School attended the American Legion Boys State in Cookeville this summer. The week-long event trains young men in government and about history.
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6/14/22
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Two local students received degrees at the University of the South’s 2022 commencement ceremonies held in All Saints’ Chapel on the Sewanee campus May 7.
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6/14/22
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McKENZIE (June 7) — United Way of West Tennessee was the guest program for the June 7 meeting of the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
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6/14/22
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Emma Martin, of McKenzie, and Tera Townsend, of Huntingdon, will compete in the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant in Jackson. The pageant begins June 15 and ends with the crowning ceremony on June 18.
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6/14/22
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McKENZIE (June 7) — A new multi-purpose building and pay raises for teachers and other staff are represented in the proposed 2022-23 fiscal year budget of the McKenzie Special School District (MSSD). The local Board of Education convened in a budget workshop to discuss the details of the proposed $15.97 million budget.
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6/14/22
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CARROLL COUNTY — Paralympic athletes Kirsten Sass and Amy Dixon coached the No Sight No Limits triathlon camp in Carroll County, June 11 and 12. Amy Dixon, an elite blind paratriathlete and 8-time World Triathlon gold medalist, founded Camp No Sight No Limits in 2017 to help visually-impaired athletes and guides train for future competitions.
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6/14/22
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Since it is Flag Day in the United States, here are a few facts about the U.S. flag.
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6/14/22
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