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There is plenty to do in Carroll County during Fourth of July weekend. Events span Thursday, June 30, to Monday, July 4, in Huntingdon, Hollow Rock, McKenzie, and McLemoresville.
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6/28/22
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Three appointments to boards and a resolution authorizing the Carroll County Highway Department to perform work for other governmental entities is on the October 10 agenda of the Carroll County Commission.
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10/4/22
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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.
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9/26/23
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JACKSON, TN – December 7, 2023 - The newly established State Games of Tennessee, an amateur Olympic-style multi-sport event, is set to debut in Jackson, TN, in June 2025. The event is …
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12/8/23
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HUNTINGDON (February 9) — State Representative Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon) was the featured speaker in the first of three Capitol Talk sponsored by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.
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2/13/24
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Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, May 24, 6 p.m. at the Carroll County Civic Center to listen to community concerns about the future management of the Carroll County 1,000-Acre Recreational Lake.
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5/24/22
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CARROLL COUNTY — The Carroll County 1000-Acre Recreational Lake will have a new owner and a new name on July 1. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is purchasing the lake for $11 million from the Carroll County Watershed Authority, a state agency controlled by a local board of directors. The $11 million is approximately equal to the amount owed by the CCWA to its lenders.
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6/28/22
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November 22, 2022
The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on …
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11/23/22
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MEMPHIS — The Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will close the I-55 Mississippi River Bridge June 9-12 to continue construction activities on the I-55 and Crump interchange.
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6/7/23
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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.
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9/26/23
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ADAMSVILLE (February 8) — Early Thursday morning, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation exhumed the remains of Pauline Pusser.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 2/13/24 |
10 Years Ago — McKenzie United Neighbors hosted Second Harvest Mobile Pantry at First Baptist Church and served over 250 needy families.
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3/26/24
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Nine days after the demotion of former Director of Schools Lex Suite in a June 9 school board meeting, the South Carroll Special School District School Board announced Lisa Norris of McKenzie will take the newly-vacant position.
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6/28/22
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Newly elected and reelected school board members of the McKenzie Special School District will be administered the oath of office on Tuesday, September 6 during their first meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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8/30/22
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McKENZIE — McKenzie High School Alumni are invited to attend an organizational meeting to form a MHS Alumni Association on Thursday, October 13, 2022, 7 p.m. at McKenzie City Hall.
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10/4/22
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Included in a series of new Tennessee legislation announced this spring is a one-month sales-tax holiday on groceries. In August, the state will experience a temporary end to its 4% sales tax on groceries.
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5/24/22
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My father grew up the son of a sharecropper working a farm with mules during the Great Depression. That experience greatly influenced how he raised me and my siblings. One thing we were taught was to always “turn out that light!” when leaving a room. It didn’t matter if we were just going to the bathroom and would be right back, we were still supposed to turn out the light.
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3/26/24
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McKENZIE (June 23) — A time of celebration was Thursday, June 23, when the McKenzie Lady Rebels 2021-22 basketball team were honored with championship rings signifying the 2022 Class 1A championship.
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6/28/22
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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period.
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8/30/22
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Tennessee voters go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8 to elect a governor, state representatives, state senators, U.S. Congressmen, and in Carroll County, municipal mayors and councilpersons. Additionally, the 2022 ballot has four Constitutional amendments on the ballot.
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10/4/22
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