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McKENZIE — Bethel University is hosting the annual Miss Bethel University Volunteer and the Miss Carroll County Volunteer pageant on November 19, at 6 p.m. in the Dickey Fine Arts Building on Bethel’s campus. This combined pageant acts as a preliminary for the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship pageant held each July in Jackson. Deadline for application is Tuesday, November 15.
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11/15/22
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The City of McKenzie was recently notified that it has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of $526,880.
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11/29/22
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HUNTINGDON (January 9) — The Carroll County Commission met Monday evening with a full agenda. The top point of discussion and contention was Resolution 1-07-2023 to amend the budget by decreasing the salary of the Civic Center Director by $15,000 and increasing the salary of the Airport Manager.
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1/17/23
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HUNTINGDON (June 7) — The Carroll County Electric Department Board of Directors voted unanimously to purchase 10.8 acres of real estate to construct a new headquarters.
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6/13/23
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HUNTINGDON — The Town of Huntingdon is hosting its annual Main Street Christmas on Saturday, December 9.
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12/5/23
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McKENZIE (December 21) — Approximately 25 children in the McKenzie community will have a merry Christmas, thanks to the efforts of the McKenzie Police Department and McKenzie Fire/Rescue Department.
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12/26/23
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10 Years Ago — Brooke Baucum signed to play softball for the Lady Wildcats.
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4/16/24
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The Huntingdon School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 21 and approved a financing bond issue to use for needed renovation work.
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By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 9/27/22 |
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McKENZIE (January 12) — After December’s wintery mix, the City of McKenzie has agreed to purchase a snow plow implement to help with the flow of traffic through downtown.
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1/17/23
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KNOXVILLE (January 26, 2023) – University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd and University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman announced leadership transitions today at the …
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1/27/23
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McKenzie Special School District Board of Education plans to vote Tuesday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. on the new director of schools. The Board meets at the Board of Education office, 114 Bell Avenue, McKenzie.
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4/18/23
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McKENZIE (November 28) — Ford’s Blue Oval -SK Battery project in the west Tennessee community of Stanton will be operational in 2025 and employing thousands of workers throughout the region. It is slated to assemble 500,000 electric trucks annually. While the main assembly plant is in Stanton, thousands of jobs will be scattered in communities throughout of west Tennessee.
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12/5/23
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It was 1979, and I was the guest song leader for a church’s summer revival (although it was called “a gospel meeting” because “revival” sounded too much like a rival religious group).
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By David Johnson
banner@mckenziebanner.com | 4/9/24 |
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HUNTINGDON (April 23) — Carroll County has a new service to benefit children who need an adult to advocate for their needs and rights. Many of these children are abused or neglected and placed …
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 4/24/24 |
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GLEASON (September 23) — Gleason High School hosted its 2022 football Homecoming on Friday culminating a week-long celebration, the announcement of the 2022 Homecoming Court and football victory over Greenfield.
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9/27/22
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NASHVILLE — State Rep. Brock Martin, R-Huntingdon, was officially sworn in as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 10.
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1/17/23
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MURRAY (October 13) — Five years after securing federal funding – not to mention decades of lobbying and planning – local and state officials on Thursday celebrated the completion of the new four-lane section of U.S. 641 connecting Murray to Hazel and the Tennessee/Kentucky state line.
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From the Murray Ledger-Times
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10/17/23
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HENRY COUNTY — On December 2 Deputy Chad Andrews was responding to a call of a possible home invasion in Henry County. While responding to the call Deputy Andrews did travel off the highway in a curve on Highway 140 South.
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12/5/23
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End of the year reports were a lot simpler when I was a boy. Eisenhower reelected to another term. Yankees win the World Series. The yearly inflation rate rises 0.28 percent. Swanson introduces TV dinners. Elvis Presley has a hit record.
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By Kesley Colbert
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12/26/23
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HUNTINGDON (September 24) — Huntingdon High School Alumni Association held its first-ever Mega Reunion with approximately 460 in attendance at the Carroll County Civic Center. The event was the culmination of the 29th Huntingdon Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 24.
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9/27/22
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