Stephen Brown, a lifelong McKenzie native and CSX engineer, had the recent honor of working the CSX Santa Train, which runs through parts of Kentucky, Virgina, and Tennessee along the Appalachian Trail. In its 81st year, the Santa Train carried approximately 13 tons of supplies to those along the 110-mile route, consisting of toys, food, wrapping paper, and stuffed backpacks. The train embarked on its 10-hour journey beginning in Pikeville, Kentucky and ending in Kingsport, Tenn. more

McKENZIE (January 22) — McKenzie Police Department received a 911 call from Eddie Edwards stating he had fallen and could not get back in bed. He requested a ‘lift assist’ from police. more

HUNTINGDON — Playtime for many youngsters is limited because of their personal limited mobilities. Well, there is a new inclusion park headed to Carroll County - slated for the summer of 2024. more

After several years of not cheering competitively, the McKenzie High School Cheer team returned to competition today in Memphis. more

HUNTINGDON (January 25) — Carroll County Electric Board of Directors voted to proceed with designing and constructing a new substation in the Leach Community along Highway 70. The growth around Lake Halford and Indian Lake in the Cedar Grove area necessitates the new substation to divert the load from other substations. more

JACKSON, Tenn. (October 31) — Greenville, South Carolina has earned scores of accolades lately and is often named a “must-see destination.” But before it staged its great comeback, … more

My Mother didn’t like Jerry Lee Lewis. more

McKENZIE — Bethel University’s fall graduation is Saturday, Dec. 10, starting at 10 a.m. in Crisp Arena located in the Vera Low Center for Student Enrichment. more

HUNTINGDON (October 25) — Carroll County Inclusion Park will soon be a reality, thanks to many donors and major contributions from the County of Carroll at $400,000, the State of Tennessee’s Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the amount of $497,250, plus a donation of land by the Town of Huntingdon. more

NASHVILLE (January 24) — On Wednesday, January 24, the Tennessee Historical Commission’s State Review Board met to decide on furthering Webb School’s nomination on to the National Register of Historic Places. The board unanimously approved moving the nomination forward to the National Park Service for final approval to the National Register. If placed on the registry, Webb School would then be eligible for National Park Service-administered federal preservation tax credits and grant programs. more

HUNTINGDON (June 30) — Carroll County Electric Department Board of Directors held its first meeting under new general manager, Ryan Drewry. It marks the first change in leadership since July 1, 2014, when immediate past manager Danny Brawner was selected to lead the utility. more

Recently, I saw a post on Facebook asking, “What’s one thing you’ve done that you’ll never do again?” more

McKenzie continues celebrating the season as ‘A Mistletoe Christmas’ in McKenzie runs through December 8. The Huntingdon Christmas parade launches at 6 p.m., on Saturday, December 10 from West Main Street near the Court House.  more

Someone asked about my most memorable Christmas. I cheated and said, “They are all memorable.” It was an easy and ready available retort. And it didn’t take any thought. more

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Membership Banquet on October 23 at the Carroll County Civic Center. During the event, the Chamber presented annual awards. more

Friday, February 16, 2024   McKenzie High School basketball schedule at Houston County is.... 7:00-McKenzie/McEwen in the girls' district 12A championship game. … more

CLARKSBURG (June 27) — Clarksburg’s Mayor and Aldermen approved the city’s 2022-23 budget at a regular meeting Monday night and received an update on the construction at City Hall by Mayor Howell Wayne Todd. more

HUNTINGDON — A single vehicle accident claimed the life of Mason Pillow, 26, of Huntingdon. more

After the death of Louise Hathcock, the legend of Buford Pusser began to snowball with each story or tale, some true, some stretched and others just outright untrue. Each week a new story would be published in the local papers. As the legend grew, so did the battles between Buford and the State Liners. Both sides believed violence was the answer to the problem at hand. more

We were sitting in a local restaurant over the Christmas holidays. All of us! I was enjoying having the entire family together. It is a rare occasion when Josh, Jesse and their respective clans all come at once. more