There was a day when West Tennessee native and Kansas City Chiefs’ starting guard, Trey Smith, wondered if he’d ever play football again, let alone make it to multiple Super Bowls. That … more

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has added McKenzie native Max Arnold Jr. to its football coaching staff. Arnold will serve as the special teams quality control coach for the Blue Raiders. more

On Saturday January 27, teams of county citizens gathered at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie for the annual Trivia Bowl sponsored by Carroll Arts. Teams represented churches, civic organizations, college clubs and other groups in the area. more

McKENZIE (February 2) — Pre-K students at McKenzie Elementary School have new recreational equipment. more

McKENZIE (January 30) — Bethel University announces four exceptional sports management students, Eric Arnold, Adeline Edwards, Makenya Gaskin, Michael Rowser and professor, Dr. Joshua Greer are working at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. This is the fifth straight Super Bowl for Bethel’s sports management. more

HUNTINGDON (January 29) — The Carroll County Highway Committee met Monday to discuss two pieces of business. The first item was the reduction of elected Road Supervisors from two to one. The second item was moving the Highway Department’s accounting, budgeting and purchasing to the County Mayor’s Office. more

PARIS (February 3) — Jeep enthusiasts descended on Sweet Jordan’s en masse to support the bakery’s mission of employing special needs adults to work and serve the clientele who visit the Paris restaurant, ice cream shop, and bakery. more

McKENZIE (February 3) — The Carroll County Martin Luther King Steering Committee hosted its annual Black History Program at Webb School on February 3, 2024. The theme for the program was “With God’s Grace, We are Still Moving Onward.” The speaker was Dr. Lawanda Jenkins. Music was provided by Mrs. Jackie Johnson and Tyronzia Beene. Brooks Chapel Harvest Kingdom Praise Team Daughters of Promise danced to the music “Jehovah”. more

CARROLL COUNTY — School bus drivers are in short supply, both locally and nationally. Carroll County is facing the same issues of trained drivers as others throughout the state and nation, said John McAdams, director of schools for the County of Carroll. more

HUNTINGDON (January 30) — On Tuesday the McKenzie Lady Rebels and Rebels traveled to Huntingdon to take on the Fillies and Mustangs in a non-region matchup. The Lady Rebels extended their season record to 11-5 with a decisive 77-62 victory against the Fillies. The Rebels followed this victory with their own 73-64 win on the court over the Mustangs, bringing their season record to 12-6. more

HUNTINGDON (February 2) — On Friday night, the Waverly Tigers and Lady Tigers traveled to Huntingdon for the second match-up between the two teams this week. Both Huntingdon teams emerged victorious. The Fillies increased their district record to 5-0, and 20-5 for the season while the boys posted a district record of 3-2, and 7-15 for the season. more

MURFRESSBORO (February 2) — Winning a state tournament is a rare feat and the Huntingdon Middle School Mustangs pulled off even a rarer feat Saturday on the campus of Middle Tennessee Christian School in Murfreesboro. The Mustangs defeated Decatur County 56 – 21 to earn a state title in back-to-back years, becoming the first sport in the history of Huntingdon Middle School to win two consecutive state championships. more

McKenzie Middle School Lady Rebels are the Blue Suede Class A Champions. They finished the season with a record of 19-4. more

HUNTINGDON (February 1) — On Thursday evening, Huntingdon Middle School recognized many of the 2023-24 athletes in their respective sports at their annual athletic banquet. Head Coach Trevor Burlison presented the HMS football awards following their undefeated season. MVP: Hayes Eubanks; Offensive Player of the Year: K’Shun Carter; Defensive Player of the Year: Gavin Gray; Most Improved: Ayden Woods; Defensive Back Award: Keimonte Strayhorn; Lineman Award: Garvin Kee; Captain Award: K’Shun Carter and Gavin Gray; Mustang Award: Haven Dillahunty. more

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in Gleason’s game at Dresden, Drake Lehmkuhl surpassed the 1,000-point Club for his career at Gleason High School. Drake was able to accomplish this feat in just 60 games. more

Sadarius Hutcherson, a Huntingdon graduate and native, continues to keep his football career alive. From the University of South Carolina to blocking for Tom Brady in the NFL, Hutcherson has landed in Washington, D.C. with the Defenders in the UFL. more

McKENZIE (January 23) — McKenzie High School senior Mikaela Reynolds chose to continue her education at Bethel University and is the newest signee for the Lady Wildcats Basketball Team. During a signing event at MHS on Tuesday, a school snow day, family, friends and Lady Rebels teammates join in the celebration. more

Members of the McKenzie High School Homecoming Royalty were selected by nominations from each homeroom. The M-Club then selected the five beautiful young ladies being presented Friday. The basketball teams and cheerleaders chose the queen from these five young ladies. more

GLEASON (January 26) — Fifty-five years ago, Gleason was dominating the basketball courts in west Tennessee. Last Friday night, they were back on the Gleason basketball court to be honored for their highly successful seasons. more

Since joining the Lady Vols Basketball Team in Knoxville, Greenfield’s Tess Darby basketball legacy has grown exponentially. Darby’s skills from beyond the arc put her in the record book of the storied program. more