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MARIETTA, Ga. — The Bethel University Wildcats opened their season Friday in Marietta, Georgia playing in the Ken Woods Memorial. Life University is the host school.
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11/14/23
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McKENZIE (December 12) — David Johnson might be described as a renaissance man with his many talents as a writer, vocalist, therapist, teacher, and music minister. Some know him for the leader and founder of the David Johnson Chorus, others for his longtime service as a music minister at McKenzie Church of Christ. But lately, Johnson has plied his talents as prolific write of books and novels.
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12/19/23
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Politics is a dirty business and at times it resembles a soap opera. Naturally, there are scandals of various natures that present themselves at every level. I’m always interested in a good political scandal which is one reason I wrote about Ray Blanton last year.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 3/19/24 |
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. (May 3) - Today is election day in Tennessee. It is a party primary in which voters will choose to either vote in the Republican or Democrat primary.
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5/3/22
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PARIS (May 23) — Austin (AJ) Maxwell, a Survey Technician at L.I. Smith and Associates (LIS), received the Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors (TAPS) Student of the Year Award. Maxwell received this award on March 4.
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5/31/22
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DUI — Officer Trenton Ruddy was on patrol shortly before 1 a.m. June 25 on South Main Street when he observed a black truck stuck on the train tracks. Upon investigating the incident, Monica Davenport claimed she was driving and was blinded by vehicle lights causing the accident. Ruddy also noticed Roger Hollowell, 40, of Huntingdon, was in the vehicle and appeared to be intoxicated, smelled of alcohol, and had bloodshot eyes.
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6/28/22
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HUNTINGDON — Funeral service for Mr. William Otis Alford, 87, of Huntingdon, were Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Bodkin Funeral Home with burial in the Obion Chapel Cemetery near Cedar Grove. Mr. …
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7/11/22
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DUI, Public Intoxication — Jennifer Dawn Parker, 39, of 154 Lexington Street, Bruceton, was charged with DUI, public intoxication, and violation of implied consent following a July 15 incident in Bruceton.
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7/26/22
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Carroll County Humane Society Hosts Halloween Bingo, Cake Walk
The Carroll County Humane Society will host a Halloween Bingo and Cake Walk on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the Farm Bureau Insurance building, 125 Third Avenue, Huntingdon. Fun for the entire family begins at 1 p.m. Donations of cakes for the cake walk are appreciated. For more information, contact the shelter at their new phone number 731-358-1019.
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10/4/22
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ATWOOD — West Carroll’s School Board met in regular session on Thursday, November 3 in the cafeteria of the Jr. High/Sr. High School.
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By Jim Potts
jpotts@mckenziebanner.com | 11/8/22 |
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE — The National Weather and West Tennessee Weather Online are forecasting bitter cold weather and possibly a slight accumulation of snow as Christmas approaches. Lows are predicted to be around 2 degrees on Friday night.
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12/20/22
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McKENZIE (January 17) — Kylie Reynolds will continue her collegiate athletic career at Bethel University. The senior Lady Rebel signed Tuesday, January 17 to play basketball for the Bethel Lady Wildcats.
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1/24/23
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PARIS, Tenn. – Due to inclement weather, Henry County Medical Center has the following clinic closures for Monday, January 31, 2023:
Eagle Creek Clinic – (731) 407-7013
Paris …
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1/31/23
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NASHVILLE — Eleven Tennessee counties will receive federal recovery assistance under a Major Disaster Declaration in place today as a result of the severe winter weather that impacted the state on December 22-27, 2022.
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3/14/23
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HUNTINGDON — Children with limited mobilities are often excluded from participating when it comes to play time. A new local non-profit wants to help solve that problem with a new inclusive park designed for those children.
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3/21/23
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I met Henry Walter “Hamper” McBee in 1965. He was a mid-thirty, fast talking, skinny guy wearing an out-of-place black vest and sporting a huge, oversized handlebar mustache. He was sitting on a table in Tubby’s Drive Inn singing a song he’d written about a local highway patrolman named Bill Malone.
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By Kesley Colbert
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5/2/23
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HUNTINGDON (September 13) — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on Wednesday, September 13.
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9/19/23
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McKENZIE (November 9) — McKenzie Mayor and Council voted to increase the rates on the schedule of building permit fees during its November 9 meeting.
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11/14/23
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Huntingdon High School - HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) Regional competition was held November 13-15, 2023.
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12/19/23
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The year was 1979. My young wife and I decided we would recapture a memory from our dating years in the early 70’s and return to the bowling alley we’d frequented back then.
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3/19/24
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