I’ve written about suicide, talked to people about suicide, been in schools and work settings to help them formulate a plan for dealing with losing a coworker or student to suicide, and I’ve counseled untold numbers of people left behind in the aftermath of suicide. more

CHATTANOOGA (December 2) — The McKenzie Rebel football team has brought gold home to McKenzie just in time for Christmas. The Rebels defeated Clay County Friday afternoon, 34-14. This was McKenzie’s first state championship win for football in three appearances at the state championship round, 2007, 2021, and 2022. more

Average gasoline prices in Tennessee decreased 9.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.72 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 47.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77 per gallon. more

Atwood, Tenn. - Miss West Carroll High School and Court for 2023 more

GERMANTOWN (May 5) — Kallie Berry, a nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County was nominated for the 2023 University of Tennessee Health Science Center Nurse Hero Award at the 2023 NightinGala. Berry was one of 60 nurses in the midsouth to be nominated for the Florence Nightingale award. more

McKENZIE (October 28) — A Saturday evening residential fire completely destroyed the home of Fred and Robyn Hatler, located on Langford Store Road, outside of McKenzie. more

McKENZIE (November 14) — On Tuesday, Dr. Yancy Freeman Sr., chancellor of UT Martin, spoke to the McKenzie Rotary Club. more

HUNTINGDON (June 28) — The 2022-23 fiscal year budget for the Town of Huntingdon was delayed due to “extenuating circumstances” caused by the budgets of the Carroll County Watershed Authority and the town being associated. The Watershed is selling the Carroll County 1000-Acre Lake to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. That transfer has not been completed but is anticipated in July. more

10 Years Ago — Madison Graves placed third in the Eighth District 2014 Congressional Art Competition. Madison Received this award from Congressman Stephan Fincher for her piece titled “Get a Grip.” more

BRUCETON -— Mrs. Johnie Elizabeth (Wright) Newhouse, 89, of Bruceton, Tennessee died Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Harmony Hill Assisted Living. Funeral services are Friday, October 28, 2022 … more

Multiple Charges — McKenzie Police Sgt. Cody Coleman initiated a traffic stop on a Ford Ranger for a display of plates violation early Sunday morning, November 6 on Hwy 22. Bryer Caswell, 27, of Lexington, was driving on a suspended license for failure to appear in Henry County Court. The vehicle tag was from another vehicle and the original plate was expired in 2016. Caswell was cited for Driving on Suspended – 1st Offense, Expired Registration, Financial Responsibility Violation, and Unlawful Removal of Plates. more

Theft — December 5, Cody Roberts reports his two shotguns stolen from the backseat of his vehicle. Robert stated the two guns, were in a soft gun case and his vehicle was unlocked. The break-in happened around 4:30 p.m. more

HUNTINGDON (July 17) — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on July 17. more

JACKSON (November 6) — The Jackson Clinic and Baptist Memorial Health Care hosted a grand opening for The Jackson Clinic-Baptist Outpatient Campus, a first-of-its-kind, 155,000 square-foot medical campus in Jackson, Tennessee. more

The Board of Directors of Northwest Tenn. Economic Development Council recently appointed Mrs. Cheryl Oglesby-Townes as the executive director of Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council located in Dresden. Northwest Tenn. Economic Development Council is the local Community Action Agency in Northwest Tennessee serving the counties of Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties. more

Tann employed a range of deceitful tactics to procure children, often preying on vulnerable families under the pretext of providing them with better opportunities. Many of the children taken into TCHS’s custody were born to unmarried mothers, who were coerced or deceived into relinquishing their parental rights. Tann’s ability to manipulate and exploit the vulnerabilities of these families underscored her cunning and ruthlessness. more

HUNTINGDON — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on October 19. more

Multiple Charges — Matthew J. Rigney, 29, of Camden was cited for theft of property involving merchandise. He was also placed under arrest for a violation of an order of protection. more

(DRESDEN, Tenn.) – Usually, planet-conscious travelers seek to reduce the marks they leave behind as they explore new cultures. But a recent group of primarily Weakley County students left an … more

Tera Townsend was born to shine on the pageant stage. The Huntingdon native began competing in pageants at as early as six months old, and now she is traveling to Memphis to represent West Tennessee in the Miss Tennessee Pageant June 29-July 1. more