CARROLL COUNTY — The annual Carroll County Relay For Life Cancer Bake Auction is underway this week. more

McKENZIE (March 19) — Lori Dillahunty, chairperson of the Carroll County Inclusion Park, spoke to the Rotary Club of McKenzie on Tuesday, March 19. The non-profit organization is constructing a recreational area for people with limited mobilities and/or sensory issues. more

McKENZIE — Construction of sidewalks and new decorative lighting continues in downtown McKenzie. more

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced today the 50 recipients receiving funding through the Infrastructure Planning Grant (IPG) program. Among the grantees were three local systems — McLemoresville at $65,170, South Carroll at $190,000, and Hollow Rock at $95,000. more

Kerry Scott Killebrew, 72, of Dresden died March 20, 2024 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were Saturday, March 23, 2024 in the Dresden Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m., burial followed in Sunset Cemetery. more

HUNTINGDON (March 21) — On Thursday, the Carroll County Budget Committee began the annual budget presentations from department directors. This year, the presentations were split into two days versus the all-day affair in past years. more

McKenzie (March 23) — McKenzie City Park was filled with excitement as children from throughout West Tennessee gathered for the third annual McKenzie Chamber of Commerce’s Easter Egg Drop. more

Monday, March 25 Baseball at home against Camden at 5 p.m. more

McKenzie (March 21) — McKenzie brought home their first win against Gleason. Lane Anderson pitched and only let two people on base with zero runs earned. There were four runs in the first inning. The Rebels got one in the fourth inning. McKenzie ended the game in the fifth inning with five more runs. Tate Surber hit a double that sent Jake Cassidy and Hayden Garrett ending the game 10-0. more

Easter Service at Grace Baptist Grace Baptist Church, 747 W. Magnolia Avenue, McKenzie, is hosting a Son-Rise Service on Sunday, March 31 at 7 a.m. with Brother Fred Morris. Breakfast sandwiches to follow. The 10 a.m. service with Pastor Jon King. more

Driving on a Revoked License — Keanthony Darrell Weatherford, 34, McClure Street, McKenzie, was charged with Driving on a Revoke License-Second Offense, Violation of Financial Responsibility after a traffic stop on March 20. more

Drugs and Suspended Driver’s License, Car Seized — Kevin Paul Decker, 40, Trezevant, was charged with Possession of Schedule 11 (Meth) and Possession of Schedule VI (Marijuana) and Driving on Suspended Driver’s License during a traffic stop on March 16 at 2:44 a.m. more

McKENZIE (March 18) — Henry County scored the first two runs of the game. more

McKENZIE (March 19) — McKenzie played against Riverside in their season opener and won 4-0. more

HUNTINGDON (March 20) — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on March 20. more

The Industrial Development Board of the Town of Huntingdon to the Town of Huntingdon. No District Listed. more

Leaving the Scene of an Accident — On March 6, Paul G. Kellog, 55, of Paris was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Damage to a vehicle and Violation of Financial Responsibility. more

Taylor Denise Ward, 27, of Trezevant to Wesley Tyler Lee, 27, of Trezevant. more

Operation Tennessee Waltz was a sting operation set up by federal and state law enforcement agents, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The operation led to the arrest of seven Tennessee state lawmakers and two men identified as “bagmen” in the indictment on the morning of May 26, 2005, on bribery charges. more

My father grew up the son of a sharecropper working a farm with mules during the Great Depression. That experience greatly influenced how he raised me and my siblings. One thing we were taught was to always “turn out that light!” when leaving a room. It didn’t matter if we were just going to the bathroom and would be right back, we were still supposed to turn out the light. more