McKENZIE (July 24) - Hometown Health Clinic hosted a Back-to-School Blitz Wednesday at the pediatric office on Hospital Drive. The event, with the theme "Homer's Fun Day on the Farm," aimed to remind parents to schedule well visits for their school-age children as well as provide a fun day of activities as the summer break winds down. more

McKENZIE (July 20) — The Webb Alumni Association hosted a ribbon-cutting Saturday to celebrate Webb Public School’s placement on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. more

HUNTINGDON (July 16) — Thanks to two grants, Huntingdon Special School District will soon add its sixth Pre-K classroom. more

McKENZIE (July 19) — The parking spaces on the east side of Broadway were re-striped Friday to complete the process of transitioning the downtown street from one-way back to its original two-way layout. more

HUNTINGDON (July 19) — The Carroll County Complex is undergoing much needed renovations. Through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds, the Carroll County Commission pledged $500,000 for maintenance, repair and improvements. more

McKENZIE (July 16) — The McKenzie Rotary Club hosted State Senator John Stevens at Tuesday’s weekly meeting. more

McKENZIE (July 18) — Johnny Mac brought his instrumental and vocal talents to downtown McKenzie on Thursday, July 18 for Nights on Broadway. more

Faith in Christ Ministries of Huntingdon, TN, celebrated their fortieth anniversary on Sunday, July 21st, by honoring the memory of the late Bro. Wayne Burton and recognizing Sister Charlotte Burton with a founder’s plaque. more

The Banner recently launched a Facebook group, McKenzie Businesses Thrive Together, as a meeting place for businesses to exchange ideas, products and work together to achieve goals. more

McKENZIE — The Webb Alumni Association, Inc. will celebrate the placement of Webb Public School in the National Register of Historic Places on Saturday, July 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at the school at 938 Walnut Avenue West. more

It’s school time again. Most local students return in early August with the Carroll County Schools starting Tuesday, August 6 for one-half day. McKenzie Valve and Machining, located in the … more

Travis McLeese, a Bethel graduate and former director of the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce, was the featured speaker at McKenzie Rotary Club on Tuesday, July 9. more

Seven members, one guest, Thelma Rougeau, and our favorite agent, Lacy Yeley, met at Pennye and Mary Mays’s home for the July 11 meeting. The vice president, Pennye Mays, called the meeting to order. She read the 23rd Psalm for our devotion. We all read the Homemakers Club Pledge in unison. The minutes were read from the May meeting because the June meeting was canceled. The treasury report was given and approved. more

10 Years Ago — Patrick Willis held his 2nd Annual Procamp. Willis gave Camden girl Lauren Richardson a handoff during the camp. * The last annual Vol State Road Race crossed Carroll County. Tim Scott of Newport News, Virginia, ran for Dry July, an organization that supports adults living with cancer. Ed Masuoka of Laurel, Maryland, ran for “just the heck of it.” more

McKENZIE (July 11-13) — Participants in the Last Annual Vol State Road Race made their way through downtown McKenzie last week. Despite the “last” in the name, the grueling event is held each year, with runners beginning a 500k (314 mile) journey from Dorena Landing, Missouri to Castle Rock, Georgia on Thursday morning. They have ten days to complete the course. more

One of McKenzie’s newest businesses celebrated a big win on Saturday, July 6 at a nearby food competition. Dem Cookiez owner and baker Lacey Prater won Second Place and a $500 prize in the Chesoli’s Race for Taste Competition in downtown Huntingdon. Her green watermelon cookie with pink icing and chocolate chip “seeds” delighted the judges’ eyes and taste buds. more

COTTAGE GROVE, Tenn. (July 4) — Tennessee’s smallest incorporated city always puts on a festival on July 4 in celebration of America’s independence from Great Britain. more

McLEMORESVILLE (July 4) — The town of McLemoresville celebrated the fourth of July in traditional style with a parade, cake walk, music, famous burgers by McLemoresville Fire Department, music, and fireworks. more

McKENZIE (July 4) — Thousands enjoyed the fireworks show at McKenzie City Park on July 4. The traditional show attracts spectators from throughout the region as they observe from inside the park, nearby Bethel University, State Route 22, from the adjacent residential subdivision. more

John Penn Ridgeway is the new Tennessee College of Applied Technology president Henry/Carroll. A committee of the governing body, the Tennessee Board of Regents, selected him. Ridgeway began his service on July 1, following the retirement of TCAT President Willie Huffman. more