HUNTINGDON (July 7) — Robyn Hatler, Public Health Educator 2, Carroll County Health Department was the featured guest at the Carroll County Library’s summer children’s program on July 7. more

Carroll Countians can participate in a Drive-Thru Community Baby Shower Wednesday, August 24 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Carroll County Civic Center in Huntingdon. more

McKenzie Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting its first Golf Outing on Friday, August 26, 9 a.m., at the Carroll Lake Golf Club. more

The summer concert series Nights on Broadway continued July 7 with the Ray Lewis Band. The event, typically at Banner Row, relocated to McKenzie’s Park Theatre due to excessive heat in the area. more

Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes! Be sure to come out for our Farmers Market Tomato Festival Saturday, July 16 from 8 a.m. to noon when we celebrate all things tomatoes. Peruse your home gardens for tomatoes to enter our contests for “Largest Tomato,” “Weirdest Looking Tomato,” and “Best Looking Tomato.” more

Ava Warman, a student at McKenzie High School, placed third in the nation in Visual Arts Division I at the 2022 National Beta Convention. The convention was July 1-4 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville. more

ATWOOD — The West Carroll School Board met in their regular monthly session on Thursday evening, July 7 which ended up being a short meeting. more

ATWOOD (July 5) — National Beta members from West Carroll Elementary and West Carroll Junior Senior High school worked over the last few months to prepare for the National Beta Convention. This summer, the two schools amassed sixteen national placements. more

MILAN, Tenn. — New varieties, research programs and recommendations are just some of the topics to be discussed in the Hemp Economics, Production and Disease Management Tour at the 2022 Milan No-Till Field Day on Thursday, July 28. more

Blueberry Crunch Submitted by Alesia Griffin 1-20oz. can crushed pineapple 3 cups blueberries 1/2 cup sugar (if desire sweeter, use 3/4cup) 1 box yellow or white cake mix 1 1/2 stick butter or margarine 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans more

MARTIN — Several Carroll County students received degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin during spring commencement ceremonies May 6 and 7, 2022. UT Martin hosted three in-person commencements to promote safety for graduates and their families while recognizing the class of spring 2022’s accomplishments. Each commencement was live-streamed via Facebook and YouTube for those unable to attend. more

All three McKenzie schools will host new student registration July 19, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Each school’s administration requires specific documents from new students during registration. more

HENDERSON (June 29) — Freed-Hardeman University (FHU) has released the names of students who made the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2022 semester. more

The Jackson Symphony presents a free community concert on Huntingdon’s Court Square Thursday evening, July 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m. “Symphony on the Move” is an hour-long event sponsored by Huntingdon’s Paula Atkins and Clarksburg Mayor Howell Wayne Todd in cooperation with The Dixie and the Town of Huntingdon. more

PARIS — The youngest of the Krider Performing Arts Center (KPAC) Young Artists, ages 5-9, take the KPAC stage to present “Disney Winnie the Pooh KIDS” Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 9 at 3 p.m. more

The Bethel University Renaissance program recently announced move-in dates for all incoming freshmen and returning students in the program. Also announced were Renaissance Theatre’s fall 2022 and spring 2023 productions. more

McKENZIE (July 2) — Our Saturday Farmers Market had a variety of great vendors bringing in over 300 customers. Gardens are coming in, and we had tomatoes, onions, yellow squash, zucchini, onions, cabbage, herbs, and eggs. more

McKENZIE (June 29) — A 100-foot tall tree was removed from the downtown Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday, June 29. The tree was heavily damaged and rotten in much of the top. more

MARTIN (June 27) — Cindy West, dean of the College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Martin, received one of seven President’s Awards presented to faculty and staff members throughout the UT system. more

HUNTINGDON (June 30) — What is natural gas and what does it do? The children visiting the Carroll County Library learned those answers on June 30 from West Tennessee Public Utilities, the local natural gas distributor. more