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Mc Kenzie, TN
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McKENZIE — Senior Director of Athletics, Brad Chappell announced Friday at the Annual Jerry Wilcoxson Memorial Golf Tournament, Ricky Rosenjack is also being inducted into the Bethel Athletic Hall of Fame as a contributor. Rosenjack joins Alicia James and Leah Hensley Cripps in the class of 2022.
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10/25/22
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NASHVILLE — It was a celebration of service of Frank Gibson, a Gleason native, who graduated from his hometown high school in 1965, went to Nashville, and a highly successful career at The Tennessean newspaper and as an advocate for open records.
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By Jack McElroy
Editor, Knoxville News-Sentinel (retired) | 12/12/23 |
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HUNTINGDON (June 17) — The Hal Holbrook Theater was full with a very appreciative audience on Friday, June 17. They were there for a return performance of multi-platinum entertainer Sara Evans. Evans was reared in a small Missouri community and quickly identified with small-town life. She provided a vibrant concert filled with her many hits.
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6/21/22
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APRIL 17, 2024
LUNCH & LEARN
Canva Made Simple with Elizabeth Pritchett 11-1 p.m. Lunch is at 11 a.m. https://growmckenzie.com/events‐calendar/lunch‐learn‐canva.
Registration is required, Chamber Members are Free, and non-members cost $20.
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4/2/24
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GLEASON (November 17) — Edgar Floyd was honored Thursday, November 17 for 37 years of teaching agriculture at Gleason School.
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11/22/22
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It is with great pride that James and Karen Muratori of Whiting, Indiana, and Richard and Lori Mayo of Gleason announce the upcoming wedding of their children, Andrew James Muratori and Merissa Brooke Mayo.
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4/25/23
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HUNTINGDON (June 13) — Members of the Huntingdon Special School District (HSSD) Board of Education met June 13 in an informal session to discuss the 2023-24 fiscal year budget. Dr. Jonathan Kee, director of schools, highlighted the proposed budget to be voted on Wednesday, June 21.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 6/20/23 |
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GLEASON — The 25th anniversary of the 1999 Class 1A Ladies State Basketball Champions will be honored during a special event at Gleason School on Friday, December 15.
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12/12/23
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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.
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7/5/22
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HUNTINGDON (April 19) — Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education is seeking a $1 million Innovative School Model grant to better prepare students in middle and high school for future success. The school also plans to add five teachers to the faculty for the upcoming school year.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 4/25/23 |
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HUNTINGDON — The Carroll County Health Department and Healthy Families Tennessee present a Community Drive-Thru Baby Shower on August 2 from 12-1 p.m. at the Carroll County Fairgrounds.
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7/11/23
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PARKERS CROSSROADS — Veterans, active service members and families, plus the public are invited to attend the National Wreaths Across America Day at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads.
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12/12/23
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MURRAY, Ky. — Progress toward a new School of Veterinary Medicine at Murray State University continues to be made, as House Bill 400 was passed by the Kentucky House of Representatives on Feb. 15 after advancing from the House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 7.
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2/20/24
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Kathy Ham, director of the Beating Hearts Help Center, is the new president of the Rotary Club of McKenzie. Mrs. Ham was installed by immediate past president Sandi Roditis at a banquet on June 14 at Mallard’s Restaurant.
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6/21/22
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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.
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7/5/22
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Weakley County Schools is honored to celebrate Mr. Jeff Cupples, the incoming director of schools. Director Cupples has already hit the ground running in transitioning to the position with preparations to work alongside the School Board and current Director of Schools Randy Frazier, who is set to leave the role officially at the end of May.
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4/25/23
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During the regularly scheduled McKenzie Special School District Board meeting June 15, the school board voted unanimously to approve the 2023-24 budget, proposed by Dr. Justin Barden, McKenzie’s new director of schools, and Brad Davis, the new school finance director.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 6/20/23 |
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Carroll Arts’ annual creativity camp concluded Friday, June 30, with an end-of-the-week program where students showed parents and community members what they learned from the week’s drama, art, creative writing and music classes.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 7/11/23 |
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McKENZIE (February 6) — Bob Jackson, president of Murray State University, was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of McKenzie on February 6. Dr. Jackson spoke about the school’s efforts to start a veterinary school of medicine at the Murray, Kentucky-based university.
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2/20/24
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HUNTINGDON (June 16) — Smokey Bear and members from the Tennessee Division of Forestry visited the Carroll County Library during their Summer Reading Program to teach children how to prevent wildfires.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 6/21/22 |