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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 |
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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Cinnamon Biscuits
2 cans biscuits
1/2 cup melted oleo
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
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5/7/24
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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7/5/22
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The McKenzie Board of Education meets May 2 with the following items on the agenda:
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4/25/23
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MARTIN — During commencement exercises on May 6, Jack Lawrence of McKenzie received a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from the University of Tennessee at Martin. Here, he is pictured with his parents, Benjamin and Nichole, and his grandmother, Susan.
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5/30/23
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McKENZIE — This June, the Carroll County Humane Society began renovations, the first major changes made since moving into the building on Hwy 22 nine years ago. The remodel originally targeted replacing the floors, but it has since expanded to upgrading the dog kennels and repainting and adding new shelving in the cat rooms.
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By Lyndsey Summers
lsummers@mckenziebanner.com | 7/11/23 |
A sincere “Thank You” to ALL the friends and family who attended my 100th birthday party and for the cards, gifts, phone calls and FaceTime visits I received.
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12/12/23
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McKENZIE (June 17) — This week, Bethel University leaders announced summer 2022 graduates will be recognized alongside fall graduates during a combined celebration Saturday, December 10, 2022, inside Crisp Arena.
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6/21/22
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