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I don’t remember remembering the Pledge of Allegiance. Miss Carolyn Blades made us stand up, put our hand over our heart, and say it every morning of our lives in the first grade to start the …
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7/31/19
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In Paris, Texas, it was called the Lamar Theater. It opened in 1930. It would seat 452 downstairs and the upstairs balcony area would hold over 100 more. It had only one screen of course, and the old …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 7/24/19 |
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The silver haired skinny guy up front looked like he could be a Greenup County farmer. And he was tall enough to have played basketball in this old gym-turned church that for today was hosting the …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 7/17/19 |
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Robert Snead, Cynthia Jo Billingsby (Kemp) - Nancy Hall Jubilee. File photo originally published in “A Pictorial History of McKenzie, Tennessee,” by The McKenzie Banner in October 2004.
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7/16/19
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Carroll County needs to envision and then enact a new economic development plan. It is embarrassing to see the county’s unemployment percentages in the bottom of statewide statistics in May …
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 7/9/19 |
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I’m still not one hundred per cent certain about this moon landing thing. And I also realize that fifty years is an extra long time to perpetuate a hoax. But you’ve got to realize, CNN …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 7/9/19 |
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The Polar Bar, owned and operated by Junior and Ruth Owen, was a popular gathering place for young and old alike. Pictured is the building as it looked on their first day of business on March 1, …
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7/9/19
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It didn’t take long for this country to celebrate the Fourth of July. In 1777, at Bristol, Rhode Island, thirteen gunshots were fired, once in the morning and again in the evening, to mark the …
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7/3/19
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You can’t believe how long I have waited to write this story! Nor can you possibly know how personal and important it is to me. Unless, just maybe, you had a special team growing up that you …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 6/26/19 |
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The University of the South was an all-boys college from 1857 until 1969. The first class of women appeared the following year. If you had known the “Class of ’69” like I …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 6/19/19 |
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As we end the Fiscal Year 2019, the town of Huntingdon reflects back on some of the accomplishments of this year. As mayor and town council, it was our goal through Fiscal Year 2019 to continue …
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By Mayor Dale Kelley
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6/19/19
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Life just got a lot simpler for me. Luke has reached the magic teenage years. I don’t have to worry about what’s cool, hip, “in”, boss, trendy, current or …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 6/12/19 |
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10 YEARS AGO — Carroll County’s first two liquor stores opened in Bruceton, Old Railroad Wine and Spirits and Bruceton Wine and Spirits. Liquor sales were approved in the town via …
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6/12/19
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Keco Milling Company, early 1980s. File photo originally published in “A Pictorial History of McKenzie, Tennessee,” by The McKenzie Banner in October 2004.
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6/12/19
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I’ve been doing a study on Moonlight Graham and his role in “Field of Dreams”. Burt Lancaster, in his last acting appearance, portrayed Moonlight and he was on screen for just a few …
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By Kesley Colbert
kesley45@aol.com | 6/5/19 |
