NASHVILLE — Every county in Tennessee experienced lower unemployment rates in August, 2022, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. more

  GLEASON, Tenn.  - Thanks to the generosity of local individuals and businesses, every Gleason School student will begin their second semester with no lunch debt. Even with the … more

TREZEVANT (February 14) — The Town of Trezevant is redeveloping its park with new playground equipment and a performing arts stage. During the February 14 meeting of the Mayor and Council, a report was given by Councilman Dan Dieringer and City Recorder Kathy Edwards that the Park Development and Restoration Project is underway. more

HUNTINGDON (June 27) — The Town of Huntingdon Mayor and Council approved the second and final readings on the 2023-24 fiscal year budget. more

CEDAR GROVE — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the death of a Cedar Grove woman. more

Operation Tennessee Waltz was a sting operation set up by federal and state law enforcement agents, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The operation led to the arrest of seven Tennessee state lawmakers and two men identified as “bagmen” in the indictment on the morning of May 26, 2005, on bribery charges. more

PARIS LANDING (June 27) — The new 91-room, 101,000 square-foot The Lodge at Paris Landing opens this week following a Monday ribbon-cutting ceremony by State of Tennessee officials. more

In a Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, members were joined by Marty Marbry with the State Department of Tourism, who validated the economic impact of the June 2022 event. more

HUNTINGDON (September 21) — Dr. Thomas Paul Evans is the new director of the emergency department of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County. more

MARTIN — A Martin man is in custody in the Weakley County Jail after shooting at deputies during a four-hour standoff Sunday night. None of the deputies was injured. more

When Dr. Justin Barden accepted his new position as the McKenzie Special School District’s Director of Schools, he knew he wanted to spend his first year observing rather than changing. He would be intentional and methodical with his choices, and he could only do that by listening and learning what the district already does so well. more

Mom was not a big proponent of Halloween. She thought it had pagan roots. Or at least, she feared the idea of haunted houses, witches stirring up secret recipes over a burning cauldron, and guys running around wearing that bloody mask with the hatchet sticking into the skull might warp us for life. more

PARIS — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has received a new piece of equipment to help combat contraband and keep it from entering the jail. On January 31, 2024, HCSD received a body scanner that was located into the booking area of the jail.  more

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — A 60-year-old Tennessee man lost his life on Sunday, May 22, 2022, on Kentucky Lake while fishing. more

PARIS, Tenn.Krider Performing Arts Center's Young Artists Theatre presents "Disney Winnie the Pooh KIDS" on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, July 9 at 3:00 PM. The youngest of KPAC … more

STANTON, Tenn. (September 23, 2022) — Ford has broken ground at BlueOval City, less than a year after the company and SK On announced a $5.6 billion investment in West Tennessee. more

HUNTINGDON (October 10) — A joint investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Huntingdon Police Department, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of two individuals on various drug counts. more

The Carroll County Commission will meet Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the Carroll County Complex. The March agenda consists of the following items: Resolution 3-01-2023 - reappoint Brent Dillahunty and Michael Tate and appoint Ryan Drewry to the Carroll County Industrial Development Board; Resolution 3-02-2023 - pledge $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act Funds for maintenance, repair and improvements to the Carroll County Office Complex; and Resolution 3-03-2023 – authorizing Carroll County to join the State of Tennessee and other local governments in amending the Tennessee State-Subdivision Opioid Abatement Agreement and approving the related settlement agreements. more

Come on down to Liquorland, McKenzie’s newest liquor store. The store is owned by Peter Patel, who also owns Paris Westwood Wines & Liquor, and is next to McKenzie’s BP gas station, at 15984 Highland Dr., McKenzie. more

HUNTINGDON (September 20) — A medical clinic will soon be added to the three campuses of Huntingdon Special School District. During the September 20 meeting of the Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education, board members approved Huntingdon-based Evans Medical Clinic as the on-site provider of medical services. more