The first leg of the U.S. Hwy 79 (S.R. 76) road widening project is slightly ahead of schedule, said Nichole Lawrence, Tennessee Department of Transportation Community Relations Officer. more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) secured $5,000,000 for the Tennessee Department of Transportation to add more lanes to Highway 641 from Howard Road, in Henry County, to the Kentucky state line. Specifically, it will widen US-641 to four-lanes from Paris, Tennessee into Kentucky. more

NASHVILLE (July 27) — The Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) announced Dr. Jay Phipps, owner of four community pharmacy locations in McKenzie, Jackson, Huntingdon and Waverly, as the organization’s 2022-23 president. Dr. Phipps resides in McKenzie and is a Carroll County commissioner. more

HUNTINGDON (October 24) — Carroll County Chamber of Commerce honored businesses, organizations, and individuals during its annual Membership Banquet held at the Carroll County Civic Center on Monday, October 24. more

HUNTINGDON (December 29) — The Carroll County Budget Committee met Thursday morning to discuss two budget amendments and three potential personnel hires. The county’s highway department budget had to be amended to account for the purchase of two dump trucks totaling approximately $268,000. The Health Department purchased two HVAC units in the neighborhood of $17,000. more

PARIS, Tenn., Thursday, February 2, 2023 – Due to inclement weather this week Henry County General Sessions Criminal Court canceled court on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 and delayed the start of … more

McKenzie Special School District Board of Education plans to vote Tuesday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. on the new director of schools. The Board meets at the McKenzie Middle School Library. more

As a little boy, my parents used Super Drugs as their pharmacy. I can remember walking in the front door and seeing all the little knick-knacks and other gift items which I was not allowed to touch. Barbara Ferguson was usually working the front register. more

McKENZIE (January 3) — McKenzie Fire Department received new equipment for breathing apparatus for firefighters to wear as they enter burning structures. more

HENRY (March 10) — A Paris man was arrested on arson charges after two boats were set ablaze in the Henry area Sunday evening. more

McKENZIE (June 9) — Two individuals arrested in May were arrested again June 9 following a search warrant at the same residence in McKenzie. The arrests came as a result of a joint investigation into illegal drug activity by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, McKenzie Police Department, Huntingdon Police Department, and the 24th Judicial Drug Task Force. more

Even during retirement, people are still taxpayers, and tax burdens faced in retirement could influence where they decide to spend their golden years. more

Students from around the county start back to school Tuesday, August 2 after a two-month summer break. The first day of school is a half-day for students, from 8 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. more

Some Tennessee residents received the white Christmas they had in their letters to Santa. Freezing temperature along with snow and ice put a damper on the holiday as TVA and local electric municipalities participated in schedule rolling blackouts. Carroll County was to be included but the blackouts were short lived in the county. more

McKENZIE (February 2, 2023) — Six Bethel University students and two faculty members will travel to Glendale, Arizona to work Super Bowl LVII.This is the fourth consecutive year Bethel’s … more

McKENZIE (April 4) — Lynn Watkins, director of McKenzie Special School District, is retiring on June 30. During the April 4 meeting of the Board of Education, Watkins offered to serve as a consultant to the yet-to-be-selected director of schools, whose term of office begins July 1. more

Carroll County Relay For Life returns for the first time since 2019 at the Carroll County Civic Center at the Fair Grounds in Huntingdon on Sat, September 9, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Concessions are for … more

DRESDEN, Tenn. – Southern hospitality dictates that when visiting, one always assures the host they would be “welcome, anytime” … more

Stacker compiled a list of the top 15 best counties to retire in Tennessee using data from Niche. Niche ranks counties based on a variety of factors, including cost of living, healthcare, recreation and weather. more

When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, more than a dozen laws went into effect. Laws related to medical records, subscription service cancellations, early retirement for emergency communications personnel and mail-order pharmaceuticals are among some of the new laws that will be enforced starting in 2023.  more