The Carroll County Commission met Monday night, October 9 with a light agenda. more

Huntingdon City Hall, 19810 E Main St, Huntingdon, Tenn. will be formally named “Dale R. Kelley Center” on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The dedication ceremony is after the 5:15 p.m. council meeting. This date was chosen in honor of former Mayor Kelley’s birthday. more

A man was arrested for Child Rape and other charges on October 14 after he was seen leaving the house of a child under the age of 13. more

CHATTANOOGA (September 19) — The county of Carroll, City of McKenzie and the Town of Huntingdon were each honored during the annual Governor’s Conference hosted in Chattanooga on September 19. more

McKENZIE — A sidewalk along one of the most traveled streets in McKenzie is under construction and slated for completion by the end of 2023. more

McKENZIE (October 12) — After two months of discussion, the McKenzie City Board of Mayor and Council voted against the de-annexation of Holland Farms, LLC by a split vote of 4-3. Voting against de-annexation were Councilpersons Bobby Young, Carol Armpriest and Tom Alexander; Mayor Ryan Griffin broke the tie with a no vote. Voting in favor of the Hollands were Councilpersons Charles Pruneau, Josefina Batton and Vice Mayor Jessie Townes. more

Average gasoline prices in Tennessee fell 9.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 30.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 22.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 6.8 cents in the last week and stands at $4.41 per gallon. more

Am I the only one confused here... I thought the Supreme Court ruled some time ago this “forgiving” government loans to college students was not legal, proper or allowed. I breathed a sigh of relief. Simply because I was under the strong persuasion that what’s fair for the goose is fair for the gander. more

. . says the Lord. With so much anger and hate boiling over in the Middle East, please allow me to share the following two passages of scripture with you, my neighbors: for the day of vengeance and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip? Because the day of their calamity is at hand; their doom comes swiftly. more

After serving two terms as President from 1829 to 1837, Andrew Jackson retired to his beloved plantation, The Hermitage, just outside of Nashville. His retirement, however, did not mark the end of his political influence but rather the beginning of a new phase in his career as a statesman. more

The Carroll County Veterans Coalition is hosting its Second Annual Veterans Information Fair on Saturday, October 14, 2023, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  at the Carroll County Civic Center, 201 Fairgrounds … more

McKENZIE, Tenn. (October 10) - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the arrest of 28-year-old Alec Akin. Akin was charged … more

McKENZIE.—Bethel University announces Dr. Ming Wang is the guest speaker in its October 17 Chapel service and will also premier his new film ‘Sight’ in McKenzie. The Chapel service … more

ATWOOD (October 5) — Members of the West Carroll Special School District Board of Education moved through its monthly meeting by reaffirming its COVID policy and announcing the school now has two Student Resource Officers (SROs) in addition to the school’s Student Safety Officers. more

McKENZIE (October 5) — Members of the community came together for a ribbon cutting at the new facility for Christian Family Medicine and Pediatrics. The facility/group is part of the Fast Pace Urgent Care. more

McKENZIE (October 6) — After failing to make a definitive decision on the de-annexation of Holland Farms, the petition is back on the McKenzie City Council’s agenda for Thursday night, October 12. In the September meeting, a motion was made to deny the petition but failed to achieve a second or another motion thus preventing a vote from being made on the matter. more

Henry Volunteer Fire Department and McKenzie Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a report of a tree that had fallen on the leg of an 80-year-old male at the 25000 block of Hwy 22 on October 4. more

McKENZIE (October 3) — School building upgrades and school safety were some of the main topics on the agenda of the McKenzie Special School District Board of Education on October 3. more

McKENZIE (October 5) — During a special called-meeting Thursday evening, the City of McKenzie at the recommendation of Mayor Ryan Griffin, hired Beau Pemberton of Weakley County as the city’s attorney. Laura Keeton of Keeton Law Office in Huntingdon, who was at that point the city’s attorney, was released from the city’s service after the meeting. The Council voted unanimously to replace Keeton with Pemberton. Not present for the meeting were Vice Mayor Jessie Townes and Councilperson Josefina Batton. more

A 19-year-old girl was killed in a single car accident on Ben Smith Road near Melton Road, outside of McKenzie in Henry County. more