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HUNTINGDON (January 24) — The Town of Huntingdon approved a $1.3 million loan for sewer improvements during the January 24 meeting of the Huntingdon Mayor and Council. Much of the funds are to provide additional wastewater services to the Carroll County 1000-Acre Recreation Lake.
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By Joel Washburn
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McKENZIE — Wade Comer Stadium is the proposed name for the unnamed McKenzie High School Football Stadium, located behind the McKenzie Middle School.
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1/31/23
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HUNTINGDON (January 26) — Skeptics said it would never happened. Well it did and now the Carroll County 1000-Acre Recreation Lake is fulfilling the goals - recreation, flood control, and economic development.
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1/31/23
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McKENZIE (January 28) — Don Knotts started his famed career performing as a ventriloquist, then as a voice actor and then moved to movies.
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1/31/23
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I have a serious announcement to make this morning. And I would appreciate it if you would gather around a little closer and give me your full and undivided attention.
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By Kesley Colbert
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1/31/23
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MILAN (January 26) - Drug Task Force Director Johnie Carter says an Atwood man is in custody after he assaulted Agents during his arrest on felony drug charges last Thursday …
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1/31/23
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by Joel Washburnwashburn@mckenziebanner.com
HUNTINGDON (January 26) — Despite the sudden unprecedented demand on the local Carroll County Electric Department’s grid, the system …
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 1/31/23 |
KNOXVILLE (January 26, 2023) – University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd and University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman announced leadership transitions today at the …
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1/27/23
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HUNTINGDON (January 24) — Playtime is not the same for all children. For some, it is running, jumping, playing ball, or climbing. However, some children are excluded because the playground …
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1/26/23
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McKENZIE — Karen Knotts, daughter of the famed Don Knotts is performing her show “Tied Up in Knotts” at the McKenzie Park Theatre on January 28, 2 p.m.
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1/24/23
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NASHVILLE (January 21) — Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee addressed Tennesseans during his second inauguration at 11 a.m. CT on Legislative Plaza. His remarks as prepared for delivery are below:
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1/24/23
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HUNTINGDON (January 18) — The contract of Dr. Jonathan Kee, director of schools, was extended by unanimous vote by the Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education on January 18. Dr. Kee’s contract now extends to June 30, 2025, after the one-year extension.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 1/24/23 |
HUNTINGDON (January 19) — Carroll County will soon implement a program to help jail inmates to successfully return to society after completing their jail terms. It is called Evidence-Based Re-Entry Program.
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com | 1/24/23 |
After several weeks of doing some of the most interesting research I’ve done, I decided it was time to take a little more light-hearted approach this week. The story of Carl Perkins is one of a sharecropper’s son who made it to Memphis and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Much of what I’m sharing today comes from author Rose Clayton Phillips.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 1/24/23 |
The McKenzie Special School District join school districts throughout the state to salute their local education leaders during Tennessee’s annual School Board Appreciation Week January 22-28, 2023.
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1/24/23
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We were sitting in a local restaurant over the Christmas holidays. All of us! I was enjoying having the entire family together. It is a rare occasion when Josh, Jesse and their respective clans all come at once.
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By Kesley Colbert
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1/24/23
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennesseans are invited to join the inaugural ceremony and worship service for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s second inauguration on January 21, …
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1/19/23
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JACKSON, Tenn. (January 18, 2023) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has received numerous reports of sick raccoons with symptoms consistent with rabies or canine distemper infections. Members …
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1/18/23
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Leading manufacturer and distributor of kitchen and bath appliances to invest in multimillion-dollar expansion
Project will create 50 new jobs in Milan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. …
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1/18/23
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CARROLL COUNTY (January 3) — The Grand Jury of the Carroll County Circuit Court issued 91 criminal indictments when they convened on January 3.
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1/17/23
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