McKENZIE (February 8) — Bethel University was the site of a meeting point for the beginning of discussions about education ties to the BlueOval City Project with Ford Motors and the SK battery pack corporation. The summit was initiated by the City of McKenzie to open dialogue between Ford and community leaders. Included in the luncheon were representatives from the McKenzie Special School District and Board of Education, the Carroll County Board of Education, TCAT-McKenzie, Bethel University along with city and county officials. more

HUNTINGDON (February 10) — Tennessee has a great story, said Senator John Stevens. The State of Tennessee is cutting taxes and growing revenues. The FY22 budget had a $2.6 billion surplus and the FY23 budget has an estimated $6.3 billion surplus. Tennessee has no new debts while shrinking the overall size of the budget. more

JACKSON (February 7) — Southwest Tennessee Development District announces Jill Holland as its Local Government and Special Projects Coordinator. more

McKENZIE (February 9) — During the February meeting of the McKenzie City Council, on the first reading, the legislative body voted in favor of Ordinance #550 amending the text of McKenzie’s Zoning Ordinance Chapter 9, “Provisions Governing Industrial Districts”, Section 11-902 to include general merchandise in M-2 district (heavy industrial districts). This would allow for a proposed store like Dollar General to operate near the intersection of Highway 22 and University Drive. Once the second reading of Ordinance #550 is approved, the Dollar General developers will go back before the McKenzie Regional Planning Commission and present their design and other aspects to the commission before they begin construction. more

McKENZIE (February 9) — A McKenzie man was arrested, jailed and held under a $50,000 bond after he posted on social media that he threatened McKenzie/Carroll County schools. more

McKENZIE (February 11) — Matthew Jones was honored with great support for the Cupid Shuffle that benefited the greater ALS society and the patients who suffer with the disease. more

ATWOOD (February 9) — The West Carroll Special School District school board celebrated the district’s Beta Club members for placing in the Tennessee state competition during their meeting Thursday night, February 9. Board member Keith Murray was absent for this meeting. All school board meetings are open to the public. more

McKENZIE (January 31) — The first week of February blew in with a chill as Winter Storm Mara covered West Tennessee with ice and snow. more

McKENZIE (February 2) — McKenzie Mayor Dana Deem and council members Bobby Young, Carol Armpriest, Tom Alexander and Charles Pruneau were in attendance to hear Dana Deem, consultant with the Municipal Technical Advisory Service speak about laws that affect the operations of public business, operating a meeting according to Robert’s Rule of Order, and otherwise good policy for public officials. more

McKENZIE (February 5) — A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony was held Sunday, February 5 to mark the beginning of a new Habitat for Humanity home in Carroll County. more

Two persons were bound over to the April term of the Weakley County Grand Jury following a preliminary hearing in Weakley County General Sessions Court on Wednesday, January 25. The murder occurred on July 10 in Weakley County near McKenzie. more

McKENZIE — Wade Comer Stadium is the proposed name for the unnamed McKenzie High School Football Stadium, located behind the McKenzie Middle School. more

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. more

McKENZIE (January 28) — Don Knotts started his famed career performing as a ventriloquist, then as a voice actor and then moved to movies. more

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: more

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. more

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. more

McKenzie — The physical roadside sign that welcomed passersby to McKenzie and Bethel University must be totally removed because it encroaches on the state right of way on State Route 22N. more

TREZEVANT (January 10) — Three Trezevant Councilman were administered the oath of office after winning their respective races in the November 2022 election. more

McLEMORESVILLE (January 10) — Mayor Phil Williams was recently re-elected to a four-year term in McLemoresville. His tenure as mayor began in 1977 following a four-year term as councilman, which began in 1973. He has served the citizens of McLemoresville for fifty years. more