Living at Lakeside News
September 30, 2025
Greetings, September started off with a holiday to celebrate and we had a full day.
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Kalee Coleman Crowned Queen
September 30, 2025
ATWOOD (September 26) — West Carroll High School presented its football homecoming royalty before Friday’s night’s contest against the Greenfield Yellowjackets.
Gasoline Prices Drop in Tennessee
September 30, 2025
TENNESSEE (September 15) — Average gasoline prices in Tennessee decreased 7.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.74/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee.
Grandparents Week Returns to West Carroll Primary
September 30, 2025
ATWOOD — West Carroll Primary School welcomed special visitors to the classroom during Grandparents Week, held September 16-18. The event, hosted for the first time in several
IRS Phases Out Paper Tax Refund Checks
September 30, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service, working with the Department of the Treasury, announced intentions to phase out paper tax refund checks to individual taxpayers beginning September 30.
Dales Win Gleason ‘Yard of the Month’
September 30, 2025
George and Sandra Dale, both retired, received Gleason’s September “Yard of the Month” recognition.
Gasoline Prices Decrease
September 30, 2025
NASHVILLE (September 29) — Average gasoline prices in Tennessee fell 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.70/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee.
Petals Azola Hosts Grand Reopening at New Location
September 29, 2025
McKENZIE (September 27) — Petals Azola hosted a grand reopening Saturday afternoon at its new location at 14815 Highland Drive. The event included a ribbon-cutting sponsored by the McKenzie Chamber of Commerce as well as face-painting, balloon animals, cupcakes, giveaways and vendors Blessed Bread and Fluffalicious mini pancake bar.
1950-60s McKenzie High Alumni Reunion is Huge Success
September 25, 2025
McKENZIE (September 20) — 45 graduates of McKenzie High School from the 1950s and 1960s gathered for a casual reunion at the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church in downtown McKenzie Saturday morning as part of the McKenzie High School Alumni Association Decades Reunion weekend.
Huntingdon Historical Society Visits The Dixie
September 23, 2025
HUNTINGDON (September 17) — Huntingdon Historical Society’s September meeting was held at the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center and provided a recap of the 26-year history of the center from concept and construction to 20 years of performances.
Sonic Donates $10,000 to McKenzie Schools
September 23, 2025
McKENZIE (September 18) — SONIC today announced the brand has donated $10,000 this month to fund classroom projects at McKenzie public schools in honor of a nearby SONIC® location being recognized as one in the Top 50 SONICs in the country this year. To honor the SONIC crew at 15755 Highland Drive, the SONIC® Foundation donated $10,000 to support area schools, students and educators. The donation funded educational projects on DonorsChoose, a website that allows people to donate directly to classroom requests submitted by public school teachers across the U.S.
First Cumberland Presbyterian Celebrates Loan Retirement with Note-Burning Ceremony
September 23, 2025
McKENZIE (September 21, 2025) — The congregants at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in McKenzie celebrated a significant milestone on Sunday with the official note-burning ceremony, a worship service led by Bethel University’s Renaissance Choir, and Communion.
McKenzie Homecoming, Decades Reunion was a Big Hit
September 23, 2025
McKENZIE (September 19-20) — This weekend was the 95th McKenzie High School football Homecoming and the second annual McKenzie High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) Decades Reunion.
Hometown Health Hosts Grand Opening, Ribbon-Cutting in Greenfield
September 23, 2025
GREENFIELD (September 17) — Hometown Health Clinic, a medical provider based in McKenzie, continues to expand across northwest Tennessee. The newest clinic, located in Greenfield, hosted a …
Martha Taylor’s Legacy Immortalized At Musical Garden Ribbon Cutting
September 23, 2025
HUNTINGDON (September 19) — The ribbon cutting at Martha’s Musical Garden Friday morning was a memorial to Martha Taylor, a lifelong public servant to the town of Huntingdon. Taylor’s family and friends joined Huntingdon town officials at the Carroll County Inclusion Park for the special commemoration.
Crime Rate Improves Under Chief White's Leadership
September 23, 2025
The McKenzie Police Department was short-staffed when Ryan White became police chief in 2022. The department had 17 officers, and only nine of those officers were certified to work solo. In three years, White and McKenzie Mayor Ryan Griffin have worked in tandem to increase the department’s officer allotment to 22 personnel — all certified. The department’s growth in personnel numbers contributed to a significant drop in McKenzie’s crime rates in 2024.
Recipes 9-23-25
September 23, 2025
Swedish Slaw 1 cabbage 1 onion 1 green pepper
Storytelling at the Heritage Festival
September 23, 2025
Carroll Arts, Inc. presents Storytelling during the Huntingdon Heritage Festival in The Dixie PAC lower level from 11 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. Speakers include: Kim Bell Webb, Ike Gilbert, Janice Crawford, David Johnson and more. Emcee is Joel Washburn.
West Carroll Elementary Principal Chosen for Tennessee Rural Principals Network
September 23, 2025
The Tennessee Department of Education, in collaboration with Belmont University, has announced the selection of 71 school leaders for the 2025-26 Tennessee Rural Principals Network (TRPN). Among those chosen is Dr. Jessica Williams, principal of West Carroll Elementary School.
Andy Holt is Tennessee’s New Commissioner of Agriculture
September 23, 2025
NASHVILLE — Beginning October 1, Andy Holt will become Tennessee’s first, first-generation farmer to serve as the Commissioner of Agriculture at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA). Holt replaces Dr. Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M., who retired after nearly seven years of service as commissioner and more than 21 years of state service. Governor Bill Lee announced the leadership change in a press release September 3.
