594 articles
September 23, 2025
Have you ever had a nagging feeling that something was not just right pertaining to your life? You had different characteristics than your parents, siblings, and other family members and that maybe, just maybe, you could have been switched at birth?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
September 16, 2025
McKENZIE — Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hawkins serves as the Professor of Military Science for the Army ROTC “Skyhawk Battalion” at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM). On September 9, he was the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of McKenzie.
September 16, 2025
McKenzie High School football homecoming queens since 1930. Maiden names are listed.
September 9, 2025
ATWOOD (September 4) — The West Carroll Special School District recently recognized staff members who have each served 20 or more years in the district.
September 9, 2025
On a drive home from Chattanooga, on the way back from the 2025 DECA State Career Development Conference, Carlton Townes spoke with McKenzie High School’s DECA sponsors Susan Dyer and Brittany Colotta.
September 9, 2025
UNION CITY (September 4) — After more than 20 years at The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon, Angela DeMaris has turned a new page and began working as Discovery Park of America’s Education Events and Content Manager.
September 9, 2025
HUNTINGDON (September 3) — Governor Bill Lee visited Lake Halford on Wednesday, September 3 as part of his 95-county tour of the state.
September 2, 2025
GLEASON — In the fall of 1963, the Gleason Bulldogs, under the direction of Coach Ed Settlers, had an undefeated season and had the best statistics of any Gleason football team in the school’s history.
September 2, 2025
There were several moments during Dani Dyer’s congressional internship with Representative David Kustoff in which she had to stop and give herself a reality check, realizing how lucky she was to be in her position.
September 2, 2025
McKENZIE (August 26) — Thirty-one students from the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) received their certificates of completion during a graduation ceremony held on Tuesday, August 26, at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
September 2, 2025
Gleason Gazelle’s annual Tater Town Special concluded Sunday. It includes games, barbecue contests, worship services, cake auctions, a 5K race, barbecue cooking contests, live music, sweet potato cook-off, parades, and a class reunion. Bethel University’s Renaissance helped kickoff the week’s event.
September 1, 2025
McKENZIE (August 29-September 1) — Webb School alumni, friends and family had a busy Labor Day weekend, traveling into McKenzie to reconnect and celebrate Webb School's 56th annual Homecoming.
August 26, 2025
By Joel Washburn washburn@mckenziebanner.com McKENZIE — Human trafficking is present in every zipcode in Tennessee. That’s what Monti Herring of the Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking …
August 26, 2025
Bethel University’s Dr. Keith Herris, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a member of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) 2025-26 Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) cohort.
August 26, 2025
HUNTINGDON (August 19) — Pharmacist and business owner Jay Phipps celebrated the grand opening of PhippsCARE, “the cure for the common clinic,” on Tuesday, August 19, with the help of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and local legislatives.
