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February 11, 2025
McKENZIE (February 4) — Tina Prescott, President and CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare, was the featured speaker for the McKenzie Rotary Club. In recent months, West Tennessee Healthcare began managing Henry County Hospital.
February 11, 2025
For over nine decades, a cornerstone of downtown McKenzie has been McKenzie Banking Company. Though the financial institution has grown into a regional presence as Foundation Bank, with six locations across northwest Tennessee, it remains, as the sign says, “your hometown bank since 1934.”
February 11, 2025
Valentine’s Day is this weekend, how do you usually celebrate? In my lifetime it has varied — it’s been a romantic evening out, a galentine’s get-together, a table for one, and dining in with an SVU marathon. I will say, a table for one is the most uncomfortable meal you will ever have in a crowded restaurant.
February 11, 2025
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering House Bill 0552 (HB 0552), known as the Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act. Sponsored by Rep. Todd Warner (R) and Sen. Janice Bowling (R), the bill proposes a new category of homeschooling, removing state oversight, attendance requirements, and testing mandates for families who opt out of traditional education.
February 11, 2025
McKENZIE (February 7) — Senior Sophie Pate was crowned McKenzie High School Basketball Homecoming Queen Friday during pregame festivities.
February 11, 2025
ATWOOD (February 6) — The West Carroll Special School District Board of Education met Thursday in the cafeteria of the junior/senior high. Awaiting the board members were gifts crafted by high school students in observance of School Board Appreciation Week (January 26-February 1).
February 10, 2025
HUNTINGDON - Mr. James Darnall, 87, of Huntingdon, Tennessee died Tuesday February 4, 2025 at Life Care Center Bruceton. Funeral services were Thursday February 6, 2025 at Huntingdon …
February 10, 2025
Mr. Paul Burns, 83, of Westport, Tennessee died Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Harmony Hill Assisted Living Residence. Funeral services are in the Chapel of Chase Funeral Home on Tuesday, …
February 10, 2025
Jeffersonville, Indiana - Funeral services for Betty Jean Kee are Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Brummitt McKenzie Funeral Home at 11:30 a.m. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, 10 a.m. until …
February 10, 2025
Mrs. Peggy Ann Webb, 90, of Huntingdon, Tennessee died Thursday, February 06, 2025 at her home. Funeral services were Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Interment …
February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025
The Education Freedom Act, now law in Tennessee, has sparked debate in the Tennessee legislature and among rural educators, with special education advocates voicing concerns over its potential impact.
February 6, 2025
February 6, 2025
JACKSON – Jackson State Community College (JSCC) has started 2025 off strong with a record setting 13% total enrollment and 15.5% full-time enrollment increases from last year’s spring semester, the second highest enrollment increases among all community college in the state of Tennessee.
February 4, 2025
PARIS — William Milam, Jr., affectionately known as Junior, was the recipient of the Drum Major for Justice on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
February 4, 2025
HUNTINGDON (January 28) — The Carroll County Commission recently donated $50,000 worth of trauma kits/bags to the school systems within the county.
February 4, 2025
The Carroll County Electric Department (CCED) Board of Directors met on Thursday, January 30, to address workforce training initiatives, infrastructure expansion, and financial planning.
February 4, 2025
West Carroll Elementary School proudly upholds its tradition of celebrating exceptional students through the SOAR Awards program. This initiative honors students who exemplify the school’s core values of Safety, Ownership, Achievement and Respect.
February 4, 2025
PARIS — West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) is expanding its Dog Therapy Program to Henry County Hospital in Paris, bringing the benefits of animal-assisted therapy to more patients in the region.
February 4, 2025
MARTIN — The outstanding academic achievements of undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Martin have been honored with publication of the Fall 2024 Chancellor’s Honor Rolls for the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, College of Business and Global Affairs, College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
