HUNTINGDON (July 27) — Carroll County Electric Board approved a policy to allot a time period for citizens to speak to the board on topics germane to items on the agenda. more

Dr. Anna Anderson, O.D., is fresh out of optometry school and ready to serve West Tennessee. more

HUNTINGDON (July 28) — The formal announcement of the Med-Trans/Hospital Wing’s intentions of opening an air medical base of operations in Carroll County was celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony behind Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County. more

HUNTINGDON (July 25) — The family of the late Dale Kelley was honored Tuesday, July 25 at the monthly Huntingdon Mayor and Council meeting. State Senator John Stevens presented a framed copy of the joint resolution from the Tennessee General Assembly. It honored the service of the late Dale Kelley. more

McKENZIE — After a rollover crash on State Route 22 Sunday morning, the patient was extricated and transported by air ambulance to an area hospital. more

The Third Annual Dr. Tony Janner Memorial Golf Tournament was Saturday, July 15 at Carroll Lake Golf Course. Although very rainy and overcast skies loomed right up until the 8 a.m. tee-time, the sixty golfers were able to complete their round of scramble-format golf in what turned out to be a very pleasant morning! A great grab-and-go lunch, grilled by Mark Holloman and Reggie Wiggins, hit the spot with all the players. Play moved along pretty swiftly and everyone seemed to enjoy the fellowship throughout the morning. more

McKENZIE — The McKenzie High School Marching Rebels are working hard to prepare the 2023-24 show — a salute to “The Phantom of the Opera” — before performances begin. more

NASHVILLE — Secretary of State Tre Hargett welcomed Bethel University Student Government Association (SGA) President Gracelyn Eaves to the annual College Civic Engagement Luncheon in Nashville on Thursday, July 13. more

2023 is a year of firsts for Renee Sutton. After concluding year 18 of teaching at Camden Central High School, Sutton is taking an administrative leap at Carroll Academy in Huntingdon. Since starting her new position as Assistant Director of Carroll Academy on June 1, she has taken an administration job for the first time, she has written her first grant, and more. more

JACKSON — Contestants for the 2023 Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant checked in at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson on Saturday, July 22, officially starting Tennessee’s biggest pageant of the season and its festivities. Pageant rounds begin Wednesday, July 26, and end Saturday, July 29. Four women represent Carroll County at the 2023 pageant. more

HUNTINGDON (July 20) — During the July meeting for the Carroll County Budget Committee, two organizations were granted funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) held by the county. The Cedar Grove Public Utility District requested $500,000 and the McKenzie Industrial Board requested $20,000. more

A temporary resident of the Relax Inn motel was airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville after he was the victim of an attack by his roommate on July 22. more

HUNTINGDON (July 19) — State Representative Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon) addressed the Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education on Wednesday, July 19. more

TREZEVANT (July 18) — Heavy rains and winds on Tuesday, July 18 felled trees and knocked out electrical power to some areas of Carroll County. more

McKENZIE (July 18) — The newly-established McKenzie High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) gathered for the first officially sanctioned meeting in the McKenzie High School Theatre on Tuesday night to elect officers and board members. more

McKENZIE (July 17) — Soon, the mobile home park located on Forrest Avenue in McKenzie could cease to exist. During the monthly meeting of the McKenzie City Council, the board approved (on the first reading) Ordinance 554 to amend the mobile home park property from R-4 (residential mobile home) to R-3 (high-density residential). This allows the owners to develop the property for the construction of “townhouses.” more

UPDATE - BOTH WERE CAPTURED TUESDAY, JULY 25 The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in Huntingdon, Tenn.  is asking for the public to be on the lookout for two escaped inmates, Orlando Terrell Olive and Malcolm Omar Lee Jr. They … more

HUNTINGDON — Oom Pah Pah, Oom Pah Pah, Mau Mau. While these words might not make much sense on their own, audiences sing right along when they’re placed deep within a song by The Oak Ridge Boys. West Tennessee fans are in for a very special event — The Oak Ridge Boys will perform a free concert during the Huntingdon Heritage Festival on Saturday, September 23 on the court square. more

McKENZIE — Bethel Associate Athletic Director of Communications/Sports Information Director Dave McCulley announced popular McKenzie radio broadcaster Craig Lunn is joining the Wildcat broadcast team. Lunn will be the color analyst for Bethel football this fall and selected games during the basketball season. more

Bruceton’s First United Methodist Church and New Hope Methodist Church of Vale extend a heartfelt welcome to their new pastor, Brother James Ellington, a certified lay minister from Jackson, Tenn. Preaching full time since 2019, Brother James served as pastor of Lester’s Chapel Methodist Church and Mount Carmen United Methodist Church, both of Jackson, and the Montezuma United Methodist Church of Henderson. more