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McKENZIE (July 2) — Our Saturday Farmers Market had a variety of great vendors bringing in over 300 customers. Gardens are coming in, and we had tomatoes, onions, yellow squash, zucchini, onions, cabbage, herbs, and eggs.
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By City of McKenzie
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7/5/22
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McKENZIE (June 29) — A 100-foot tall tree was removed from the downtown Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday, June 29. The tree was heavily damaged and rotten in much of the top.
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HUNTINGDON (June 30) — Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County recently celebrated Independence Day with a ceremony honoring team members who have served in the United States military.
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MARTIN (June 27) — Cindy West, dean of the College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Martin, received one of seven President’s Awards presented to faculty and staff members throughout the UT system.
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7/5/22
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The City of McKenzie celebrated the end of June with the biweekly Nights on Broadway event Thursday, June 30. The Cool Daddy Band performed to a crowd of fans while attendees enjoyed snacks and treats from Hawg County BBQ, Ry Ro Lemonade and Rolling Snow (courtesy of Michael King).
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HUNTINGDON (June 30) — What is natural gas and what does it do? The children visiting the Carroll County Library learned those answers on June 30 from West Tennessee Public Utilities, the local natural gas distributor.
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The City of McKenzie recently contracted Mike Mazza of Mazza’s Painting to repaint the city’s historic caboose, which is located downtown to the left of McKenzie’s Splash Pad. The caboose had never been repainted since its arrival to McKenzie.
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Brian Hicks recently received his CompTIA A+ certification, the industry standard for launching IT careers in today’s digital works. It appears in more tech support job listings than any other IT credential.
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HUNTINGDON (June 30) — Carroll County Electric Department Board of Directors held its first meeting under new general manager, Ryan Drewry. It marks the first change in leadership since July 1, 2014, when immediate past manager Danny Brawner was selected to lead the utility.
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CLARKSBURG (June 27) — Clarksburg’s Mayor and Aldermen approved the city’s 2022-23 budget at a regular meeting Monday night and received an update on the construction at City Hall by Mayor Howell Wayne Todd.
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7/5/22
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The Board of Directors of Northwest Tenn. Economic Development Council recently appointed Mrs. Cheryl Oglesby-Townes as the executive director of Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council located in Dresden. Northwest Tenn. Economic Development Council is the local Community Action Agency in Northwest Tennessee serving the counties of Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties.
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CARROLL COUNTY — Carroll County 1000-Acre Recreational Lake is now owned by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. That transfer of ownership occurred on July 1 with an intragovernment transfer of assets from the Carroll County Watershed Authority, a state agency to TWRA, another state agency.
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McLEMORESVILLE (July 4) — A long-standing tradition continued in McLemoresville on July 4 in downtown. The events started with a parade, starting at the McLemoresville Baptist Church and traveling a short distance to downtown. Temperatures were in the upper 90s, but that did not deter the spectators.
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McKENZIE (July 4) — On an extremely hot summer day, the greater McKenzie community celebrated July 4 with concessions, music and fireworks at McKenzie City Park. The annual tradition started in the 1980s and has become an annual must-attend event.
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JACKSON (June 18) — After a week of pageant festivities and competitions, the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Class of 2022 voted Bethel University’s Gracelyn Eaves as Miss Congeniality.
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6/29/22
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We now have honey! A lot of our customers have been asking for honey, and this past Saturday, we welcomed Camp Costello Farms from Hollow Rock. They brought their own delicious honey, complete with a honey dipper. In addition to being a wonderful natural sweetener, honey has many great medicinal qualities.
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Courtesy of the City of McKenzie
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6/28/22
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MARTIN (June 27) — Dr. Joshua Filtz, owner and founder of Magnolia Mercantile Co. in McKenzie, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin WestStar Leadership Program’s Class of 2022 on June 21 at The Venue at Twin Oaks in Humboldt.
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6/28/22
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Bethel Basketball Coaches Jeff Britt and Chris Nelson were recognized by Silver Waves Media as two of the top 100 most impactful basketball coaches in the NAIA.
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6/28/22
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ATWOOD — War Eagle graduate Jalen Anglin recently announced his commitment to Tennessee State University in Nashville. The 6-4 combo player courted offers from TSU, Tennessee Tech, Walters State Community College, and Columbia State Community College.
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6/28/22
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