ATWOOD (March 7) — New vans, a pickup truck, a metal detector to screen incoming visitors or students, and a new storage building were all approved for purchase during the March 7 meeting of the Board of Education of the West Carroll Special School District. more

ATWOOD (March 7) — West Carroll Special School District launched a new phone app and upgraded its website to better serve the stakeholder of the school system. Michelle Robinson, who headed the project, displayed the newly available phone app, that will provide a central point of communications for teachers, students and parents. Robinson said the app and upgraded website will consolidate communications for the school system. more

McKENZIE (March 11) — The much-anticipated sidewalk development in downtown McKenzie began on Monday as construction crews begin to tear out sidewalks and replace them with sidewalks that meet American with Disabilities Act. more

HUNTINGDON (March 7) — The Governor’s school voucher bill is moving in both houses and has a high probability of passage, said State Representative Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon). Martin was speaking at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum on Friday at the Carroll County Civic Center. more

HUNTINGDON (March 5) — On Tuesday, the Town of Huntingdon in conjunction with Carroll County Chamber of Commerce along with other officials announced a new industry, INTOCAST AG, will locate its first U.S. operations in Tennessee. more

MURFREESBORO (March 8) — After posting 55 points in the quarterfinals, Greenfield’s offense did not fare as well in the semifinals. The Lady Yellowjackets (23-11) drew a good Moore County (27-8) team in the second round. While neither team scored many points, Greenfield bowed out of the Division I Class 1A tournament losing 38-28. more

MURFREESBORO (March 6) — The Lady Yellowjackets of Greenfield (22-10) picked up a big win Thursday evening as they knocked the North Greene (26-10) Lady Huskies out of the TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament. Greenfield took an early lead in the opening minutes and never lost their momentum winning 55-49 in the quarterfinal round. more

MURFREESBORO (March 7) — In the fourth 2A game of the day, the Loretto Lady Mustangs (27-3) faced the Westview Lady Chargers (22-5). Loretto and Westview kept the game close with nine lead changes. At game’s end, Westview lost 54-49 to Loretto who came in runner-up in the championship game against Gibson County. more

MURFREESBORO (March 7) — After five months of competitive basketball, the Huntingdon Fillies season came to an end in the quarterfinal round of the TSSAA State Championship for Class 2A. The Huntingdon Fillies (23-5) played their hearts out losing 58-49 against a tough Gibson County Lady Pioneers (30-1) team. more

Over the weekend, Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro was the site of some amazing high school girls’ basketball action. Nine of the 32 teams competing for gold were from West Tennessee. more

Precincts Reporting: 15 of 15 Race: President-GOP-Primary Ryan Binkley (GOP): 3 Chris Christie (GOP): 3 Ron DeSantis (GOP): 12 Nikki Haley (GOP): 225 Asa Hutchinson (GOP): 1  Vivek … more

McKENZIE — As a part of the NAIA Champions of Character Initiative, the Bethel Lady Wildcat Volleyball program conducted a special event Wednesday night in Crisp Arena. more

HUNTINGDON (February 27) — Dr. Elly Riley recently joined Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Family Health Care as a family medicine physician. more

ATWOOD — Hannah Fowler, a junior at West Carroll High School, is one of 32 Tennessee students chosen for the Tennessee Governor’s School of Agriculture Sciences. more

McKENZIE — The concrete approaches for sidewalks along State Route 124 (Magnolia, Stonewall, and Cedar) were improved to meet the American with Disabilities Act. more

HUNTINGDON (February 28) — On Wednesday, the home of Andrew and Lindsey Barnett caught fire. Carroll County 911 received a call stating smoke was coming from the Browning Avenue residence. The family was not home at the time of the fire. more

BRUCETON — Robert (Bob) Taylor Keeton, Jr., born June 21, 1937 died February 24, 2024. more

Don Ridgeway died Saturday, March 2 after a brief illness. He was born on leap day, February 29, 1948. more

John Penn Ridgeway returns to the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at McKenzie, Paris, and remote campus at Dresden. This time, he returns as the president of TCAT-Henry/Carroll. more

McKENZIE (March 4) — Bethel University’s Board of Trustees has selected Perry Moulds, Ph.D., to serve as the university’s president, effective July 1, 2024. more