McKENZIE (March 18) — Prompalooza was Saturday, March 18. 1 to 5 p.m. to offer girls’ and boys’ prom attire for free to high school students throughout Carroll County. more

NASHVILLE (March 17) — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Matt Perry welcomed the newest graduating classes of Tennessee State Troopers at the Hermitage Hills Baptist Church on Lebanon Road in Nashville. more

PARIS (March 17) — A collision involving three vehicles – including a semi and a logging truck – claimed the lives of two people Friday morning. more

Students of the McKenzie Special School District will have class on Thursday, March 23, 2023. It serves as the make up day for the football playoffs. more

HUNTINGDON — The Dixie Performing Arts Center hosted its second-annual Designing Women Curated Market, which highlights female-owned businesses across the state of Tennessee, Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18. The Designing Women Curated Market was birthed from the influence of Dixie Carter in her female-empowered role in the popular television show “Designing Women.” more

HUNTINGDON (March 17) — W. Kent Jones arrived at work Friday thinking he had five appointments with clients on that day. Instead, those fictitious appointments were a decoy to assure Jones attended his own surprise birthday party. more

HUNTINGDON (March 13) — The Carroll County Commission met Monday at the Carroll County Complex with a light agenda. The Commission adopted Resolution 3-02-2023 to pledge $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act Funds for maintenance, repair and improvements to the Carroll County Office Complex. The $500,000 for the Carroll County Office Complex for maintenance, repair and improvements would include, but are not limited to, ADA (The Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant facility entrances and exits, ADA compliance in bathrooms, new flooring, interior painting, exterior painting and cleanup. more

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has received three reports of scammers calling citizens from 731-418-6093. The phone number used is not affiliated with Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Please do not call this number. The scammer is claiming to be Kris Taylor from the Sheriff’s Office. The caller is telling people they have missed court and have a Failure to Appear warrant. The scammer will tell them to come to the jail or make a payment over the phone. more

TREZEVANT (MARCH 14) — Trezevant Mayor and Council are delaying the construction of an amphitheater in the city park following last month’s meeting in which the only two bids differed significantly in price. more

McKENZIE (March 17) — The City of McKenzie’s Water Department is the defendant in a lawsuit filed Friday, March 17 in the Carroll County Circuit Court by Phillip Colwell, Sr. and Phillip Colwell, Jr., as renters of a commercial building in McKenzie. more

McKENZIE (March 17) — D&D Service Center, 25675 Highway 22, closed Friday, March 17. The owner is retiring after operating the business for 43 years. more

MURFREESBORO (March 15) — The McKenzie Rebels were unable to keep up their hot streak Wednesday night. The Buccaneers of University School Johnson City (USJC) ended McKenzie’s run at the state basketball championship by a score of 66-53. McKenzie closes the season with a 22-5 record along with district and region championship titles. more

McKENZIE — The McKenzie Lady Rebels started their season with a 12-0 run rule victory over the Clarksburg Lady Rockets. more

E911 Board Of Directors to Meet The Carroll County E911 regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting is Tuesday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m., in the Training Room of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, 200 Norandal Drive, Huntingdon. more

Corn Salad 2 (12oz.) cans shoe peg corn (drained) 2 tomatoes, chopped (don’t peel) 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 purple onion, chopped 1 cucumber, chopped 1/2 cup sour cream 4 tablespoon mayonnaise 2 tablespoon white vinegar 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoon salt more

HUNTINGDON (March 15) — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on March 15. more

Brittany N. Russell of McKenzie was charged with Possession of Schedule IV, Possession of Schedule II with Intent on March 10. more

Driving on Revoked — Samuel Dakota James Arrand, 28, Randle Street, McKenzie was charged with Driving on a Revoked License and Violation of Financial Responsibility after a traffic stop on March 18. more

Arthur E. and Katrina H. Bessette to Travis and Cynthia Thrasher in District 10. more

Tennessee’s history is filled with numerous trailblazers. Yet, one individual not only blazed a trail in history, but she also blazed a trail outside our atmosphere. In 1978, she was one of the females selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women. She went on to log over 720 hours in space. more