HUNTINGDON — Sixty-Five fishing teams from throughout the United States and one team from Canada descended on the Carroll County area for the Bassmaster Junior National Championship held at Lake Halford (1,000 Acre Lake) on Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30. more

NASHVILLE — State Veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty advises horse owners to be alert after another confirmed case of Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) in Tennessee. This week’s detection in a horse in Wayne County adds to the two confirmed cases in DeKalb and Rutherford counties earlier this month.  more

 HUNTINGDON (July 28) — Members of the Carroll County Budget Committee voted to send a budget amendments for the Highway Department and budgetary appropriations for new voting machines for the Election Commission during its Thursday, July 28 meeting. more

Stafford Real Estate recently announced Valarie Flippin McMackin as new affiliate broker.   more

McKENZIE (July 29) — There is a new service agency in McKenzie. Cachengo Closet is located in a small portion of the former hospital building on Hospital Drive. Other parts of the building will be used as a campus for the development of advanced computer technology and other services of Cachengo. more

July 25 @ South Gibson more

Aug. 6 @ Milan Jamboree TBD more

Aug. 2 @ McKenzie more

NASHVILLE (July 28) — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced Paris Utility Authority as one of twelve entities receiving a total grant funding of $5.2 million to install direct current fast-charging (DCFC) infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) along prioritized interstate or major highway corridors across the state.  more

Aug. 9 @ Clarksburg more

Aug. 13 Jamboree @ Union Univ. more

NASHVILLE (July 28) — New data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed increased unemployment rates across the United States and Tennessee during June. The country’s unemployment rate in June was 3.8%, a 0.4 percent-point increase from May’s rate. Tennessee’s June unemployment rate was 4.3%, a 0.9 percent-point increase from May’s rate. Taking seasonal unemployment into account, there is little change between the two months. Both entities have decreased unemployment rates from June 2021.  more

Aug. 4  West Carroll  Home 5 p.m. more

Aug. 15 @ Union City more

Aug. 4 @ Huntingdon more

McKENZIE (July 22) —The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) held its first public block party Friday, July 22. On campus, students, visitors and their families enjoyed activities including bowling, ring toss, a photo booth, a cake walk, golf, campus tours and a bake sale. more

There are few moments in life a person could never forget. Mrs. Brenda Berryman has two: meeting her late husband, Ray Berryman, and kissing the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. more

Mr. James Edward Hodge, 92, of Huntingdon, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Graveside funeral services are Friday, August 5, 2022, at 11 … more

Tennessee voters will go to the polls August 4 to elect candidates in various offices in the general election and state and federal primaries. In Carroll County, the general election includes all county and school board offices, along with primaries in state representatives, governor and U.S. Congress. more

Running short on research ideas, I decided to do another looking back article. This week, someone had left the 2006 edition laying out so I took a little look and this is the just a few treasures I found. more