Calendar 5-4-21

All items appearing on this calendar are subject to postponement or cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The McKenzie Banner has not received notice of changes to any of the events, but also can not guarantee that each event will still be held at the time and date listed. The Banner appreciates your patience during this unprecedented time of rapidly-changing circumstances.

 

The McKenzie City-Wide Yard Sale is May 7 and 8.

 

The Carroll County Election Commission shall meet pursuant to its duties in T.C.A. 2-1-113 on Friday, May 7 at 10 a.m. in the Election Commission Office for the purpose of: Reorganization. 

 

The Town of Trezevant is declaring May 17-21, 2021 “City-Wide Clean Up” week. City vehicles will be making a concentrated effort to pick up all refuse that citizens place beside the street in an effort to clean up unwanted, unsightly materials. No brush pick up. Please do not place materials by the road more than two days prior to pick up so the materials will not scatter, etc. We appreciate your cooperation and participation. NOTICE: The city will not be able to collect tires, hazardous chemicals, paints, oils, gas, etc.

 

The Carroll County Emergency Communications District Board of Directors will meet in a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 200 Norandal Drive, Huntingdon. 

 

Carroll County Democratic Women Committee meets each Tuesday at 6 p.m. Meetings are held at the Carroll County Office Complex on High Street in Huntingdon. Everyone is welcome to attend. 

 

The McKenzie TOPS Club is celebrating its 50th year. After staying “safer at home,” members are recommitting to continuing their weight loss journey. People who’ve struggle with their weight are invited to join the weekly meeting on Mondays at the McKenzie Church of Christ in the old gym. Weigh-in starts at 3 p.m.; meetings are at 3:30 p.m. Membership is $32 per year. Visitors are welcome to attend their first meeting free of charge. For more information, call 731-352-7309.

 

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce hosts a National Day of Prayer event Thursday, May 6 from 8-8:45 a.m. at the Carroll County Airport. The theme for 2021 is “Lord, Pour Out Your Love, Life and Liberty.” Coffee and doughnuts will be available for those who attend. For more information, please contact the Chamber at 731-986-4664.

Commission to Meet

The County Commission meets Monday, May 10, 7 p.m. at the Carroll County Civic Center. The public is invited to attend.

 

The County Commission’s Budget Committee meets Friday, May 7 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Conference Room at the Carroll County Office Complex.

 

The Carroll County Library hosts Virtual Tot Time each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit or call 731-986-1919.

 

The regularly scheduled meeting of the McKenzie City Council has been changed to May 20 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at McKenzie City Hall. 

On May 6 at 5:30 p.m., McKenzie City Council will have a workshop meeting to discuss the redistricting of the council wards. 

Please disregard the following calendar item for the May meeting. 

 

The McKenzie City Council meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. 

 

The spring revival is May 9-12 at Grace Baptist Church, McKenzie, 747 W. Magnolia. It is 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday and 6:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday. Dr. Kara Blackard is the evangelist. Windal Walker is the pastor. Everyone is welcome.

 

There is a Community Prayer Vigil every Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Johnson Temple C.M.E, 915 Walnut Avenue, McKenzie. 

We come together to pray for one another, our community and country, then study the Word of God. Johnson Temple C.M.E. Church convenes each Sunday with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m.

 

The McKenzie Farmers Market opens June 5 from  8 a.m. until noon. Stay tuned for more details.

 

The Joy Club meets at McKenzie First United Methodist Church on the first and third Thursdays of each month from noon-2 p.m. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy fellowship, games, guest speakers and movies. All are welcome.

 

The annual Memorial Day service at Farmvillle Cemetery, located four miles south of Yuma, is May 16, 2 p.m. Please spread the word to those who have family connections to the cemetery. 

 

The McKenzie Historic Zoning Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month, 4 p.m. in the city hall council chambers.

 

City of McKenzie Condemnation Meetings are the fourth Monday of each month at 3 p.m. in the city hall council chambers.