NASHVILLE (December 2023) — A long-range study authorized by the State of Tennessee indicates Amtrak could have a new route through West Tennessee including Carroll County and eventually connect Memphis, Nashville and Chattanooga in Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. A $500,000 federal grant funded the study by Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR). more

The Martin Police Department has made two arrests in a fatal shooting that occurred at Cadillacs bar in Martin on December 31, 2023. more

The West Carroll Special School District Board of Education held its monthly meeting last Thursday night with all board members were present. more

The first leg of the U.S. Hwy 79 (S.R. 76) road widening project is slightly ahead of schedule, said Nichole Lawrence, Tennessee Department of Transportation Community Relations Officer. more

McKENZIE (January 3) — McKenzie Fire Department received new equipment for breathing apparatus for firefighters to wear as they enter burning structures. more

PARIS (December 18) — On Monday, Henry County Mayor John Penn Ridgeway announced TDOT has given the county the green light on the five-lane expansion of HWY 614 from the state line to Puryear. He said the five-lane has been approved and is in the 10-year plan for Henry County. “Everyone knows how hard we worked for this and now we’re finally on the way,” he said. more

On Wednesday, December 28, 2023, former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis and Carroll County native was announced as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. more

January Deep Freeze Closed 2022 Year Some Tennessee residents received the white Christmas they had in their letters to Santa. Freezing temperatures along with snow and ice put a damper on the holiday as TVA and local electric municipalities participated in scheduling rolling blackouts. Carroll County was to be included but the blackouts were short lived in the county. more

CEDAR GROVE (December 25) — An early morning fire at the Dollar General in Cedar Grove, Highway 70, destroyed the business on Christmas morning. more

McKENZIE — Willie Huffman is retiring after a three-year stint as the president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology at both McKenzie and Paris. His retirement is April 30, 2024. more

NASHVILLE (Dec. 20, 2023) — Three finalists have been selected for the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Henry/Carroll. All three will participate in public interviews on the campus in Paris, TN, on Jan. 9, 2024, the next step in the selection process. more

McKENZIE/Henry County (December 21) — Kansas-based steel fabricator to invest $6.5 million in Northwest Tennessee, create nearly 20 new jobs in McKenzie. more

HUNTINGDON (December 22) — The Carroll County Emergency Communications District met Friday, December 22 with Jeff Eakes, Senior Architect with A2H Engineers, Architects, and Planners to review a contract for engineering services to construct a new district headquarters on Dillahunty Lane, Huntingdon. more

McKENZIE (December 19) — Fans at the McKenzie-Milan prep basketball game on Tuesday, December 19 at the McKenzie High School Gymnasium, witnessed history when Savannah Davis, a McKenzie senior and Middle Tennessee State University signee, set a new state scoring record for the number of 3-point goals in a single game while she also matched the MHS high-scoring record for a single game. more

McKENZIE (December 21) — Approximately 25 children in the McKenzie community will have a merry Christmas, thanks to the efforts of the McKenzie Police Department and McKenzie Fire/Rescue Department. more

GLEASON (December 22) — After 50 years of service with the Bank of Gleason, Martha Arnold will step aside as president and serve in a consulting role. December 31, 2023, will be her last day as president and Preston Frazier will move into the role. Martha has served in this role since 2011, when at that time she became the first female President of the Bank of Gleason. more

MAYFIELD (December 18) — After 24 years, the remains of a man found in Lake Barkley have been identified as Roger Dale Parham, a fugitive wanted for rape in Arkansas. In May 1999, fishermen on Kentucky Lake dredged a man’s remains. According to officials with the Kentucky State Police, the body was “wrapped in heavy tire chains and anchored with a hydraulic jack.” more

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service announced today that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households as part of President Biden’s plan to distribute free at-home tests to Americans for free. The Postal Service reported over 68 million test kit packages (with four tests per kit) have been shipped to American households across all states, Tribes and territories; each package contains four individual test kits. On average, it takes just 1.2 days for the Postal Service to deliver a test kit package once it has been received from the manufacturer, kitted and entered into the mailstream. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Postal Service delivered over 6 million COVID-19 test kit packages — the highest single day volume delivered since shipping began at the end of January. “There are few assignments the Postal Service has received that better exemplify our public service mission than the request of the Biden Administration to deliver America’s COVID-19 test kits,” said Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Lou more

McKENZIE (December 14) — McKenzie Mayor and Council appointed a new water superintendent and four members to the McKenzie Industrial Development Corporation Board of Directors. more

GLEASON (December 16) — The Gleason Lady Bulldogs’ 1999 state champions were honored on the 25th anniversary year of the year. The cheerleaders, coaches, and booster club president were also recognized during the event between the Lady Bulldogs’ and Bulldogs’ game versus Bradford. more