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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 9) — McKenzie Mayor and Council voted to increase the rates on the schedule of building permit fees during its November 9 meeting.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
HUNTINGDON — On the 10th of November 2023, the Carroll County Sheriff Department’s: Office of Reentry celebrated the graduation of their first five female offenders to complete an intensive cognitive-behavioral program called Moral Reconation Therapy, MRT for short.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
NASHVILLE — Tennessee State Parks offer a great alternative to the frenzy of shopping on Black Friday by hosting the annual Day After Thanksgiving hikes at parks across the state.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 9) — Savannah Davis chose to continue her athletic and academic career at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. The McKenzie High School senior signed commitment documents on Thursday to play basketball for the university.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 10) — In honor of the nation’s military veterans, McKenzie High School hosted its annual Veterans Day program on Friday, November 10, 1 a.m. in the MHS Gymnasium.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 9) — Walter Butler was honored during a reception on Thursday evening in the Vera Low Center for Student Enrichment on the campus of Bethel University.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 9) — The first of two readings for the issuance of a liquor permit was approved by the McKenzie City Council, sitting as the members of the McKenzie Alcohol Board.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
JACKSON — Ryan Griffin (BA 2011) received the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award during Union University’s Awards Banquet on November 3.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 7) — McKenzie’s three school sites will soon have safety enhancements, thanks to 120 new surveillance cameras, keyless (card key) door locks, two-way radios, and protective shatterproof security film on selected doors and windows.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 9) — McKenzie Police Department will soon have 11 brand new patrol trucks and SUVs.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
THP Officer Tyler Milam was promoted to the rank of sergeant during a pinning ceremony on October 19. He will serve over THP Jackson District operations in Decatur County.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 10) — When a Collinwood football player was injured during the McKenzie-Collinwood game on Friday, medical personnel responded to mid-field to render assistance. McKenzie Fire Department’s new First Responder program participated, with other medical professionals, with its new golf cart equipped with medical equipment.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The Inglenook Book Club met for its monthly meeting on November 8, 2023 at 3 p.m., at Lakeside Senior Living Community in McKenzie. With 19 members in attendance, President Carolyn Moore called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance, Club Aim and Club Motto were recited by all. President Moore thanked the hostesses Jean Hollomon and Suzanne Russell for serving delicious cookies, cheese ball and crackers and apple cider along with water.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Approximately 46 descendants of Stephen Franklin and Laura Washington Duggan Hinton celebrated their family reunion on Saturday, October 14, 2023 in McKenzie. Ages ranged from 2 to 92.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
MARIETTA, Ga. — The Bethel University Wildcats opened their season Friday in Marietta, Georgia playing in the Ken Woods Memorial. Life University is the host school.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
HUNTINGDON (November 10) — On Friday, Huntingdon hosted the Milan Bulldogs in the second round of the TSSAA Class 2A playoffs at Paul Ward Stadium. The second match-up of the season between the two teams mirrored the first. The Bulldogs led throughout the first quarter after posting two early scores but were shut down for the remainder of the game as the Mustang defense forced three turnovers. The Huntingdon offense posted 42 unanswered points until the last play of the game. The final score of 49-20 included a perfect night for placekicker Grayson Anderson who was 7 for 7 with extra point attempts. This week, Huntingdon hosts a repeat match-up with the Riverside Panthers in the playoff quarterfinals.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
McKENZIE (November 10) — On Friday night the McKenzie Rebels picked up their eleventh win of the season and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the TSSAA Football Playoffs. The Rebels hosted the Collinwood Trojans coming away with a 43-0 win. Next Friday, McKenzie travels to Lynchburg to battle it out with the Moore County Raiders (12-0).
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
HUNTINGDON (November 8) — The following cases were heard in Carroll County General Sessions Court on Wednesday, November 8.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
William Denton, 30, of Atwood, was cited in the General Sessions for animal cruelty on November 2. Carroll County dispatch received a call for a dog on Christine St. in Atwood about having a plastic jug stuck on its head. When deputies arrived on scene, they witnessed a dog with a plastic water jug stuck on its head. The animals were also malnourished and appeared to not be receiving the proper amount of food and water to maintain correct body weight. The defendant admitted that the dogs were his.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Bernard Brown, 63, of Lawrenceville, GA, to Gwendelda Lynn Price Cornell, 53, of Lawrenceville, GA.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Carroll Arts ‘A Mistletoe Christmas’ Carroll Arts presents “A Mistletoe Christmas” Thursday, November 30 at 7 p.m. at the McKenzie Park Theatre. Admission is $5 at the door.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Assault — Carla Kay Wagner, 36, Park Circle, McKenzie, was charged with Assault on November 7.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
English Pea Casserole 2 (303) cans small English peas 2 tablespoon green peppers 1 cup chopped celery 1 can mushroom soup 1 can sliced water chestnuts 1 small minced onion 2 diced pimento 1 stick oleo
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
I was teaching as hard as I could about Teddy Roosevelt’s involvement with the Panama Canal when Ruth Pettis asked, “If you could go back to a particular time and place in history, where would it be?”
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
In the heart of the Cumberland Plateau in Pall Mall, Tennessee, on December 13, 1887, Alvin Cullum York was born. Raised in a modest log cabin, Alvin grew up in a large family where he was one of eleven children. Like most in the area, the Yorks faced the harsh realities of poverty and a hardscrabble existence.
