War hero Col. James C. Harding, USAF, who is the 25th Most Decorated U.S. Military Personnel in American History, will be recognized and honored by Carroll County in a celebration on Sunday, June 27 at the Carroll County Civic Center from 2 – 3:30 p.m. The program starts at 2:30 p.m. He has distinguished himself…
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce reported that the Tennessee Bass Nation State Junior Championship Tournament, on May 7 & 8, generated $48,400 in economic impact for Carroll County. There were more than 100 hotel nights generated by the tournament. Twenty-eight of those occurred in Carroll County. “We could not have done it without the…
In celebration of Juneteenth in its first year as an official federal holiday, local residents gathered Saturday at K & J’s Smoke Shack at 107 Beasley Street in Huntingdon. The day featured music, lots of good food served up by K & J’s, various booths and venders, train rides around neighborhood for the kids, prizes,…
The trial of a Camden man indicted for allegedly murdering his wife and setting her house on fire has been set for early next year. Unless some kind of plea agreement is reached, the trial of Jason Mark Mills, 34, will be held on Jan. 24-28 of 2022 in Carroll County Circuit Court. Mills was…
First-reading approval was given to an ordinance adopting a new 2021-22 fiscal year budget during a June 15 called meeting of the Huntingdon Town Council. The ordinance also sets the town property tax rate, which will remain at $1.2487 per $100 of assessed property value. In commenting on the new budget, Mayor Dale Kelley pointed…
“When you rescue someone there is no other feeling like it in the world,” said Col. James C. Harding recently while sitting at the dining room table at his log home on Ledsinger Road off U.S. Highway 70 west of Huntingdon. He recalled the rescue mission that earned him his Air Force Cross, the highest…
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