Watershed Authority awards bid for concession stand operation
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Watershed Authority awards bid for concession stand operation

Members of the Carroll County Watershed Authority approved the concessionaire contract with Tina Shands doing business as the Sunset Grill for the operation and management of the concessions for this summer season during the March 23 meeting Several other agenda items were approved with also a couple of members of the Lake Homeowners Group speaking…

Carroll County to host junior bass championship

Carroll County to host junior bass championship

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that on May 8, 2021, the Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreational Lake will host the Tennessee Bass Nation State Junior Championship. The tournament, which is the state championship for juniors, is expected to bring 80 or more three-person teams from across Tennessee to Carroll County….

Rep. Kustoff speaks at Chamber breakfast
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Rep. Kustoff speaks at Chamber breakfast

U.S. Congressman David Kustoff, Republican representative for the 8th District, was the guest speaker at Friday morning’s Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Good Friday Legislative Update at the Carroll County Civic Center in Huntingdon. Kustoff updated local community leaders on the latest happenings in Washington, and after that gathering, he dropped by the Carroll County…

Congressional bill may require new voting machines
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Congressional bill may require new voting machines

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the H.R.1 – For the People Act, a sweeping voting rights reform bill that, if passed in the U.S. Senate, would institute federal mandates regulating how individual states and counties conduct their elections. And as Carroll County Administrator of Elections Peg Hamlet pointed out during the March 30…

Board still uncertain about employee retirement program
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Board still uncertain about employee retirement program

The Carroll County Electric Department (CCED) Board held another round of lengthy discussions at their March 23 meeting regarding possibly providing retirement benefits for CCED employees through the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS). Ultimately the board voted to have TCRS do a detailed evaluation of one of the available plan options and get back to…