Solar Farm Saves Electric Department Nearly $100,000 in July

Commissioner John Austin speaks during the Carroll County Finance Ways and Means Committee meeting on August 28, 2025, criticizing a request for early overtime funding under the Tennessee Highway Safety Office grant. Photo by Jesse Joseph/Carroll County Observer

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Finance Committee Confronts Jail Boiler, Training Incentive, and Grants

August 28, 2025

The Carroll County Finance Ways and Means Committee (formerly the Budget Committee) addressed a failing boiler at the county jail...

Huntingdon Town Council members seated around the table during their August 26, 2025 meeting in Huntingdon, Tennessee, discussing issues including property tax rates, sewer billing, and beer ordinance changes. Photo by Jesse Joseph/ Carroll County Observer

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Huntingdon Council Relinquishes Church Street, Hears Beer Sales Request

The Town of Huntingdon agreed to relinquish Church Street to Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church at their Council meeting, Tuesday, August...

Laredos Mexican Grill on East Main Street in Huntingdon, Tennessee. The restaurant, which opened August 1, 2025, was granted a beer permit by the Huntingdon Beer Board on August 26. Photo by Jesse Joseph/Carroll County Observer

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Huntingdon Beer Board Approves Permit to Laredo’s

Huntingdon's Beer Board convened immediately after the regular council meeting Tuesday night, August 26, to consider an application from Laredo’s...

A detailed shot of water flowing from a steel faucet, ideal for themes on cleanliness or plumbing.

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Bruceton Residents Can View Advanced Water Usage Data

The Town of Bruceton has completed its transition to digital water meters, and the first full month of bills has...

Emergency responders, including fire trucks, ambulances, and sheriff’s deputies, work the scene of a deadly crash on U.S. Highway 70 in Carroll County, Tennessee. The accident involved a pickup truck and two semis hauling aluminum ingots. Photo by Jesse Joseph/Carroll County Observer.

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One Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on US 70 Tuesday Morning

A fatal accident occurred Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 70 between Huntingdon and Hollow Rock involving a pickup truck and...

Chains secure a silver Buick as responders work to remove it from a ditch along McLey Highway in Carroll County, Tennessee. Baptist EMS, the Carroll County Rescue Squad, and local firefighters are visible in the background. Photo by Jesse Joseph, Carroll County Observer.

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Crash Leaves Car Suspended on Ditch Bank

Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash on McLey Highway (SR-77/US-70A) Friday afternoon, August 22, where a car carrying three...

Special Agent Charles Pankenier presenting an “Overview of the United States Secret Service” to CCTC students. Photo courtesy Carroll County Technical Center / Carroll County Observer.

Education

Secret Service Special Agent Speaks at Technical Center

The Carroll County Technical Center (CCTC) welcomed Special Agent Charles J. Pankenier, Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge with...

Huntingdon Special School District board meeting, August 20, 2025, with discussion of enrollment growth and facility upgrades, Huntingdon, Tennessee. Photo by Jesse Joseph/Carroll County Observer

Education

HSSD Reaches Record Enrollment, Adds Staff to Meet Needs

Huntingdon Special School District has reached the highest student enrollment in its history. That’s what Director of Schools Dr. Jonathan...

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From HHS Graduate to MSU Professor

IT'S OFFICIAL – Dr. Lakeshia Yarbrough, was named Assistant Professor of Nursing at Murray State University. Official Murray State University...

Hollow Rock Board of Mayor and Aldermen meet on August 19, 2025, in Hollow Rock, Tennessee, to discuss town business. Officials passed another continuing resolution as the town remains without a finalized budget. Photo by Jesse Joseph/Carroll County Observer.

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Hollow Rock Still Has No Budget

The Town of Hollow Rock remains without a budget as their board again passed a continuing resolution during the August...