Carroll County News

HUNTINGDON - Attorneys for Mary Winkler on Monday raised questions about trust fund money for her children that was used to pay legal fees for her in-laws, Dan and Diane Winkler.

Mary Winkler was in Carroll County Chancery Court Monday regarding a fund set up by the Huntingdon Church of Christ that her attorneys contend belongs to the Winkler children, but is being used inappropriately by her in-laws, Dan and Diane Winkler.

A woman convicted of manslaughter in the death of her preacher husband returned to court Monday morning for a hearing about her children's trust funds.

The tenth annual Relay for Life in Carroll County kicked off Friday. Nearly 1,000 participants signed up as teams participated in this year's American Cancer Society relay in Huntingdon.

The additional $25 will give funding to the Sheriff's Department, according to county commissioners.

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Carroll County, east central Gibson County, Henry County and southeastern Weakley County until 1:15 p.m. At 12:29 p.m., radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms producing penny-size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Carroll County and southwestern Henry County in northwest Tennessee until 1:45 p.m. At 1:04 p.m., Doppler Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm producing quarter-size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

It is with deep sadness and regret that Magic Valley Publishing says good-bye to one of its own.

A Monday hearing for a Lavinia man facing numerous rape charges was moved to June.

They will vote on a proposed wheel tax increase, which would be the third one since 2000.

A year or so from now, the residents of Carroll County, Tenn., will be able to boat and fish on a lake covering 977 acres , currently being created near Huntingdon.

Bethel College in McKenzie broke ground last Friday on a new, $4 million science center.

The town of Huntingdon will present a Memorial Day Ceremony at 7 p.m. today at Thomas Park.

Get ready for the dirt to fly June 12 and 13 when a truck and tractor pull is scheduled for Jackson's Fairgrounds Park, 800 S. Highland Ave.

An inmate at Northwest Corrections Complex died of stab wounds suffered in his cell on Friday, May 15.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the state has more than tripled since last year, according to the state labor department.

The Department of Correction is investigating the fatal stabbing of an inmate at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville.

The company's secretary David Thompson says the reason for the closure is unforeseeable business circumstances.

A Gleason man facing a first-degree murder charge committed suicide in the Carroll County Jail Wednesday morning, according to law enforcement officials.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Paul Honaker, 42,ommitted suicide in his cell at the Carroll County Jail Wednesday morning.