cassie walsh rebels come back but fall to the eagles in the 4th quarter cassie walsh photos mckenzie tenn. the mckenzie rebels dropped to 3 5 on the season when they lost friday night s game to the jackson christian eagles 44 27 . in the 1st quarter jchs ethan bartel kicked a 28yd field goal which was good . jchs zach simpson scored a 50yd fumble return off of the ethan bartel kickoff . mckenzie s eric robinson rushed for the 65yd rebel touchdown and lucas waddell kick after was good . the score at the end of the 1st quarter was jchs leading mckenzie 10 7 . cassie walsh photos eric robinson rushing for the 1st down . cassie walsh photos at the start of the 2nd quarter the rebels joseph miller rushed for the 2yd touchdown and the point after was no good . the eagles had an 8yd touchdown and the point after was no good . and the score at the end of the 2nd quarter was the eagles leading the rebels 16 13 . joseph miller going in for the 2yd touchdown . cassie walsh photos mckenzie s eric robinson rushed for the 3yd touchdown in the 3rd quarter and the point after was good . at the end of the 3rd quarter mckenzie led jchs 20 16 . eric robinson falling for the 2yd touchdown . cassie walsh photos eric robinson fighting jchs defenders to get the 1st down . cassie walsh photos in the 4th quarter the eagles rufus whitmore had a 55yd 60yd and 61yd rushing touchdowns and the point after attempts were good after all three touchdowns . mckenzie s zach jarrett threw a 5yd touchdown pass to donavon foley and waddell s kick after was good . jchs will buehler rushed for the 7yd touchdown and the point after was good . the final score was the mckenzie rebels falling to the jackson christian eagles 44 27 . zach jarrett with the hand off to eric robinson . cassie walsh photos the mckenzie rebels are now 3 5 in their division and the rebels will face the riverside panthers at home on friday october 21st at 7 30pm . the pregame show will start at 7pm and you can listen to the rebels play right here on whdm 98.9 fm 1440 am online at whdmradio.com or you can listen to the game by calling 712 432 5742 . just remember that if you listen to the game by phone standard rates do apply . rebels play the eagles at home on october 14th mckenzie tenn. the mckenzie rebels are 3 4 in their division and the rebels face the jackson christian eagles at home on friday october 14th at 7 30pm . the pregame show will start at 7pm and you can listen to the rebels play right here on whdm 98.9 fm 1440 am online at whdmradio.com or you can listen to the game by calling 712 432 5742 . just remember that if you listen to the game by phone standard rates do apply . 11 687 stonewall sidewalk funding increase approved mayor jill holland david hochreiter and vice mayor gene hale cassie walsh pics mckenzie tenn. at the mckenzie city hall meeting thursday the council approved that city of mckenzie would increase their matching funds by 11 687 in order to complete the stonewall sidewalk project which will now cost the city 72 174 . the stonewall sidewalk project will be along north stonewall street that includes the construction of a sidewalk from mckenzie middle school to mckenzie elementary school . mckenzie was the recepient of a 302 000 transportation enhancement grant from tdot that will be used for a sidewalk between mckenzie middle and mckenzie elementary school . mckenzie originally had to match the grant by 20 % with the initial cost being 60 487 . but when the october 4th bids came in for the project the lowest bid the city of mckenzie received for the project came in 58 434 over what the grant allotted . tdot was willing to raise the amount of money given in the grant so long as mckenzie increased the percentage they were willing to match in the grant . the council voted and three out the four councilmen who were present voted in favor of raising the funds by 11 687 in order to complete the stonewall sidewalk project . the city of mckenzie will now pay 72 174 for their half of the project and the transportation enhancement grant from tdot will pay for the rest of the project . the stonewall sidewalk project will make the area safer for children and walkers who travel the road . and the project also helps homeowner s property values on the street increase . mckenzie city hall approve raises for 3 street dept. employees cassie walsh pics mckenzie tenn. at the mckenzie city hall meeting thursday the council passed a resolution that gives three street department employees johnny mercer robert jones and marvin kalinowski a 1 400 raise in their street department salary for the extra mechanic work they are doing for the street department . the city of mckenzie had a mechanic that worked for the city until a year and a half ago when these three men took on the responsibility of taking care of mechanic work not just for the street department but also the mechanic work they have done on police vehicles and city equipment . the mckenzie street department director johnny mercer said we can t fix everything but we do fix what we can . the city of mckenzie has saved thousands of dollars from the work the street department has provided and they also were responsible for repairing the traffic lights which cost mckenzie 4 900 compared to bids that would have cost the city of mckenzie anywhere from 15 000 20 000 to do the traffic light repair . the raise would come out of the street department s equipment and repair budget . mckenzie city council approve purchasing policy mckenzie tenn. the mckenzie city council approved a purchasing policy since the city originally followed this policy but they had never officially passed the ordinance . the purchasing policy states that purchases less than 1000 do not require a purchase order . purchases between 1000 and 2499 require a purchase order three documented phone bids and signatures of city recorder purchasing agent and council liaison prior to ordering product or service . purchases between 2500 and 9999 require a purchase order three written bids signatures of city recorder purchasing agent and council liaison plus council approval prior to ordering product or service . and purchases over 10 000 must be publicly advertised for competitive sealed bidding and opening of bids must be done in the presence of the council except for those purchases specifically exempted from advertisement and bidding by the municipal purchasing act of l983 . the council approval is required prior to ordering product or service . large crowds come to the 2nd annual minerals day david jackson photos gleason tenn. over 600 students and guests from weakley county schools attended the 2nd annual mineral days event held at imerys ceramics mine and processing center and kt clay in gleason on thursday morning . imerys with headquarters in paris france has a global operation providing ball clay to clients in mexico india italy and other parts of the world . locally kt clay began years ago in west kentucky and tennessee . according to geologist katie lukas imerys locally employs over 50 individuals with seven active surface mines in a distance of 3 to 44 miles from their facility in gleason and they also have other facilities in crenshaw mississippi . katie lukas david jackson photos local pottery enthusiast and co owner of earthen vessels pottery in gleason jim keeling showing two kids ella french and alex french of pilot oak kentucky one of the pots he threw on his potter s wheel as part of the ceramics demonstration at the 2nd annual mineral days festivity in gleason at imerys ceramics . alex french ella french and jim keeling david jackson photos ball clay is a rare mineral found in place on the earth . weakley and henry county both have a large supply of the mineral . ball clay requires little processing and gets its name from early mining processes when clay was captured as a cube and when they transported the clay the corners would round off into a ball shape hence the ball clay name . the ball clay industry began in gleason in the early 1920 s and it has continued to grow in the area . the clay is mined and processed into as small as 50 lb bags but is also can be shipped in 1 ton bags by truck and rails to businesses all over the world . everyone enjoying the vendors at the 2nd annual minerals day . david jackson pics ball clay is used for obvious ceramics but it is found in thousands of products from toothpaste and makeup to automobile tires fenders and other products . flu vaccine event october 14th huntingdon tenn. there will be a free flu vaccine event in carroll county held on friday october 14th from 11am to 1pm at the carroll county civic center located at 201 mustang drive in huntingdon . the carroll county health department wants to remind everyone that getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent getting the flu . there will be a limited amount of free vaccines available at the event for adults and children . the carroll county health department also wants to remind everyone that the best way to stay healthy is to practice good hygiene especially washing your hands throughout the day . for more information about the event you can contact the carroll county health department at 731 986 1990 . 2nd annual minerals day is thursday october 13th gleason tenn. imerys ceramics k t clay company in gleason is opening their doors for the 2nd annual minerals day on thursday october 13th from 10am to 2pm . the event will be at 5450 old state route 22 in gleason . many employees will be there to answer questions concerning minerals and processes . they plan to have a mine and or plant tour weather permitting . lunch will be provided at the event and lunch will include hot dogs chips drinks popcorn cotton candy and snow cones all of which are free of charge . town council approves hpd to apply for doj grant huntingdon tenn. the huntingdon town council met tuesday and approved a resolution which authorizes the town of huntingdon to submit an application for the department of justice grant program . the huntingdon police department would apply for the department of justice grant program to request new taser equipment . the current tasers hpd uses are four years old and are wearing out so they need to be replaced . if the huntingdon police department is awarded the grant no match is required for the grant since it is a 100 % grant with no match required . town of huntingdon turning over fillie field to hssd huntingdon tenn. at the huntingdon town council meeting tuesday the council approved a resolution to transfer fillie field which includes the small practice field and parking lot across from fillie field to the huntingdon special school district . the resolution as well as the deed to the property includes the stipulation that if the hssd ceases to use fillie field then all of the property will revert back to the town of huntingdon . htc approves kim carter s appointment to town recorder kim carter the new huntingdon town recorder cassie walsh photos huntingdon tenn. at huntingdon s town council meeting huntingdon mayor dale kelley gave his recommendation to fill the town