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Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation are announcing the resumption of Adopt-A-Highway cleanups statewide, beginning Sunday, October 11th. Cleanups have been paused since March due to the spread of COVID-19, and the program is resuming with additional procedures in place meant to keep volunteers safe. These include: All volunteers must submit a new liability

Come and celebrate Halloween at the Paris Landing Kentucky Lake KOA’s 2nd annual Kooky Spooky Halloween event. The event is set to start at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 17. Games, candy, costume contest, music by DJ Good News, and local vendors (TNT Pizza, Mockingbird Catering, the Homestead, Paris Landing Tourism League, PDI Inc). And the

Champion Bull Rider Cody Nance of Paris has announced that the annual Cody Nance Invitational will be back in Jackson in January. Nance appeared with Jackson Mayor Scott Conger for the announcement and Nance said tickets will be on sale in December for the event, which is set for January 22-23 at Oman Arena. Conger

The Henry County Office on Aging/Conger Senior Citizen Center will allow seniors to come into the center beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The hours will be from 8:30 AM-11:30 AM-Tuesday through Thursday. On Fridays, the hours will be from 8AM-11 AM. Director Reggie Caldwell said the Senior Citizen Center will be closed on Mondays. The

To observe Public Power Week, the Paris Utility Authority is conducting a Community Food Drive this week through Friday, October 9. Partnering with Commercial Bank & Trust, both Paris BPU and Commercial Bank will be matching the donations. The truck to donate your canned items is parked on East Wood St., behind the Paris BPU

Candy donations are being accepted for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office Trick or Treat event set for Halloween evening. The sheriff’s office will be hosting the event from 5-7 p.m. October 31 at the old Phillips 66 parking lot. Rain location is the city park pavillion. Candy can be dropped off at the Benton County

The 3rd Annual Friends Daffodil Bulb Sale will be held Monday, October 19 – Saturday, October 24 at the W. G. Rhea Public Library in the meeting room (400 W. Washington Street, Paris).  Curb service will be offered during the sale.  Advance sales are offered per form with payment (cash or check) prior to sale

The Eiffel Tower in Paris will be lit up purple October 1-3 in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and many agencies in the community will be going “Purple In Paris” during this time. Brancy White, Henry County Domestic Violence Response Manager at WRAP said due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the annual recognition will

Tennesseans who want to vote in the Nov. 3 State and Federal General Election only have one week until the voter registration deadline on Monday, Oct. 5. “To make your voice heard at the polls on Election Day, you need to register to vote,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “With the convenience of our