Jeremy Lindsey (right) hears his name being announced as the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year Thursday on the Tennessee River Jam stage in downtown Paris. At left is Rachel Steedly, interim director of the chamber. Lindsey is the manager of Lakeway IGA and is heavily…
Thomas Harrison (right), president of Allegro Fine Foods Inc. in Paris, receives the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce award for Business of the Year from Justin Oliver, chamber president. Allegro, which manufactures popular marinades and sauces, is located at 1595 Hwy. 218 Bypass. It's…
Jason D. Williams entertains the large crowd at Thursday night's opening night of the Tennessee River Jam in downtown Paris. Williams performed a variety of songs, including those of the late Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams and even a Van Halen song. The Jam continues through Sunday at variou…
Daniel Williams, general manager of The Post-Intelligencer for most of the past three years and office manager the previous nine, has become the fifth generation of his family to serve as the newspaper’s publisher, effective Thursday. In his new position, he’ll be overseeing the entire newsp…
Firefighters with the Paris Fire Department work to force open the trunk of this 2000-era Buick LeSabre sedan as they work to fully extinguish the car after it became engulfed in flames Thursday afternoon outside Park Village Apartments, 1450 N. Market St. in Paris. According to preliminary …
Five governmental meetings are planned next week
Al-Anon, Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1210 E. Wood St. — 6:30 p.m. Mondays.
Scores from Henry County restaurant inspections conducted by the Henry County Health Department for the week of May 25-31 (maximum score: 100; scores available online at inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/tennessee):
A county committee took its first look at requests from nonprofit groups for donations during a Wednesday meeting at the courthouse.
It was last September when Riley and Chris Schoolfield heard that two independent pharmacies in Paris had been sold to CVS.
The key to Tiara and Kunthea Khab’s American dream is simple: doughnuts.
Local singer/musician Johnny Mac looks out over an appreciative crowd Tuesday night at Eiffel Tower Park as he performs at the year’s first Tuesday in the Park concert series. Mac kicked off the series with a blend of country, blues and rock and roll. He’ll return three times during this wee…
Music lovers for miles around will be heading to Paris and Henry County Thursday-Sunday as the 2023 Tennessee River Jam returns for its third year.
Bell Ward (left) helps Andrew Yeomans slide some pizza into a box for a customer during opening day Wednesday of Nonni’s New York Pizzeria. The restaurant is on North Market Street on the west side of the court square in downtown Paris.
The home of Jimmy and Peggy Williams in Paris is a kingdom divided.
City meeting is next week
Amie Stephens, who will be a senior this fall at Henry County High School, will be a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on June 21-23, just outside Boston on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus.
The phrase “there’s no better time to give blood” may never be more true than this week.
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To celebrate Tennessee’s Statehood, the Tennessee State Library & Archives is hosting free events on Thursday and a family-friendly celebration event on Saturday.
The Paris Quota club announced 2023 scholarship recipients at its recent meeting. They include (from left) Emily Hendrix, Hanna Crouch, Cara Wyrick, Christine Martin and Marly Latta. Crouch is holding a photo of Katie Grace Arnold, another recipient who could not attend the meeting. Also una…
People of all ages turned out to enjoy the start of the Tuesdays at the Park concert series at Eiffel Tower Park. Paisley Sanders, 3 of Paris takes a playful peek around the corner before giving one of the slides at the park’s playground a try.
Electrical rates in Paris will be holding steady for a fourth straight year, according to a budget preview given during Thursday’s meeting of the Paris Board of Public Utilities.
Randy Prince, assistant Henry County Veteran Service officer, watches as a homing dove takes flight near the close of the Monday morning Memorial Day ceremony at the Henry County Courthouse. The doves were released as symbols of peace, hope and freedom, and of the spirits of military war ve…
Wilma Zeigler had been retired from education for 16 years when she uncovered the latest chapter in her life.
Give blood, then get ready to Jam
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Members of the Tennessee State Guard remove a flag-draped casket from a caisson while Andy Paschall (right) of Puryear, the driver of the horse-drawn caisson watches. The honor guard was part of a military funeral demonstration during Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in front of the Henry Coun…
1st Sgt. John Barton of the Tennessee State Guard explain the rituals and symbolism of a military funeral during Monday’s Memorial Day service at the Henry County Courthouse.
Henry County Medical Center is searching for full-time permanent department heads in two critical areas, the board of trustees learned Thursday.
The archivists and volunteers of the Henry County Archive and Genealogy Library need your help.
These unknown servicemen appear to have served during World War II, based on their uniforms and the car behind them.
An empty table at Monday’s Memorial Day service at the Henry County Courthouse sits as a mute reminder of the 81,500 American servicemen missing in action from World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Cold War, the Gulf War and other conflicts. Mark Grogan gave a heartfelt talk on the …
The Post-Intelligencer office will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday, and to fulfill the three days per week delivery schedule, the paper that would normally be delivered Monday will be delivered Tuesday. The week’s schedule will include papers being delivered by carriers and arr…
Tears flowed a little bit on Thursday after the Henry County High School softball team saw its season end in a 12-1 loss in five innings to Daniel Boone Area High School in the state tournament.
Henry Countians will have an opportunity to remember those military members who have fallen in the line of duty beginning at 8 a.m. Monday with this year’s local Memorial Day ceremony on the court square in downtown Paris.
Zoe Wilbanks, 5, is a pro already as she leads her miniature horse named Bailey around the Henry County Saddle Club arena in Henry Saturday. She won a first-place ribbon during the horse show. The club has a jackpot barrels event coming up at 2 p.m. Saturday and a points show at 2 p.m. June 3.
For months, the managements of Henry County Medical Center and its board of trustees have been mulling some tough decisions about ways to keep the county’s hospital’s doors open.
The voting poll is now open! All Post-Intelligencer readers are encouraged to go online and vote for your favorite local businesses and individuals in Henry County in the annual Readers’ Choice contest.
Al-Anon, Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1210 E. Wood St. — 6:30 p.m. Mondays.
Animal sanctuary to host sale today and Saturday
Scores from Henry County restaurant inspections conducted by the Henry County Health Department for the week of May 18-24 (maximum score: 100; scores available online at inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/tennessee):
Former University of Kentucky basketball star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist visited Murray State University May 19 to speak with graduate students in the Center for Communication Disorders (CDI) in the College of Education and Human Services.
A Paris woman is the recipient of this year’s Rotary Richardson scholarship.
Crown Meeting and Event Center staff are joined by friends, well-wishers and members during a Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting Wednesday at the business. They are (starting third from center, going right) manager Mechelle Robbins, Jennifer Scarborough, Jana Burks, CEO Ed…
Emily Brown (second from left) of Paris received a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance during the May 6 commencement exercises at the University of Tennessee at Martin. She was a pitcher for the Skyhawk softball team.Joining Brown (from left) are her sister, Alyssa, and her par…
Doctors Amy and Russell Boyd of Paris are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Mary Peyton Boyd, to Benjamin Neville French of Winter Springs, Fla., on Saturday.
The Henry County Lady Patriots softball team magical run to the state championships came to an end Thursday after they fell to Daniel Boone Area High School.
A meeting of the Henry County School System safety committee has been postponed to allow Patriot fans to support the Lady Patriot softball team as they battle for the state title.
Calling all P-I readers! Now is the time go online and vote for your favorite local businesses in Henry County. Voting will take place May 24th through June 18th. Visit www.parispi.net and click on Reader's Choice. Voters must respond to 35 entries in order for your vote to count and can onl…
Paris and Henry County school officials have been scrambling since late Friday afternoon to make sure local at-risk third-graders’ parents had the information they needed to make fast-but-informed decisions about repeating the year or moving on to the fourth grade.
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