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Troy changes noted The Messenger, September 2, 2010
Residents of Troy should note several changes to regular schedules because of the Labor Day holiday, a spokesman for Troy City Hall said. Read More ...
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Hornbeak event set The Messenger, September 2, 2010
The schedule for Hornbeak’s City Celebration Saturday at the ball park includes:
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Masonic meetings set The Messenger, September 2, 2010
Union City Masonic Lodge 538 F&AM will meet at the Masonic lodge at West Church and South Second streets in downtown Union City Friday, with a meal to be served at 6 p.m. and the business session to follow at 7. Read More ...
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Company reunion set The Messenger, September 2, 2010
Employees of the former Brown Shoe Co. will have a reunion at Graham Park, “just under the hill,” according to a spokesman, who said the event is planned for Sept. 11 beginning at 11 a.m. Read More ...
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Recycle center closed The Messenger, September 2, 2010
Obion County Solid Waste Office and Recycle Center, located at 1003B Mt. Zion Road in Union City, will be closed all day Monday in observance of Labor Day. Read More ...
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OCNH meeting slated The Messenger, September 2, 2010
There will be a meeting of the board of directors of the Obion County Nursing Home Sept. 13 at 5 p.m. at the Obion County Courthouse. Read More ...
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‘Red Hats’ to meet The Messenger, September 1, 2010
The Red Hat Dames will meet Sept. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at Autry’s Country Kitchen in Troy. This is a change of meeting date because of the Labor Day holiday. Read More ...
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OC band news told The Messenger, September 1, 2010
Obion County Central High School Band Boosters will meet Thursday evening at 7 in the school’s band room.
The executive committee will meet in the band office at 6. Read More ...
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Quilters to meet The Messenger, September 1, 2010
The Blessed Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Stitchin’ Post at 514 South First St. in Union City. The program will focus on a discussion of plans, activities and programs for the coming year. Read More ...
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Reunion planned The Messenger, September 1, 2010
The annual The Messenger, September 1, 2010
The annual Union City High School Decade of the ’60s reunion, held each year at the home of Mike and Cathy Cox near Union City, will be Saturday at 7 p.m. Decade of the ’60s reunion, held each year at the home of Mike and Cathy Cox near Union City, will be Saturday at 7 p.m. Read More ...
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Checkpoints planned The Messenger, September 1, 2010
The Union City Police Department will conduct sobriety checkpoints on East Reelfoot Avenue in the vicinity of the National Guard Armory and West Reelfoot Avenue in the vicinity of the Union City Ford dealership Saturday from 10 p.m. through 4 a.m. Sunday. Read More ...
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Shriners to meet The Messenger, September 1, 2010
Goodwill Shrine Club will meet 6 p.m. Thursday at the home of Jesse Whitesides at 819 West Harper St. in Troy for a meal, to be followed by a meeting. Read More ...
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Samburg news told The Messenger, September 1, 2010
Samburg mayor and board of aldermen will meet 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at City Hall. This is change of meeting date because of the Labor Day holiday. Read More ...
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Classes planned The Messenger, August 31, 2010
Co-parenting class has been set for parents filing for divorce who have children 18 years old and younger. The class will be held Sept. 14 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Obion County Public Library conference room. No walk-ins will be accepted. Parents cannot attend the class together. Read More ...
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OC board meetings set The Messenger, August 31, 2010
The Obion County Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Black Oak Elementary School.
There will be an orientation meeting Friday at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room of the board of education at 316 South Third St. in Union City. Read More ...
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Crash injures 2 The Messenger, August 31, 2010
A South Fulton driver and his passenger were injured overnight when their vehicle ran off U.S. Highway 45 South in Graves County, Ky., while the driver was trying to avoid a deer. Read More ...
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FC escapee captured The Messenger, August 31, 2010
A man who escaped a week ago from the Fulton County (Ky.) Jail was recaptured Monday.
Christopher B. Roper of Paducah, Ky., was arrested Monday in Calloway County, Ky., by the Kentucky State Police and lodged in the Fulton County Jail, according to the KSP. Read More ...
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Marijuana charge filed The Messenger, August 31, 2010
A drug-related offense was levied against a Union City High School student after a tip led to the discovery of marijuana.
The juvenile student was taken to the Union City Police Department last week after UCHS principal Wes Kennedy found three bags of a substance believed to be marijuana in the student’s front pocket, according to a police report. Read More ...
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Raymond Phillips The Messenger, August 30, 2010
Raymond Phillips, 76, of Union City died Aug. 28, 2010, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Dr. Bobby Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Church Cemetery near Union City. Read More ...
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Tim Frankum The Messenger, August 30, 2010
Timothy Lane “Tim” Frankum, 45, of Union City died at his home Aug. 29, 2010.
Services will be at Union City First United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Stan Waldon officiating, assisted by the Rev. Albert McCadney. Burial will follow at Stanley’s Chapel Cemetery near Union City.
Friends may call at the church 5-8 p.m. today. Read More ...
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Jimmy Callicutt The Messenger, August 30, 2010
Jimmy Callicutt, 72, of Union City died Aug. 28, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Union City. Read More ...
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SF meeting slated The Messenger, August 30, 2010
South Fulton City Commission will meet in called session 5 p.m. Tuesday in the commission conference room of the South Fulton Municipal Complex. The site can be accessed from the rear of the building. Read More ...
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Drug charge levied The Messenger, August 30, 2010
Drug-related charges were placed against a Fulton man following a traffic stop Saturday night in Martin.
Rodney C. Williams, 28, of 715 Walnut St., Fulton, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent, driving on a revoked, suspended or canceled driver’s license and unlawful drug paraphernalia during his arrest at 10:38 p.m., according to a Martin Police Department report. Read More ...
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Burglary investigated The Messenger, August 30, 2010
Union City police are investigating a weekend break-in at Virgin’s Nursery, located at 2317 Nailling Drive.
An employee told police Sunday that someone had broken into the main building at the nursery, according to a Union City Police Department report. Read More ...
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Pre-organization meeting to establish Kiwanis Club There will be a Pre-Organization Meeting to establish a Greenfield Kiwanis Club on Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. for anyone interested in becoming a charter club member. This meeting is to determine the name of the club, meeting time and place and to determine the service projects that the club will participate in during the coming year. Anyone in the Greenfield Community is invited to attend and become a charter club member.wcp 8-26-10 Read More ...
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Gospel singing features Dildines A gospel singing will be held at the First United Pentecost Church in Dresden at 7 p.m., Sept. 11. Singing will be The Dildines, Bro. Tommy Clark, Tim Clark and Trio, Nathan Clark and Trio, Bill Stroud on the steel guitar and the First United Pentecostal Choir of Union City.
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Poker Run benefits WLJT The 2010 Bikers for Books Poker Run will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in conjunction with the 17th Annual Tennessee Soybean Festival to be held Sept. 4-12 in Martin.wcp 8-26-10 Read More ...
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Highway meeting set The Messenger, August 27, 2010
The Obion County Highway Commission will meet Wednesday at 7 a.m. at the office on West Reelfoot Avenue in Union City. Read More ...
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Flight contest planned The Messenger, August 25, 2010
Youthful flight enthusiasts from 12-18 years old are encouraged to take part in the special contest that will wrap up during the 2010 Airport Extravaganza Sept. 12. Read More ...
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Decorating contest set The Messenger, August 25, 2010
The CornFest 2010 Fall Decorating Contest will offer prizes in four categories, with winners receiving prizes from event sponsors. The deadline for the event has been extended to Sept. 6. Read More ...
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Benefit yard sale set The Messenger, August 25, 2010
Subway of Union City will host a benefit yard sale and bake sale Saturday for Tina Moore of Obion. Ms. Moore, 44, is a registered nurse at Magnolia Place in Union City. She was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus in 2009 and, more recently, has been diagnosed with cancer of the liver, lungs, blood and skin. Read More ...
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Skeet shoot slated The Messenger, August 25, 2010
A skeet shoot is planned for noon Saturday at Goodyear Wingfoot Park in Union City, with funds raised going to benefit the Obion County FFA Alumni organization. Read More ...
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Community meet set The Messenger, August 25, 2010
There will be an information and community involvement meeting focusing on the community center restoration and hosted by the Ken-Tenn Homecoming and Reunion Association Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Ken-Tenn Community Center on Rosenwald Drive in South Fulton. Read More ...
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Performers needed The Messenger, August 25, 2010
Singers and musicians are being sought to provide entertainment at the gazebo in Kiwanis Park in downtown Union City for Sept. 17 from 5-7 p.m. and Sept. 18 throughout the day as Day in the Park events take place. Read More ...
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Outage explained The Messenger, August 25, 2010
A power outage caused by an animal occurred Tuesday night in the communities of Obion and Elbridge in rural Obion County. Read More ...
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Art class offered The Messenger, August 25, 2010
The Obion County Public Library will host a painting class taught by D.J. Caudle of Union City Sept. 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the library at 1221 East Reelfoot Ave. in Union City. Read More ...
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PTO to meet The Messenger, August 25, 2010
Union City Elementary School PTO will meet Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. in the school library. Read More ...
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Addiction conference set The Messenger, August 26, 2010
The Northwest Council on Children and Youth is organizing “Behind the Eclipse: How Addiction Takes Over a Family,” a training conference which will coincide with and include the Rural West Region’s recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Read More ...
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GC sign-up slated The Messenger, August 26, 2010
Girl Scout sign up will be held at Hillcrest School in Troy Tuesday at 6 p.m. Girls in kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible to participate. Read More ...
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Checkpoints scheduled The Messenger, August 26, 2010
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting the following checkpoints in Obion County on Sept. 3: a drivers license checkpoint on State Route 431 during the morning and a sobriety checkpoint on State Route 22 during the evening hours. Read More ...
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UT experts offer Landscape Review For landscapers, growers, retailers or interested consumers who wish to stay current on best management practices and recommended low maintenance plant choices, the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is offering a Landscape Review.wcp 8-24-10 Read More ...
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Soybean pageants planned for Sept. 4 The Tennessee Soybean Festival pageants will be held Saturday, Sept. 4 in the Student Life Center at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The pageants will begin at 10 a.m. and are open to girls newborn to 21 years. Applications may be downloaded at www.tnsoybeanfestival.org. Applications must be received no later than Aug. 30. For more information call Hollie Holt at 587-7333.
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Adult Center holds 2 days of Bingo The Martin Senior Adult Center will hold two days of “Big Bingo” in conjunction with the 17th Annual Soybean Festival. Come try your luck from 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7 and/or Wednesday, Sept. 8. Bingo is open to all ages. Prizes are co-sponsored by the Woodmen of the World. For more information call SAC at 587-3900.
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