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Arts grants offered
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
The Tennessee Arts Commission has reinstated its popular Arts Build Communities grant program. Funds may be used for a variety of quality arts projects and awards will range from $500-2,000. Read More ...
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Onions for sale
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
Union City Civitans are selling Vidalia onions in 10 pound bags for $10. Proceeds will go to fund club charitable projects, a spokesman said. Read More ...
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Riders to meet
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
Southern Cruisers Riding Club Ken-Ten Chapter 330 will have a monthly meeting Saturday at Lepanto Family Steakhouse in Union City. Read More ...
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WOH fundraiser set
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
The Williams Sausage Hometown Walk of Hope “Cooking for a Cure” team is taking orders for customized T-shirts. Adult sizes are $15 and youth shirts are $10. Read More ...
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Library meeting set
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
The Obion County Public Library board of trustees will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the library, located at 1221 East Reelfoot Ave. in Union City. The meeting is open to the public. Read More ...
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UC council to meet
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
The Union City city council will meet Tuesday evening at 5:30 in the courtroom of the Union City Municipal Building for a regular monthly meeting. Read More ...
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Obion County Budget Committee
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
The Obion County Budget Committee will hold a budget hearing Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the chancery courtroom at the Obion County Courthouse. Read More ...
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Union City Elementary School
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
The Obion County Budget Committee will hold a budget hearing Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the chancery courtroom at the Obion County Courthouse. Read More ...
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Party moved inside
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
Union City Elementary School’s PTO Spring Block Party scheduled for tonight has been moved inside the gymnasium and the multi-purpose room due to rain. The event will be held from 5-7. Read More ...
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Restaurant reports theft
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
A small amount of money was reported stolen Thursday from Los Portales at 1700 West Reelfoot Ave. in Union City.
Police responded about 2 p.m. to the restaurant, where an employee said a white female with short dirty blonde hair and glasses had come into the restaurant claiming she was from Michigan and needed money to get back.
According to a Union City Police Department report, when the employee left the counter to get the owner, the unknown woman went behind the front counter and stole about $60 from a bucket behind the counter before she left the building. Read More ...
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Fire damages equipment
The Messenger, May 17, 2013
A piece of equipment was heavily damaged by fire Thursday afternoon at a road construction site on Highway 22 between Union City and Martin. Read More ...
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Class rescheduled
The Messenger, May 16, 2013
The Intuitive Collage and Encaustic Collage Class that was to be taught by Crystal Neubauer this weekend at Ephemera Paducah, and which was reported in The Messenger earlier this year, is being rescheduled for later this year. Read More ...
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Library crafts planned
The Messenger, May 16, 2013
Crafts for children from kindergarten through sixth grade will be offered at Obion County Public Library Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Participants will be making decorations for the library’s children’s department as preparations for the summer reading program, “Dig Into Reading,” begin. Read More ...
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Bike Run planned
The Messenger, May 16, 2013
There will be a benefit Bike Run Saturday to assist Robert Higgins Jr., who is suffering from Stage Three aggressive colorectal cancer. He is undergoing chemotherapy for the disease, which is incurable. Read More ...
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SF meeting slated
The Messenger, May 16, 2013
South Fulton City Commission will meet in regular session today at 5 p.m. in the commission room at the South Fulton Municipal Complex. Read More ...
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WOH fundraiser set
The Messenger, May 16, 2013
First Citizens National Bank and White & Associates’ Obion County Hometown Walk of Hope team will host a fundraiser at Buckets Pub and Grub on West Reelfoot Avenue in Union City Tuesday. Read More ...
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Clerk to run again
The Messenger, May 16, 2013
Vollie J. Boehms, the Obion County clerk, says rumors of her retirement are just that and she does plan to run for re-election to her post in 2014. Read More ...
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OC Commission to meet
The Messenger, May 15, 2013
The Obion County Commission will meet Monday at 9 a.m. in the circuit courtroom at the Obion County Courthouse. Read More ...
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Block party planned
The Messenger, May 15, 2013
Union City Elementary School’s PTO will be hosting Spring Block Party Friday from 5-8 p.m. on the school’s front lawn. Community leaders will be on hand with educational information for the youth and their parents. Inflatables will be available for the children for a $5 armband fee. Face painting, removable tattoos, a prize wheel and the school “jail” may be enjoyed for an additional cost. Read More ...
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Stearman rides offered
The Messenger, May 15, 2013
Discovery Park of America will be offering airplane rides for $100 donations 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday during Airport Expo at Everett-Stewart Regional Airport. Read More ...
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Hydrants to be tested
The Messenger, May 15, 2013
The Union City Fire Department will soon begin its annual hydrant testing. Read More ...
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Flags available
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
American flags that may be placed on the graves of veterans in Obion County are available at the Veterans Service Office in the Eddie Cox Senior Center at 622 South Depot St. in Union City on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. or Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Read More ...
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OES to meet in Troy
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
Troy Chapter No. 432 Order of the Eastern Star will meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the lodge on East Harper Street for refreshments, to be followed by a meeting at 7:30. Read More ...
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Dance planned
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
There will be a dance at the Dresden Senior Citizen Center at 589 Evergreen St. on May 23 from 7-10 p.m. Read More ...
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Meeting canceled
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
The Wednesday meeting of the Obion County Prevention Coalition has been canceled. Read More ...
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Water report due
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
The Elbridge Water Quality Report will be published in The Messenger Friday. Read More ...
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LR hosting benefit today
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
Lake Road Elementary School is holding a hamburger benefit this afternoon for two teachers who are battling cancer, Bethany Ellegood and Shanna Shupp. Read More ...
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Stolen vehicle found
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
Fulton County, Ky., authorities are continuing to investigate the theft of a pickup truck which was later found in flood backwaters. Read More ...
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Drug charges levied
The Messenger, May 14, 2013
Several suspects were arrested on drug-related charges in Weakley County as the result of secret indictments handed down last week by the May term of the county’s grand jury.
The indictments stemmed from an undercover drug operation conducted by the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department’s criminal investigators. Read More ...
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Smartway app offered
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
More than 100,000 users have downloaded the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s SmartWay Mobile App since its launch in December 2012, according to a state news release.
The app is designed to help drivers navigate Tennessee highways, providing up-to-the-minute customized traffic information. Read More ...
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Tax report given
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
Union City General Fund revenues from local option sales tax collected on sales made in April 2013 were $624,002, of which $308,880.99 was available to Union City. This is an increase of 15.55 percent from March 2013. However, it is a decrease of 3.84 percent received for April last year. Read More ...
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WOH fundraisers set
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
Sullivan Dentistry’s Hometown Walk of Hope team will be selling sack lunches that will include a sandwich, chips, cookie and drink for $5 all day on May 24. Read More ...
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Lions to meet
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
The Casey-Johnson Lions Club will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Free Will Baptist Church on the corner of Greenwood and Vine streets in Union City. Read More ...
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Airport meet set
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
The Everett-Stewart Regional Airport Board will meet Thursday at 7 a.m. at the airport in the terminal building. Read More ...
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Home burglarized
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
More than $1,500 worth of electronics items were among the goods reported stolen from a Union City woman’s home over the weekend. Read More ...
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UC man robbed
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
A Union City man told police he was robbed outside his residence Saturday night.
The alleged incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. at Anthony “Pete” Glover’s home at 216 South Taylor St., according to a Union City Police Department report. Read More ...
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Thefts investigated
The Messenger, May 13, 2013
A pair of thefts, one involving the theft of a Honda dirtbike and a second incident in which a flatscreen television was stolen, is being investigated by the Obion County Sheriff’s Department. Read More ...
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