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City Hall closing
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
Troy City Hall will be closed Thursday and Nov. 27 in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read More ...
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Ferry still closed
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is expected to remain closed through at least Tuesday. The ferry and barge are in dry dock at Wickliffe, Ky., for maintenance and a U.S. Coast Guard inspection. Read More ...
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Theft charged
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
Two people have been arrested and charged with a theft at the Walmart Supercenter in Fulton on Tuesday.
Fulton police reported Trina Monique Pearson Smith, 27, and Tyrone Antonio Smith, 31, both of Ripley, were arrested by the Ripley Police Department in Lauderdale County as fugitives from justice for felony theft warrants on Thursday. Tyrone Smith was also charged with simple possession of marijuana by the arresting officers. Read More ...
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Schools closing
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
Union City schools will be closed Wednesday through Nov. 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Read More ...
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Meals offered
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
Hornbeak City Hall will have 250 meals available as part of the annual Feeding of the 5,000 Tuesday. Distribution of food will begin at noon. Read More ...
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Open house planned
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
The Obion County Public Library will host a holiday open house Dec. 6 from 2-4 p.m. The Union City Elementary School Chorus Kids and Voices of UCES choirs and the Obion County Children’s Chorus will perform beginning at 2 and pianist Jon Alston will also provide seasonal musical entertainment. Read More ...
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Fund raiser planned
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
A fund raiser featuring gospel music performers Glad Heart, Under Grace, Closer Walk, Blessed Assurance and Faithful Heart is planned for Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the former high school on College Street in Dyersburg. Read More ...
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Blood donors sought
The Messenger, November 20, 2009
LIFELINE Blood Services will be at Health Quest on East Reelfoot Avenue in Union City Monday from 1-7 p.m. Donors will receive a special gift, a spokesman said. It is critical to have a good supply of blood available during the holidays, a spokesman said.
Donors can visit www.lifelinebloodserv.org to begin their registration online. Read More ...
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Tree lighting set
The Messenger, November 19, 2009
The annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting will be Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in front of the Obion County Courthouse on Bill Burnett Circle in downtown Union City. Read More ...
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Meeting slated
The Messenger, November 19, 2009
There will be a meeting of the Obion County Solid Waste Regional Planning Board Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Recycle Center at 1003B Mount Zion Road in Union City, according to Mike Cary, solid waste director for the county. Read More ...
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Wreath class slated
The Messenger, November 19, 2009
The Obion County Public Library, located at 1221 East Reelfoot Ave. in Union City, will be offering a free fresh Christmas wreath class Dec. 4 from 10 a.m.–noon. Read More ...
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Bake sale planned
The Messenger, November 19, 2009
The Obion County Hometown Walk of Hope team from Union City First United Methodist Church will sponsor a bake sale Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon at Walmart Supercenter in Union City. Read More ...
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Benefit supper set
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
There will be a benefit supper for Cooper Ray Sanford Saturday from 5-8 p.m. at the Obion Community Center.
The menu will include ham and beans, cornbread, slaw, dessert and tea, with hot dogs available for children.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 years old and younger. Donations will also be accepted.
The auction will begin at 7 p.m. Read More ...
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Eye screening set
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
The Trimble Lions Club is offering free eye screening for children 6 years old and younger Saturday from noon-4 p.m. at the Dyersburg Mall. Read More ...
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Food available
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church food pantry will host the mobile food pantry Thursday from noon-4 p.m. at 720 East College St. in Union City. Read More ...
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Masons to meet
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
Tyre Lodge No. 587 Free and Accepted Masons in the Crystal community will meet Thursday at the lodge. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. and a meeting will follow. Read More ...
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Man restrained
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
A Union City man was taken into custody by authorities early today after allegedly barricading himself inside a mobile home in the 2000 block of Oakshire Road. Read More ...
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OES to meet in Troy
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
Troy Chapter No. 432 Order of the Eastern Star will meet 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the lodge on East Harper Street. Friends Night will be celebrated with a meal, followed by the meeting. Read More ...
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Angel Tree planned
The Messenger, November 18, 2009
Merchants at VF Factory Outlet Mall in Union City are sponsoring a Salvation Army Angel Tree. Read More ...
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Martin Parks & REc
OFFICE CLOSED
Our office will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th. Our department extends to you a Happy Holiday!
25th ANNUAL SANTA’S VILLAGEwcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Santa Claus is coming to town
Please join us for Portraits and Cookies with Santa from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6 at Weldon Public Library.
Santa Claus is coming to town! He is making his list and checking it twice!wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Hanging of the Greens planned
The Annual Hanging of the Greens will be presented at the Greenfield United Methodist Church at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29. Everyone is invited and welcome. Refreshments will be served after the service. Please come join us for this inspirational evening of Christmas hymns and sharing of the Christmas spirit.
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Singing is planned
A singing featuring Highway Fifty Four will be held at the Shiloh Church, Bradford, at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29. For more information call 731-235-3910 or 731-742-3464. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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Clinic provides relief and hope
Dr. Jayson and Lyndsey Powers, DC from Back Pain Relief Cinic in Dresden provides relief and hope for those less fortunate. They invite the local community to participate in “Give Thanks and Hope” special Thanksgiving event this month, Nov. 2-23, by donating food items to help needy families in this community.wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Tour of homes planned in Dresden
There will be a tour of homes in Dresden from 2-5 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 22. Homes included on the tour include, James Bradberry, 171 S. Parkway, Kelly and Kim Coleman, 329 S. Poplar St., James and Becky Adkins, 374 Linden St. and Roger and Marylou Tibbs, 331 Evergreen St.wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Christmas Bazaar/ Bake Sale
A Christmas Bazaar/ Bake Sale/ and homemade chili luncheon will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21st at Faith Lutheran Church in Union City. This annual affair is sponsored by the Youth Group with the proceeds going towards their trip to the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Thanksgiving Musical set
The Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cancer Team and County Line 68 will be hosting a Thanksgiving Musical at 6 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 21 wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Authors support Cystic Fibrosis fund raiser
Several local authors will autograph copies of their books Saturday, Nov. 21 from 1-4 p.m. at Common Grounds Coffee Shop in McKenzie in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Cystic Fibrosis is a debilitating disease that can affect young children, damaging their lungs and digestive systems. When the CFF was founded in l955, children often didn’t survive through grade school, but with medical advances and research funded through donations, the median age expectancy is now about 37. The Foundation funds 115 care centers nationwide.wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Interfaith Center, McBeth sponsors soup supper
The Interfaith Student Center is once again teaming up with local potter David McBeth for the seventh annual Empty Bowls Soup Supper.
The event, which is held each year to raise money for the food bank at We Care Ministries will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Interfaith Student Center.wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Volunteers needed to deliver meals
The Martin Nutrition Program is in need of men and women to deliver meals to the shut-ins and the elderly in our community. We deliver one meal a day 4 days a week. Thursdays we deliver a hot meal and a box meal for Friday. Volunteering is an excellent way to become aquainted and involved with your community and receive a personal satisfaction in doing so.wcp 11-17 Read More ...
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Ferry closed
The Messenger, November 17, 2009
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is closed beginning today for a U.S. Coast Guard inspection. This official inspection of the ferry is required every five years. Read More ...
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Hornbeak events set
The Messenger, November 17, 2009
Hornbeak’s Christmas parade will be 2 p.m. Dec. 12, with lineup set for 1 p.m. in the parking lot at Black Oak School. Read More ...
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UC WOW to meet
The Messenger, November 17, 2009
Union City Woodmen of the World will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Autry’s Country Kitchen in Troy. Read More ...
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Open house slated
The Messenger, November 17, 2009
This week, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Tennessee will be celebrating five years of outstanding service to the youth of this community. There will be an open house at 4 p.m. Friday. Read More ...
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Tailgate party set
The Messenger, November 17, 2009
Fans of the Union City High School football team are invited to a tailgate party before Friday’s game with Huntingdon High School at War Memorial Stadium on the UCHS campus. Read More ...
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RTA to meet
The Messenger, November 17, 2009
Obion County-Union City Retired Teachers Association will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Obion County Museum on Edwards Street in Union City. Read More ...
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News Notes
Burglary charged
A Louisville, Ky., man was arrested early Friday in Fulton after police responded to a report of a burglary in progress.
Published in The Messenger 11.16.09 Read More ...
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To serve pancakes
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
Union City Kiwanis Club will be serving all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage for $4 Saturday from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. at Union City Middle School cafeteria. Read More ...
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Library meeting set
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
The Obion County Public Library board of trustees will meet 1 p.m. Tuesday in the meeting room at the library, located at 1221 East Reelfoot Ave. in Union City. Read More ...
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Committee meet set
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
The Obion County Emergency Communications District board of directors (E-911) will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at the 911 dispatch center, located at 426 South Home St. in Union City. Read More ...
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Empty soup bowl set
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
For a $10 donation, area residents can enjoy an all-you-can-eat soup supper and take home a pottery bowl handcrafted by University of Tennessee at Martin art professor David McBeth and some of his students at the seventh annual Empty Bowls Soup Supper Thursday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the UTM Interfaith Student Center at 312 Lovelace St. in Martin.
The event raises money for the food bank at We Care Ministries in Weakley County. Read More ...
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Right to Life to meet
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
The Obion County Chapter of the Tennessee Right to Life will meet Monday evening at 7 at the Obion County Museum on Edwards Street in Union City. Read More ...
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Crosses to be placed
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
Volunteers are needed to move the Obion County Right to Life’s display of the “Cemetery of Innocence.” Those willing to help are asked to meet at Union City Second Baptist Church Saturday at 9 a.m. and to move the crosses to The People’s Place, the former Twin Cities Assembly of God, in South Fulton. Read More ...
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Fund raiser planned
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
Jones-Walker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4862 and the ladies auxiliary are planning a cake walk and silent auction Nov. 20 from 6:30-10 p.m. at the post home on North Clover Street in Union City. Read More ...
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Society to meet
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
The Obion County Historical Society will meet 7 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church on the corner of Lee and Second streets in Union City. Those attending are asked to enter through the south entrance. This is a change of the meeting place for this month only. Read More ...
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Fires reported
The Messenger, November 13, 2009
Several structure fires have been reported in recent days in Union City and Fulton, according to fire officials.
The most recent incident occurred Wednesday morning at a home at 1511 Pleasant Valley Ave. in Union City, where firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke visible after being summoned at 6:39 a.m. The home was occupied by Jamie Janusz. Read More ...
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We Care Needs for Nov.
We Care Thrift Store is opened to the public: Wednesday 1-3:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-noon; and the second Monday of every month from 5-7 p.m.
Change: The Thrift Store will be open Tuesday, Nov. 24 and closed Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 28.wcp 11-12 Read More ...
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We Care Ministries needs for Nov.
We Care Thrift Store is opened to the public: Wednesday 1-3:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-noon; and the second Monday of every month from 5-7 p.m.
Change: The Thrift Store will be open Tuesday, Nov. 24 and closed Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 28.wcp 11-12 Read More ...
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We Care Ministries needs for Nov.
We Care Thrift Store is opened to the public: Wednesday 1-3:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-noon; and the second Monday of every month from 5-7 p.m.
Change: The Thrift Store will be open Tuesday, Nov. 24 and closed Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 28.wcp 11-12 Read More ...
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Dance fundraiser
Dresden Senior Citizens Center will be hosting a dance fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 with Larry Frye and the Desperados. Refreshments will be available. Admission is $5 and all ages are welcome.
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Book Fair to be held
A community book fair will be held in the Westview High School Library from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17-18 and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19. All proceeds from the fair will be used to support school projects.
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Turkey Shoot
The UTM Rifle Club will hold its annual Turkey Shoot at the rifle range in the ROTC Building Monday thru Thursday, Nov. 16-19 from 4-6 p.m.wcp 11-12 Read More ...
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Let's get it together
The Messenger, November 12, 2009
Alumni from Obion County Central High School will be holding a multi-class reunion Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving, at the Jones-Walker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4862 ballroom on North Clover Street in Union City. According to Russ Thomas, a 1969 OCCHS graduate, “We realize as we grow up and grow older just how much our classmates and school friends have meant to us. We are hoping a lot of our past classmate can attend.” Read More ...
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