Honor rolls – Lake Road Elementary Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 6:00 pm The Messenger 06.27.12 Lake Road Elementary School has announced the following honor rolls for the fourth nine weeks:Gold Honor RollFirst grade — Damara A. Akers, Chance C. Bailey, Isabel C. Barratt, Justice O. Bell, Dalton J. Bentley, Chance W. Bumpus, Abigail M.…

At the college level Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 6:00 pm The Messenger 06.27.12 Several students from Obion County were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.They included Brett J. Cash of Troy, summa cum laude; Brenna J. Duncan of Union City, magna cum laude; Hailey…

Obama’s amnesty measure Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 7:00 pm By LEAH DURANT On June 15, President Obama issued an executive order of prosecutorial discretion that many are reading as a dubious circumvention around the Dream Act. Under the administration plan, illegal immigrants will be granted an amnesty from deportation if they can prove they…

Argus Hamilton Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 7:00 pm HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? Charlie Sheen was cast as a U.S. president and Mel Gibson as a drug lord for the movie “Machete Kills,” to be filmed in Mexico. Casting was a snap. The Mexican cartels sent the movie studio a list…

Annie 6.27.12 Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm Dear Annie: I’ve been a stepmother to two lovely girls, now 12 and 17, since they were very young. My husband gladly pays child support on time without fail. The girls have different mothers who raise their children in opposite ways, yet in both cases, it’s…

Student test scores up in state Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 pm By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated PressNASHVILLE (AP) — Proficiency levels are up in all but one of 24 of the latest assessment tests of elementary and middle students, Gov. Bill Haslam announced Tuesday.The Republican governor credited the state’s recent emphasis on improving education standards…

Sanderson pledges support for shelter Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 pm By KEVIN BOWDENStaff ReporterObion County’s animal shelter group has just picked up a key ally in its campaign to start a new countywide animal shelter.State Rep. Bill Sanderson attended Tuesday night’s shelter group meeting at the Obion County Public Library.He pledged his support…

PUPPET PLAY Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 6:56 am On Monday, 246 children watched the Runaway Puppet Theater perform as part of the Obion County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program “Dream Big: Read!” The program, which lasts six weeks, is open to children of all ages and ends on July 16. Children win prizes for…

Country music’s Bucky Covington headlining Obion County Fair show Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 pm The Obion County Fair has announced that country singer Bucky Covington will be its main entertainment attraction at this year’s fair — scheduled for Aug. 13-18.Covington is a man known and loved as much for his engaging personality as…

Heat index, lightning alerts and more from Vanderbilt’s CoachSmart App Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm A new Vanderbilt Sports Medicine smartphone application for coaches puts an athletic trainer, a personal assistant and a meteorologist all in the palm of their hand. The free iPhone and Android app, called CoachSmart, is the ultimate resource…