GIVING BLOOD — Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm GIVING BLOOD — Laura Soto, a customer care representative at First State Bank, proudly supported the Battle of the Banks blood drive hosted by Lifeline Blood Services. The bloodmobile accepted blood Friday afternoon in Martin at First State Bank on behalf of local banks. Photo…

CDC: Motorcycle helmet laws reduce deaths Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer motorcyclists die in states that require helmets, and the costs to society are lower too, according to a new federal study released Thursday. About five times as many no-helmet biker deaths occur in states with less restrictive laws,…

Area support groups Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm Al-Anon and Alateen are simple and positive 12-step programs that work for those with family members or friends who have drinking problems or are alcoholics. There is help! Meetings are at 8 Tuesday nights at St. James Episcopal Church at 422 Church St. in Union…

American Lung Association offers free new air quality Smartphone App Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm The American Lung Association developed a free State of the Air® smartphone application to help people monitor whether their air is safe to breathe. This tool, which is available for Apple and Android, can be a valuable resource…

10,000 germ species live in and on healthy people Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm WASHINGTON (AP) — They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut — enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds. Now scientists have mapped just which critters normally live…

Union City Fire Department Fire Calls Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm The Union City Fire Department responded to the following calls the week of June 17-23: Sunday, June 17 2:39 a.m. — 5132 Old Troy Road, rural fire alarm. 2:52 a.m. — South First Street, medical. 5:49 p.m. — Lynn Street, medical. 9:27…

General Sessions Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm The following cases were disposed of June 18-22 in Obion County General Sessions Court by Judge Jimmy Smith, or fines paid before scheduled court appearances, and were recorded in the dockets in the office of Obion County Circuit Court Clerk Harry Johnson. The cases listed exclude…

Deed Transfers Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm The following deed transfers were filed June 19-25 in the office of Obion County Register of Deeds Vicky Long. The transfers listed exclude deeds of trust (mortgages on real estate) and any miscellaneous instruments recorded in the register’s office. The list is published in its entirety,…

Maroon 5 plays it safe Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:00 pm By MESFIN FEKADUAssociated PressMaroon 5, “Overexposed” (A&M/Octone Records)Maroon 5’s new album “Overexposed” pokes fun at the band’s ubiquity, which is mainly due to the massive (and at times annoying) hit “Moves Like Jagger,” as well as frontman Adam Levine’s popularity as a judge…

Caution urged as highs near 100 Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:07 pm By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated PressMEMPHIS (AP) — Memphis-area officials are urging residents who are sick, elderly or don’t have an air conditioner to take special precautions as temperatures approach 100 degrees and the risk of heat-related deaths rises.Temperatures will climb into the high-90s…