Geocaching clinic set Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 4:00 pm Martin Parks and Recreation will be offering a free geocaching clinic July 14 from 10 a.m. to noon.The clinic will begin at the midpoint of the Brian Brown Memorial Greenway at 149 Campus Road in Martin and will be conducted by experienced geocachers. If possible,…

Haslam issues executive order on state drug court programs Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has announced an executive order to change the management and oversight of state drug court programs as part of his administration’s ongoing effort to increase government efficiency and effectiveness.Executive Order No. 12 transfers…

AG opinion allays lawmaker’s open meetings concern Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm NASHVILLE (AP) — A state lawmaker says a recent legal opinion from the state’s attorney general has soothed concerns about Tennessee’s open meetings law.Republican Rep. Tony Shipley of Kingsport said he requested the opinion to clarify that local government officials can…

Trebek suffers heart attack Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is in a Los Angeles hospital recovering from a mild heart attack.Sony Television spokeswoman Paula Askanas said Sunday that Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Saturday. She says the 71-year-old Trebek is expected to…

Teens compete in high school theater awards Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty high school students with a song in their hearts will be competing tonight for top honors and scholarships at the National High School Musical Theater Awards.The show will kick off at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway…

Museum unveils artist’s big rock work Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rock was the star as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulled the covers off artist Michael Heizer’s latest creation — a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it’s floating in midair. About a thousand…

Obama’s betrayal Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 7:00 pm By JOE GUZZARDI Americans who thought that the Constitution is the nation’s highest law got a rude awakening recently. As it turns out, an even loftier lawmaking level governs the land: President Obama’s personal opinion. Laws Obama doesn’t like, like those that enforce immigration, he ignores.…

Independence Day: It gets worse Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 7:00 pm By DANNY TYREE Back in my days at Marshall County High School (Lewisburg, Tenn.), I was given the assignment of writing a futurist piece for the school newspaper. I threw something together out of thin air, with no research into scientific prototypes or…

Logan Jacob Cross Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm The Messenger congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cross of Union City on the birth of a son, Logan Jacob Cross, at 1:43 p.m. June 10, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. He weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces and was 23 inches long. He is the…

Annie 6.25.12 Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:00 pm Dear Annie: My daughter-in-law is bipolar and refuses to take anything for it. Now her illness is affecting my relationship with my 9-year-old grandson. My husband and I practically raised my grandson until he was 4. Neither parent wanted much to do with him. We clothed…