Mary Smallwood Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 9:22 pm Mary Lucille Smith Smallwood, 95, of Martin died at 4:17 a.m. June 8, 2012, at Martin Health Care.There will be a private funeral service and she will be buried at a cemetery in Keo, Ark.Murphy Funeral Home in Martin is in charge of arrangements.She was born…

Damerius Thorpe Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:00 pm Damerius Thorpe, infant, of Hickman, Ky., died on June 7, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.Graveside services were 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hickman City Cemetery, with Rev. Steve Turner officiating.Strong Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger…

Dalton McCollum Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:00 pm Dalton McCollum, 54, of Dukedom, died at 10:20 a.m. June 7, 2012, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin.Services were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, Ky. Published in The Messenger 6.11.12

Ardyth Johnson Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:00 pm Ardyth Jean Johnson, 78, died June 7, 2012, at Edgewater Haven Nursing Home in Town of Port Edwards, Wis.A memorial service will be at noon on Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., with the Rev. Jonathan Jenks officiating.Friends may call 11 a.m. until…

Shots fired at business Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:00 pm Union City police responded to a Union City business Saturday morning in reference to a call of a fight and shots fired in the parking lot of the Blue Marble, located at 1220 East Main St.Officers were in the process of clearing the parking…

Port meeting planned Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:00 pm The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce building.On the agenda for the monthly meeting are financial reports, a report from attorney John Lannom, a project report from Forcum-Lannom Contractors and a report from…

Sports Briefly 6.8.2012 Posted: Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:00 pm BrieflyCollins records aceat Poplar MeadowsLowell Collins of Union City recorded a hole in one Wednesday at Poplar Meadows Country Club.Using a 5-wood, he aced the 175-yard No. 12 hole.Witnessing the historic shot were Charles Denaburg and Bob Sanner.Weekly Troy eventclose at the topThe Wynridge Golf…

Local standouts savor all-star showing Posted: Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:00 pm Marina Barclay, Macy Maxwell, Kaitlyn Wheeles and Haley McKinney represented South Fulton and Union City, respectively By RANDY CAVINSpecial to The MessengerBefore going their separate ways, four Obion County prep softball standouts got together one final time to play in the third annual…

SEC has fact-finding committee for concussions Posted: Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:00 pm By MARK LONGAP Sports WriterDESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is taking steps to learn as much as it can about concussions, ultimately hoping to make college sports safer for student-athletes.The league announced that it has appointed Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones…

NFL head trauma lawsuits under one banner Posted: Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:00 pm By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Scores of lawsuits involving thousands of ex-players touched by concussions and brain injuries have been consolidated into one master complaint, setting up a massive and potentially costly case for the NFL.Lawyers for…