‘American Idol’ winner Phillips undergoes surgery Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:01 pm LOS ANGELES (AP) — “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips, who was plagued by serious kidney problems during the singing contest, is recovering from surgery.A spokeswoman for series producer 19 Entertainment said Thursday that the operation went well for the 21-year-old Phillips. Leslie…

Miss Watters, Wilson to marry Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 9:07 am Mr. and Mrs. Chris Watters and Mr. and Mrs. Barry Wilson, all of Martin, are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Julia Watters and Chris Wilson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Dwight and Ruth Stokes of Stewart and the…

Miss Garland to wed Blythe on Saturday Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:01 pm The engagement and forthcoming marriage of Kayle Brooke Garland and Jonathan Trevor Blythe are being announced today.The bride-elect is the daughter of Chris and Tammy McNeal of Troy and Clark Garland of Union City. Her grandparents are James and Betty Burress…

MES SPELLING BEE WINNERS Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:38 am MES SPELLING BEE WINNERS —  Winners in the fourth-grade Spelling Bee held recently at Martin Elementary School were (from left) third place, Isaac Ivy; second place, Natalie Weidenbach; and first place, Jace Brown.  Published in The WCP 6.7.12

Megan Hill named to HU Dean’s List Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:55 am Martin resident Megan Hill is among more than 1,000 Harding University students included on the Dean’s List for grades achieved during the spring semester. The Dean’s List is published each semester by Dr. Larry Long, university provost, honoring those who have…

Local students earn honors at Union U in Jackson Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:39 am Three hundred fifteen students have been named to the Union University President’s List for the spring 2012 semester. The President’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 4.0 grade point average on a four-point scale.  Among those named to…

Erwin recognized by academy Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:36 am The United States Achievement Academy recently announced that Emily Erwin of Sharon has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in science. This is a prestigious honor very few students can hope to attain. In fact, the academy…

Cole earns honors at university Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:43 am A Martin native, Tamara Cole, has been named to Mid-Continent University’s Dean’s List in the ADVANTAGE Program. To achieve the Dean’s List, student must maintain a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale. ADVANTAGE is an accelerated degree completion…

BURRESS RECEIVES CARL SEALE STUDENT TEACHER AWARD Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 8:34 am BURRESS RECEIVES CARL SEALE STUDENT TEACHER AWARD — Lauren Burress of Martin is the recipient of the University of Tennessee at Martin Carl Seale Student Teacher Award for spring semester 2012. The Carl Seale Student Teacher Award is given in memory…

Republican Party has Latino options Posted: Friday, June 8, 2012 7:00 pm By MICHAEL REAGAN No wonder Republicans can’t even get 40 percent of Latino votes in a presidential election. When Mitt Romney made his first big push to appeal to Latinos earlier this week in Texas, he hammered the “Obama economy” for being “particularly…