SOUND CHECK — Discovery Park of America employees Robert Pardue and Jennifer Wildes adjusted the volume of the new “sound effects” designed to enhance the galleries and displays both inside the museum and outside in the heritage park. “Be sure to listen up the next time you visit for these auditory enhancements,” a spokesman said.

DONATIONS WELCOME — Paris Gaines of Union City, who has been an employee of the Union City location of Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee for two years, stocked men’s shirts this morning from recent donations. Charitable organizations such as Goodwill are the recipients of people tidying up their lives as they follow the advice of…

TAKING A POLL — Lt. Scott Watkins (left) and deputy Jared Willcutt of the Obion County Sheriff’s Office spoke to students at South Fulton High School Tuesday about the dangers of opioids and the devastation that addiction can leave behind. Watkins demonstrated the local impact of drugs and addiction when more than half of the…

TEACHING THEIR PEERS — Every year a group of students at South Fulton High School participate in the Takedown Tobacco program. The program includes interactive stations that demonstrate the dangers of nicotine, vaping and traditional tobacco usage to their peers. The students hosted 160 students from South Fulton Middle School to attend the program and…

TEAM EFFORT — Law enforcement officers from more than 25 agencies throughout Tennessee and Kentucky have converged on Union City this week for special interdiction training conducted as a joint effort between the Tennessee Highway Patrol Interdiction Plus Team, Obion County Sheriff’s Office, 27th Judicial District Drug Task Force and Union City Police Department. Discussing…

MEMORIAL DAY PLANS — Ed Mayberry (far left), chairman of the Samburg Tourism Commission, shared information with the commission’s partners during a meeting at The Boat House Monday. Samburg is in the process of planning its annual Memorial Day celebration. Among those attending were (seated, from left) Lindsay Frilling of Obion County Joint Economic Development…