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Red Cross meeting set Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:40 pm The Messenger, June 20, 2013The Northwest Tennessee chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting at noon June 27 at the agency’s office at 326 South Mill Ave. in Dyersburg.The meeting is open to the public. On the agenda for the…

Parenting classes set Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:44 pm The Messenger, June 20, 2013Co-parenting classes have been set for parents filing for divorce who have children younger than 18. The class will be held July 9 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Obion County Public Library conference room at 1221 East Reelfoot Ave. in…

Let’s Get It Together Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:48 pm The Messenger, June 20, 2013The Let’s Get It Together column serves as a forum for school reunion information. Classes or schools wishing to share information about an upcoming reunion or the planning sessions related to reunions or needing help in locating class members for…

Lael SS Class has meeting Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:58 pm The Messenger, June 20, 2013Lael Sunday School Class held a regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the family life center at Union City First Baptist Church recently. Faye Passmore, who is the class outreach leader, asked for names of the sick and the grieving. Joyce…

Club meeting changed Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:39 pm The Messenger, June 20, 2013The Christian Widows Club will not meet July 4 because of the holiday. The club, which normally meets the first Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. at 1304 Nailling Drive in Union City, next door to Save-a-Lot grocery, will meet…

Campout planned Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:46 pm The Messenger, June 20, 2013Paris Landing State Park invites the public to spend the first day of summer at the Great American Backyard Campout Friday and Saturday. The campout is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the warm weather while also spending time with the entire family,…

Three with local ties competing for Miss Tennessee Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:00 pm By BRAD GASKINS News Editor Three young women with local ties are contestants in the Miss Tennessee Pageant. The pageant began Wednesday evening and runs through Saturday night, when a new Miss Tennessee will be crowned at the Carl Perkins…

Sessions held to train Tennessee’s teachers on new standards Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:00 pm By LUCAS L. JOHNSON III Associated Press NASHVILLE — As Tennessee education officials begin training teachers on how to implement a new set of common core benchmarks for math and reading, they acknowledge more work is needed following the…

Press reporter wins CoSIDA writing contest Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:00 pm Joe Lofaro, a reporter at the Weakley County Press, won two first-place accolades in the 2012-13 CoSIDA Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest. Lofaro won first-place honors in District 4, which includes writers in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. His story titled,…

Police departments train in ‘active shooter’ drill Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:00 pm Officers of the Martin and University of Tennessee at Martin police departments recently participated in training which has become extremely important to law enforcement across the United States. Officers trained at all Martin area schools on the proper tactical methods in…