Area News

Regional partners launch Agriculture Innovation Accelerator Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:00 pm The Northwest Tennessee Entrepreneur Center and Memphis Bioworks Foundation have formed a partnership to launch an agriculture innovation accelerator this summer to help start and grow new agricultural businesses.  The development of the accelerator is in response to the challenge issued by…

Perennials are not low maintenance Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:00 pm By: By Jimmy Williams Perennial: (n) Any plant that, had it lived, would have bloomed year after year.There is a widespread misconception that perennials, since they (supposedly) bloom year after year, are among the best ingredients for any ornamental garden. Nothing could be…

Mary Ali Oliver to participate at National Junior Angus Show Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:00 pm Mary Ali Oliver of Union City will exhibit Angus cattle at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Mo., July 5-11, according to Robin Ruff, director of junior activities for the…

Junior 4-H Camp deadline is Friday Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:00 pm The deadline for children who have completed grades four through six who wish to attend Obion County 4-H Camp scheduled for July 8-12 at the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia is this Friday.Campers will enjoy a variety of experiences, such as swimming…

Democrats OK with Obama spying on you, not Bush Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:00 pm By RICK JENSEN Liberals are slurping at a new yet familiar theme trough: Republicans are hypocrites because they’re against NSA surveillance now but were all for it during the Bush administration. It’s a simplistic verbal backslap designed to make…

Argus Hamilton Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:00 pm HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? The Man of Steel’s premiere Thursday was used by pro-immigrant groups to say that Superman is an illegal alien. It’s true. His spaceship landed in a Kansas cornfield, and thank goodness there was a pushcart nearby where a…

Worker killed at Nissan plant Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:00 am By: By the Associated Press The Messenger 06.17.13 SMYRNA (AP) — A maintenance technician has been killed at the Nissan auto assembly plant in Smyrna.A company spokesman confirmed the death of 43-year-old Michael Hooper.WSMV-TV reported Nissan spokesman Justin Saia said Hooper’s death on…

Downpour surprises residents Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:18 pm By HOPE MONTGOMERY Messenger Intern About noon Monday, the South Fulton and Fulton areas were surprised by flash floods brought on by midday thunderstorms. In just 30 minutes, around three to five inches of rain were reported to have fallen, causing much of the damage.…

Commission addresses insurance-related issues Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:18 pm By CHRIS MENEES Staff Reporter As work continues on the next fiscal year’s budget, the Obion County Commission tackled some insurance-related issues for county employees Monday night. The commission made decisions regarding health, dental and vision insurance plans for county employees, but deferred action…

‘DISCOVER’ING A MILITARY HISTORY Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:10 am A helicopter that will be on display in the Military History Gallery at Discovery Park of America was moved from its former storage location to the 50-acre educational and entertainment complex under construction on Everett Boulevard in Union City’s northwest quadrant this morning. Several…