UCMS cheer awards
CHEER AWARDS — Union City Middle School basketball cheerleaders who recently received awards included (from left) Kayelee Caudill, Most Improved; Aundrea Meadows, Leadership Award; Taylor Crittendon, Best Builder; MollyBeth Blackwell, Most Spirited and Highest GPA; and Lanyah Cross, Best All Around. Read More ...
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Dads2Dads: An apple for the parent
Frank C. Laubach created the “Laubach Way to Reading” in the 1930s in the Philippines. Read More ...
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Owners learn from reviews
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona restaurateur’s online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation — and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.
Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of Amy’s Baking Co. in suburban Phoenix made headlines last week after they told unsatisfied customers that they didn’t know good food. Read More ...
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FCE snap bag workshop
SNAP TO IT — Crystal Family and Community Education Club members Jane Fisher and Nita Simpson recently taught a snap-bag workshop at the Obion County Farm Bureau building. Read More ...
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Senior center events set
Obion County Senior Citizens Center has announced the following activities for May 27-31 at the Eddie Cox Senior Center in Union City. The center is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Monday: Closed for Memorial Day. Read More ...
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National exhibit on Civil War in Nashville
NASHVILLE (AP) — A national traveling exhibit on the Civil War is on display at Nashville’s Green Hills Library. Read More ...
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Local event raises money, awareness in cancer fight
More than 60 people from Obion County attended the inaugural Black Out Cancer party held recently at the Hampton Centré. The event helped to raise additional awareness about cancer and $3,200 to support the American Cancer Society.
Published in The Messenger 5.22.13 Read More ...
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Shiloh Battlefield to host wildflower bicycle tour
In observance of National Bicycle Month, Shiloh Battlefield will host a wildflower bicycle tour.
This interpretive program will consist of an eight-mile biking tour across the historic battlefield, with selected stops and brief walks to the wide variety of flowering trees and plants that bloom in May. Read More ...
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Museum to open spray park
The Children’s Museum of Memphis will soon open a new “H2Oh! Splash” spray park.
The long anticipated grand opening will be held May 27 at 10 a.m. Read More ...
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Final wedding plans told for Miss Reeves, Overwyk
The final wedding plans for Ashley Ann Reeves and Benjamin James Overwyk, both of LaGrange, Ky., are being announced today. Read More ...
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Extension offers course for kitchen certification
Individuals who use a domestic kitchen to prepare, manufacture and sell food to the public can ensure their facilities meet Tennessee Department of Agriculture regulations through an upcoming course presented by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Department of Food Science and Technology and UT Extension. Read More ...
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Dads2Dads: Digging for dignity
The news story out of Steubenville, Ohio, regarding the rape last summer of a teenage girl by two high school boys at a party no doubt stopped all of us in our tracks when it appeared. Read More ...
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East Tennessee chef given James Beard award
MARYVILLE (AP) — An East Tennessee chef has been given an elite award in the culinary world. Read More ...
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Sevierville woman says husband has 3 wives
SEVIERVILLE (AP) — A Sevierville man faces bigamy charges after his wife told police he has two other wives. Read More ...
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Senior center events slated
Obion County Senior Citizens Center has announced the following activities for May 20-24 at the Eddie Cox Senior Center in Union City. The center is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Read More ...
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Clarendon Chapter holds meeting
The Clarendon Chapter of Tennessee Society Colonial Dames XVII Century recently met at the Parthenon Restaurant in Murfreesboro. President Blanche Pearson called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone.
Published in The WCP 5.14.13 Read More ...
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Piano students to perform
Pre-college piano students of Dr. Elaine Harriss will be presented in recital Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Weldon Public Library in Martin. Read More ...
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Bridge scores 5.13.13
Union City Duplicate Bridge Club members played Thursday afternoon at the Eddie Cox Senior Center in Union City. It is an open club and new members are welcome. Read More ...
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Korean pop sensation cracks jokes at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — South Korean rapper PSY was welcomed to Harvard University on Thursday night by hundreds of screaming and shouting students and fans, as the “Gangnam Style” star participated in a conversation inside an ornate church dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in World War I. Read More ...
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Nashville high school has its own record label
NASHVILLE (AP) — A Nashville high school is starting its own music label. Read More ...
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Delphian Review Club holds monthly meetings
The Delphian Review Club recently held its March and April meetings.
In March, members met at the home of Vicki Blanton. Jeannine Cranford gave the thought for the day, “The Miracle of Easter.” Read More ...
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Celebrate Mother’s Day at UT’s Blooms Days
KNOXVILLE — Specialty plants, unique garden goods, live musical performances, garden workshops, children’s activities and more make the UT Gardens’ Blooms Days a great destination for more than just gardeners. Read More ...
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