Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:43 am

The Messenger 02.11.09

Will Townes, a freshman engineering major from Union City, is featured on the University of Tennessee at Martin’s home page.
The site is www.utm.edu.
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Two Obion County students have been awarded scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin.
They include:
• Kara Cox, daughter of Bill and Barbara Cox of Troy, who will be a freshman. She received the Dean’s Scholarship.
• Amanda Wall, daughter of Joe and Gina Wall of South Fulton, who will be a freshman. She received the Chancellor’s Award and the Leaders-in-Residence Award.
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Five students from Obion County have been honored at Lipscomb University in Nashville for academic achievement during the fall semester.
The honorees include:
• Blake Smith of Troy, an Obion County Central High School graduate majoring in biology, who was named to the Provost’s List;
• Derek Lewis of Union City, an OCCHS graduate majoring in exercise science, who was named to the honor roll;
• Clay Smith of Troy, an OCCHS graduate majoring in law, justice and society, who was named to the honor roll;
• Rachel Roberson of Hornbeak, an OCCHS graduate majoring in pre-medicine, who was named to the honor roll; and
• Alex Burrow of South Ful-ton, a South Fulton High School graduate with an undecided major, who was named to the honor roll.