US braces for heat over Afghan war disclosures By KIMBERLY DOZIER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence officials, past and present, are raising concerns that the WikiLeaks.org revelations could endanger U.S. counterterror networks in the Afghan region and damage information sharing with U.S. allies.
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DA: Handyman swindled $650,000 from elderly woman EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a 94-year-old western Pennsylvania woman was swindled out of more than $650,000 by a handyman she trusted like a son.
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Ramsey alone in backing closed primaries By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press Writer
MILAN (AP) — Repub-lican Ron Ramsey is alone among the state’s gubernatorial candidates in calling for closed primaries in Tennessee after a woman was blocked from casting a GOP ballot because she had previously voted Democratic.
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Sports department harvests 14 awards Another year, another bushel of awards for The Messenger’s sports staff.
The newspaper’s widely-decorated department — again competing against papers with considerably larger circulation — claimed 14 more awards in three different statewide competitions for writing, photography and design over the past 12 months.
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UC police seeking hit-and-run suspect Police could use the community’s help in finding a green pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run crash with a senior citizen Monday afternoon in Union City.
The incident occurred about 2:15 p.m. at the exit of Ryan’s at West Reelfoot Avenue and Old Troy Road in Union City — where police arrived to find a vehicle with its front bumper knocked off and learned the vehicle that allegedly caused the damage had left the scene.
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Trio of van fires raises questions The third blow to Community Developmental Services has taken its toll on the organization that had painfully suffered under state budget cuts last year.
On Tuesday, July 20 the transport van in front of the group home on Ivie Circle in Martin, was destroyed by fire. This was the third van lost to fire at the group home within the last four months.Read More ... Sabrina Bates, News Editor
Restaurant dreams coming to fruition A set of young, ambitious citizens have worked together to create a new restaurant for Martin that hopes to diversify late-night dining for locals and students alike.
A 24-hour Huddle House will be opening up in Martin just off University Street at Hawks Road. The popular restaurant chain – with an all-day menu consisting of breakfast, lunch and dinner – was brought to Martin by Debbie Enterprises Incorporated based out of Selmer, Tenn.Read More ... Charlie McIntosh, Staff Writer
Health dept. offers free shots to 7th graders The Weakley County Health Department will be offering special clinics to provide free immunizations to seventh graders during the month of August.
All children entering the seventh grade this fall must submit proof of a booster dose of the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine; and confirm either chickenpox immunity through the disease or receipt of two doses of the varicella vaccine.Read More ...
Electric vehicle bill passes U.S. Senate Washington – U.S. Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced Thursday that the bipartisan electric vehicle legislation they authored won bipartisan approval Wednesday by the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
According to the senators, the bill will reduce the country’s excessive dependence on foreign oil while creating American jobs.Read More ...
