Israeli military surrounds Gaza City, officials say
The Israeli military encircled densely populated Gaza City late Monday as the death toll topped 500. Friendly fire also killed three Israeli troops in an explosion in northern Gaza, military officials say.
Posted Monday, January 5, 2009 7:40 pm CST
Gaza horrors sow seeds for future violence
Mohammed Abu Hassanin may be a young boy, but he's old enough to know he's scared of the attacks being launched by Israel in Gaza.
Posted Monday, January 5, 2009 8:11 pm CST
In Gaza, living with anger and fear
"Listen, listen to this!" shouts Fida Qishta as the crackling of rockets is heard over her phone receiver.
Posted Monday, January 5, 2009 6:30 pm CST
Hundreds in Afghanistan protest Gaza incursion
Hundreds of people in southern Afghanistan have burned Israeli flags and shouted anti-Israel and anti-American slogans to protest Israel's military action in Gaza, according to eyewitness accounts from a CNN stringer.
Union City Elementary School's Voices of UCES performed recently at the Obion County Chimes for Charity telethon. The telethon was staged at Second Baptist Church to raise money for Chimes, which donates food, clothing and toys to needy children and their families during the Christmas holiday.
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Man’s last lotto ticket wins $10M for widow
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.
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Job gains high in East Tennessee, losses in West By JUANITA COUSINS
Associated Press Writer
SHELBYVILLE (AP) — Dozens of companies in 2008 expanded or launched new projects in East Tennessee, leaving West Tennessee dry with high unemployment rates. Experts say the employment shift is just a phase of the recession.Read More ...
Mayor Hailey continues push for restoration of cable channels Hope springs eternal in spite of corporate clumsiness.
Union City Mayor Terry Hailey said today there is a glimmer of hope that Charter Communications will restore the several TV channels it recently removed from its local program offering.Read More ...
Discovery Park tops news stories 2nd straight year The dawn of a new year invariably heralds a look back; a glance over our shoulder at what has come before and will now shape our future. In keeping with tradition, The Messenger annually lists its Top Ten local news stories and summarizes each of them for our readers to consider as they move into the new year.Read More ...
Photo: Revenge Gleason's Sara Hensley fends off Camden defender Amanda Brandenburg during the Lady Bulldogs' 64-58 victory on Saturday afternoon in the Point Guard Classic at Huntingdon High School.Read More ...
Area students lend helping hands in Louisiana disaster region New Orleans, La. – Students from five Baptist Collegiate Ministry campuses in West Tennessee partnered to bring hope and peace at Christmas to families in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area over winter break. A team of 31 spent Dec. 13 – 18 in the Avondale suburb of New Orleans doing disaster relief work.Read More ...
Hit and run leads to woman's arrest A Martin woman faces numerous charges after she reportedly attempted to run down a man with her vehicle and within an hour, fled the scene after she allegedly rear-ended another car.Read More ...
2008 Lump of Coal Award NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research announced that Clarksville City Councilman Richard Swift and Wayne Wilkinson, a member of Clarksville’s Downtown District Partnership, are the recipients of the “2008 Lump of Coal Award.”Read More ...
Photo: Christmas Pals Two friends listen to Linda McDaniel read Twas the Night Before Christmas at Monday night's Christmas dinner held by Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council led by Community Manager Lottie Cooper.Read More ... Photo By Tracy Sharp, Managing Editor
Messenger Sports Briefs for January 5 Briefly
UT Martin men
ready for Murray
The University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball team will open the 2009 portion of its schedule in the friendly confines of the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center and Skyhawk Arena with three Ohio Valley Conference games this week.
Up first for the Skyhawks will be archrival Murray State. Tipoff is set for 7:30 this evening with a women’s game preceding the men’s action at 5:30.
All students in grades K-12 will be admitted to tonight’s game free. Read More ...
Skyhawk assistant takes job at UTC MARTIN — Marcus Satter-field, UT Martin’s associate head football coach, quarterbacks and receivers coach and passing game coordinator this past season, has been named the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Satterfield accepted the job Wednesday night and will be introduced this afternoon at a press conference with the rest of Chattanooga head coach Russ Huesman’s new staff.
“This is a win-win situation for me,” Satterfield said Thursday morning. “Coach Huesman and I worked together at Richmond and he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.”Read More ... By UTM Sports Information
Skyhawk Hudson hits high mark in drubbing of Central Arkansas CONWAY, Ark. — Last season, Lester Hudson totaled his second-lowest point output of the season, scoring just 13 points in a 78-75 defeat.
On Wednesday, the senior guard from Memphis perhaps got his vengeance on the Bears, scoring a career-high 41 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, in an 84-65 Skyhawk victory at the Farris Center.
The win was the Skyhawks’ fifth straight, as they improve to 7-5 on the season.
The 41 points scored by Hudson came one game after his season-best 31 points against Fordham on Sunday.Read More ... By UTM Sports Information
UC hoop feat best ’08 story On and off the fields and courts, Obion County’s sports programs and their collection of athletes once more captured their share of headlines in 2008.
There was good.
There was bad.
And there was sad.Read More ... By MIKE HUTCHENS, Messenger Sports Editor
Endings satisfy both UC teams Redemption was sweet for the Union City girls on Tuesday afternoon.
Simply getting a win was satisfying for the Tornado boys.
Less than 24 hours after the locals suffered a tough loss to undefeated Westview at the 44th annual Martin Lions Club Christmas Tournament, the Lady Twisters redeemed themselves with a convincing 59-36 triumph over Madison Academic.
At the Murray Bank Holiday Classic, the Union City boys kept the Christmas season from being a total wash after two losses with a 79-38 rout of Joppa (Ill.) in the seventh-place game.Read More ...
