Hornbeak News

A benefit will be held at the Dyer County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 18, to aid Van and Nancy Reed, members of the Dyersburg Chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association involved in a serious motorcycle accident on June 13.

Donna Southerland of Hornbeak catches crappie at Spillway. The on-again, off-again, often delayed and seemingly interminable Spillway replacement project at Reelfoot Lake took a major step forward this week with Dement Construction of Jackson, Tennessee being the apparent low bidder at $19,904,421.64. Roger Lewis, project manager for the Tennessee ...

Jackson-Madison County tornado sirens are fully functional after being knocked out by a lightning strike Monday afternoon.

From AP, staff reports Storms which moved through the state Tuesday left many without electrical power.

About 2,600 Gibson Electric Membership Corp. customers in and around Troy, Hornbeak and Wynnburg were experiencing outages as of about 1 p.m., according to a news release.

By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter Friday, during drug court, the presiding judge unleashed both praise and scorn on the 30-plus offenders enrolled in the ambitious rehabilitation program.

The Hornbeak Volunteer Fire Department will continue rural fire coverage for now.

Twenty teachers who completed the rigorous process to receive tenure have earned recognition from the Obion County School Board.

Native son and local attorney Jimmy Smith of Troy was elected by the Obion County Commission today to serve as the temporary replacement for outgoing General Sessions Judge Raymond Morris of Union City.

By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter By a lopsided majority vote of 19 yes, 1 no and 1 pass, the Obion County Commission decreed Monday that a rural fire protection program will be offered to property owners through a subscription system.

USDA Rural Development area director Bobby Goode joined Hornbeak Water Utility District Board president Steve Killion to announce federal funding of $2,657,000 to upgrade and bring back online the district's water treatment plant.

Obion County commissioner Jerry Grady raised a point of interest about operating funds for fire stations Monday at a meeting of the Obion County Budget Committee.

Hornbeak officials were re-minded Tuesday that nothing is final yet regarding a suggested plan for funding countywide rural fire protection.

U.N.: 15,000 flee southern Darfur Thousands of people have fled recent violence in south Darfur, seeking security and shelter at a refugee camp in north Darfur, the United Nations says.

Meth bust reported in SF; sheriff talks other issues Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:08 pm By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter One of the biggest meth labs in Tennessee was put out of business ...

Woman sees Taliban take over town she loves Gul Bibi and her three children fled the Taliban's bloody interpretation of Islamic law in Pakistan's Swat Valley, hoping one day to return.

Drug violence spins Mexico toward 'civil war' Mexico, a country with a nearly 2,000-mile border with the United States, is undergoing a horrifying wave of violence that some are likening to a civil war.

If you live outside a city's limits in Obion County, and your house catches fire, in about four months, there is a good chance no fire department will respond.

Posted Monday, February 16, 2009 3:45 pm CST Hamas says it may consider soldier's release The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Monday that it is willing to consider the release of an Israeli soldier who ...

About 1,000 Gibson Electric Membership Corp. customers in and around the Hornbeak area experienced an outage this morning, according to a news release.