Samburg News

Officials are expecting a quiet Fourth of July in the county with barbecue, fireworks and a three day weekend.

By an almost unanimous vote of 19-1 Monday, the Obion County Commission agreed on a temporary ceasefire in the battle about a county-wide fire protection program.

It's not likely Kristi Hogg of Samburg will ever forget what 8-year-old daughter Mayci gave her last Christmas.

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

Commissioners seek input on rural fire protection Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:08 pm Obion County commissioners want to know what their constituents think about county-wide rural fire protection and ...

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.

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.

Case and her 'strays" - a half-dozen pianos in varying degrees of disrepair that she has collected sit in her Vermont barn during the recording of her latest record, Middle Cyclone.

Clinton warns, woos North Korea The United States is prepared to seek a permanent, stable peace with North Korea as long as it pursues disarmament and does not engage in aggression against neighboring South ...

Sri Lankan hospital shelled for ninth time A hospital caught in the middle of fierce fighting between government forces and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka has been shelled for a ninth time in four days, the ...

Slowly, but surely, area regaining power after winter storm Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:04 pm Little by little, power is being restored to Obion County residents affected by the ice storm that slammed ...

'Cuban Five' file appeal for new trial Five Cubans convicted in 2001 of spying for the Castro regime have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a new trial in a politically charged case that has attracted ...

Monday night's ice storm, coupled with Tuesday night's wintry mix caused outages throughout Dyer County and surrounding areas.

Ice storma s first round knocks out area power Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:03 pm Downed limbs caused widespread power outages overnight as Obion County and northwest Tennessee were hit by the first ...

Samburg chief Guy Hogg talks with son, assist. chief Ken Hog. Firemen from seven towns battled a stubborn structure blaze and temperatures as low as single digits Friday morning on the shore of Reelfoot Lake.

Both the Tiptonville and Ridgely Christmas parades attracted excellent crowds on chilly nights last week.

Reelfoot Lake State Park's Airpark Inn, pictured before a fire in one of its buildings forced the facility to be shut down.

Brazilians protest 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Protesters have taken to the fabled Brazilian beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in Rio de Janeiro since ...