Troy News

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.

Haz-mat crews worked through the evening cleaning up about 3,000 gallons of ethanol that leaked from an overturned tractor-trailer tanker about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday.

By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter Following a mule and plow at Cloverdale.

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.

Over a two-week campaign, Sudsy's Car Wash's Community Partnership Program raised $3,000 for the local American Red Cross to help in tornado relief efforts in Murfreesboro.

Student artists have gotten to shine at two exhibits in Humboldt this spring. The first West Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition for middle and high schools wrapped up March 31 in the Arts Center at 1200 Main St.

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.

Bill Revell , Tennessee chairman for the I-69 Coalition is pictured with Jim Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, at the National I-69 Coalition meeting held recently in Washington, D.C. Revell, who has spent approximately 18 years working on the project, said he will be very excited to see construction ...

CAMPBELL'S STORE - This early Lake County store - location unknown - shows persons dressed to indicate that it was likely taken between 1880 and 1910.

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.

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.

After vigorous discussion Monday, the Obion County Budget Committee endorsed a plan that has prospects of settling the issue of county-wide rural fire protection.

14, Lessie Jill Williams, 120 Donner Drive, reported arson. - On Feb. 14, Cloninger Ford reported someone stole a vehicle sometime between Feb.

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.

Wednesday brought unusually high winds to the region and across West Tennessee. High-wind warnings were given out to most of the area.

Pair of deadly incidents highlight arraignments in Circuit Court Monday Two men charged in separate incidents that resulted in deaths last year in Obion County were among those arraigned Monday in Circuit ...

Ex-hostage: Rebels killed hostages in cold blood A Colombian former hostage -- released by Marxist guerrillas after nearly seven years in captivity -- said the rebels who held him and 11 colleagues killed the ...

CancAon's new antidrug chief survives one day A recently retired Mexican army general whose bullet-riddled body was found Tuesday near Cancun had taken over as the area's top antidrug official less than 24 ...