Hickman News

By CHRIS MENEES Messenger Staff Reporter The grocery business has always been a family affair for the James family.

With the Click It or Ticket campaign going and local graduations approaching this weekend, local and state law enforcement agencies are working diligently to remind everyone the importance of not only not driving drunk or buzzed, but the need for everyone to wear their seatbelts.

A prisoner who escaped Saturday from the Fulton County Detention Center in Hickman, Ky., was captured Sunday in the Bardwell, Ky., area.

On May 15th, 2009, Small Town Boyz rocked the Fulton County Kentucky School District in Hickman, KY.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Politics and sports often cross paths, perhaps more so in Kentucky than most states.

Western Kentucky avoids major damage from storm The risk for rain this weekend has dropped considerably, following thunderstorms that hit the area ... Official agrees to stay one more year Tim Heller has agreed to delay his retirement for one year and remain as McCracken school superintendent.

Keith Todd from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports a strong storm system is approaching Western Kentucky from Missouri and Arkansas.

Last November it was announced that Fulton County would receive a Delta Regional Authority grant in the amount of $300,000 for improvements to KY 1354 and KY 94.

A local man died Tuesday after a horse hit him in the head. Fulton County Sheriff Bobby Hopper said 64-year-old Doyle Wayne George died Tuesday after he was in a pen with two horses and was kicked in the head.

By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter Three of Obion County's finest employees were honored Monday at a monthly meeting of the Obion County Commission.

Suspended Hickman, KY police officer Shawn Scoggin speaks with Local 6's Jennifer Horbelt outside his home in Carlisle County.

Fulton County School District now has two National Board Certified Teachers, primary teachers Carla McClure and Wendy Stewart.

The obesity rate for the state of Kentucky is 27.5% according to Bernita Cheirs, Fulton County Extension Agent.

A man's body discovered Thursday in Hickman, Ky., is being sent for an autopsy. Sources other than police have identified the body as being that of William Shane Thompson, 39, of Union City.

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Investigators say 12 dogs were found last thursday all dead from poisoning. It happened in a three-block area around Marr, Walnut, and Johnson Streets.

Gas bills at the Fulton County Detention Center and Hickman Senior Citizens jail expansion, animal control, storm debris clean up and a revised bill from Jim Moss with Moss Farms, were topics of discussion ...

The City of Fulton may be a step closer to finding a solution to the ongoing animal control issue plaguing the city for several months.

Gov. Steve Beshear has asked President Obama's administration to approve individual assistance for qualifying Kentucky residents who suffered severe damages to their homes and property in the January winter ...

After discussing an EPA issue with Terry Roncali of WEPFER Marine, insurance coverage with David King of Insurance Center, and stimulus package possible grants with Fulton County Judge/Executive David ...