Messenger

Woman, child die in accident

2013-05-20T21:04:33Z

An Obion County woman and a young child were killed Sunday when their vehicle ran off Highway 21 and struck a tree down an embankment.

Fulton officer arrested

2013-05-20T21:04:33Z

A Fulton police officer has resigned after being arrested early Friday on an assault charge.

UCHS grads to don caps and gowns Sunday

2013-05-23T21:02:50Z

By GLENDA CAUDLE
Special Features Editor
When members of the Union City High School Class of 2013 receive their diplomas Sunday evening, in a ceremony that will begin at 8 at War Memorial Stadium on the campus, they will represent an investment in higher education of more than $3.5 million.

Published in The Messenger 5.23.13

From belts to Bible covers, leathercrafts come a ‘Long’ way

2013-05-23T21:02:50Z

By HOPE MONTGOMERY
Messenger intern
John Mack Long has been in the leather making business for 35 years.
“If it’s leather, unless it’s shoes or boots, I probably make it,” he said, and his declaration seems to be true.

Published in The Messenger 5.23.13

Union City delegates selected to attend Girls State, Boys State

2013-05-23T21:02:29Z

By GLENDA CAUDLE
Special Features Editor
Hayes Kennedy, an instructor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a man with an interest in the American Legion, teamed with the Legion’s Boy Scout chairman and junior high teacher Harold Card just prior to World War II to promote a democratic government training ground for young men of high school age.

Published in The Messenger 5.23.13