Calipari a winner in return to Rupp
By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Adou Thiero scored 21 points against his former team in his return to Lexington and Arkansas beat No. 12 Kentucky 89-79 on Saturday night. D.J. Wagner scored 17 points and Zvonimir Ivisic added 14 points against their former team as well to lead Arkansas (13-8, 2-6…
Read MoreVols earn payback over Florida
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 19 points to lead shorthanded No. 8 Tennessee to a 64-44 win over No. 5 Florida on Saturday. The Volunteers (18-4, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) were playing without starters Zakai Zeigler (knee) and Igor Milicic Jr. (illness). Jordan Gainey scored 16. Felix Okpara had 10…
Read MorePREP WORK
PREP WORK — Obion County Joint Economic Development Corp. chief executive officer Lindsay Theobald and Union City city manager Johnny McTurner review the plan for the location of a new spec building at the Northwest Tennessee Regional Industrial Center. It was announced this week that Union City will receive a $1.1 million Site Development Grant…
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INSPIRING READERS — Jessica Gibson, a member of the Obion County Friends of the Library, restocked the Little Free Library located at Merchants Park in downtown Union City recently. Her family donated the LFL in 2023 after she installed one at her own home in Martin during the COVID-19 pandemic and saw the benefits it…
Read MoreJohnie Johnson
Johnie Lee Johnson, 76, of Samburg passed away 3:40 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Living Word Church in Hornbeak. Brother Archie Larry will officiate. Cremation will follow the service. A private graveside service will be held for the family at a later date.…
Read MoreLaura DeFreece
Ms. Laura DeFreece born on April 9, 1924, to the late Terence and Myra Isbell Carman, passed away at Obion County Nursing Home in Union City on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. She was a member of Good Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, an excellent seamstress and loved writing poems. Ms. Laura DeFreece is survived by three…
Read MoreDeborah Watson
Deborah Puckett Watson, age 62, of Lebanon passed away on Jan. 21, 2025. Deborah Marie Puckett was born in Fulton to Shirley Marie Sloan Puckett and Ralph Puckett. She graduated from South Fulton High School in 1980 and went on to graduate from Murray State University. She moved to Nashville and began working for the…
Read MoreEaster Owens
Easter Paulette (Cook) Owens, 81, of the Pleasant Hill community went home to be with the Lord Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at her home. Funeral services were conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Tommy Hall and Pastor Norman D. Adams officiated. Burial followed in Obion…
Read MoreMichelle Bethel
Michelle Lee Bethel, 55, of Union City passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at her home. Memorial services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Michelle was born…
Read MoreLarry Bolding
On Jan. 24, 2025, Larry Lawson Bolding passed peacefully, surrounded by family, to join his wife of 62 years, Martha Jane Hailey Bolding; his parents, Vivian and Boss Bolding; and his grandson, Andrew Bolding Jr., in heaven. In Larry’s 86 years, he served his country in the U.S. Navy for 22 years. He was in…
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