Fast start pushes Vols past Louisville
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler each scored 19 points and No. 12 Tennessee held Louisville to 27 percent shooting in a 77-55 rout on Saturday. The Volunteers (2-0), who shot 57 percent, outrebounded the Cardinals 40-26 (28 defensively) and outscored them 40-10 in the paint…
Read MoreSampson helps Tennessee run past Mississippi State
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Dylan Sampson rushed for a career-high 149 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Mississippi State 33-14 on Saturday night. Sampson became the centerpiece of the Volunteers’ offense in the second half after quarterback Nico Iamaleava exited with an upper-body injury. Iamaleava took a…
Read MoreRound 1: Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard: Round 1 Thursday’s Games TSSAA Playoffs Division I First Round Class 2A Hillcrest 25, KIPP 6 Memphis Business 36, Bluff City 6 Class 6A Bearden 49, Jefferson County 14 Division II First Round Class A Grace Christian – Franklin 37, Providence Christian Academy 7 Friday’s Games TSSAA Playoffs Division I…
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— Mason Hall resident Justin Lowrance (from left) spoke with Jonathan Rocha of Memphis and Logan Avila-Burns of Clarksville last week after arriving back in Union City following a month-long deployment to East Tennessee for hurricane relief. All three men are E-4 specialists and were among 22 members of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s Union…
Read MoreVicki Potts
Vicki Potts, 67, of Fulton died Nov. 3, 2024, at her residence. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the hour of service. Published in The Messenger on 11.6.24
Read MorePearl Westbrook
Pearl Elizabeth Westbrook, 84, of Hopkinsville, Ky., formerly of Hickman, Ky., died Oct. 31, 2024. Services will be noon Saturday at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Hickman. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of…
Read MoreRobert Jordan
Robert Henry Jordan, 78, of Union City died Nov. 3, 2024, at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Graveside services were noon Tuesday in East View Cemetery. Interment followed. There was no visitation and friends were asked to meet at the cemetery. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger on…
Read MoreJimmy Yates
James Charles “Jimmy” Yates, 80, of Union City passed away 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at his home. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Jimmy was born Sept. 17, 1944, in Union City, son of the late Buford William…
Read MoreLinda Moultrie
Linda Lee Moultrie, 81, of Memphis died Nov. 1, 2024, at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville. Graveside services were conducted 1 p.m. Sunday at Cobbs Chapel Cemetery. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger on 11.6.24
Read MoreTanya Knox
Tanya Knox, 43, of Union City died Oct. 27, 2024, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Miss. Services were noon Saturday at West Hickman (Ky.) Baptist Church. Interment followed in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation began at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City was in charge of arrangements. Published…
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