Austin Cox
Austin Cox, age 33, of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Susan Carrigan officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary, Ray, Shea and Zach Gomes, Dakota Lewis and Tony Slaughter.…
Read MoreJimmy Ferguson
James Elvyn “Jimmy” Ferguson, 81, of Gleason passed away 7:42 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at AHC Van Ayer in Martin. Graveside services were conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fremont Cemetery near Union City. Brother Jeff Moody officiated. Pallbearers were Raymond Walker, Taylor Brundige, Will Davis, Josh Damesworth, Steve Sedberry and Bob Reavis. There was…
Read MoreJerry Davis
Jerry Wayne Davis, 76, of Union City passed away 7:02 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.). Funeral services were conducted 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Cody Pritchard and Chris Gooch officiated. Burial followed in New Haven Cemetery near Ridgely. Visitation was held at Edmaiston…
Read MoreLawrence Holly Jr.
Lawrence Coleman Holly Jr., 75, of Troy passed away 5:42 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Mon-day in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Jim Hamblin officiated. Burial followed in New Ebenezer Cemetery. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m.…
Read MoreMary Townsley
Mary R. Townsley, 91, of Union City passed away 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Magnolia Place, where she happily spent the last year of her life. Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. The Rev. Phillip Pinion officiated. Burial followed in East View Cemetery. Pallbearers…
Read MoreWomen’s Basketball: Tennessee, Kentucky cruise in openers
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee eclipsed the century mark in a season opener for just the sixth time in its illustrious history, cruising to a 101-53 victory over Samford Tuesday night in Kim Caldwell’s debut as Lady Vol head coach. With a crowd of 9,515 looking on at Food City Center, five Big Orange players scored in…
Read MorePope’s debut: Kentucky a big winner to open season
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Koby Brea added 18 off the bench, and No. 23 Kentucky shot 60 percent to blow out Wright State 103-62 in Mark Pope’s Wildcat debut on Monday night. Pope replaced John Calipari in April after the Hall of Famer…
Read MoreVols Hoops: Season opens with win over Gardner-Webb
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 18 points and Jordan Gainey had 16 as No. 12 Tennessee beat Gardner-Webb 80-64 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams. Zakai Zeigler added 13 points and nine assists for the Volunteers, while Jahmai Mashack scored 10. Felix Okpara led the…
Read MoreOregon gets top spot in first College Football Playoff poll
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A season full of surprises didn’t produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State just a touch more than Georgia in its top 25 — the…
Read MoreNancy Russell
Services for Nancy G. Russell age 86 of Greenfield, TN, will be held Saturday November 9th at 12 noon at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial to follow in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Skullbone. Visitation will begin Saturday morning at 10 am and go until time of her service at the funeral home. Nancy is…
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