Elaine Rose
Elaine Frances Rose, 79, of Hornbeak passed away 11:15 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2026, at Samburg Assembly of God. Ken Hogg will officiate. Burial will follow in Lake Memorial Gardens near Tiptonville. Visitation will be held at Samburg Assembly…
Read MoreJennifer Davis
Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Davis, age 59, of Kenton peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at home. Funeral services for Mrs. Davis were conducted today, April 29, 2026, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Salem Methodist Church, with Bro. Jonathan Wheeler and Bro. Aaron Collins officiating. Interment followed in Macedonia Cemetery in Kenton.…
Read MoreMaudie McCullough
Mrs. Maudie May McCullough, 83, of Union City passed away 12:57 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Community Living Care in Martin. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Chip Davis will officiate. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery near Union City. Visitation will be held at the…
Read MoreClarence Whitt Jr.
Mr. Clarence Whitt Jr., 79, of Union City passed away 8:44 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted noon Wednesday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Jackson Doss will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m.…
Read MoreBilly Wilkerson
Mr. Billy Lloyd Wilkerson, age 93, of Hickman, Ky., passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Baptist Health Paducah. He was born on Sept. 8, 1932, in Hickman to the late Noel Franklin Wilkerson and Vassie Lee Presson Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson was a devoted member of West Hickman Baptist Church. He proudly served his…
Read MoreChip Peery
Christopher Audwin “Chip” Peery, 64, of South Fulton died April 21, 2026, at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery near Clinton, Ky. The Messenger
Read MoreRams select former Westview standout Ty Simpson in first round
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams chose Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick in the draft on Thursday night, making a bold move to secure their successor to NFL MVP Matthew Stafford. Rams general manager Les Snead made a first-round pick for only the…
Read MoreBetty Vowell
Betty Vowell, 84, of South Fulton died April 22, 2026, at Brookdale Memory Care in Jackson. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, with burial following in Eastside Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday. The Messenger
Read MoreDOING HER PART
DOING HER PART — A few raindrops didn’t keep Addison Long of Union City from helping clean up the downtown Union City area Saturday morning as she pulled weeds growing between a building and the sidewalk along Washington Avenue. The Go Green Day event was sponsored by Main Street Union City, Century 21 and Union…
Read MoreFOR THE RECORD(S)
FOR THE RECORD(S) — Obion County Mayor Steve Carr (center) led a tour of the county’s newly-renovated records storage building on South Fourth Street near the courthouse Monday. He was joined by (from left) Register of Deeds Cheryl Reddin, county commissioners Phillip Dunlap and Rob Holman, county purchasing director Shanna Ferguson and county commissioner Kenneth…
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