Mary Pool
Mary “Lassie” Pool, 91, of Hickman, Ky., died Febr. 1, 2026, at Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge…
Read MoreShavaunne Guy
Shavaunne Guy, age 66, of Union City passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Union City Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at White-Mahon Funeral Home, with David Long officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday beginning at 11 a.m. and run…
Read MoreDonna Dodd
Donna Jean Dodd, 65, of Rives passed away 4:08 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Memorial services will be conducted noon Friday at Union City First Assembly of God. Pastor Tommy Hall will officiate. Visitation will be held at Union City First Assembly of God from 11 a.m. until the hour…
Read MoreButch Massengill
Gene Austin “Butch” Massengill Jr., 73, of the Terrell community died Jan. 31, 2026, at his home. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreVols pull away from Ole Miss
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half to lead No. 25 Tennessee to its fourth consecutive victory Tuesday night with an 84-66 win over Mississippi. The Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) led 67-51 with 6:15 left when Rebels guard AJ Storr had…
Read MoreNellie Pope
Nellie B. Pope, 68, of Union City died Jan. 26, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at House of Grace in Fulton. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home-Union City is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreJoe Byrd
William Joseph “Joe” Byrd Jr., 53, a legendary ATV motocross rider, champion and beloved member of the riding community, passed away on 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Union City surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral…
Read MoreDottie Kay Downing, age 78, of Tiptonville passed away peacefully at her residence on Jan. 31, 2026. Born on July 10, 1947, in Samburg, she was the beloved daughter of the late John Thomas Haynes and Lucille Kirby Haynes. Dottie was the proud owner and operator of Lakeview Restaurant since 1993, where she dedicated her…
Read MoreJack Allen
Roy Jackson “Jack” Allen, age 89, of Kenton passed away from this life on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Jack was born March 31, 1936, in Obion. He was the son of the late Eunice Leon Allen and Ruby Phillips Allen. He was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church and a United States Army…
Read MoreVols knock off visiting Auburn
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 on Saturday night. Ament made only 4-of-16 shots with two 3-pointers for the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), but he went 12-for-15 at the free-throw line, adding eight rebounds. Carey hit 5-of-9 shots…
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