Search warrant leads to over 25 grams of meth found in Dresden man’s vehicle
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Tuesday, March 28 at 6:55 pm Deputy Gary Eddings with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department observed a Ford Explorer traveling south on Highway 22 driving out of its lane several times. After running the tag on the vehicle as it was pulling into a gas station…
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EMOTIONAL MOMENT — The biblical account of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness is depicted by Shawn White in a scene from “The Passion,” the annual Passion Play to be presented at 7 p.m. both Thursday and Friday at Second Baptist Church in Union City. The presentation depicts the final days of…
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TOUGH DECISIONS — Eric Keizler (from left) of Ducks Unlimited, Ashley Cathey of United States Fish and Wildlife in West Tennessee and Michelle Williams of the University of Tennessee at Martin were joined by (not pictured) Seth Dortch of Rough Country and Amy Spencer of Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to judge the 2023 Tennessee Junior…
Read MoreLisa Dailey
Lisa Lynn Dailey, 57, of Union City died March 18, 2023, at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital. Memorial visitation was conducted noon-3 p.m. Saturday at Harris Baptist Church, located at 3737 Church Road, Union City. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger 3.29.23
Read MoreWillodean Hartley
Willodean Scott Hartley, age 86, of Union City passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today, March 29, 2023, in Obion County Memorial Gardens, with Elder Gary Wallace officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Hartley was…
Read MoreCatherine Hale
Catherine Sue Hale, 68, of Union City passed away 8:51 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Paul Ray Cagle will officiate. Burial will follow in New Haven Cemetery near Ridgely. Visitation will be…
Read MoreEva Clark
Mrs. Eva Moreland Clark of South Fulton passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Magnolia Place in Union City. She was born Dec. 12, 1934, to the late Robert Lynn Lasater and Myrtle Melissa McCullar Lasater. Eva was a member of Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and she loved church singing and loved to cook. She…
Read MoreDavid Byars Sr.
David Lee Byars Sr., 68, of Union City passed away 3:40 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Justin Beard will officiate. Burial will follow in Eastview Cemetery. Visitation will be held at…
Read MoreJohn Farley
John Wesley Farley, age 75, of Troy passed away Monday, March 27, 2023, at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023, at White-Mahon Funeral Home, with Bro. Eric Burress officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery. Visitation will begin Thursday at 11 a.m. and run until the time…
Read MoreKaki Henderson
Kathryn “Kaki” Rogers Henderson, age 63, of Smyrna, Ga., died on March 24, 2023, of metastatic breast cancer. Kaki was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Kathryn (Stahr) Rogers; and her sister, who died in infancy, Kay Rogers, all of Hickman, Ky. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Greer and Alexandra…
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