Mildred Kemp
Mildred Kemp, age 98, of Union City passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in East View Cemetery. Friends were asked to meet at the cemetery. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Kemp was born on April 5, 1924, to the late…
Read MoreLC Cantrell
LC Cantrell, 85, of Union City died on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky. Born Wednesday, June 2, 1937, in Ridgely, he was the son of the late Lonnie Marcus Cantrell and the late Martha Duff Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was the youngest of nine siblings. He was an employee of Electro…
Read MoreHead Start Center Manager’s Actions Raise Questions
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter After a Dresden woman came forward regarding a NWTN Head Start Center Manager’s involvement in her custody case, concerns were raised regarding the policies and procedures involved in the program and how a Center Manager became involved in a local custody case as a key witness in the…
Read MoreBarbara Cooper
Barbara Lynn Tanner Cooper, 68, of Martin died Feb. 20, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Brock Cemetery in Greenfield. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home. On Thursday, visitation will be…
Read MorePatsy McWherter
Patsy McWherter, 90, of Union City died Feb. 20, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. The Messenger/2.21.23
Read MorePiles of dead chickens dumped in Greenfield field
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A Greenfield resident contacted the WCP regarding dead chickens being dumped in a field on Shafter Road in Greenfield on Feb. 13. The caller stated that four poultry trucks had dumped dead chickens in the middle of a field and that he thought “it was criminal” of them…
Read MoreEditorial: East Palestine residents need help
by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A Norfolk Southern Railway freight train heading eastbound on Feb. 3 derailed in East Palestine, Ohio after mechanical issues with a rail car axle. The derailment of approximately 50 freight cars, with almost a dozen of them containing hazardous materials, has been all over the news lately. My son,…
Read MoreGleason man arrested for food assistance theft and fraud
On Feb. 8 Investigator Kyle Watkins was contacted by Patrolman Travis regarding a case the Dresden Police Department was investigating. Travis stated that the victim did not give anyone permission to use his food stamp card with his name on it and that it had been stolen and used multiple times in Gleason. The card…
Read MoreCommunity Concerns with Shannon
by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Our first question comes from Kim Longacre from Martin. She asked, “Do we have a city-wide clean-up day coming soon? There’s a lot of litter up and down Hyndsver Road as well as the parking lots behind downtown.” Kim, The Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network is organizing an Earth…
Read MoreSue Nipp
Margaret Sue Nipp, 91, of Union City and formerly of Hickman, Ky., died Feb. 18, 2023, at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from noon…
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