Billy Stone
With grateful hearts for a life so beautifully lived, we announce the passing of our beloved father, devoted husband and cherished friend, Billy Jeff Stone, who went home to Jesus on Nov. 16, 2025, at the age of 83. Though our hearts ache with loss, we also rejoice in the peace he now knows and…
Read MoreLinda Breeden
Linda Joyce Breeden, 84, of Union City gained her Heavenly wings on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the White Ranson Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Keith Kirk officiating. Burial will follow in Cobbs Chapel Cemetery near Shawtown. Visitation will…
Read MoreTennessee High School Football Poll
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 13 on Monday. Top 10 teams in each of the six Division I classifications and Top 5 in three Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points…
Read MoreKay Barnes
Mary Kay (Harrison) Barnes, 75, of the Crystal community passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at home. She was born June 14, 1950, in Martin daughter of the late G.W. and Mary Margaret (King) Harrison. Kay married Robert Lynn Barnes Aug. 4, 1979. He preceded her in death April 28, 2023. She had been employed…
Read MoreLarry Via
Larry Wayne Via, 75, of Union City passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at The Waters of Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Archie Larry will officiate. Burial will follow in Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from…
Read MoreTSSAA Football Playoffs Round 2 Scoreboard
TSSAA Football Scoreboard Round 2 Playoffs EAST Anderson Co. 44, Stone Memorial 14 Baylor 35, Knoxville Catholic 7 BGA 42, Knoxville Grace 14 Blackman 28, Dobyns Bennett 7 Bledsoe Co. 21, Happy Valley 20 Boyd Buchanan 35, Franklin Grace 0 Coalfield 39, Jo Byrns 14 Eagleton 17, Grundy Co. 6 Gatlinburg-Pittman 35, Forrest 14 Greeneville…
Read MoreRussell Castro
Russell Paul Castro, 51, left this earth for his final flight on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Paris, Tenn. Russell was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on Nov. 26, 1973, to Mary Esther Castro Duncan and raised in Tennessee. He graduated among the Class of 1992 at Union City High School in Tennessee. Russell then…
Read MoreJeff Swinney
Jeff Swinney of Obion, formerly of South Fulton, died Nov 11, 2025, at TriStar Skyline Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Saturday until the hour of services. The…
Read MoreKay Crockett
Kay Crockett, 71, of South Fulton died Nov. 11, 2025, at Van Ayer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Martin. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Wingo City Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Hornbeak Funeral Home Saturday from 11 a.m. until time to leave for the cemetery. The Messenger
Read MoreFISHING FOR FREEDOM
FISHING FOR FREEDOM — Conditions were ideal Saturday morning for the inauguaral Fishing For Freedom event at Union City’s Veterans Park lake. Keeping a close eye on the water was 13-year-old Gabe Scott, son of Nick and Maegan Scott of Fulton. He was one of nearly a dozen participants in Saturday’s event, which was sponsored…
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