Martin Librarian Announces Retirement
At the monthly meeting on Oct. 25, 2021, Roberta Peacock, Martin Public Library Director, announced her retirement to the Board of Trustees. Ms. Peacock said that her last day of employment will be Dec. 31, 2021. According to Ms. Peacock, her journey as a librarian began when she took a part-time job in college to…
Read MoreEAGLE RELEASED
EAGLE RELEASED — Reelfoot Lake State Park staff ranger Shane Morrow released a rehabilitated bald eagle behind the park’s Visitors Center Saturday as a crowd of about 200 people watched during the annual Pelican Festival. Morrow was joined by West Tennessee Interpretive specialist David Haggard, who gave information about the state’s eagle rehabilitation program. The…
Read MoreSheila Snead
Sheila Graves Snead, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. She was born in Rives to the late William Leonard and Irma Kathleen Taylor Graves and was the wife of Larry Gene Snead for 59 years. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Grove Park Baptist…
Read MoreBilly Scobey
William “Billy” Scobey, 49, of Obion, Tennessee, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Baptist Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Miss. Born Saturday, June 17, 1972, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Donnie L. Scobey and the late Minnie Maclin Scobey. He was a retired paramedic and served on the EMS Strike Team. Mr.…
Read MoreJohn Harwood
John Paul Harwood, 78, of Union City passed away Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Robert Winstead will officiate. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery near Dukedom. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Visitation will be held at…
Read MoreAnne Hayes
Anne Brown Hayes, 72, of Union City passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at her home. Visitation was held at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday. Anne was born July 21, 1949, in Union City, daughter of the late Robert “Buck” and Nannie Bell “Tincy” (Hutchison) Brown. She retired from Kohler after 32…
Read MoreDavid Hogan
David Clay Hogan Sr., 76, of Lakeland passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Baptist Hospice House in Collierville. He was a former resident of Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova. Dr. Steve Gaines will officiate. Graveside services will be conducted 4…
Read MoreTURNING 100
TURNING 100 — Vivian Caksackkar, a resident at The Waters in Union City, showed off some of her family photos on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Caksackkar will celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday.
Read MoreMECHATRONICS IN MOTION
MECHATRONICS IN MOTION — Obion County commissioners (from left) Eugene Hudgins, Terry Roberts, Ryan Ellegood, James Gray and Jim Bondurant watched a mechatronics demonstration by Obion County Central High School junior Alex Carpenter immediately following Monday’s commission meeting, held in the school library. Commissioners heard a presentation about the school’s successful mechatronics program during their…
Read MoreSOFT CUDDLES
SOFT CUDDLES — South Fulton Elementary School student Ansley Horner, 9-year-old daughter of Patrick and Heather Horner of South Fulton, cuddled a newborn chick Monday morning at Obion County Central High School as part of Obion County Farm Day. The event was hosted by the school’s FFA chapter, with assistance from Obion County Farm Bureau…
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