ARTS & CRAFTS
ARTS & CRAFTS — Dana McDonald (left) and Debbie Underwood, both of Obion, took advantage of the cool temperatures Friday morning to shop at the Polka Dots & Paislees booth at the 54th annual Reelfoot Arts and Crafts Festival held at Reelfoot Lake. The event, which took place Friday through Sunday, featured more than 300…
Read MoreLIFESAVING LESSON
LIFESAVING LESSON — Firefighters worked together Saturday morning on the south lake at Discovery Park of America in Union City to help one of their peers, playing a “victim,” make it safely inside an inflatable boat during a rescue scenario. They were among 14 firefighters from the Rives, Union City, South Fulton and Hornbeak fire…
Read MoreRay Callahan Jr.
Rayford Hillard “Ray” Callahan Jr., 61, of Union City passed away 9:56 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at Tri Star Horizon Medical Center in Dickson. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m.…
Read MoreCarolyn Faulkner
Carolyn B. Faulkner, 91, of South Fulton died Oct. 5, 2025, at The Waters in Union City. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hornbeak Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. The Messenger 10.6.25
Read MoreHazel Porter
Ms. Hazel Lynn Porter, age 69, of Hickman, Ky., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at her residence. Ms. Porter was born in Hickman, Ky., on Nov. 14, 1955, to the late Jesse Vernon Maynard and Lovinia Rothman Maynard. She was married to the late Raymond Allen Porter Sr. Ms. Porter was a member…
Read MoreJoe Ray Davis
Joe Ray Davis, 101, a World War II veteran of Kenton, left this earth and entered his heavenly home on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. He passed away peacefully at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8, at First Baptist Church in Kenton, with Rev. Brandon Norton officiating. Graveside…
Read MorePatsy Campbell
Ms. Patsy Campbell, age 94, of Cayce, Ky., passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at her residence. She was born on Sept. 15, 1931, in Fulton, Ky., to the late Forrest McMurray and Geneva Bailey McMurray. Ms. Patsy was a homemaker and a member of the Cayce Methodist Church. She is survived by three children,…
Read MoreSouth Fulton moves up to No. 7
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 7 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 MoreSteve McCullough
Steven Royce “Steve” McCullough, 70, of Troy passed away on Oct. 2, 2025. Born on Dec. 8, 1954, Steve was a lifelong resident of Obion County and the son of the late T.C. and Ellen Sellers McCullough. Steve retired after 26 years of service with the United States Postal Service, where he was well-known and…
Read MoreAP Top 25: Vols move up to No. 12
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Miami moved back to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008 and Penn State and Texas fell all the way out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after the two top-10 teams…
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