NAMED PRIDE
NAMED PRIDE — Art Sparks, who has served the community on numerous boards and committees for many years, was presented with a plaque recognizing him as the 2025 Pride of Obion County by his daughters, Jeni Beth Vincent (left) and Emily Ann Sparks, during a luncheon Monday at Discovery Park of America.
Read MoreTESTING ‘THE WATERS’
TESTING ‘THE WATERS’ — Union City Police Department patrol officers Austin Wynn (left) and Seth Callens carried one of several “victims” from inside The Waters of Union City during a disaster drill staged mid-morning Oct. 22 at the rehabilitation and skilled nursing center on South Sunswept Drive. The many victims of the mock earthquake scenario…
Read MoreMilan, Westview still No. 1 in Week 10 TSWA/USA Today prep football polls
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced football rankings after Week 10 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 MoreJames Groeneveld
Mr. James Groeneveld, 67, of Union City passed away 1:26 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Angie Simbeck will officiate. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from…
Read MoreSharon Parnell
Mrs. Sharon Elaine Parnell, 70, of Troy passed away 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Steve Gatlin will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 11 a.m.…
Read MoreMatthew Bing
Matthew William Bing, age 58, of Union City passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Mr. Bing was born in Union City on March 13, 1967, to the late Haywood Bing and the late Lila Maxine Wilkinson Bing. He married Pamela Ray…
Read MoreHenry Sanders
Henry Dale Sanders, 79, of the Clayton community passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at his home. Born June 21, 1946, in Obion County, Dale was the son of the late Georgie Lee and Edna Lois (King) Sanders. He was the widow of Patricia Ann (Boaz) Sanders, who preceded him in death on Aug.…
Read MoreWeek 10: Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard By The TSSAA East Alcoa 42, Knoxville Carter 0 * Anderson Co. 49, South-Doyle 27 * Baylor 35, Ensworth 21 * Bledsoe Co. 34, Huntland 6 Boyd Buchanan 32, CAK 7 * Chattanooga Prep 32, Chattanooga Central 0 * Cherokee 55, Volunteer 33 * Claiborne 34, Cumberland Gap 0 Cloudland…
Read MoreVols outscore Wildcats
By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Joey Aguilar threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns, DeSean Bishop ran for a pair of touchdowns, and No. 17 Tennessee took advantage of two first quarter turnovers to beat Kentucky 56-34 on Saturday night. Aguilar completed touchdown passes of 35, 13 and 62 yards to…
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Major College Football Scores By The Associated Press EAST Akron 24, Buffalo 16 Colgate 29, Holy Cross 28 Cornell 30, Brown 24, 2OT Drake 31, Marist 17 Georgetown 31, Bucknell 24 Harvard 35, Princeton 14 Howard 33, Morgan St. 27, OT LIU Brooklyn 38, New Haven 16 Lehigh 27, Fordham 6 Maine 35, Elon 14…
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