Bo Younger
Ernest Duane “Bo” Younger, 64, of Union City died June 10, 2020, at his home. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday in Obion County Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the service. Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published 6.11.20
Read MoreGaylon Rushing
Gaylon Rushing, 89, of South Fulton passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at The Arbors at the Etheridge House in Union City. He was born on Aug. 31, 1930, in Graves County, Ky., to the late Charley and Beartie Bynum Rushing. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Fulton, where he was also…
Read MoreYEAR’S BEST
YEAR’S BEST — Shyon Stephens of Union City (left) and Obion County Central’s Reed Logan have been named The Messenger-Obion County Basketball Prep Players of the Year for the 2019-20 season. Stephens, an undersized post player at 5-foot-10, averaged seven points and nine rebounds a game in helping the Lady Tornadoes post a 21-12 record…
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PLAYING TAG — Kesley Gibson, a Martin native and a 2012 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, tags a 12.5-foot female mako, nicknamed “Martie,” off the Scat Cat boat. She is a postdoctoral research associate in the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Harte Research Institute for Gulf…
Read MorePaula Ann Miles Staggs
Paula Ann Miles Staggs, 78, of Sidonia, a Weakley County bus driver for 27 years, went peacefully to her loving Savior at 10:43 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She was born January 14, 1942 in Weakley County to Roland Venoy (RV) and Wilma Arlene Hundley Miles. She married…
Read MoreArts workshop to offer timely help
By Karen Campbell Special to The Press The return to classrooms in the fall may have a radically different look and feel as schools address potential gaps in learning and follow safety measures for coping with the ongoing threat of COVID-19. While the specifics of what that return may look like are still being discussed,…
Read MoreWC Press partnership results in NWTN Local Food Guide
The Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network’s Local Food Guide is the definitive resource for finding local food in Northwest Tennessee. Find area farmers markets, family farms, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA’s), u-pick farms, agri-tourism, animal goods, artisan foods, local food trucks, processors, beekeepers, locally-owned plant vendors and additional food resources. Eating local is one of the…
Read MoreTom Frey
December 24, 1930 – June 09, 2020 Mr. Tom Howard Frey, age 89, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Mr. Frey was preceded in death by his wife, Thelda Dietzen Frey; his son, Thomas Steven Frey; granddaughter, Christy Kesterson; parents, Rev.…
Read MoreJames Phillip Rogers Sr.
James Phillip Rogers Sr., of Fulton passed away June 5, 2020, at his residence. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Greenlea Cemetery in Fulton. Visitation will be held from noon until the hour of services Tuesday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel. Published 6.8.20
Read MoreBetty Stewart
Mrs. Betty Stewart of Dukedom passed away June 7, 2020, at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson Funeral Home in Dukedom. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Published…
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