SHOWING RESPECT — Chandler Smith’s cross-country jersey was recently retired by Black Oak Elementary and presented to his parents, Timbo and Amanda Smith, and his brother, Justin, by head coach Brandy Lattus at the Black Oak Elementary athletic banquet in March. Chandler Smith was a member of the 2017-18 Black Oak cross country team, winning…

INSPIRING ART — John Michael Kelly, the 3-year-old son of Andrew and Katelyn Kelly of Troy, helped his parents decorate the front window of their home with a “stained-glass” effect as part of the “Social Distancing Easter Egg Hunt in Obion County.” The stained-glass window effect was created using blue painter’s tape and special window…

INSPIRING ART — John Michael Kelly, the 3-year-old son of Andrew and Katelyn Kelly of Troy, helped his parents decorate the front window of their home with a “stained-glass” effect as part of the “Social Distancing Easter Egg Hunt in Obion County.” The stained-glass window effect was created using blue painter’s tape and special window…

POWER OF PRAYER — A number of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City staff members stepped outside the front entrance with thank-you signs to show their gratitude Monday night while a prayer vigil was under way around the facility on Bishop Street. Vehicles, with their hazard lights flashing, encircled the hospital as people from throughout the community…