GIVING THEIR ALL — Molly Beth Blackwell (front) and Laney Rogers, both of Union City, have been training hard at Crossfit Autobody in Union City in anticipation of the worldwide Memorial Day workout event, “The Murph.” The workout was a favorite of fallen Navy SEAL and Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was killed on June…

WINNING FORM — Obion County Central High School junior Fernanda Espinosa returned a shot to Blackman’s Anna Mincey during their TSSAA Large Class girls’ singles state tournament quarterfinal match Thursday morning in Murfreesboro. Espinosa picked up a 7-5, 6-4 win and advanced to the semifinals. “They went back and forth the entire match, and Espi…

FREE RIDES — John and Patti Kutzman of Elkton, Ky., plan to offer free rides in their 1901 Duryea (above), 1929 Model A Replica and 1931 Model A Ford Roadster during Samburg’s fifth annual Memorial Day Celebration this Saturday. Area residents who have antique cars are also invited to take part in the car show…

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN — American Legion Post No. 20, with financial assistance from organizations like Magnolia Place Assisted Living Center, purchases flags each year to be placed on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day. This will be the first Memorial Day that Union City native Lt. Richard Clive “Tito” Lannom, who was a bombardier/navigator…

REPRESENTING OCCHS — Six juniors from Obion County Central High School were recently selected as their school’s delegates or alternates for the prestigious annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls State and American Legion Boys State. The Girls State representatives include (from left, front) alternate Kaylee Cook and delegates Kyndall Albright and Sarah Middlebrook, while the Boys…

PUTTING UP A FIGHT — Union City’s Zoe Cagle returns a shot to Signal Mountain’s Sophie Bruce during the No. 3 seed singles match in the TSSAA Small Class State Tournament on Tuesday afternoon in Murfreesboro. After dropping the first set 6-4, Cagle battled back for a 6-2 win in the second set and led…