AWARD-WINNING STAFF
AWARD-WINNING STAFF — Messenger staff (from left) Editor Donna Ryder, Sports Editor Kevin Weaks and Associate Editor Chris Menees display awards they won during the 2025 University of Tennessee–Tennessee Press Association Tennessee State Press Contest awards competition. Their combined efforts won a first place in the Editorials category for newspapers located in cities with populations…
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CUDDLY COW — Rilah Mae Clark, near 2-year-old daughter of Kaleigh and Blake Clark of Dyer, was all smiles Tuesday evening while petting a micro-mini Highland cow named Elle Mae from Dyer-based KC Highlands outside the Kenton Gym as part of the community’s 40th annual White Squirrel Festival “Family Night Out” event. The public had…
Read MoreJo Barker
Johonn “Mrs. Jo” Neill Barker, 89, of Troy passed away Monday, June 30, 2025. Funeral services will be 4 p.m., Thursday, July 3, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Landon Moore and Bro. Chip Davis officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 2, 2025, from 5-9 p.m. at…
Read MoreBetty Rushing
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Betty Jean Denton Rushing, age 98, of Bulloch County, Ga., on June 18, 2025, at Ogeechee Area Hospice after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Norman Rushing Jr.; and her daughter-in-law, Bonnie Lanier Rushing. The Obion County native…
Read MoreScotty Moore
Scotty Trevor Moore, 46, of the Minnick community passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, June 28, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Scott Jewell will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from…
Read MoreBill Sowell
William Moore “Bill” Sowell, 83, of Woodland Mills, passed away peacefully at his home on June 30, 2025. Born on February 26, 1942, in Union City, Bill was the son of the late T.C. and Kathleen (Moore) Sowell. He was a devoted husband to Vickie (Reed) Sowell, whom he married on June 23, 1963, and…
Read MoreMartha Edgin
Mrs. Martha Olive Edgin, 88, a resident of Union City, died June 30, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Rev. Eddie Mallonee will be officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The…
Read MoreKathy Phegley
Kathryn “Kathy” Ann Hill Faulkner Phegley, 68, of Paducah, KY passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025, at her home. Kathryn was a homemaker. She enjoyed taking care of others and supporting the less fortunate. She loved Jesus her Lord and Savior and was a devout Christian. Surviving is her husband Phillip Kennedy Phegley; two…
Read MoreTommy Quinton
Mr. Thomas David “Tommy” Quinton, 60, passed away on June 26, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on Feb. 15, 1965, in Union City, Tommy was the beloved son of Barbara Quinton of Troy and the late David Quinton. Tommy’s spirit was an inspiration to everyone he met…
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS — Bethel University professor and Global Citizen Adventure Corps co-founder Stacie Freeman (far left) snapped a selfie of a group of Union City Rotary Club travelers early this morning after the group landed in London and went sightseeing before their hotel rooms were ready. They were able to see Buckingham Palace and catch…
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