Pat Calhoun
Patricia Ann Jones Calhoun, age 87, passed away at Union City Rehab & Nursing on Saturday, Feb 8, 2025. Private funeral services will be held due to health concerns. A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. Nephews will serve as honorary pallbearers. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of…
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Mr. J.W. Higgins, 91, of Union City passed away 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services were conducted noon Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Gregg Lawrence officiated. Burial followed Obion County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were grandsons and grandsons-in-law. Honorary pallbearers were Cesar Guerrero, Roy Wiley,…
Read MoreHot-shooting Vols handle Oklahoma
By TIM WILLERT Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 21 points, Zakai Zeigler added 17 and No. 4 Tennessee beat Oklahoma 70-52 on Saturday in the teams’ first meeting in 56 years. Tennessee (20-4, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) took control early, hitting 14 of its first 16 shots, including going 5-for-5 from 3-point…
Read MoreKentucky snaps skid by whipping South Carolina
By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and No. 14 Kentucky snapped a two-game skid with an 80-57 win over South Carolina on Saturday. Brandon Garrison came off the bench and scored 15 points for Kentucky (16-7, 5-5 in the Southeastern…
Read MoreLady Vols come up in clutch to beat UConn
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Zee Spearman scored 18 points, including a basket with 12 seconds left, to lead No. 19 Tennessee to an 80-76 win over No. 5 UConn on Thursday night. The Lady Vols (17-5) led 78-76 when Jewel Spear found Spearman for the basket. It was Tennessee’s first victory…
Read MoreVol duo return for win over Mizzou
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Zakai Zeigler and Igor Milicic returned to Tennessee’s lineup to each score 21 points in the No. 4 Volunteers’ 85-81 victory over No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday night. Zeigler also had eight assists, and Milicic added 10 rebounds. They both sat out Saturday in a victory over…
Read MoreOle Miss uses early surge to beat Kentucky
By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Matthew Murrell scored 24 points and No. 25 Mississippi dominated the first half to beat No. 14 Kentucky 98-84 on Tuesday night. Murrell made six 3-pointers, four in the first half, as Ole Miss (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) never trailed and used runs of 10-0 and…
Read MoreHAGGARD RETIRING
HAGGARD RETIRING — Tennessee State Park West Tennessee regional naturalist David Haggard (left) presented one of his final birds of prey programs during the 21st annual Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival this past weekend. He announced his retirement for April.
Read MoreJaashun Ingram
Jaashun Ingram, 19, of Norcross, Ga., formerly of Union City, died Jan. 24, 2025. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at True Gospel Baptist Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger/2.5.25
Read MorePamela Bishop
Pamela Lavette Bishop, 62, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Union City, died Jan. 29, 2025, at Baptist Health Paducah. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at West Hickman Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in…
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