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OCMS OPENS — Obion County Middle School principal J.B. Suiter addressed students and parents in the gymnasium during the new school’s back-to-school open house last Thursday night. Families had the opportunity to meet teachers, get student schedules and receive important school information as they toured the former Ridgemont building that now houses the OCMS sixth-…

NAMED PRIDE — John Fry, 2026 Pride of Obion County, was presented with a plaque recognizing the honor by Dr. Selena Dozier, who introduced him during a luncheon midday Monday at Discovery Park of America. The Pride of Obion County began in 1992 as part of the annual Fall Fest celebration recognizing individuals whose leadership,…

TEENAGER REMEMBERED — Justin Smith (third from left) leaned in to see a sign designating Highway 22 through Samburg for his late brother, Chandler Joe Smith. The unveiling ceremony was held Saturday morning and also included Chandler’s parents, Amanda and Samburg Mayor Tim “Timbo” Smith. Removing the covering for all to see the sign were…

GOING HANDS-ON — Rescue squad personnel from across Tennessee participated Sunday in the hands-on portion of a Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads Rescue College heavy rescue class hosted by the Obion County Rescue Squad at the Obion County Fairgrounds in Union City. The course is intended to help and prepare today’s and tomorrow’s rescue personnel…

FUN-FILLED EVENT — Oliver Quinn (left) and Hudson Moran steadily made their way up a rock climbing wall Saturday at Troy Community Involvement Days. Oliver is the 7-year-old son of Cody and Shelby Quinn and Hudson is the 9-year-old son of Bryce and Chelsea Moran, all of Union City. Troy Community Association hosted the event,…

FAIR FUN — Find out about all the things which can be entered, seen and experienced at the Obion County Fair in the tabloid inserted in today’s edition of The Messenger and on nwtntoday.com under E-Editions, Special Sections then Union City Daily Messenger Special Section. The Obion County Fair will be held Aug. 24-29, but…

MEDICAL LESSON — Air Evac flight paramedic Carrie Dunn (second from left) of Martin gave a brief lesson about what she does on the Air Evac medical helicopters while patients are transported to hospitals in larger cities. She and nurse Seth Sanford (far right) of Union City were among those on hand for the Cloverdale…

STAYING COOL — Twin brothers Christian (left) and Cole Rotgers, 6-year-old sons of Jazmine and Tyler Rotgers of Troy, enjoyed cold sno cones at the Independence Day celebration at Indian Park in Obion on Friday night. The event, which included cake walks, live music and fireworks, was sponsored by the Obion Community Club.  

Three Former Obion County Nursing Home Employees Indicted After Receiving More Than $561,000 in Unearned Compensation Wednesday, July 01, 2026 An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of three former employees of Obion County Nursing and Rehab after investigators determined they improperly received more than $561,000 in unearned and unauthorized…