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Greenfield Board honors Lady Yellowjackets’ 34-0 season
By Sabrina Bates News Producer After the coronavirus pandemic canceled spring sports across the state, the Greenfield Board of Mayor and Aldermen opted to recognize its 2019-20 Greenfield High School Lady Yellowjackets basketball team during its monthly meeting held last week. The winning team was in the middle of battling for the TSSAA state championship…
Read MoreGrandson brings grandfather’s vintage truck back to life
By Randy Cavin Sports Editor Anybody who knows Frank Vincent of Martin is well aware that he used to love to hunt quail. The vehicle Vincent used to get to his favorite hunting spots was a Jeep J10 pickup truck, which he purchased brand new in 1979. Vincent’s trusty pickup truck had seen its share…
Read MoreSplash Pad Opens
SPLASH PAD OPENS — RaChelle Tharpes, 8-year-old daughter of Charity Pinkston and DeAnte Tharpes, both of Mayfield, Ky., leaped over a water-spitting frog at Union City’s new splash pad on Sunswept Drive Wednesday morning. She was in Union City visiting her cousin, 2-year-old Kayzlee Long (not pictured), daughter of Casidy Connell of Union City and…
Read MoreCOURTHOUSE CHECK
COURTHOUSE CHECK — Theresa Calhoun (right) of Troy had her temperature checked by Delilah Eaves, an Obion County Sheriff’s Office employee who works as a courthouse security officer, as she went into the Obion County Courthouse Monday afternoon to conduct business at the county clerk’s office. As a precaution due to COVID-19, all courthouse visitors…
Read MoreUNDER 30 ALL-STAR
UNDER 30 ALL-STAR — Obion County native Austin Burrow, a field engineer and master electrician for InPwr Inc. in Norfolk, Va., was recently selected as one of EC&M magazine’s “30 Under 30 All-Stars” in the electrical industry. The Obion County Central High School graduate is the son of Charles Burrow of Elbridge and Shanna Burrow…
Read MoreMartin Board approves property tax hike
By Sabrina Bates News Producer For the first time in 18 years, City of Martin residents are looking at an increase in their property taxes. During a monthly board meeting held last week, the Martin Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved, on its first reading, a property tax increase from $1.4044 per $100 of assessed…
Read MoreMAGICAL DEFENSE
MAGICAL DEFENSE — Young wizards and warlocks went back to school Tuesday afternoon by attending a Wizards and Warlocks Workshop as part of the Obion County Public Library Summer Reading Program. After making potion jewelry and their own magic wands, OCPL children’s and youth coordinator Ashley Bishop (fourth from left) taught the young sorcerers (from…
Read MoreWAND WAVING 101
WAND WAVING 101 — The Obion County Public Library Summer Reading Program is in full swing, even though the COVID-19 pandemic has forced library staff to alter the program this year. Library patrons (from left) Jasper Purdy, 9, her sister, Willow Purdy, 5, and Sage Latham, 9, all of Troy, listened closely as Obion County…
Read MoreCPC’s budget hit hard after gala canceled
By Sabrina Bates News Producer A non-profit organization designed to help those victims of some of the most traumatic incidents in two counties in Northwest Tennessee is looking for community support. When the coronavirus health pandemic shut down businesses, schools and community gatherings across the nation, local organizations have experienced an impact to their operating…
Read MoreYEAR’S BEST
YEAR’S BEST — Shyon Stephens of Union City (left) and Obion County Central’s Reed Logan have been named The Messenger-Obion County Basketball Prep Players of the Year for the 2019-20 season. Stephens, an undersized post player at 5-foot-10, averaged seven points and nine rebounds a game in helping the Lady Tornadoes post a 21-12 record…
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