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REMEMBERING LOVED ONES — Joi Davis (from left) of Hornbeak held tight to a balloon as it fluttered in the wind Monday at Veterans Park in Union City during a Balloon Release Memorial Service hosted by Baptist Hospice in Union City. She was trying to read the inscription on it, which stated, “You are loved,…

GOVERNOR VISITS — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (left) was greeted Friday morning by Obion County Central High School FFA member Brady Dunn during the governor’s stop in Union City on his America 250th tour, celebrating what is great about America and Tennessee. Other FFA members who met the governor were Addison Staggs (second from left)…

REVENGE WIN — Excel team members Austin Davis (in front of blue boat) of Dresden and Chris Posey (in back of blue boat) of Union City raised their paddles in victory after they, along with Emma Kate Adams of Martin, defeated The Whaley II Union City Fire Department team of Reed Logan (in front of…

IT’S BACK — The Unknown Confederate Soldier Cemetery, located on Summer Street in Union City, is finally back on the official Civil War Trails. Otho French Stahl, Camp 176, Union City camp adjutant Barry Sowell praised the occurrence recently when Chris Brown (second from right) and Ashley Bassetti (right), representatives from the Civil War Trails…

WALKING TOUR — Main Street Union City executive director Katie Graves (right) recently installed the first Downtown Historic Walking Tour cling while board president Lolly Bearden made sure it looked good from the outside. The window clings are part of the Downtown Improvement Grant from the State of Tennessee.

HAVING A BALL — Union City Elementary School kindergartner Helena Ballance smiled up at Abby Suiter, a special education educational assistant at UCES as well as a volleyball coach in the UC system, after making her toss in the softball throw event Friday morning during the Area 7 Special Olympics spring games at War Memorial…

DOING HER PART — A few raindrops didn’t keep Addison Long of Union City from helping clean up the downtown Union City area Saturday morning as she pulled weeds growing between a building and the sidewalk along Washington Avenue. The Go Green Day event was sponsored by Main Street Union City, Century 21 and Union…

FOR THE RECORD(S) — Obion County Mayor Steve Carr (center) led a tour of the county’s newly-renovated records storage building on South Fourth Street near the courthouse Monday. He was joined by (from left) Register of Deeds Cheryl Reddin, county commissioners Phillip Dunlap and Rob Holman, county purchasing director Shanna Ferguson and county commissioner Kenneth…

FILLING THEIR BUCKETS — Callen Dick (front, right), 5-year-old son of Kristen and Dustin Dick, and Koah Gwaltney, 5-year-old son of Sarah and Justin Gwaltney, filled their buckets with plastic eggs during Obion’s Easter egg hunt Saturday morning at Indian Park. The event was delayed by one week because of rain Easter weekend. Others joining…