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WIN NINE TOTAL — Messenger staff members (from left) Associate Editor Chris Menees, Sports Editor Kevin Weaks and Editor Donna Ryder won a combined nine awards during the Tennessee Press Association awards ceremony on Thursday, including two first places by Mrs. Menees.

HONORING VAUGHN — A ceremony was held Friday morning on the parking lot of Southlane Bowling on West Reelfoot Avenue in Union City to commemorate the naming of a portion of TN-690, the future I-69, in Obion County as “SOC Aaron Carson Vaughn Memorial Highway” in honor of the fallen U.S. Navy SEAL. During the…

WET START — Local high school students and their chaperones were told they might be in for some wet weather as they traveled to Europe this week on a Union City Rotary Club-sponsored trip. What they didn’t know was it was going to be a soggy start as they said their good-byes to loved ones…

BATTER UP — Union City Assistant Police Chief Josh Lovell pointed a bat toward the outfield as he stepped up to the plate for his turn at bat during Saturday night’s third annual Battle of the Badges softball tournament to benefit the Union City Police Department’s Shop With a Cop program. The event, which pitted…

CLASSIC CAR — A shiny 1938 Ford captured the attention of (from left) Jesse Burrows, Karl Burrows and Deda Burrows, all of Hornbeak, during the inaugural Soarin’ Eagles Car Show held Saturday at Hornbeak City Park. The car is owned by Joe Morris of Troy, who won first place in the Classics (pre-2000) division. The…

HIDE & SEEK — Firefighter Jeremy Bumpus (front) and firefighter/EMT Keith Nance worked together Thursday morning to locate a dummy — simulating a lost and downed firefighter — when the Union City Fire Department conducted downed firefighter training in an area of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. All three shifts had an opportunity to do the…

BRAND SUPPORT — Decked out in his John Deere™ T-shirt, 5-year-old Cole Hahn, son of J.C. and Brandi Hahn of Martin, pretended to drive a 1947 John Deere™ G tractor brought to Discovery Park of America Saturday by his father for the annual antique tractor show. The tractor once belonged to his dad’s great-uncle, Kenneth…

SUMMER FUN — The Obion County Public Library hosted its Dino Backyard Bash summer reading kickoff event Saturday, where children could enjoy inflatables, a wet foam station, an obstacle course and mini golf. Hunt Allen, who will be 2 this month, enjoyed playing in one of the inflatables. He is the son of Justis and…

AIM AND RELEASE — A game that involved throwing a pool noodle through hoops made of pool noodles — played by 6-year-old Dane Kissell (left) — was a popular event Saturday when Union City Parks and Recreation hosted its second UC City Wide Field Day at Veterans Park. Parks officials said 450-600 people came through…

HELPING WOMEN — Chase Jernigan (from left) and Carla Aaron got a tour from OUTside INN administrative assistant Davie Townes of the workshop where women at the facility will sew products to be sold at OUTsideIN Works in Troy. OUTside INN, the dream of founder LeEllen Smith, is a Christ-centered, trauma-informed residential recovery program. It…