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MUSICAL BATTLE — Alice (right, Addison Kitchen) has a musical battle with the Jabberwocky (Adam Campbell), an insidious monster made up of the dark thoughts and self-doubt that lurks inside us all, in Masquerade Theatre’s production of “Wonderland: Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure.” The final shows will be staged at the Capitol Theatre in Union…

LOSING LAND — Leslie Whitesell (right) of Fulton showed Judy Green of South Fulton where the Whitesell family land is located in regard to construction plans for a redesign of the interchange at U.S. 45 East and U.S. 51 highways for I-69, outlined during a recent public meeting in the Twin Cities. Mrs. Whitesell said…

TAKING AN ADVENTURE — Alice (Addison Kitchen) dreams of being important, like a queen, in Masquerade Theatre’s production of “Wonderland: Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure,” set for this weekend and March 28-30. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. and Sunday shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and available online at…

CRASH INJURES 1 — A driver sustained injury at midday Thursday when her vehicle was struck by a freight train at a crossing on Ed Moffatt Road, southwest of Rives in rural Obion County. Amanda McLemore, 38, of Kentucky was traveling west on Ed Moffatt Road just after noon when her 2018 GMC Sierra pickup…

PLAY TIME — Nine-month-old Miles Barnes and his siblings, (not pictured) 4-year-old Mary Katherine and 2-year-old Max, recently took time to enjoy the sunshine and new playground at Kiwanis Park in Union City. They ventured out on Feb. 25 when Union City saw a high of 68 degrees following temperatures that had only reached into…

WET WALK — A fire that broke out about 1:35 a.m. Saturday at Obion County Central High School on Highway 51 in Troy was contained to an English classroom, where a small appliance apparently overheated. During overhaul operations in the aftermath, firefighters from the Troy, Hornbeak and Obion fire departments pulled large positive pressure ventilation…

HELPING HAND — Lynn Elam of Rives took advantage of sunny skies and afternoon temperatures in the upper 60s to clear flood debris from an elderly resident’s backyard in Rives, which was hit hard by flooding the weekend of Feb. 15-16. Elam was joined by his wife, Sheri, as they waded a water-filled ditch to…