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STAR LIGHT — Cameron Green of Troy, an employee of Union City Energy Authority, worked with others Monday to install and decorate the Community Christmas Tree at the Obion County Courthouse. He made sure the star on the tree will light up bright this Thursday by replacing a couple of bulbs. Main Street Union City…
Read MoreFOOD & CLOTHING
FOOD & CLOTHING — Obion County Ministerial Association members Dan Huggins (left), pastor of the Refuge Mission in Union City, and Garrett Quinn, pastor of Crosswind Church in Union City, last week sorted through some of the donated coats and non-perishable food to be given away as part of this year’s Feeding of the 5,000…
Read MoreTitans lose again, this time to Chargers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The combination of steady play by Justin Herbert and a strong defense has given the Los Angeles Chargers their best start in six years. Herbert threw for a touchdown and ran for one, and the Chargers had seven sacks in their third straight victory, 27-17…
Read MoreKentucky cruises past Bucknell; Duke next
By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Koby Brea came off the bench to score 20 points, including six three-pointers, and Jaxson Robinson added 14 as No. 23 Kentucky overwhelmed Bucknell 100-72 Saturday. The Wildcats (2-0) were cold from three-point range early in the first half, but Brea and Kerr Krissa each hit…
Read MoreFast start pushes Vols past Louisville
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE (AP) — Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler each scored 19 points and No. 12 Tennessee held Louisville to 27 percent shooting in a 77-55 rout on Saturday. The Volunteers (2-0), who shot 57 percent, outrebounded the Cardinals 40-26 (28 defensively) and outscored them 40-10 in the paint…
Read MoreSampson helps Tennessee run past Mississippi State
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Dylan Sampson rushed for a career-high 149 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Mississippi State 33-14 on Saturday night. Sampson became the centerpiece of the Volunteers’ offense in the second half after quarterback Nico Iamaleava exited with an upper-body injury. Iamaleava took a…
Read MoreRound 1: Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard: Round 1 Thursday’s Games TSSAA Playoffs Division I First Round Class 2A Hillcrest 25, KIPP 6 Memphis Business 36, Bluff City 6 Class 6A Bearden 49, Jefferson County 14 Division II First Round Class A Grace Christian – Franklin 37, Providence Christian Academy 7 Friday’s Games TSSAA Playoffs Division I…
Read MoreARRIVE HOME
— Mason Hall resident Justin Lowrance (from left) spoke with Jonathan Rocha of Memphis and Logan Avila-Burns of Clarksville last week after arriving back in Union City following a month-long deployment to East Tennessee for hurricane relief. All three men are E-4 specialists and were among 22 members of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s Union…
Read MoreWomen’s Basketball: Tennessee, Kentucky cruise in openers
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee eclipsed the century mark in a season opener for just the sixth time in its illustrious history, cruising to a 101-53 victory over Samford Tuesday night in Kim Caldwell’s debut as Lady Vol head coach. With a crowd of 9,515 looking on at Food City Center, five Big Orange players scored in…
Read MoreOregon gets top spot in first College Football Playoff poll
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A season full of surprises didn’t produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State just a touch more than Georgia in its top 25 — the…
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