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SEEING SF — A tour of South Fulton was part of the itinerary Monday when Christine Sorensen (third from right), national lead for engagement with Rural Partners Network, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, visited far western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee. During the stop in South Fulton, city manager Joyce Gray (far left) showed off…

FAIREST NAMED — South Fulton High School student Ella Claire Burden (second from left) of South Fulton was named Miss Obion County Fairest of the Fair during a pageant held Saturday for young ladies ages 16-21. She is the 16-year-old daughter of Kevin and Leigh Ann Burden. Her court included Edie Corinne Rodgers (left) of…

THE COUNTY’S BEST — Residents from all across the county show up every year at the Obion County Fair to show their best efforts in everything from arts, crafts and sewing to canning, culinary and photography. Among the volunteers who helped enter and display the items in the senior citizens arts and crafts department this…

SERVES COUNTRY — Paul William Blaylock  of South Fulton was 21 when he was drafted into the Army just one year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served as a radio and Morse code operator.

TRACTOR FUN — Vintage and collectible tractor owners from far and wide were invited to bring their treasures to Discovery Park of America in Union City over the weekend to share their love of the relics with the museum’s guests. Among those guests was Walker Jackson, who will be 2 years old in September. He…

CHIMES BOARD — The newly-formed Obion County Chimes for Charity board recently met to discuss upcoming fundraising activities and the charitable organization’s 90th campaign of helping local families and individuals in need at Christmas. Among those on hand to talk about plans during the gathering at the Obion County Chamber of Commerce office were (from…

FACE TIME — Union City Police Chief Ben Yates (right) smashed a cream pie into Obion County Sheriff Karl Jackson’s face as rain began to fall during the seventh-inning stretch of Saturday night’s inaugural Battle of the Badges at Elam Stadium in Union City. The softball game pitted the Union City Police Department against the…

AWARD-WINNING STAFF — Messenger staff members Associate Editor Chris Menees (left) and Editor Donna Ryder earned eight awards combined in the Tennessee Press Association (TPA) State Press Contests on Friday, while Sports Editor Kevin Weaks earned two awards earlier this month in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association contest.

GETTING READY — Carolyn Trainer, manager of the Dollar General store located on Nailling Drive in Union City, stocked shelves with school supplies to prepare for this weekend’s sales tax holiday, which has been set aside by the State of Tennessee to help ease the burden its residents may feel when buying school supplies and…

FATAL CRASH — Firefighters worked early Thursday morning to extinguish the wreckage of a tractor-trailer rig that crashed and caught fire about 3 a.m. on Highway 51 South at the Davidson Creek bridge in Troy. The driver, 61-year-old Roberto Aguilar of Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was traveling alone at the time.…