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CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF LOVE
CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF LOVE — Dorothy McKelvy (left) of Dyersburg, daughter of the late Vernedia Gingery (right) and mother of Debra Craig (not pictured) of Union City, was part of the joyous celebration of Mrs. Gingery’s century of life and love. The party was held in 2023 to mark her birth 100 years prior…
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EAGLE EYE — Reelfoot Lake State Park ranger Brandon Ransom (far right) stood back after setting up a telescope so Reelfoot Eagle Festival visitors, including Janey Wang of Nashville, could take turns viewing two eagles in a tree near the spillway on Highway 21 at the lake Saturday morning. Among the other visitors were Dana…
Read MoreVols pull away from Ole Miss
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half to lead No. 25 Tennessee to its fourth consecutive victory Tuesday night with an 84-66 win over Mississippi. The Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) led 67-51 with 6:15 left when Rebels guard AJ Storr had…
Read MoreVols knock off visiting Auburn
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament had 22 points, Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 13 and Tennessee beat Auburn 77-69 on Saturday night. Ament made only 4-of-16 shots with two 3-pointers for the Volunteers (15-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), but he went 12-for-15 at the free-throw line, adding eight rebounds. Carey hit 5-of-9 shots…
Read MoreSkyhawks post record-setting win over Western Illinois
MACOMB, Ill. — The largest margin of victory in UT Martin’s Ohio Valley Conference history now belongs to the 2025-26 Skyhawks. The Skyhawks set the new mark at 40 points by throttling Western Illinois 84-44 Saturday afternoon. The 40-point triumph was nine points better than the Skyhawks’ previous record, which was set just last season…
Read MoreFOR THE HOMELESS
FOR THE HOMELESS — Michelle Wheat (left) of Union City worked to crochet a sleeping mat for the homeless as part of the Bag Ladies of Second Baptist Church in Union City, while Jeannie Wilson of Martin looped plastic strips together to make the “plarn” used to crochet the mats. Ms. Wheat said she was…
Read MoreSNOW STACK
SNOW STACK — Eight-year-old Oleksii Kostanian received a lift Tuesday from his older brother, 16-year-old Matvii Kos-tanian (far right), as he and middle brother Tymofii Kostanian (far left), who is almost 12, placed more icy slices of snow-sleet mix on a unique tower they built outside their home in Union City’s Pleasant Valley neighborhood. They…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today high school basketball polls
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the second week of basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, January 26. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers…
Read MoreAment, Gillespie lead Vols past Bama
By KENNINGTON SMITH III Associated Press TUSCALOOSA (AP) — Tennessee freshman Nate Ament scored a career-high 29 points, Ja’K Gillespie added 23 and the Volunteers upset No. 17 Alabama 79-73 on Saturday night. The loss spolied the debut of Charles Bediako for Alabama. He was playing in his first college game in nearly three years…
Read MoreTO SHOW BIRDS
TO SHOW BIRDS — Dale Stokes showed off a red-tailed hawk at a previous Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival during a birds of prey program she and her husband, John, perform to educate the public about the birds. They will return for this year’s event on Jan. 31 for shows at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.…
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