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Union City city council to meet
AGENDA UNION CITY, TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL MARCH 17, 2026 Time and Place: 5:30 P.M. Municipal Building INVOCATION REGULAR MEETING Approval of Minutes: March 3, 2026 OLD BUSINESS: NONE NEW BUSINESS: 1. Robin Francis Union City Turf Director For 21 Years Retirement Presentation 2. Consider Authorizing The City To Purchase…
Read MoreSPREADSHEETS SPEAK
SPREADSHEETS SPEAK — Woodland Mills aldermen (seated, from left) Allen Posey and Blake White listened to Robert Kelley, a community environmental management specialist with Communities Unlimited in Greenfield, as he explained the spreadsheets he has been working on concerning the city’s wastewater sewer system. The board must make decisions on what needs to be repair…
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AIR ACCESS — Obion County Mayor Steve Carr (center) and Weakley County Mayor Dale Hutcherson (left) have announced they are partnering with LifeLine Pilots, a nonprofit organization that provides free, non-emergency medical flights to help improve access to healthcare for area residents. They were joined by Everett-Stewart Regional Airport manager Don Coady. Since 1981, LifeLine…
Read MoreFOR OC SCHOOLS
FOR OC SCHOOLS — Obion County Schools recently received a $75,000 donation from Dyersburg-based ERMCO (Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative Inc.) for its STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and CTE (career technical education) programs systemwide. A presentation was made at South Fulton High School, where several ERMCO representatives were joined by OC administration and…
Read MoreWARMER DAYS
WARMER DAYS — Three-year-old Avani Johnson, daughter of Carly Bruner and Terrance Johnson, both of Martin, took advantage of warmer temperatures Tuesday afternoon to play at Kiwanis Park in downtown Union City. Children wanting to get out and play the remainder of the week will have to dodge rain showers, with the National Weather Service…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today prep hoop polls heading into regional play
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, March 2. 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 with first-place votes…
Read MoreUTM seeded 4th, women 6th for OVC Tournament
The UT Martin women will help tip off the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, and the Skyhawk men will get started the following day. UTM’s women will play SIU Edwardsville today at 3 p.m. in the opening round. Four women’s teams play two games in the afternoon, and then four men’s teams play two games…
Read MoreTSWA/USA Today Prep Basketball Polls
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, February 23. 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 with first-place votes…
Read MoreUnion City native Robinson joining Dolphins’ front office
Jon Robinson is headed to Miami. The former Union City High School football player who climbed the front office ranks in the NFL, ultimately being named the general manager of the Tennessee Titans, has accepted a position with the Miami Dolphins. Multiple news outlets are reporting that Robinson will be joining the Dolphins’ front office…
Read MoreREAL LIFESAVERS
REAL LIFESAVERS — Chris Cantrell (fourth from left), joined by his girlfriend, Susan Finch, stopped by the Union City Fire Department’s Central Fire Station recently to thank a shift of firefighters who performed lifesaving measures that successfully revived him after he suffered a near fatal medical emergency Dec. 22, 2025, at his home on North…
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