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Opportunity to view annular eclipse this Saturday
An annular eclipse will take place this Saturday, and most of the people in the continental United States will see at least a partial eclipse. The path of annularity for the eclipse will begin in the United States in Oregon and exit into the Gulf of Mexico in south Texas. It will also cross the…
Read MoreDANGEROUS CURIOSITY
DANGEROUS CURIOSITY — Young Simba (above, Carlisle Peery), encouraged by his Uncle Scar (Madix Turner), walks through the elephant graveyard where he and his best friend, the young lioness Nala (Nora Kate Keathley), encounter the ravenous hyenas, Shenzi (Rhealyn Laster), Banzai (Leighton Wilkey) and Ed (Elias Pierce). Scar soon sets in motion a plan to…
Read MorePOLICE PLUNGE
POLICE PLUNGE — Caleb Hayden (center), a deputy with the Obion County Sheriff’s Office, was in the hot seat to take a dip in the chilly water of a dunking booth Saturday during the second annual Hornbeak Community Fall Fest at the city’s park on Glass Road. Fellow deputies and Hornbeak Police Chief Kent Treece…
Read MoreLemons: Dee Pritchett was one of a kind
When my mom took the job at the university back in the late nineties, Dee Pritchett was the first person from Martin that she met. Dee sold mom her first house. When I decided to go back to school in 2007, I didn’t give myself much time to relocate. Being nearly 30 years old, I…
Read MoreOC Fall Fest Medallion Hunt
The 10th annual Union City Coca-Cola Bottling Co.-sponsored Obion County Fall Fest medallion hunt is under way. The palm-sized token has been hidden on a piece of publicly-owned land in Obion County. It will not be located on golf courses, schools, areas around the Obion County Law Enforcement Complex, municipal police departments or private property.…
Read MoreTennessee moves up following bye week
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oklahoma moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, Miami’s late-game gaffe nearly cost the 25th-ranked Hurricanes a spot in rankings and six basketball blue bloods made some history. No. 1 Georgia, coming off its best game of the season, a rout…
Read MoreWeek 8 Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard
Tennessee High School Football Scoreboard The Associated Press Thursday’s Games Bradley Central 40, Knoxville Hardin Valley 7 Briarcrest 56, Wooddale 20 CPA 52, Antioch 14 Chester County 35, Freedom Prep 6 Collierville 48, Cordova 14 East Nashville Literature 42, Cane Ridge 13 FACS 48, Westwood 0 Greenback 40, Midway 24 Houston 48, Arlington 7 Macon…
Read MoreRebels, Red Devils on opposite ends of mercy rule outcomes
WEEK 8 ROUNDUP — OBION CENTRAL 42, FAYETTE-WARE 0 Obion Central got back on track in a big way and all but locked up a playoff berth with the mercy rule shutout win over the Wildcats in Troy on Friday night. The Rebels scored all their points in the first half, including three touchdowns in…
Read MoreCELEBRATING 200 YEARS
CELEBRATING 200 YEARS — Obion County Fall Fest board members (from left) Keisha Hooper, Dana Pruitt and Rachael McKinney are ready to celebrate Obion County’s bicentennial as part of the annual festival’s kickoff event set for Oct. 14 in downtown Union City. A tabloid covering all the events scheduled for this year is included in…
Read MoreCHAMPION AGAIN
CHAMPION AGAIN — Lake Road’s Ainsley Sadler is ahead of the field as she competes in the TMSAA Girls’ Class A State Cross Country Meet at Clarksville on Saturday. Sadler won her second consecutive state championship, crossing the finish line in 13:15.66. Briley Patrick finished as the state runner-up and Avery Coffey placed sixth overall…
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