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Remembering the past and celebrating the future during Martin’s 96th annual homecoming celebration
Remember the past, while embracing the future was the sentiment from those in attendance Saturday as the Weakley County Training School alumni and friends held the 96th annual homecoming celebration on Saturday in Martin. Beverly Claybrooks, a longtime educator in Weakley County and an alumnus of the school, was the coordinator of…
Read MoreWeek 1 Tennessee High School Football Scores
WEEK 1 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES From The Associated Press and coachT.com –––––– THURSDAY’S GAMES Knoxville Halls 41, Campbell County 14 Smith County 25, Gordonsville 19 Mt. Juliet 31, Cane Ridge 28 LaVergne 9, West Creek 6 Siegel 55, Shelbyville 43 Milan 28, South Gibson 21 FACS 70, Memphis MLK Prep 0 Dresden 40, Westview…
Read MoreOC, SF get big wins; UC falls to Nashville power
WEEK 1 ROUNDUP Obion Central 42, Lake County 14 The Rebels got the season off to a good start by breaking a 14-all tie in the final seconds of the first half and then shutting out the Falcons while putting up three more scores after intermission in Friday’s win at Jerry Reese Stadium/Bill Wray Memorial…
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Read MoreTO THE FINISH
TO THE FINISH — Discovery Park of America combined its annual Antique Tractor Show and David Crockett’s birthday celebration Saturday for a fun-filled day of events after the tractor show was rained out the previous weekend. Cousins Silas Allen (left), 6-year-old son of Heidi and Justin Allen of Cadiz, Ky., and Luke Smith, 5-year-old son of…
Read MoreACCEPTS KEYS
ACCEPTS KEYS — Hailey Jackson of Kenton recently accepted the keys for a Chrysler handicap accessible van from United Access’ Steven Smith of Jackson, Miss. The van, purchased with money raised by members of the community through many different events, will be a lifesaver for Hailey and her family, including her mother, Pamela Whitlow. Not…
Read MoreFESTIVAL PLANNED
FESTIVAL PLANNED — Planning is well under way for the 2023 edition of Obion County Fall Fest. Events will kick off with a downtown cookoff and feed on Oct. 14 and continue the following week with several events, culminating with Family Day on Oct. 21. There will be several new events this year. Pride of Obion…
Read MoreRAINY RESCUE
RAINY RESCUE — With rain still falling, Union City Police Department patrol officer Brady Moore carried two children to safety Friday morning as he helped evacuate residents along South Second, Third and Fourth streets in a flooded area between West Jackson Street and West Reelfoot Avenue. Two days of torrential rains led to serious flash…
Read MoreSTAFF RECOGNIZED
STAFF RECOGNIZED — Messenger Associate Editor Chris Menees (left), Sports Editor Kevin Weaks and Editor Donna Ryder were recently awarded Tennessee Press Association awards during a luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Franklin. Weaks was also recently presented with several Tennessee Sports Writers Association awards.
Read MoreHEART-STOPPING LETTER
HEART-STOPPING LETTER — Raynelle Turpin (Maria Sweatt) reads a letter to her husband, Bud Turpin (Jay Jackson), that stops him cold, as in dead cold, as he sat at the breakfast table in Masquerade Theatre’s production of “Dearly Departed, A Drop Dead Funny Comedy.” The show — being staged at the Capitol Theatre in downtown…
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