This Just In

DINO-MITE! — Levi Buckley of Dyersburg, who has family and friends in the Kenton area, sported a red, white and blue dinosaur costume as he participated in the White Squirrel Festival parade at midday Tuesday in downtown Kenton. He won the award for the best walking or marching group entry. The parade lasted 35 minutes…

WATER PLAY — Anneliese Lopez enjoyed a little water play in a bright pink flamingo inflatable pool Tuesday afternoon at the Obion County Fair’s Fourth of July Food Truck Festival held at the fairgrounds. She is the 11⁄2-year-old daughter of Rayeann and Tito Lopez of Union City. Other fun play available included inflatable bounce houses…

LACK OF RAIN — Colby McBride recently sprayed soybeans on farmland owned by Ricky Seals in Obion County. Despite there being 45 days with no rainfall recorded at the A.L. Strub Wastewater Plant in Union City since May 1, the rain which has fallen came at the appropriate time, according to Obion County University of…

FESTIVE FOURTH — AliBeth Worrell of Union City stayed busy Tuesday morning helping a large contingency of family and friends stock a wide array of fireworks at the Crazy K Fireworks tent just outside Union City’s city limits where West Reelfoot Avenue turns into Highway 51. The stand, one of several in the region, officially…

SPLISH-SPLASH — Two-year-old Ahavah Revell, daughter of Guy and Jamie Revell of Martin, happily ran through a spray of water at Union City’s splash pad Tuesday morning as she played with her siblings and cousins. Her dad is originally from Obion County. Union City’s splash pad, located at the corner of Sunswept Drive and East…

BUCKET BRIGADE — At the beginning of the recently-completed 2022-23 school year, Obion County school resource officer supervisor Sgt. Jonathan Reyna (center) took his idea of supplying the Obion County School System with emergency buckets to systemwide Coordinated School Health director Chastity Homra. After a few logistical conversations to decide what the buckets should include,…