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Skyhawks take pair from visiting SIUE
UT Martin continued a good streak and ended a bad one Thursday night. The Skyhawks swept visiting SIU-Edwardsville in Ohio Valley Conference play, winning 64-55 in the women’s opening game and 65-59 in the men’s nightcap. The Skyhawk men extended their winning streak to six games, while the UTM women halted a modest two-game slide.…
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‘SOUP’ER DAY SET — Tuesday, Jan. 20, will be a “souper” day at the Obion County Public Library as the Friends group — including (from left) Wanda Sanders, Judi Pitts, Wanda Gray, Barbara Dickerson, Pat Capps and library director Carolina Conner — offers soup meals for lunch. The menu includes one soup choice, a drink…
Read MoreJUST DUCKY
JUST DUCKY — The Etheridge House Senior Living and Memory Care daylighter guest Donna Laster (left) and resident Carolyn Grisham worked to keep their ducks in a row as they competed in a duck race as part of National Rubber Ducky Day festivities Tuesday at the facility in Union City. It was all “fowl” play,…
Read MoreVols put in extra effort to beat Aggies
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE (AP) — Nate Ament scored 23 points, 10 of which came in the two overtime periods, as No. 24 Tennessee beat Texas A&M, 87-82 on Tuesday night. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 18, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Felix Okpara had 10 points and 12 rebounds for…
Read MoreSkyhawks stand alone atop OVC
Look who’s No. 1. Two road wins over the weekend put UT Martin all alone atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 5-1 league record. The Skyhawks are 13-4 overall. UTM beat Southern Indiana 73-56 in Evansville on Saturday, following a 76-68 comeback win over Morehead State at Morehead, Ky., on Thursday. UTM broke…
Read MoreUTM women lose twice on the road
UT Martin outscored Southern Indiana in the second half of Saturday’s game at Liberty Arena in Evansville, but it was ultimately not enough as the Skyhawks fell to the Screaming Eagles 52-43. UT Martin led 9-8 after the first quarter, but Southern Indiana opened the second on a 14-0 run and eventually outscored the Skyhawks…
Read MoreMurray State continues winning streaks
Murray State ran its overall and home winning streaks to 11 Saturday with a 92-79 victory over Valparaiso at the CFSB Center. The Racers remained undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference, now 7-0, and boast a 15-3 overall record. Murray State does not have a mid-week game this week and return to action at home…
Read MoreVols fall to Florida
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Boogie Fland scored a season-high 23, Rueben Chinyelu dominated the paint and Florida handled No. 21 Tennessee 91-67 on Saturday to extend its home winning streak to 15. Chinyelu finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. He fouled…
Read MoreEXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION — Six outstanding educators in the Obion County School System were recognized as systemwide winners at Monday night’s Obion County School Board meeting at the board office. The honorees included (from left) district data analyst/RTI coordinator Adam Stephens, Supervisor of the Year; Ridgemont Elementary School principal Melissa Merritt, Principal of the Year;…
Read MoreNEW YEAR, NEW BABY
NEW YEAR, NEW BABY — Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City welcomed the first baby born at the hospital in 2026 on New Year’s Day, with parents Dawson and Elyssa (Larrauri) Laws of Dresden ecstatic to welcome their new baby girl. Adalyne Mae Laws was born Jan. 1 at 12:51 p.m. and weighed in at 8 pounds,…
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