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1 month ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |UC Schools |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorThe Tennessee Army National Guard made its pitch to Union City High School seniors recently with its annual symposium at Discovery Park of America. UCHS students spent the day at DPA during the park’s 2025 Military Expo. Military history and current TNARNG soldiers were part of the day’s activities, and students were also informed of career opportunities in the Tennessee Army National Guard.
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1 month ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike HutchensCommunications DirectorUnion City was clearly superior to Lake County on the softball diamond Monday. The Lady Tornadoes swept a District 14A doubleheader from outmanned LC at Hawks-Eddlemon Field, claiming mercy-rule wins of 17-2 and 11-0. UC improved to 5-3 overall and 3-0 in league play with the two convincing romps.
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1 month ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |UC Schools |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorThe next wave of Purple and Gold is coming. They began arriving Thursday in big numbers with smiles on their faces. More than 125 children registered for both Kindergarten and PreK at Union City Elementary School for the 2025-26 school year yesterday, with those numbers expected to rise even higher before the new school year begins.
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1 month ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |UC Schools |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorUnion City, Tenn.–Union City’s two track teams were easily the class of an 11-school Open Meet Thursday at UCHS. The Tornado boys – bolstered six individual first-place finishes and a pair of winning relay finishes – totaled 151 points. Dyer County was a distant second with 69. The order was the same in the girls’ competition as UC was first (126 points) and DC runner-up (81).
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1 month ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorUnion City, Tenn.–Career choices and opportunities are abundant for today’s young people. Many were recently on display for Union City Middle School 8th graders as they attended the annual Pathways2Possibilities Career Expo in Ripley. UCMS students incorporated their year-long curriculum from Rhonda Clendenin’s Career Exploration Class to make the tour event more valuable.
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2 months ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorUnion City’s high school tennis teams bounced back from season-opening losses to McCracken County by breaking into the win column Tuesday at McKenzie. The Lady Tornadoes got shutout victories in six of their seven matches on their way to a 7-0 whitewash of the Lady Rebels, while UC’s boys triumphed 4-0 against a shorthanded McKenzie squad.
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2 months ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorStudents at Union City Elementary School celebrated Dr. Seuss Week last week with several reading exercises and fun-filled dress-up days. Principal Allison Palmer and school librarian Mindy McClanahan also collaborated to welcome grandparents to campus for the annual student book fair. Additionally, many parents, teachers and community members donated money to ensure that every student was able to purchase a book.
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2 months ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorUnion City was a double winner in baseball on Friday. Both the Middle School and High School Tornadoes recorded victories in their respective games – the former improving to 5-0 and the latter notching their first triumph of the season after a pair of losses.
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2 months ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorUnion City’s delayed season-opening softball game was well worth the wait. The Lady Tornadoes – who had their opener postponed Monday by Gibson County – sent a dozen batters to the plate in an eight-run third inning on their way to a 10-3 Game 1 win over Halls on Thursday. Freshman Hadley Smith enjoyed a stellar high school debut, driving in three runs with a pair of hits and tossing five innings for the pitching victory.
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2 months ago | 
radionwtn.com | Mike Hutchens |Shannon McFarlin
By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications DirectorIt wasn’t supposed to end this way. Poised for revenge after being bounced from the region semifinals by Greenfield last season, the Union City girls instead suffered more heartbreak with a gut-wrenching 41-37 loss to the Lady Jackets at the same level Monday at West Carroll High School.
