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BREAKING: Dresden Police Officer charged with tampering with evidence
A Dresden Police Officer is being charged with tampering with evidence after failing to document the evidence after a traffic stop in October of last year. According to a report from the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, on March 6, WCSD Investigator Kerry Workman, was notified of a law enforcement officer employed with the Dresden Police…
Read MoreVFW DISPLAY
VFW DISPLAY — Jones-Walker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4862 auxiliary president Pamela Crone worked recently to install a display in the cases located in the lobby of the Obion County Public Library. The local VFW’s mission is to honor the dead by serving the living and to help veterans, family and community. The post…
Read MoreMIDDAY COLLISION
MIDDAY COLLISION — One driver sustained possible injury in a two-vehicle crash at midday Friday on East Reelfoot Avenue at Perkins Street in Union City. The crash happened about 11:55 a.m. when a silver 2014 Hyundai driven by a 16-year-old Martin driver collided with a black 2011 Lincoln compact utility vehicle driven by Emmalee Grace…
Read MoreGleason School announced as Anne Dallas Dudley Voter Registration Award winner
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett today announced the 51 high schools in 40 counties across the state that earned the Anne Dallas Dudley Award by meeting student voter registration thresholds. The Gleason School was the only school in Weakley County School System awarded with the top honor. “Congratulations to the students,…
Read MoreCELEBRATING THE DAY
CELEBRATING THE DAY — Jayceon Gossett (right) took a break from coloring Saturday at the Obion County Public Library to watch Bryar Starks move a colorful pompom as he played a trivia game by answering questions about “The Little Engine that Could” books. March 2 each year is Read Across America Day and is the…
Read MoreTALES OF THE BALL
TALES OF THE BALL — Stepmother (Jodi Powell, from left) is not amused as her daughters, Portia (Abbi Jo Powell) and Joy (Myranda Parr), get caught up in the story being told by her stepdaughter, Cinderella (Gabriel Rogers), about how she assumed the ball given by the prince would have happened, not knowing that she…
Read MoreTraffic stop in Gleason leads to arrest, drugs seized
A traffic stop in Gleason Saturday afternoon has one man behind bars after officers found methamphetamine, fentanyl and illegal prescription drugs in the vehicle. According to the Gleason Police Department, on March 2nd, just after 6 p.m., Officer Sherwood conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for violations of (Display of Registration Plates) and (Signals…
Read MoreGleason man charged with rape of a child, incest, other charges
A Gleason man is in custody facing a slew of charges including rape of a child and incest. Weakley County Sheriff Terry McDade said more charges may follow. Nicholas Perry was taken into custody and booked into the Weakley County Detention Center on Feb. 29. According to a report, on Feb. 9, the Weakley County…
Read MoreBREAKING: Man in Martin Dollar General robbery found guilty
It took the 12 men and women on the jury less than a hour to come back with a verdict, convicting Anton Wiley of aggravated robbery for the Feb. 22, 2023 robbery of the Dollar General at 997 Main Street in Martin. The trial lasted just over a day with the prosecution calling three witnesses…
Read MoreBREAKING: McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked…
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