Jacqueline Vowell
Jacqueline Ann Vowell, age 92, of Wilbur by the Sea, Florida, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, at Halifax Health Hospice in Port Orange, Florida after a short illness. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin with Pastor Amanda Crice officiating. Burial followed in East Side Cemetery in…
Read MoreMan arrested for cocaine by Martin Police Department
On Jan. 1 at approximately 12:32 a.m., Patrolman Cory Sparks with the Martin Police Department was doing foot patrol in the parking lot of the bars located on Church Street when he came into contact with 21-year-old Jackson Davis Whaley who was sitting in a black Chevy Malibu with a bag of white powdery substance…
Read MoreJarrod Bailey
Jarrod Nathan Bailey was a caring husband, father, son, brother, uncle, “honey,” and friend. He left us suddenly on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 at the age of 46. He was born to Thomas and Donna Bailey on Dec. 31, 1975. He traveled the world with his military family. After graduating high school in Florida, he…
Read MoreDallas Davis case going to Grand Jury
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Last week District Attorney Colin Johnson sent an affidavit to this reporter detailing a warrant for 26-year-old Dallas Davis’s arrest in Shelby County. The affidavit claimed that on Nov. 7 a man came to Crump Station of the Memphis Police Department and reported an aggravated assault which occurred…
Read MoreGreenfield man charged with 15 counts of reckless endangerment
On Dec. 27 dispatch advised Patrolman Jeff Mathews with Greenfield Police Department of shots being fired at 206 Broad Street. Mathews and Deputy Gavin Elam arrived at the residence and knocked on the front door and then went to the rear door where several shots were heard fired from inside the residence which put officers…
Read MoreMartin man arrested for simple possession of schedule II drugs
On Dec. 28 at 9:18 p.m. Deputy Gary Eddings with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department stopped a blue four door passenger vehicle om North Lindell for a broken taillight. Upon making contact with the driver, Gavin Davis, it was discovered that Davis had a revoked license from a DUI arrest and that there was no…
Read MoreGleason woman arrested for possession of meth
On Dec. 20 at 7:34 p.m. Patrolman Joseph Bates with Gleason Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a red Nissan Altima for speeding 70mph in a 55mph zone. Upon checking the license status for the driver, 25-year-old Sierra Terry, it was found to be revoked for a DUI on Dec. 28, 2018, out of…
Read MoreGreenfield man arrested for meth
On Dec. 20 at 9:00 a.m. Investigator Kyle Watkins with the Gleason Police Department observed a white Hyundai turn on East Union Street from James Mill with the front passenger not wearing a seatbelt. Upon conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle, dispatch advised that the driver, 53-year-old Gary Wallace, had an active warrant out…
Read MoreCarol Choate
Carol Robinson Choate, 73, of Union City died Dec. 28, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Dec. 31, 2022, in Obion County Memorial Gardens. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger/12.29.22
Read MoreDonald Nelson
Services for Donald R. Nelson age 71 of Sharon, TN, will be held Saturday December 31, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial to follow in Eastside Cemetery in Martin, TN. Visitation will begin Saturday morning at 11 a.m. and go until time of his service. Donald is survived by his…
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