Jerry Taylor
Jerry Lynn Taylor, 52, of Fulton died Dec. 11, 2022, at his residence. Services were to be held today at 1 p.m. at Brooks Chapel Kingdom Harvest Church. Interment was to follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation was to be held at 11 a.m. until the hour of services today at the church. Rawls Funeral Home-South…
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Mrs. Janette Fox Scott, 84, a resident of Troy, died Dec. 12, 2022, at Cane Creek Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Troy Church of Christ. Jerry Bates will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. today at White & Mahon Funeral Home, and from 10 a.m.…
Read MoreLouise Johnson
Louise Treece Johnson, 98, a resident of Hornbeak, passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, at AHC in Union City. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Harrell Davidson officiating. Burial will follow in Hornbeak City Cemetery. Visitation will be held 11:30 a.m. until the hour…
Read MoreA ‘LITTLE’ ENTERTAINMENT
A ‘LITTLE’ ENTERTAINMENT — Children from several classes at Kare Bear Preschool kicked off entertainment on the opening night of Chimes for Charity’s musical showcase and fundraiser, formerly known as the telethon, last week at First Baptist Church in Union City. Among them were (from left, bottom step) Cooper Hardy, Rowan Marshall, Margo Daniel, (second…
Read MoreChild sex offender from Idaho arrested in Gleason
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A child sex offender from Idaho, 46-year-old Walter Larue Robinson III, was arrested in Gleason on Dec. 14 at 1:20 p.m. after officers from Gleason Police Department and Weakley County Sheriff’s Department were informed that he had been staying at a residence in Gleason. Robinson was charged in…
Read MoreTraffic stop leads to high-speed pursuit of Union City man
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A traffic stop for a light law violation in Martin turned into a pursuit for Weakley County Sheriff’s Department’s Sergeant Shannon Neal on Dec. 10. At 2:50 a.m. Neal observed a grey Dodge Charger with a headlight out on University Street. After attempting to stop the vehicle, the…
Read MoreDresden homeowner takes steps to catch thief
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 6 at 12:00 a.m., Investigator Ethan Lee with the Dresden Police Department spoke with a Dresden homeowner who said that he had been having numerous problems with someone breaking and entering over the last month. The homeowner stated that he decided to place a device inside…
Read MoreMartha Johnson
Martha Lee Crook Johnson, 81, passed away December 10, 2022. Martha was born on August 7, 1941, to Robert and Louise Coffman Cook of Crossett, Arkansas. She married Samuel Paul Johnson on September 2, 1961, and they made their home in Little Rock, Arkansas. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and…
Read MoreDonna Winstead
Donna Faye Winstead age 84 of Dresden passed away December 13, 2022. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the funeral home and again on Friday from 10:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM. She is survived by her sons, Dan (Elaine) Winstead, Stephen (Melanie) Winstead, her daughter,…
Read MoreMother and child held at gunpoint during robbery in Martin
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Martin police are now investigating a robbery and assault at a home in Martin. On Monday, Dec. 12, Patrolman Grant Davis with Martin Police Department responded for a welfare check on Cleveland Street. When Davis arrived on scene, the mother told Davis that she had just arrived home…
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