FOREVER THANKFUL
FOREVER THANKFUL — Jim Calhoun has a lot for which to be thankful. The Union City resident was recently traveling home when he fell asleep and wrecked his car, which soon after burst into flames and exploded. If not for John Kristopher “Kris” Adams of South Fulton, whom The Weakley County Press recently spotlighted in…
Read MoreKerry Smith
Mr. Kerry Lynn Smith, 66, of Martin passed away 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, at his home. Memorial services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at Cypress Creek Baptist Church in Martin. Brother Harvel Baker will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church from noon until service time on Saturday. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral…
Read MoreDresden woman arrested on drug charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 20 around 6:57 p.m. Deputy Seth Callens with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office observed an older model Chevy Malibu traveling south on Linden Street by Casey’s in Dresden. Callens observed that the vehicle didn’t have a working brake light on the passenger side and initiated a…
Read MoreCouple arrested in Martin on multiple drug charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 19 around 8:53 p.m. Deputy Seth Callens with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department observed an older model white GMC Yukon traveling east on Hyndsver Road in Martin with the registration lights out. Callens initiated his emergency lights, and the vehicle came to a stop at 106…
Read MoreCenterville man arrested in Martin for underage DWI
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 11 at approximately 1:30 a.m. Patrolman Grant Davis with the Martin Police Department observed a red Dodge drive through the intersection of Olive Street and Oxford Street without stopping at the stop sign. The driver, 20-year-old Noah Thomas Pickard, turned eastbound onto Oxford Street and then…
Read MoreGreenfield man arrested on multiple charges in Martin
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 8 at approximately 5:38 p.m. Patrolman Demarchio Lee of Martin Police Department was dispatched to the area of 60 Lakeview Circle in reference to shots fired. Through the investigation it was determined that the defendant, 40-year-old Shane C. Courtney pointed a firearm in the direction of…
Read MoreMartin man arrested for DUI in Sharon
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 16 at approximately 1:20 a.m., Sergeant Shannon Neal with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department was patrolling west on East Main St. in Sharon and as he came to the four-way stop he observed a gray Buick traveling at a high rate of speed heading north on…
Read MoreWreck on Skyhawk Parkway resulted in injuries
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 19 Patrolman Austin Wynn with the Martin Police Department responded to a two-vehicle accident with four occupants on Skyhawk Parkway and Mount Pelia Road involving a red Ford Ranger driven by Donald Allen from Greenfield and a white Chevy Grand Caravan driven by Patrick Cole from…
Read MoreHelen Pentecost
Helen Louise Pentecost, age 97 of Dresden, passed away Friday November 18, 2022, at Weakley County Nursing Home. Visitation will be Monday November 21st at 12 noon until service time at 2:30pm at Bowlin Funeral Home with burial to follow at Sunset Cemetery. Helen was born to the late Julious Estes Winstead and Samantha Mae…
Read MoreDelano Moon
Mrs. Delano Estelle Jones Moon, age 89, of Martin, TN, died Friday, 11/18/2022, at the West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday, 11/22/2022, at 1:00 PM, at the Gardner Church of Christ, with family speaking, with burial to follow at East Side Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, 11/21/2022, between 5:00 PM and…
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