Area News
Dresden BZA approves fence
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Nov. 30 the Dresden Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) met to discuss a resident, Betsy McDaniel, wanting to place a privacy fence between her and her neighbor on Beyer Street. McDaniel requested to place a fence from the corner post of her carport to the edge of…
Read MoreCity of Dresden Recovery Commemoration Event
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dresden residents gathered in a packed McWherter Civic Center for a commemoration event of the one-year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed much of Dresden on Dec. 10, 2021. Former Dresden Mayor Jeff Washburn and Weakley County mayor Jake Bynum estimated a turnout of around 125 people attended,…
Read MoreDresden man charged with two counts of simple assault
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 7 around 2:30 p.m., Investigator Ethan Lee of Dresden Police Department was patrolling D&C Subdivision when he rode upon a verbal altercation happening in the middle of the road between Brock Arnold, Sherry Vickers and Dale Holt. When Lee arrived, he witnessed Arnold threatening Holt in…
Read MoreGreenfield man charged with forgery and theft of property
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 1 around 10:39 a.m. Investigator Kerry Workman with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department spoke with a man in reference to having some personal checks stolen. The victim stated that he had two personal checks stolen with his name forged on them and cashed without his permission.…
Read MoreUnion City man arrested in Gleason for Schedule II
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 1 around 8:02 p.m., Patrolman Joseph Bates with the Gleason Police Department, observed a black/gray in color Chevy truck traveling down West Street with a headlight out. Bates got behind the vehicle and activated his emergency equipment and pulled the vehicle over at 604 West Street.…
Read MoreE.W. James fined for selling alcohol to minor
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The City of Dresden Beer Board met on Monday, Dec. 5, to discuss one business in Dresden in violation of selling alcohol to a minor. Members of the Beer Board present were Mark Bell and Tim Spence. Mike Youngblood was absent. City Recorder Jennifer Branscum, Interim Police Chief…
Read MoreDresden board votes on citizen’s vehicle damage claim
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter During input from citizens, Mary Dortch, from Martin spoke to the board regarding an incident involving her husband driving her vehicle on Linden Street and hitting “a hole that was made in order to do repair on the water lines.” The total damage to her vehicle was $1100.00.…
Read MoreOne year later, WCLTRG faces scrutiny
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dec. 10 marks the one-year anniversary of the tornado that swept through Dresden, upending the lives of everyone whose path it crossed. Early on, residents had hoped that help would come, but now many feel that hope was lost due to the Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group’s…
Read MoreMartin Man charged with felony theft of a vehicle, attacks correctional officer
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 2 around 5:09 a.m., 29-year-old David McDonald Jr. unlawfully exercised control over James Allen’s vehicle while it was parked in the parking lot at 3J’s Food Store located at 609 Elm Street. McDonald then left in the vehicle and drove it to the Dyer County area.…
Read MoreWeakley County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Aggravated Assault
Story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 4 the 27th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Investigator Drew Vernon was contacted by the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Candace Winstead and began investigating an incident in which an off-duty WCSD deputy discharged her firearm during a domestic dispute. Further investigation showed that on the…
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