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Dresden 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 MoreSharon woman arrested for criminal trespassing in Martin
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter by Shannon Taylor On Nov. 10 at approximately 6:28 p.m. Patrolman John C. Fulcher with the Martin Police Department was dispatched to 134 Courtright Road (Walmart) in reference to an individual that criminally trespassed. Previously, on June 5, 2022, at approximately 9:29 p.m. Mealer had a buggy full of merchandise…
Read MoreDresden man arrested for public intoxication and drug paraphernalia
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter by Shannon Taylor On Nov. 12 around 10:47 a.m. Patrolman Aaron Carter with the Martin Police Department was dispatched to 118 Meek Street in reference to a suspicious person. Upon arrival, he made contact with the defendant, John David Baily. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Baily had slurred…
Read MoreDresden man arrested in Gleason on drug charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter by Shannon Taylor On Sep. 27 at approximately 1:36 p.m., Investigator Kyle Watkins with the Gleason Police Department observed a white Nissan SUV traveling down Holland Street with the driver, 62-year-old James Stewart, not wearing a seatbelt. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle with it pulling up to…
Read MoreWashburn reflects on past 8 years in office
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor Jeff Washburn was mayor of Dresden for the past eight years from 2014 to 2022. During that time period he stated that he had a good eight years as mayor. “We’ve accomplished a lot of things-we’ve made improvements to the park and civic center. We’ve also improved our…
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