Area News
Kountry Korner to reopen with modern look, same services
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor Dresden’s Kountry Korner, gas station and restaurant, was destroyed by the tornado that swept through Dresden Dec. 10, 2021. Business owners Mike and Kris McCaslin spoke with the Press on their progress. Rebuilding started on June 1, 2022, which was when they were first able to get materials.…
Read MoreGateway Center and Weakley County Aging Office receive grants
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Gateway Center in Martin and The Weakley County Office on Aging in Dresden both received $8,000 grants this week from The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability’s Executive Director James Dunn and Tennessee State Representative Tandy Darby. Dunn spoke on the grants stating, “the General Assembly decided…
Read MoreHEED Committee approves multiple resolutions
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Weakley County Health, Education and Economic Development Committee (HEED) met Nov. 16 to discuss multiple resolutions. The first resolution covered special education money. Director of Weakley County Schools Randy Frazier stated, “we had a change-we were contracting with a school system to transport a child of ours…
Read MoreFWM Committee discusses Weakley County Sheriff’s Department
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Weakley County Finance, Ways and Means Committee met Nov. 17 to discuss multiple resolutions, including drug fund money from the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, WCSD surplus items and an update on the Weakley County Detention Center. Resolution 2023-15 referred to additional money from the drug court grant…
Read MoreCollision in Martin by Stanley Black and Decker
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 17 Patrolman Grayson Whitworth from Martin Police Department responded to a collision around 11:57 a.m. that occurred on Industrial Park Drive near Stanley Black and Decker, damaging both vehicles. Cory Smith, from Sharon, stated that he was East after leaving the Stanley Black and Decker parking…
Read MoreMother of Desaray Wright seeks justice
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On March 15, 2021, at 11:39 a.m. Weakley County dispatch received a 9-1-1 call regarding an unresponsive female of unknown age. The caller stated that they had left for the weekend and when they came home, they found her. The caller said that the female was not breathing.…
Read MoreQuestions arise regarding Greenfield PD’s use of force
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor Backstory: On Sep. 19, a traffic stop for speeding made by Assistant Police Chief Danny Smith led to a man from Memphis, Dallas Davis, being issued a traffic citation. Later it was determined that Davis was a convicted felon dating back to 2015 for theft of property in…
Read MoreDresden man escapes after officer attempts to arrest him
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 27 at approximately 7:49 p.m. Sergeant Rodney Wright with the Dresden Police Department was dispatched to 459 Highway 118 in reference to a suspicious person outside the property. Upon arrival, Wright found a black male identified as Oshay Chrisp and a white female identified as Keeondra…
Read MoreDresden woman arrested on drug charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 11, K9 Officer Thomas Travis with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, stopped a blue Toyota due to the front seat passenger not wearing a seatbelt. Thomas observed the vehicle leaving a known narcotics area. When Thomas made contact with the individuals, he asked consent to search…
Read MoreWeakley County Election results are in
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor Dresden’s mayoral candidate and alderman race was one of the most closely watched races in a very long time. Five candidates ran for mayor and ten candidates ran for alderman in a race that many people the Press spoke with said was a real nail-biter waiting for results…
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