Area News
Dresden provides updates on Municipal Complex
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor Updates were provided on the new municipal complex at the Nov. 7 board of mayor and alderman meeting. A2H provided an update on their scope of services which had to be amended to include additional redesign services. The proposal was based on a change in available property resulting…
Read MoreNewbern woman arrested in Dresden on multiple charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 9 around 10:30 a.m., 24-year-old Lacy Belcher was brought into the Weakley County Detention Center on an arrest by Trooper Harrison from Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) on DUI charges. Belcher was pat searched upon arrival by Officer Jaggers and then a full body x-ray scan was…
Read MoreUpdate on Weakley County Detention Center project
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor At the Nov. 10 Public Safety Commission meeting an update was given regarding the progress of the Weakley County Detention Center. According to the progress report, the roof is almost completed. Metal details for coping cap, flashings and all counter flashings have been ordered. The flashing work is…
Read MoreNational Diesel shortage may impact Weakley County
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Public Works Committee met Nov. 7 and discussed how diesel shortages could possibly impact Weakley County Schools. The United States has reported experiencing a diesel shortage due to multi-year low stockpiles and supply bottlenecks. Reports have suggested that only 25 days of fuel are left in the…
Read MoreMartin FUMC to host 13th Annual Bazaar
story by Press Reporter Macenna True The First United Methodist Church of Martin will be holding their 13 th annual Christmas luncheon, bazaar and bake sale on Saturday. The bazaar and bake sale will take place at the church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The luncheon will be the exact menu served at the…
Read MoreGleason’s Glenn remembers service during peacetime
story by Press Reporter Macenna True Gleason resident Jimmy Glenn was only 19 years old when he, his 18-year-old brother and two of their buddies were playing pool at a local hangout in 1956 and decided on a whim they should join the U.S. ARMY together. At the time, none of the men had a…
Read MoreTennessee Lottery Commission looking into theft at Little General in Sharon
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor A Sharon woman was booked over the weekend regarding an incident that happened on Oct. 11 at The Little General in Sharon. Chief Mark Kimsey of Sharon Police Department received a report from a complainant who stated that when she came into work that day, she found one…
Read MoreHickman man caught passed out in aggravated burglary in Dresden
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 3 at 4:57 p.m., K9 Officer Thomas Travis with the Dresden Police Department, received a call in reference to a break-in. The victims of the burglary found 38-year-old James Lannom from Hickman passed out in a chair in their residence and they called the police. When…
Read More‘Think the best, be the best, always’ motto follows Veteran his entire life
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor Command Sgt. Maj. Lesley Freeman Jr., was born in 1952, grew up in Martin and attended the Weakley County Training School (WCTS) until integration in 1966. The motto of WCTS was “Think the Best, Be the Best, Always” and that is the phrase Freeman always followed and still…
Read MoreWeakley County Press expands social media accounts
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Weakley County Press is expanding their reach in a effort to bring more people the local news they love. WCP has always had Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts, but the Instagram and Twitter accounts were left unattended for years. That has changed. All of our social media…
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