Area News
50 years: What the time capsule revealed
By Seth Gatewood This year, on Independence Day, after 50 years of anticipation, the City of Martin revealed the time capsule’s contents to the general public. The ceremony was held on the grounds of the C.E. Wheldon building. It included a speech from Randy Brundige, the mayor of Martin, and featured speakers dressed up in…
Read MoreThe Bible comes alive on a trip to Israel
By: Seth Gatewood Every year, Union University takes an educational trip to Israel to help students better understand key concepts in the Bible. Receiving college credit from the trip is optional. Before the trip, students usually take a six-week course examining and studying the places they will visit in Israel. Rebbeca Powers, a sophomore at…
Read MoreWoman in custody after overnight shooting in downtown Martin
Early Wednesday morning, at approximately 1:56 a.m., the Martin Police Department responded to Church Street for shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene, they observed 42 year old victim Jason Harrell in a physical altercation with 40 year old Freda Holmes in the parking lot of Cadillac’s Bar. After an investigation, officers learned that…
Read MoreHerron remembered fondly for his love of God, family, and Tennessee
by Josh Lemons Press Editor Roy Herron, the Dresden native, UT Martin alumni and long-time Tennessee lawmaker who died Sunday from complications following a jet-ski accident on July 1 at Kentucky Lake, was described by friends and colleagues on Monday as a kind man that loved God, friends, family, his hometown and all of Northwest…
Read MoreONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Skyhawk wide receiver Smith’s daughter murdered in Michigan
Federal prosecutors say it appears that a Michigan man strangled a 2-year-old girl after he kidnapped her following a fight with her mother. The U.S. attorney’s office in Grand Rapids filed kidnapping charges Friday against Rashad Trice. The federal complaint says Trice got into a fight with the 2-year-old’s mother in her Lansing apartment July…
Read MoreHerron funeral set for Saturday, Visitation on Friday in Martin
The funeral arrangements have been set for Dresden native and longtime Tennessee Senator Roy Herron. Herron died Sunday night due to complications following a jet-ski accident on Kentucky Lake on July 1. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Martin, Tennessee on Friday, July 14, and from 12-2 p.m.…
Read MorePreliminary hearing set for man charged in shooting death of Terry Wilson
Story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Reporter A Martin man now faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the April 22 shooting of another man. Mantaring Okie Woolridge, 44, was taken into custody April 25 on an arrest warrant charging him in connection with the shooting death of 39-year-old Terry Wilson Jr. of Martin.…
Read MoreWeakley Playhouse presents Beauty and the Beast
Weakley Playhouse students will tell a tale as old as time in the group’s first ever musical, Beauty and the Beast. Students representing three of Weakley County’s high schools want you to ‘be their guest’ for this special spring musical performance at Westview High School. Cogsworth, Lumiere, Belle, and the Beast will take the stage after…
Read MoreUnion City, Martin residents honored as outstanding employees
Dana Hagan and Bryan Dean received spring 2023 Outstanding Employee Awards for their work at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The awards were presented April 14 during the spring semester clerical and support staff coffee in the Boling University Center. Hagan, of Union City, is project coordinator for the UT Martin Physical Plant and…
Read MoreArea students attend Tennessee State 4-H Congress
Mary Morgan (left), 4-H Extension Agent from Weakley County, made arrangements for three 4-H members from Weakley and Obion County to speak to the Martin Kiwanis Club on April 19 about their experiences at the 76th Annual Tennessee 4-H Congress held March 19-22. Pictured (l-r) are Reece Chandler, Jesse Pash, and GraceAnna Dickenson. Tennessee 4-H Congress…
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