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A Gleason man is in custody facing a slew of charges including rape of a child and incest. Weakley County Sheriff Terry McDade said more charges may follow. Nicholas Perry was taken into custody and booked into the Weakley County Detention Center on Feb. 29. According to a report, on Feb. 9, the Weakley County…

It took the 12 men and women on the jury less than a hour to come back with a verdict, convicting Anton Wiley of aggravated robbery for the Feb. 22, 2023 robbery of the Dollar General at  997 Main Street in Martin. The trial lasted just over a day with the prosecution calling three witnesses…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked…

Martin Police Department Investigators announced on Monday morning that they recently made arrests in the Nov. 17 shooting on the UT Martin campus. According to the report, 19 year-old Ahmad Paige, of Memphis, was arrested in his hometown and transferred to the Weakley County Detention Center, “on or about December 19th, 2023.” Martin Police Chief…

A McKenzie man with an extensive criminal history is facing multiple drug charges after a traffic stop in Gleason leads to the discovery of multiple prescription drugs inside of the car he was traveling in. According to a report from the Gleason Police Department, on Feb. 18 at around 1:40 a.m., Officer Alex Sherwood conducted…

Weakley County Sheriff Terry McDade and Student Resource Officer Dep. Rob Harrison investigated an incident involving a Dresden High School student that had made threats to harm other students. McDade said that at no time during the incident were there any acts of violence against students or faculty members and no individuals were placed in…