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City of Dresden Recovery Commemoration Event
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dresden residents gathered in a packed McWherter Civic Center for a commemoration event of the one-year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed much of Dresden on Dec. 10, 2021. Former Dresden Mayor Jeff Washburn and Weakley County mayor Jake Bynum estimated a turnout of around 125 people attended,…
Read MoreNew details emerge regarding possible illegal demolition of property in Dresden
Story by Press Reporter: Shannon Taylor Tony Winstead, owner of the property on court square in Dresden that was previously Majestic House has hired attorney Langdon Unger to address the issue of his property being demolished without his permission. In a letter by Unger directed to city recorder Jennifer Branscum, Unger stated, “I have been…
Read MoreLambs considering moving businesses out of Dresden
By: Shannon Taylor, Press Reporter The Dresden Board of Mayor & Alderman met in special session to discuss issues that the city’s building inspector, David Kelly had with Dresden 4×4’s storage units being constructed on East Main Street. Owner of the property, Jackie and Terri Lamb had come before the board previously to request a…
Read MoreBoard suspends City of Dresden’s Facebook page
By Shannon Taylor, Press Reporter During Dresden’s May City Board Meeting a motion was passed to suspend the city’s Facebook page for 90 days. The motion came after many of the alderman were contacted about Mayor Jeff Washburn’s name calling and comments between him and residents on the page which had caused quite a bit…
Read MoreWCEDB attends Dresden city meeting to answer Washburn’s complaints
By Amanda Mansfield, Press Reporter Two members of the Weakley County Economic Development Board, Director Shelby Spurgeon and Board Chair Tommy Legins, were invited to attend the March meeting of the city of Dresden’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Spurgeon began their presentation by letting the members of the Dresden city board know some of…
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