City Recorder Jennifer Branscum
Roy Herron’s invoice to City of Dresden raises concerns
Story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Investigative Reporter At the March board meeting, the invoice that the Dresden board of mayor and alderman received from Attorney Roy Herron regarding the lawsuit that former mayor Jeff Washburn filed against the alderman, was discussed. City Recorder Jennifer Branscum read the response they received from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office…
Read MoreDresden Condemnation board meets after two years
story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Investigative Reporter The Condemnation Board met on March 27, after almost two years of not meeting due to the Dec. 2021 tornado. Several properties were discussed. The property located at 134 S. Poplar St. was sold, and the structure was demolished. This property was removed from review. The property located…
Read MoreCommunity Concerns with Shannon
Our next question comes from Beverly Lewis of Dresden. She asked, “Why is it taking so long to rebuild the square at Dresden? It’s been over a year, and nothing has been done.” Beverly, there have been numerous meetings over the past year to go over blueprints with A2H engineers and the final blueprints for…
Read MoreDresden board approves exterior design for Municipal Complex
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The Dresden board of mayor and alderman met Thursday, March 9 to discuss the plans and designs for the Dresden Municipal Complex. After 40 minutes of discussion regarding the project, the board voted to move forward with the project minus a few suggestions they wanted the engineers to…
Read MorePotential projects discussed at Dresden’s CDBG hearing
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The agenda for the public hearing was to seek public input on potential projects that would be eligible for the Community Development Block Grant. There were no Dresden residents in attendance. The 2023 application CDBG maximum amount to apply for is $630,000.00. The city of Dresden would have…
Read MoreE.W. James fined for selling alcohol to minor
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The City of Dresden Beer Board met on Monday, Dec. 5, to discuss one business in Dresden in violation of selling alcohol to a minor. Members of the Beer Board present were Mark Bell and Tim Spence. Mike Youngblood was absent. City Recorder Jennifer Branscum, Interim Police Chief…
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