Gleason
Child sex offender from Idaho arrested in Gleason
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A child sex offender from Idaho, 46-year-old Walter Larue Robinson III, was arrested in Gleason on Dec. 14 at 1:20 p.m. after officers from Gleason Police Department and Weakley County Sheriff’s Department were informed that he had been staying at a residence in Gleason. Robinson was charged in…
Read MoreDresden man arrested in Gleason on drug charges
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter by Shannon Taylor On Sep. 27 at approximately 1:36 p.m., Investigator Kyle Watkins with the Gleason Police Department observed a white Nissan SUV traveling down Holland Street with the driver, 62-year-old James Stewart, not wearing a seatbelt. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle with it pulling up to…
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 MoreSchool board votes to rename Gleason ag shop
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Nov. 1, the school board voted unanimously to name Gleason school’s ag shop after Edgar Floyd. It will now be called: Edgar Floyd Ag Shop. Gleason school, Gleason FFA Alumni and the Gleason Alumni Association wrote a letter detailing the reasons why they wanted their ag shop…
Read MoreGleason man arrested for assaulting a first responder
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 28 around 8:40 p.m., Patrolman Joseph Bates with the Gleason Police Department, received a call regarding an intoxicated male. When Bates arrived at the residence in Gleason, he spoke with the complainant, Wendy Paschall, who told Bates that her son, 34-year-old Anthony Paschall, was highly intoxicated…
Read MoreTrash pickup, beer ordinance on Gleason agenda
Story by Press Reporter Macenna True The Gleason board of alderman and mayor discussed a light agenda during the October meeting. A motion was unanimously approved to accept TDEC/ARP funds for water/wastewater infrastructure improvements in the amount of $646,312.49. A motion to increase court costs from $100 to $110 died on the floor for lack…
Read MoreGleason man charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated assault
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor Gleason resident Auston Hatler, 27 years old, was arrested Oct. 17 in Martin after Dep. Brandyn Brown responded to a call on 2715 Old Troy Road for trespassing. Through Brown’s investigation, he determined that Hatler unlawfully entered the premises without permission and held a knife to the victim’s…
Read MorePartners planting one seed at a time
By Christian Ashlar Press Reporter The process of how people in Weakley County get their food is a complicated one. It often involves several dozen steps from the time a seed is planted until the time the end result reaches their plate. The Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network (LFN) is an organization comprised of agricultural…
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