Martin TN
Martin man faces multiple charges after firing shots at vehicle
Press Release from Martin PD: 04/17/2023 On 04/10/2023, at 8:10am, officers from the Martin Police Department spoke to a subject in the lobby pertaining to an incident that had occurred earlier that morning as she was traveling by the intersection of Old Fulton Rd. and Lakeview Circle. She stated that an unknown subject had fired…
Read MoreMartin Board passes multiple resolutions
Story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Investigative Reporter The Martin board passed Resolution 2023-03. The city of Martin desires to apply for financial grant assistance as provided under the state of Tennessee’s fiscal year 2023 small cities community development block grant CDBG program. The board of aldermen of the city of Martin says it’s in the…
Read MoreCommunity Concerns with Shannon
Our next question comes from Jeremy Caudle from Greenfield. He asked, “Why can’t the city of Martin pave University Street because it’s so rough.” At the city of Martin’s March board meeting, they discussed the paving of University Street. Mayor Randy Brundige said that the paving of University Street will start this August, and that…
Read MorePeople for Black History at UTM collaborates with UTM Student Government on resolution
Story by Shannon Taylor, Senior Investigative Reporter David Mason, Senior at UTM and representative for the newly formed campus organization ‘People for Black History’, says that the group has been petitioning at UTM for the last several weeks to demand action from the faculty senate in condemning the “two recently enacted White supremacist “education” laws…
Read MoreCommunity Concerns with Shannon
Our next question comes from Billy Laird of Martin. He asked, “Turning towards Meek Street towards Dresden from Martin is impossible to not cross the center line on the highway. So many vehicles over the years have dropped off in the ditch and damaged their cars. Why can’t the culvert be extended to make turning…
Read MoreCommunity Concerns with Shannon
by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Our first question comes from Kim Longacre from Martin. She asked, “Do we have a city-wide clean-up day coming soon? There’s a lot of litter up and down Hyndsver Road as well as the parking lots behind downtown.” Kim, The Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network is organizing an Earth…
Read MoreHard times forge strength, resilience and kindness for the Taylors
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The true resilience and strength of a family is found when they go through hard times and for one family in Martin, those struggles helped shape the journey of what his mother refers to him as “the kindest person on the earth.” Bryson Taylor is well-known around Martin…
Read MoreExecutive Director of Tennessee Soybean Festival announces retirement
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter At the City of Martin’s informal board meeting on Tuesday Feb. 7, Mayor Randy Brundige announced that David Belote is retiring as Executive Director of the Tennessee Soybean Festival. Brundige said, “It’s with a sad note that I announce this.” Belote’s time with the festival included winning numerous…
Read MoreLawsuit Filed in Collision that Claimed Two Lives
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Feb. 7 a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by a Martin resident, Kristy Sawyers, as surviving spouse and next of kin for her husband, Steven Sawyers, deceased, and on behalf of beneficiaries (two children). Sawyer’s named defendants Bruce Conley, the administrator ad Litem for the estate of…
Read MoreTwo Weakley County men charged with conspiracy to sell meth
Two Weakley County men are now facing a conspiracy to sell meth charge after Officer Landon Callens with the Gleason Police Department received knowledge that a vehicle parked at Dollar General had illegal narcotics inside. On Feb. 4 at 12:30 a.m., Callens observed a black Chrysler 200 parked in the Dollar General Parking lot in…
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