Tennessee
People 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 MoreEditorial: Is Tennessee trying to erase LGBTQ+ people?
By Shannon Taylor New bills have passed through the Tennessee General Assembly targeting the LGBTQ+ community. One of the bills, SB 3, called the “anti-drag bill” makes performing drag in public where children can see it a crime. The bill SB1 prohibits doctors and families from making necessary lifesaving health care decisions to support transgender…
Read MoreKustoff makes stop in Weakley County on four-day bus tour story
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor On Monday, Oct. 24, Congressman David Kustoff launched a four-day bus tour through West Tennessee’s Eighth Congressional District. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, he stopped at the Weakley County Republican Headquarters in Martin to discuss his campaign and voting on Nov. 8. One thing that was mentioned was the constitutional amendments on the ballot for Nov.…
Read MoreFrom homegrown tomatoes to homegrown tunes
By Brandy Cochran Special to The Press Anyone who has lived Weakley County area knows that Richard Gallagher has played a major role in making what the Martin Farmers’ Market is today. What may come as a surprise, though, is that you can now hear him at AB Cheatham’s Downtown Tavern playing his own homemade…
Read MoreSearch for felon ends in suicide
By Sabrina Bates News Producer A multi-agency manhunt in West Tennessee has ended in a reported death by suicide. A press release issued one week ago requested information on the whereabouts of convicted felon, 32-year-old Billy Andrew Smothers of Huntingdon. Smothers was considered armed and wanted in theft investigations by the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department,…
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