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Dresden 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 MoreSchool board hires consultant for Director search
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The Weakley County School Board held a special-called meeting and voted 5-3 with four absent to hire Wayne Qualls as a consultant for the Director of Weakley County Schools (WCS) search. The price to hire Qualls was $5,000 not to exceed $7,000. Qualls said this is his…
Read MoreDresden votes for floating wetlands as their CDBG project
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The Dresden board of mayor and alderman voted unanimously to go with the floating wetlands for the Community Development Block Grant Project (CDBG) and adopted Resolution 2023-07 which would authorize matching funds of 17% for the application for the CDBG for up to $400,000. During citizen input, Brandi…
Read MoreWe each bloom uniquely, but at Sharon School, we grow together
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The Weakley County School Board met at Sharon school for the March meeting. Principal Michelle Clements spoke on the great things happening at Sharon schools stating that the last time a meeting was had at the school was in March of 2020. Clements said that…
Read MoreAvian Influenza detected in chicken flock farm in Greenfield
A press release on Friday, January 20, from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture stated that the Tennessee State Veterinarian is reporting a detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial broiler chicken flock at a farm in Weakley County. Following a sudden spike in bird deaths, lab tests confirmed the presence of H5N1…
Read MoreTennessee Lottery Commission looking into theft at Little General in Sharon
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor A Sharon woman was booked over the weekend regarding an incident that happened on Oct. 11 at The Little General in Sharon. Chief Mark Kimsey of Sharon Police Department received a report from a complainant who stated that when she came into work that day, she found one…
Read MoreFights breaks out at basketball court, woman believes gang involvement
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 1, Off. Thomas Travis received a call in reference to 20+ people fighting on the basketball court on West Park St. in Dresden. Upon his arrival he spoke with Julie Trullinger who stated that she was assaulted by a bunch of juveniles. After speaking with the…
Read MoreRobbery felon apprehended by Martin Police Department
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 27 at around 6:28 a.m., Patrolman Austin Wynn attempted to stop a 1998 Nissan Altima for no headlights or taillights. The Driver,23-year-old Q’wavion Jones, slowed the vehicle down enough for him to get out and take off running. Wynn proceeded to get out of his vehicle…
Read MoreDistracted driving law now in effect in the state
By Lucinda Leonard Special to The Press With the passage of several new laws by Tennessee’s General Assembly that took effect Monday, one such bill is designed to significantly reduce distracted driving. The new Tennessee cell phone restriction law prohibits a person from physically holding or supporting a wireless device of any kind, or a…
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