Weakley County TN
Community 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 MoreHerron files motion to seal Floyd/Wu case from the public and media
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A motion for order to “protect minor child” has been filed by Attorney Roy Herron for plaintiff Yueh Feng Wu with the Weakley County Chancery Court on March 10. The motion states that Jo Floyd widely distributed the minor child’s personal and confidential information to the public and…
Read MoreMother of man arrested for rape of child charged with coercion of witness
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Jan. 9 Investigator Kerry Workman with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department was informed of female child sexual assault allegations made against 34-year-old Andrew Daniel Webster of Palmersville. During the investigation it was disclosed by an 8-year-old female juvenile that Webster raped the child, took explicit photos and…
Read MoreBudget amendments to Weakley County School fund had shaky start in HEED
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A resolution authorizing budget amendments to the general-purpose school fund got off to a shaky start in HEED. Director of Weakley County Schools, Randy Frazier, spoke on the resolution stating, “two things on this resolution—they’re both grant monies—one is a reimbursement on special ed for high needs for…
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 MoreMaloan refuses to recuse himself, Washburn takes the case
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter The hearing for default judgement was heard Wednesday Feb. 22 in Weakley County Chancery Court. Prior to that hearing Jo Floyd filed a motion to disqualify the trial court Judge from participating in the matter. Her reasoning for this included that Chancery Court Judge Michael Maloan was biased…
Read MoreTornado survivor files complaint against UMCOR
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On March 1 Dresden resident and tornado survivor Brandi George filed a formal complaint against UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) regarding the issues with UMCOR, their staff and the WCLTRG (Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group). The following details the issues George has filed in her complaint.…
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 MoreCommunity Concerns with Shannon
Our next question comes from Bethany Mendenhall from South Fulton. Bethany asked, “We just started a new Obion County 4H Homeschool Club. Our group wants to know how we can lend a hand to serve our county and surrounding areas.” I reached out to a homeschooler in Dresden that is a part of Martin…
Read MoreSafe Haven Baby Boxes for Weakley County
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter A local resident wants to see Safe Haven Baby boxes come to Weakley County. Dresden resident Chris Wilson said, “While there is a safe haven law in place, there is no safety box that can keep people dropping a baby off anonymous to make it more accessible for…
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