Weakley County
One year later, WCLTRG faces scrutiny
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Dec. 10 marks the one-year anniversary of the tornado that swept through Dresden, upending the lives of everyone whose path it crossed. Early on, residents had hoped that help would come, but now many feel that hope was lost due to the Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group’s…
Read MoreMartin Man charged with felony theft of a vehicle, attacks correctional officer
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter On Dec. 2 around 5:09 a.m., 29-year-old David McDonald Jr. unlawfully exercised control over James Allen’s vehicle while it was parked in the parking lot at 3J’s Food Store located at 609 Elm Street. McDonald then left in the vehicle and drove it to the Dyer County area.…
Read MoreGateway Center and Weakley County Aging Office receive grants
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Gateway Center in Martin and The Weakley County Office on Aging in Dresden both received $8,000 grants this week from The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability’s Executive Director James Dunn and Tennessee State Representative Tandy Darby. Dunn spoke on the grants stating, “the General Assembly decided…
Read MoreHEED Committee approves multiple resolutions
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Weakley County Health, Education and Economic Development Committee (HEED) met Nov. 16 to discuss multiple resolutions. The first resolution covered special education money. Director of Weakley County Schools Randy Frazier stated, “we had a change-we were contracting with a school system to transport a child of ours…
Read MoreFWM Committee discusses Weakley County Sheriff’s Department
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Weakley County Finance, Ways and Means Committee met Nov. 17 to discuss multiple resolutions, including drug fund money from the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, WCSD surplus items and an update on the Weakley County Detention Center. Resolution 2023-15 referred to additional money from the drug court grant…
Read MoreUpdate on Weakley County Detention Center project
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor At the Nov. 10 Public Safety Commission meeting an update was given regarding the progress of the Weakley County Detention Center. According to the progress report, the roof is almost completed. Metal details for coping cap, flashings and all counter flashings have been ordered. The flashing work is…
Read MoreNational Diesel shortage may impact Weakley County
story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Public Works Committee met Nov. 7 and discussed how diesel shortages could possibly impact Weakley County Schools. The United States has reported experiencing a diesel shortage due to multi-year low stockpiles and supply bottlenecks. Reports have suggested that only 25 days of fuel are left in the…
Read MoreMissing woman found safe in Weakley County
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and Metro Nashville Police Department put out a silver alert for Nancy Griffith on Nov. 1. The alert said that Griffith, an 89-year-old woman from Davidson County, suffered from Alzheimer’s and was last seen around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Highway…
Read MorePress Reporter accepted into O∆K
Story by Senior Investigative Reporter Shannon Taylor In her second year at Murray State University, Shannon Taylor was one accepted for membership into Omicron Delta Kappa, (O∆K) the National Leadership Honor Society. She is currently a graduate student in the MA-DA program of Literature/Pedagogy at Murray State University. She is in her second year of the…
Read MoreFiber Committee gives update on broadband in Weakley County
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor The fiber committee met to give an update on where they are standing so far and on the different phases of the fiber project for the county. WK&T has completed phase 1 of the fiber project which brought fiber to areas of Martin. Commissioner David Bell said, “Three or…
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