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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
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Weakley County hires industrial recruiter;
Martin site prepared for construction of spec building |
A professional industrial
recruiter was hired, and work will begin soon on a Martin
site for a county speculative building as the Weakley County
Economic Development Board continues to focus on job
creation.
Ronnie Price, industrial developer from Rogersville,
was approved as the president/chief executive officer of the
WCED board Monday. He will begin his new responsibilities
April 1.
"I'm excited about Ronnie Price agreeing to join us as
president and chief executive officer in our effort to
attract jobs to Weakley County," said Jimmy Westbrook, WCED
board chairman. "Ronnie is a veteran economic development
professional, having served as industrial developer for
Hawkins County since 1982.
"For fiscal year 2005, industrial growth in Hawkins
County new plant capital investments exceeded $108 million,
and 1,034 new jobs will be created when these facilities are
completed.
Westbrook added, "WCED board members or their
representatives contacted almost 400 people about the
position, and we think we have the right person for the
job."
While at Hawkins County, Price recruited 25 industries,
creating more than 5,064 jobs and capital investment
totaling $496 million. Also, he worked with Tennessee Valley
Authority to convert the cancelled Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant
site into Phipps Bend Industrial District, which currently
has 15 industries providing more than 1,700 manufacturing
jobs.
(Read the rest of the story in this week's
print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!)
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Gleason man charged in hit-and-run accident |
Gleason Police have
charged Robert James Pomphrey, M.D., 39, of 1014
Bell Store Road, Gleason with reckless
endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident,
and destruction of property following a Tuesday,
January 17 accident.
During a phone interview on Monday, Gleason Police
Chief Edmond Stewart stated that Dr. Pomphrey
was traveling north on South Cedar Street,
apparently in the wrong lane of traffic, when
his 2003 Ford Excursion struck the front of a
S-10 Chevrolet pickup owned by Glendale Garner,
which was parked on the side of the road at 408
South Cedar Street. Chief Stewart said that the
impact knocked the truck "about two houses down
the street" before coming to rest, and Pomphrey
was estimated to have been traveling at about 50
miles per hour at the time of impact. A mailbox
was also damaged in the crash. Stewart stated
that Pomphrey then backed his vehicle up and
fled the scene.
Chief Stewart noted that although Pomphrey left the
scene of the accident, a witness to the crash
gave officers a description of the vehicle
involved in the hit and run, which led them to
the defendant's home on Bell Store Road. Upon
their arrival at Pomphrey's home, officers
placed the defendant under arrest after
observing damage to the front of the defendant's
vehicle.
(Read the rest of this story and much more news in the
February 1st edition of the Dresden Enterprise.)
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WCMES seeks to condemn property |
A condemnation
lawsuit has been filed in Weakley County Circuit
Court, which may eventually lead to the
relocation of the headquarters of the Weakley
County Municipal Electric System (WCMES).
According to Weakley County Circuit Court Clerk Pam
Belew, WCMES is seeking to condemn land owned by
Iva C. Adams, located along Highway 22 between
Dresden and Martin, near the intersection of
Fuller Road.
WCMES seeks to obtain the land under the imminent
domain statute, which allows public governmental
entities, such as electric companies, to seize
land for public use.
The Adams family has negotiated with WCMES, but as yet,
has not come to any agreement. Passersby may
have noticed the signs placed on the property
along Highway 22 by the landowner protesting
WCMES's attempted condemnation.
The original lawsuit filed September 26, 2005, sought
to condemn 66 acres, but the petition was
recently amended to less than half of that
amount.
An excerpt from the lawsuit filed by WCMES states that
they are bringing the suit "for the purpose of
acquiring by the exercise of eminent domain
certain real estate for the purposes of the
construction and location of facilities to house
and locate on a permanent basis as well as
consolidate some of its primary operations." (Read the rest of this story and much more news in the
February 1st edition of the Dresden Enterprise.)
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