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Wednesday, May 3, 2006
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May 2
Democratic Primary winners announced |
The votes are in and the ballots have
been counted. Out of 20,085 registered voters in Weakley
County, only 4,482 (22.32 percent) showed up at the polls
Tuesday to cast their votes for the candidates of their
choice in the May 2, 2006 Democratic Primary for the
following offices: County Mayor, Circuit Court Judge,
Chancellor of the 27th District, General Sessions Judge,
Juvenile Judge, District Attorney General, Public Defender,
County Trustee, Sheriff, Circuit Court Clerk, County Clerk,
County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Road Supervisor, County
Legislative Body composed of 18 county commissioners (two
from each of the county's 9 districts), Highway Commission
(Zone 3/Districts5-6-7), and Constables (in all districts).
Winners in these contests will face off in the November 2,
2006 General Elections. County Mayor's Race
In a very close race, two of the county's most
well known and popular candidates vied for the top executive
job in the county - that of County Mayor. With a total of
2,032 (46.63 percent) votes cast in his favor, incumbent Ron
L. Gifford, who has served in the office since 1994, lost
his bid for re-election by 294 votes (53.37 percent) to
challenger, Houston W. Patrick, who received 2,326 votes.
Although Patrick had previously served for six terms as
Register of Deeds, this was his first run for the position
of County Mayor.
(Read the rest of the story in this week's
print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!)
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Area citizens take part in
27th Annual Tennessee Iris Festival
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The 27th annual Tennessee Iris Festival got underway over
the weekend with several interesting and exciting activities
offering something for the whole family.
Saturday morning, area youngsters in grades
kindergarten through fourth grade competed in the Iris
Festival Bicycle Rodeo, held at the Dresden Civic Center.
This was followed by The Amazing Iris Festival Race
later that afternoon at Dresden High School's Rotary Field,
where four-person teams competed to win prizes.
There was also a City-wide Yard Sale throughout the day
on Saturday in celebration of the Iris Festival.
The Tennessee Iris Festival Opening Ceremony, which
kicked off Saturday evening inside of the old Dresden gym,
featured great food prepared by Smokin' Joe & the Delta
Cookers, live entertainment, and a variety of fun and games.
(Read the rest of the story in the
May 3rd print edition of the Dresden Enterprise!)
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DMS teen in custody after
making death threats |
A 15-year-old Dresden Middle School student remains in state
custody after he threatened to kill everyone in his middle
school last week.
According to a press release from Dresden Police Chief
Jerry Wilson, the case came to light when the Dresden Police
Department received information Tuesday, April 25 from a
student at the middle school that another student was
planning to bring a gun to school Wednesday and kill
everyone in the school. Chief Wilson stated that this
information was turned over to the department's Criminal
Investigation Division, for investigation.
During the course of the investigation, statements were
taken from two students at the school, who said that they
were friends of the suspect and had information about the
incident. The two students told investigators that the 8th
grader had made several threats about "shooting up" the
school and killing everyone. According to the two witnesses,
the suspect stated that he hated everyone at the school and
that he was going to bring his guns to school and kill
everyone he saw, beginning in the office of the school. At
this point, the two witnesses said that they became afraid
after hearing of the student's plans. One of the witnesses
told his mother about the threat and called police.
Dresden Police Department Investigator Clay Anderson
and Assistant Chief Brent Perry notified Dresden Middle
School officials about the situation and they cooperated in
the investigation. Based on the results of the
investigation, the Dresden Police Department filed a
juvenile petition with the Weakley County Juvenile Court and
took the suspect into custody at his residence at
approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday.
(Read the rest of the story in the May 3rd edition of the
Dresden Enterprise!)
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