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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Iris Festival gets underway in
Dresden |
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By David
Fisher
Staff
Reporter |
The 30th
annual Tennessee Iris Festival in Dresden kicked off over
the weekend with several exciting activities for the whole
family.
On Saturday, April 25, festivalgoers participated in opening
ceremonies at Wilson Park in Dresden, which featured live
entertainment, including Emily Rook and other excellent
performers. There was also plenty of free food available for
hungry and thirsty visitors to the event. Fun filled games
and activities were set up in the park for the enjoyment of
the young and young at heart. The event concluded with a
fireworks show.
Also on Saturday was a citywide yard sale, which allowed
local bargain hunters to follow the maps provided at Dresden
City Hall and Kids Quarters to locate the homes where local
citizens were set up to sell their items.
On Sunday, the NASCAR Experience continued, and the Iris
Festival Cemetery Walk got underway at Sunset Cemetery
located on South Poplar Street in Dresden. This year’s event
honored local health care providers of the past. Re-enactors
portrayed the life and times of these individuals, which
included doctors, dentists, veterinarians and nurses. As
visitors to the event arrived, Colleen Perkins welcomed
everyone and gave them an introduction to the persons being
portrayed in the cemetery walk. As festivalgoers made their
way from one station to another, they were met by several
re-enactors who portray the lives of these health care
professionals as follows: Jake Bynum – Dr. Thomas W. Fields
(1864-1940), physician; Cynthia Jones – Ms. Orena Darnell
(1914-1992), nurse; Hunter Welles – Dr. Ed Welles
(1918-1988), physician; Beau Pemberton – Dr. J.B.L. Terrell
(1864-1952), veterinarian; Tommy Bradberry – Dr. Conner
Shannon (1910-1996), dentist; and Kate Moore was the speaker
at an interpretive stop at the Willie Woods Monument.
The two events featured Monday were the Iris Festival Prayer
Breakfast, which was held at Dresden Elementary School, and
the 10th annual Iris Festival Tasting Party at
the Dresden Elks Lodge. Both activities provided good food
and fellowship. The Iris Festival Tasting Party featured a
variety of tasty treats made by some of the best cooks in
the region.
Tuesday night’s scheduled activities include Iris Festival
Fun Bingo at Dresden’s Athletic Center (old Dresden gym) on
South Wilson Street, and Children’s Bingo at Dresden
Elementary School, for children up to age 12. Both events
are free to the public and great prizes will be awarded to
lucky festivalgoers.
Additional articles and
photos of Iris Festival activities will be featured in next
week’s Dresden Enterprise.
(Read the rest of this story in the April 29th print edition of the Dresden Enterprise.) |
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W.C.S.D. charges local man
with rape and incest |
A 49-year-old Cottage Grove man has been charged with rape
and incest in Weakley County involving an underage female.
James R. Morton, also known as “Rusty” Morton, of Powell
Levee Road in Cottage Grove, was arrested April 15 and
charged with having sex with a 17-year-old girl, who is a
relative.
According to an affidavit of complaint, an investigation
into the case by members of the Weakley County Sheriff’s
Department states Morton allegedly had oral sex with the
victim on two separate occasions since mid December 2008.
The incidents are alleged to have occurred at Morton’s
Cottage Grove Home, just outside of Palmersville.
At the direction of Weakley County Sheriff’s Investigator
Randall McGowan, the victim recorded a telephone
conversation with Morton, and during the phone call, the
defendant allegedly admitted to the crime and asked for
forgiveness.
The defendant also allegedly left a voice mail on a
telephone belonging to a friend of the victim asking for
forgiveness.
Additionally, the affidavit states Morton confessed the
crime to his wife.
(Read the rest of this story in the April 29th print edition of the Dresden Enterprise.) |
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Weakley County Election Commission fires
Cashon, hires Castleman |
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By David
Fisher
Staff
Reporter |
During a Thursday, April 23 meeting of the Weakley County
Election Commission, members voted to fire Administrator of
Elections Diane Cashon, a Democrat, and hire Barbara
Castleman, a Republican.
The action was taken during the board's first meeting since
its reorganization, which under state regulations requires
election commissions across the state to have a majority in
the state legislature. The reorganized election
commission is also required to name an administrator of
election within 20 days.
For many years, the Democratic Party was in control of the
Tennessee Legislature and the Weakley County Election
Commission consisted of three Democrats and two Republicans,
therefore, a Democrat was always appointed to serve as
administrator of elections. Now that the balance of
power in both chambers of the state legislature has shifted
to the Republican Party for the first time since
Reconstruction, and the situation has been reversed, members
of the Republican Party in Weakley County say it's their
turn to appoint the person of their choosing to serve in the
position.
The new Weakley County Election Commission is composed of
Republicans - Wayne Chester, Kitty Soder and Danny Powell;
and Democrats - Kerry Killebrew and Liz Dinwiddie.
Soder replaces Republican member Mitchell Parham.
(Read the rest of this story in the April 29th print edition of the Dresden Enterprise.) |
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Suspect sought in Dresden convenience store robbery |
Police are searching for a suspect following last week’s
robbery of a Dresden convenience store.
According to Dresden Police Chief Brent Perry, at
approximately 2:15 a.m. Monday, April 20, a suspect entered
Q-Mart, located at 360 East Main Street, and handed the
clerk a note demanding money.
The woman then fled the premises on foot with an
undetermined amount of money.
The suspect is described as a white female wearing dark
sunglasses and something covering her head, who is
approximately five-feet to five-feet four-inches in height.
Anyone with information concerning this or any other crime
is asked to contact the Dresden Police Department at
364-2255, or to remain anonymous and receive up to $1,000 in
reward money, call Crime Stoppers at 1-877-364-TIPZ (8479). |
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