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Weakley County Jail Report November 18 – 24
Britney Taylor Abercrombie of Trenton was charged with Failure to Appear on Nov. 19 Lindsey Victoria Barnes of Dresden was charged with Violation of Probation on Nov. 22 Alisha Ann Biggers …
Gas Prices Rise Across Tennessee
Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.68/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are …
Sports

Westview perseveres, reaches semifinals

Martin-Westview freshman quarterback Graham Simpson was 24-34 for 367 yards and threw four touchdowns as the host Chargers defeated visiting Covington 28-14 in the Class 3A state quarterfinals Friday …
KESLING TO STEP DOWN – Tennessee radio’s Bob Kesling, the voice of the Vols, announced recently that he was stepping down as the Vols’ play-by-play man. He will continue broadcasting Tennessee football and basketball until April, when he will retire.
Kesling leaves a lasting legacy at Tennessee
A long time ago, on the TV show M*A*S*H, Corporal Klinger was stressing over replacing Radar as company clerk. Radar’s clerical skills were legendary and Klinger never thought he’d …
Jim Steele
Richardson Media Group Correspondent
Tennessee D takes the night off
All day Saturday, people asked me who I thought would win the Tennessee-Georgia game. The line was 9.5 points. I said I thought Georgia would cover. It did. Georgia did more than that. …
Westview vs Dyersburg. Photo Credit: Clinton Smith Photography
Chargers advance to quarters, top Dyersburg 42-22
Martin-Westview broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter and advanced to the Class 3A state quarterfinals after toppling visiting Dyersburg 42-22 at UT-Martin Friday. The Chargers, 12-0, …
Jack Mantooth

Area Teams Perform at State Cross Country Meet

Martin-Westview’s Jack Mantooth was the state runner-up in the Class A-AA boys’ cross country meet Thursday at Sanders Perry Park in Hendersonville. Mantooth had a time of 15:45.59. …

Obituaries
Ruby Brundige
Ruby Brundige 1927 - 2024
Ruby Swafford Brundige, age 96, of Martin passed away on November 1st at Greenbrier Meadows in Martin, TN. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11:00 at Murphy Funeral Home in …
William Earl Davis November 6, 1932 - October 25, 2024
Mr. William Earl Davis, age 91 of Cottage Grove, TN passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at his residence. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 28, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home …
Virginia "Dot" Ferrell June 1, 1933 - October 16, 2024
Funeral services for Virginia “Dot” Ferrell (91 years old) will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in Dresden’s Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. with burial to follow in …
Clay Wilson
Clay Richards Wilson September 20, 1934 ~ October 2, 2024 (age 90)
Clay Richards ("Pop) Wilson was born in Jackson, Tennessee, on September 20, 1934, to Dorothy Richards Wilson and Frazier Evans Wilson, Sr. Clay attended Jackson High School for one year, then …
Dale Overton
Dale Overton November 12, 1935- September 21, 2024
Dale Lee Overton, 88, of Martin, TN passed away peacefully at home on September 21, 2024. He is preceded in death by his wife Nancy and parents Roy and Rebecca. A lifelong resident of West Tennessee, …
Opinion

Thanksgiving Food for Thought

Thanksgiving in America began in the early 1600’s when protesters from the Roman Catholic Church of England left on the Mayflower to make a pilgrimage in search of new life in a new world. …

Entertainment

Greenfield to Host 1st Annual ‘Front Street Festival’ Oct. 22 – 26

The City of Greenfield will host their first annual Front Street Festival slated for October 22 – 26. For 35 years, Greenfield’s Fire Chief Bob Dudley coordinated their annual Fire …

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Dr. Linda Carpenter, M.D., models the Relivion, a take-home device for treatment at her office at Butler Hospital.
How to heal the pathology of brain circuitry with a wearable, take-home device to treat depression
At Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, Dr. Linda Carpenter, M.D., talks about the successful completion of clinical trials she led for a wearable, take-home device to treat depression.
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Tryptophan, found in food, is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter serotonin. But is that enough to support it as a possible mood booster? The research is decidedly mixed.
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