DRESDEN FIREFIGHTERS RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
Dresden firefighters recognized at last Monday’s Dresden City Board meeting were (l to r): front row – Firefighter/Paramedic Joe Smith, Deputy Chief Kory Green, and Fire Chief Paul Hutcherson; back row – Firefighter Patrick Tarver, Firefighter Codie Clark, Firefighter Drake Doran, Firefighter Taylor Parks, Fire Advisor Lyndal Dilday, Firefighter Tim Spence, Assistant Chief Freddie Winstead,…
Read MoreGREENFIELD’S CHLOE MOORE-MCNEIL WINS MISS BASKETBALL
Greenfield High School’s junior Chloe Moore-McNeil has been named the Class A Miss Basketball for her outstanding play. Moore-McNeil was named the Class A Miss Basketball during the award presentation which was held at MTSU on Tuesday, March 5. Winning this award was not easy, a statewide committee of sportswriters selected the winners based…
Read MoreSHARON BOARD HEARS ABOUT IMPROVING ROADS AND FIRE HYDRANTS
The City of Sharon’s Board of Mayor and Alderman listened to presentations from a couple of local businesses about improving the city’s infrastructure, during Monday night’s regular monthly meeting. At last month’s board meeting, Alderman James G. Roberts made a presentation about the need for improving Sharon’s signs and roads, which the board agreed needed…
Read MoreWEAKLEY COUNTY STUDENTS EXCEL ON ACT TESTS; RANKS IN TOP 5 IN MATH & READING
Director of Weakley County Schools Randy Frazier said that he is very excited about the outcome of the most recent ACT testing. He noted Weakley County students scored the second highest in the State among counties with more than one high school. Frazier added, “Almost 70 percent of our students went on to postsecondary schools.”…
Read MoreWEAKLEY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HEARS SCHOOL HEALTH REPORT
Bethany Allen, director of Coordinated School Health for Weakley County Schools, discusses the importance of health screenings, as well as the relationship between health in learning, at Thursday’s School Board meeting at Dresden Elementary School. Members of the Weakley County School Board heard an update from Coordinated School Health Director Bethany Allen concerning health-related issues,…
Read MoreMARTIN CITY BOARD APPROVES REZONING AND ANNEXATION OF PROPERTIES
Alderman Randy Edwards (standing) shows other Martin Board members the location of a lot to be rezoned from R-3 (High Density Residential) to B-2 (Intermediate Business). During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Martin City Board, which was held in the new Public Safety Building on North Lindell Street, members considered a request…
Read MoreHEED COMMITTEE APPROVES BUDGET TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS
Budget transfers were the main order of business at Monday morning’s meeting of the Health, Education & Economic Development (HEED) Committee. (See complete story in the March 13th issue of the Dresden Enterprise.)
Read MoreFINANCE, WAYS & MEANS REVIEWS $2.8 MILLION HWY DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
TLM Associates’ Jerry Hartsfield describes the site plans for a new $2.8 million Highway Department building project, during Monday morning’s meeting of the Finance, Ways & Means Committee, which met in the conference room at the Weakley County Department of Finance in Dresden. One of the top items for discussion, during Monday morning’s…
Read MoreGeenfield Lady Yellowjackets Defeat Memphis Hillcrest, Advance to TSSAA State Tournament
Coach Willie Trevathan talks strategy with his team during the Lady Yellowjackets substate game with Memphis Hillcrest. The Lady Yellowjackets won 78-55 and advanced to the TSSAA State Tournament for the second year in a row. Greenfield’s Lady Yellowjackets will be returning to the TSSAA…
Read MoreDresden Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Anna Johnson Dresden High School senior Anna Johnson has been named as a Finalist in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Anna is an exemplary student and is one of only three Dresden High School students to earn the honor of being named a…
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