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CAR CHASE ENDS IN ARREST OF CLARKSVILLE MAN

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                  Montez Tyshon Johnson   A Clarksville man is in custody following a car chase through two northwest Tennessee counties.   Montez Tyshon Johnson, 31, of Clarksville, Tennessee, is charged with: possession of schedule 6 marijuana with intent to resale, possession of schedule 1 with intent to…

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TWO ARRESTED FOR STEALING HEMP

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              Axel Javier Rivera               Kaelin Dewayne Willis     On Monday evening, September 17, Weakley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men on multiple charges, after investigators say they attempted to steal hemp plants from a hemp farm in the southern part of…

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EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH THEFT FROM SHARON BUSINESS

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                  Rhonda Lee Boyd   A local woman is accused of stealing over $328,000 from a Sharon machine shop where she was employed. Rhonda Lee Boyd, 52, of Martin, has been charged with theft over $250,000.   (See complete story in the September 19th issue of the…

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GLEASON BOARD HEARS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Gleason Mayor Diane Poole swears in Alderman Keith Radford, who was elected to office in the Aug. 2 Weakley County General Election. He was appointed to office is 2016 to fill the unexpired term of Marcus Hopper, who resigned. This is Radford’s first full term in office.     A local citizen expressed his grievances…

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INMATE FACES MURDER CHARGE IN DRUG-RELATED CASE

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                    Clinton Laster An inmate that stole property from the evidence room while incarcerated in the Weakley County Detention Center, is now facing a second-degree murder charge in addition to a long list of other charges.   Clinton Michael Laster, 38, of Hornbeak is charged with…

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