Area Breaking News

                  Area citizens lined the streets in downtown Martin on Saturday, braving the cold weather, to show their support for local veterans riding on the various floats and vehicles. The crowd also witnessed bands, color guards and other marching entries make their way along the parade route.…

        U.S. Army Col. Leanna Brown was the guest speaker during Friday morning’s Veterans Day program at Dresden Middle School. She spoke about her 23-year military career as a medical professional and what it has meant to her to be able to help others.                …

                      Christian James (C.J.) Allen                           Trever James Bradberry                             Cody Wayne Brown Three Dresden area men were charged Friday…

                                       Kristin Leann Goode                                   James Cory Lane   Two individuals have been arrested for child abuse, after law enforcement authorities determined that three youngsters were exposed to methamphetamine while in their care.…

                                     Tristan Ezell   A woman that the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department had been looking for, in connection with a female victim being run over by a car, has been taken into custody.   The suspect, Tristan Ezell, 34, of Martin, was found at a…

                    Ballots cast by Weakley County voters in federal, state and local municipal elections are listed below:   Registered Voters = 16,543   Ballots Cast = 10,143   Ballots Cast (Blank) = 12   Voter Turnout = 61.31 percent   Voter Turnout (Blank) = 0.7 percent…