Area News

After weeks of candidates campaigning for public office at the local and state levels, the voters have cast their ballots and the results are in for the August 2, 2018 Weakley County General Election and State Primary. Out of 15,928 registered voters, a total of 6,863 ballots (43.09 percent) were cast in the Weakley County…

A new state law requiring background checks for all school employees, and other school safety issues topped the agenda at last Thursday’s Weakley County School Board meeting. On the topic of background checks, Director of Schools Randy Frazier stated new regulations that went into effect July 1, 2018 require both new applicants and current school…

A Martin man is accused of burglarizing a Weakley County business and stealing several items. Michael Jay Morrison, 45, of Martin, is charged with two counts of burglary and one count of theft under $1,000. According to a report by Weakley County Sheriff’s Investigator Marty Plunk, the defendant allegedly broke into Quality Kitchens and Baths…

  The Weakley County Commission approved the final reading of the budget for fiscal year 2018-19, during Thursday’s called meeting at the Weakley County Courthouse.   A resolution setting the property tax rate at $1.9727 per $100 of assessed value for FY 2018-2019 was unanimously approved. Although the new tax rate is lower, it will…

  The unemployment rate for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties increased in June 2018, according to data released Thursday by Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips.   The national unemployment rate for June climbed to 4.0 percent from May’s rate of 3.8 percent, which represents an increase of 0.2 percentage…

  An apparent drug deal gone bad resulted in the arrest of a Martin man, after the defendant allegedly chased down a car and crashed into it with his own vehicle near Martin.   William Robert Doss, 26, of Martin, is charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, possession of schedule VI marijuana, possession…

Current Weakley County Economic Development Board chairman, Alex Bynum, presents Larry Alexander of Martin with a plaque in appreciation for his service as board chairman for the past two years.   Building projects now underway promise to bring much-needed jobs to the area.   During Monday morning’s meeting of the Weakley County Economic Development Board…

Members of the Weakley County Economic Development Board and Executive Committee voted to approve a new director, during their Monday, July 30 meeting at the Weakley County Municipal Electric System.   Jerry Brigance of the Search Committee reported that Elizabeth Pritchett, with Center Point Business Solutions, received and interviewed several applications for the job of…

              Fellow officers and personnel at the Weakley County Detention Center, as well as courthouse employees, gathered in the training room at the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department last Friday afternoon to wish 56-year-old Deputy Steve Todd well during his retirement.   He was treated to a reception, complete with…

The new Sonic located on Hwy 22 in Dresden opens on Wednesday, July 25 at noon.