Area News
DPA Announces Exhibit of Items Discovered at Historic Dresden First United Methodist Church
Discovery Park of America will exhibit all 24 artifacts found inside a cornerstone box from the historic Dresden First United Methodist Church. The exhibit, “Inside the Cornerstone Box,” will feature the items that were found on Feb. 2, 2022, when Discovery Park artifact experts opened the box as many church members watched. The box had…
Read MoreSpecial Visit to Weakley County
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn visited Weakley County as part of her visits to all of Tennessee’s 95 counties. On Thursday, Jan. 12 Blackburn visited Dresden to meet with local officials to discuss the current progress of the internet in the county. She also visited the Dresden Cumberland Presbyterian Church to see the current status of…
Read MoreGleason Board Seeks $420,000 CDBG Fire Truck Grant
BY DAVID FISHER david@magicvalleypublishing.com Members of the Gleason City Board voted to apply for a $420,000 Community Development Block Grant, during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, January 23. The purpose of the grant is to obtain funding to purchase a new firetruck. According to Fire Chief Mark Stafford, the grant would pay 88…
Read MoreDresden Wreck Results in Multiple Injuries
BY DAVID FISHER david@magicvalleypublishing.com A two-vehicle accident, which took place in Dresden on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, caused injuries to multiple occupants, with one being airlifted. Dresden interim Police Chief Bryan Chandler says the accident happened around 7:37 a.m. on Highway 22 at the intersection of Evergreen Street. According to the traffic crash report,…
Read MoreBird Flu Hits Commercial Chicken Farm in Weakley County
Sabrina Bates sabrina@ magicvalleypublishing.com A chicken farm in rural Weakley County fell victim to the highly disease-causing avian influenza, often referred to as “bird flu.” A farm that raises commercial chickens on the outskirts of Greenfield is the fifth location in Weakley County where the H5N1 pathogenic avian influenza has been detected, according to…
Read MoreCounty Commission Approves Infrastructure Improvements
BY DAVID FISHER david@magicvalleypublishing.com The Weakley County Commission approved several resolutions during its Tuesday Jan. 19th meeting at the Weakley County Courthouse in Dresden, which includes various capital project and infrastructure improvements. Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant The Commission passed a General Purpose School Fund resolution budgeting $358,905 that Weakley County received from…
Read MorePart I Long Term Recovery Group Hosts Community Tornado Recovery Update
BY DAVID FISHER david@magicvalleypublishing.com Members of the Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group hosted a Community Recovery Update for the public on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the McWherter Civic Center in Dresden. The Recovery Group described the process involved in assisting local citizens impacted by the Dec. 10, 2021 tornado that damaged or…
Read MorePart III: Looking Back on 2022 Headlines
BY DAVID FISHER david@magicvalleypublishing.com Greenfield Guardsman Relinquishes Command During Military Ceremony: The Tennessee National Guard’s 194th Engineer Brigade performed a change of command ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Jackson on Aug. 7. Col. Michael “Trent” Scates of Greenfield, outgoing commander of the 194th Engineer Brigade, relinquished command to Col. John “Corey” Kinton,…
Read MoreUsing Resources and Accessing Information
Katie Parr, director of Martin Public Library (MPL), encouraged Kiwanis members present at the Jan. 11 meeting to continue using the many resources at their local library and also to explore available virtual options, including the Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL), a virtual library that can be accessed anywhere in Tennessee with an Internet connection. Katie…
Read MoreWE CARE Ministries February Needs
We need your donations to help others. WHEN YOU DONATE LOCALLY, you are helping people you see around you every day. Your donations and dollars spent in our thrift store help us to assist residents in Weakley County. We do not have the resources to pick up your donations but you can be assured that…
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