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Will Spencer, Features Writer Adapt. Believe. Compete. These three pillars are the driving force behind an institution committed to providing its customers and community with a comprehensive line of medical supplies and service. Medical supply company ABC Medical recently opened a local clinic in downtown Martin on June 5, 2023, and they officially started seeing…

Lorcan McCormick, Associate Editor         At Tuesday’s Martin Business Association gathering, Elizabeth Pritchett spoke before an audience to share marketing strategies and holiday planning for businesses. A diverse gaggle ranging from employment agency representatives to business owners to insurance agents listened to Pritchett’s seminar, which held a strong focus on grabbing and…

Lorcan McCormick, Associate Editor The Open Mic Night Crew, who exhibit at various locations in Weakley County, as well as its neighbor counties, are in possession of an eclectic and humorously typical outward appearance; you could drop them in a Seattle cafe, with their academic credentials and social attitudes, and they’d snap onto the scene…

Lorcan McCormick, Associate Editor Clint Riley makes an impression; it’s not driven by an air to dominate your attention, if anything he seems predisposed to the get along to move along attitude, nor is it a business tactic to forward his economic agendas. Interesting people make an impression, and whatever description one would wish to…

Will Spencer, Feature Writer A hollow, hulking mass of fiberglass, its hinges creaking with the weight of being buried in time for 50 years. Within this mere shell contains the expansive, rich and intricate history of Martin, Tennessee. The City of Martin’s Sesquicentennial Committee recently unveiled the contents of its time capsule on July 4,…

Will Spencer, Feature Writer The Martin Community Band recently concluded its annual program as musically-inclined residents of Martin and the surrounding area assembled for a series of rehearsals and concerts. Every summer since 2013, the program begins in mid-to-late May with the initial rehearsal, and it ends in late June with the final concert. The…

Sabrina Bates, Editor Tensions are high in Martin as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen work past the city’s deadline to approve an operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24. In all of the years attending city board meetings, which average around 15-30 minutes in length, I have witnessed record attendance at the most-recent City of…

The Martin All Stars 8U softball team brought home the rings after their undefeated season concluded with the championship win at the recent 2023 Big Bang 8U All-Star Softball Tournament. The Pool Play action started June 23 and the local team secured two ins and no losses. The team was 4-0 in bracket play. The…

Sabrina Bates MVP Regional Editor Wednesday, June 21, marked the official start to the summer season. It was also a fitting day for community members to help raise more than $4,500 in the “Leg Up for Summer” fundraiser. Summer Foust is a six-year-old from Sharon who was in a lawnmower accident a year-and-a-half ago. As…