Area News

The Dresden Cash Express partnered with the Weakley County Ambulance Service for a Fill the Ambulance event. Donations of clothing and toys were accepted to go towards local nonprofits for the upcoming holiday season. Baked goods were also sold to raise money for the purchasing of needed items for families.

MARTIN (November 22) – Members of the Weakley County community came to pick up their hand-crafted ceramic bowls at the UT Martin Fine Arts building as part of a fight to end hunger and food insecurity in the area. Despite this year’s Empty Bowls Project fundraiser being held virtually this year, 500 bowls were sold,…

DRESDEN RESIDENT GIVEAWAY WINNER – West Kentucky & Tennessee Telecommunications (WK & T) recently offered a giveaway for a 55-inch television and $100 VISA gift card as part of its promotion to get Dresden residents signed up for three months of free internet. The company, through a recent grant, offered all City of Dresden residents…

MARTIN (November 16) – As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches and more drivers hit the roads, the Martin Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to remind motorists to “Click It or Ticket.” From now through November 29, participating agencies across the state will increase seatbelt enforcement as part of the National…

KNOXVILLE (November 20) — The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees met Friday morning to approve permanent rules revising the student codes of conduct for each campus in order to comply with federal Title IX regulations and to adopt a permanent student immunization rule. Emergency rules on both topics were adopted by the Board in…