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Jason Lee Kelley   GLEASON (Sept. 18) — A Gleason man is facing criminal charges in separate incidents, following a police investigation into allegations of death threats and bomb making. According to a court affidavit, on September 18, 31-year-old Jason Lee Kelley of 2032 Hwy 22, Gleason, was arrested and charged with harassment, and possession…

  MARTIN. (Sep. 17, 2019) — Martin Fire Department responded to a fire reported at a local convenience store on Tuesday, September 17.   According to Martin Fire Chief Jamie Summers, a fire call came in at 6:25 p.m. for Huck’s Convenience Store, located at 424 N. Lindell St., and firefighters were on the scene…

      Westview’s game against the Obion County Central Rebels was the Chargers Homecoming. Alexis Callins was Football Homecoming Queen;  Kinzey Daniel was Freshman Maid; Elayna Loza was Sophomore Maid; Hallie Gray was Junior Maid, and Maggie Bratton was the Senior Maid and also crowned Homecoming Queen.     Westview hosted the Obion County…

  Weakley County Ambulance Service personnel EMT Shane Jones (front row, next to right) and paramedic Michael Carr (front row, far right) are seen with members of Team 2 at Bladen County EMS Central Station in North Carolina, where they were dispatched to handle emergency medical calls as Hurricane Dorian came along the eastern seaboard.…

  Cameron Taylor (left) and Taja Allen (right) were arrested on assorted charges following a high-speed police chase around rural Weakley County.   Two Tennessee men were captured Monday afternoon, after leading area law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase in Weakley County. Those arrested are 20-year-old Cameron Antonio Taylor of Martin, and 22-year-old Taja…

  Greenfield City Judge Langdon S. Unger (right) administers the oath of office to newly appointed alderpersons Mike Caudle and Karen Campbell prior to Thursday’s meeting of the Greenfield City Board.   GREENFIELD (Sept. 10) — Greenfield City Judge Langdon S. Unger, administered the oath of office to two new aldermen Thursday afternoon, just minutes…

  DRESDEN (Sept. 12) — During Thursday’s Financial Management Committee meeting, members decided to hold this year’s Weakley County delinquent tax property sale online for the first time, instead of having it at the courthouse. County Attorney Allison Whitledge and Clerk and Master Regina Van Cleave explained how the online auction would work and answered…

  Commissioners voted to replace the HVAC system at the Weakley County Courthouse and make upgrades to other county buildings, during Monday night’s meeting of the Weakley County Commission. The price tag for the improvements amounts to $3.4 million.   DRESDEN (Sept. 16) — Commissioners authorized the expenditure of $3.4 million to resolve problems plaguing…

DRESDEN (September 11) — Weakley County Grand Jury has indicted two additional subjects in the shooting death of Luke Greene of 148 Meadowbrook Lane in Martin on May 11. Indicted were Kalib Jones, 20, of Scott’s Hill, Tenn. and Isiah Hart, 20, of Lexington, Tenn. Both were indicted for First Degree Murder and Especially Aggravated…

                  (Sept. 7, 2019) — Henry County Composite Sqadron Civil Air Patrol promotes local Cadets. Front: Cadet Airman Savannah McKnight, of Gleason, promoted to Cadet Airman First Class. Cadet Airman First Class Colin Davis, of Paris, promoted to Cadet Senior Airman. Back: Cadet Airman First Class Angela Moubray, of…