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UT President hopeful despite fundraising challenges
While droves of incoming freshmen were roaming the halls for their first week of classes at UTM, local leaders and UTM officials met with the UT President to discuss the future of the UT system.
Interim President of the University of Tennessee, Jan Simek, spoke to local leaders and UTM representatives at a banquet held Tuesday at the Boling University Center. The meeting – with guests such as Representative Mark Maddox and Weakley County Commissioner Jimmy Westbrook – was a chance for Simek to raise important guidelines that he hopes the next UT President will follow. Read More ...
Charlie McIntosh, Staff Writer |
Martin woman injured in crash
A Martin woman has suffered severe injuries after she was hit Tuesday afternoon in Martin.
According to an accident report, 46-year-old Maureen Sledd of Martin was transported to a local hospital before being airlifted to Jackson after her Volkswagon was hit by a GMC truck driven by 18-year-old Kyle Weathford of Martin. Read More ...
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'Homecoming: Looking through the Lens' features local photography
Fans of photography and creativity have a chance to see Northwest Tennessee chronicled through the lens of a local photographer
A photography exhibit being hosted at the C.E. Weldon Library of Martin features a variety of images taken by local Robert Nunley. The exhibit – which opened on Tuesday, August 31, focuses on the theme of “homecoming.” Read More ...
Charlie McIntosh, Staff Writer |
Fincher, Herron to debate in October
Republican congressional candidate Stephen Fincher announced this week that his campaign has accepted an invitation from Union University officials to participate in an Eighth District congressional debate on that school’s campus in October. Read More ...
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Two arrested for sex assaults
A University of Tennessee at Martin Skyhawk basketball team member has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation launched after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman this summer. Read More ...
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Prince seeking alderman Ward 1 seat
Local businessman Tony Prince is announcing his intent to run for Alderman in Martin’s Ward I.
Prince graduated from Westview High School in 1986. Prince has owned and operated Mattress Gallery and Video Store in six locations for the last 19 years. Read More ...
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THP hiring additional troopers
Nashville – The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) announced last week it is aggressively seeking men and women who are interested in careers in law enforcement for a new Trooper Cadet Class slated to begin in the spring of 2011, if funds become available. Read More ...
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Weakley County, MPD 911 convergance lauded nationally
It’s practically unheard of for municipal and county public safety agencies to share resources fully and for a common purpose. And yet this is what happened recently in West Tennessee when Weakley County and the City of Martin decided to treat their two separate public safety dispatch centers more or less as one center located at two sites. Read More ...
Tina Blade, Special to The Press |
McWherter brings jobs tour to Weakley County
Weakley County’s native son turned gubernatorial candidate hit the road early on in his campaign to get a first-hand look at small businesses across the state.
Democratic candidate for governor Mike McWherter, is bringing that first-hand look to Weakley County on Wednesday as he plans to work side-by-side with industrial employees at the Residue Regency Pad Corp. in Martin. Read More ...
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WCSD warns of potential imposter
Local law enforcement agencies are alerting community members of a potential officer impersonation.
According to Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 21, a woman was stopped by a vehicle resembling an unmarked police car with a strobe light on the dash. Read More ...
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Mother Nature prompts early corn harvest
Local farmers have been busy the last two weeks getting their grain to market, and that schedule is earlier than usual.
“Corn harvests are moving right along at a rapid pace due to the extreme heat during the growing season,” Weakley County Ag Extension Agent Jeff Lannom explained. Read More ...
Sabrina Bates, News Editor |
Photo: Farm Day 2010
WCP 8.26.10 Each year Weakley County fourth-graders have an opportunity to spend a day on several area farms to learn first-hand what life is like for the farmer. Read More ...
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Egg, deli meat recalls announced nationwide
WCP 8.26.10 On Aug. 13, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa was voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Read More ...
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Aug. 5 election certified, Dresden precinct changed
As the chapter closes on the Aug. 5 election, the door opens for another election as election commissioners make preparations for the Nov. 2 election.
During a meeting held Thursday afternoon at the election commission office in Dresden, the commission voted unanimously to “certify” the Aug. 5 election, which sealed the deal for elected candidates.
They will be sworn into office on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Weakley County courthouse. Read More ...
Sabrina Bates, News Editor |
Fair Days
BRUSHING UP – Gordon Sawyers, 5-year-old son of Corey and Melody Sawyers of Greenfield, was dwarfed by Pete, a large Belgian, as he brushed the animal prior to the annual mule show Saturday morning at the Obion County Fair in Union City. Read More ...
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Rowe sentenced to four years in prison
A former Sharon man was sentenced to four years in prison in connection with an accident in Illinois that cost his stepson’s life.
During Labor Day weekend in 2008, Robert Rowe and his 18-year-old stepson, Justin Scott Sanders of Sharon were involved in a head-on collision with a tractor trailer in Iroquois County, Ill. Sanders died as a result of injuries sustained during the accident. Read More ...
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It's football time in Weakley County
HEADS OR TAILS – The captains for the Greenfield Yellowjackets and the Dresden Lions watched anxiously as the coin flipped through the air prior to their first official football game of the 2010 season on Friday night at Harris Field in Greenfield. Read More ...
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Subscribe today and save tomorrow
It is not too late to get signed up for the first-ever coupon book offered at the Weakley County Press.
The effort has been a three-month compilation of county businesses working with The Press office to give subscribers a great deal on local products. Read More ...
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School bus accident leaves minor injuries
An accident involving two Weakley County Schools buses resulted in 22 students being seen at Volunteer Community Hospital Thursday afternoon.
According to Jeff Kelley, Assistant Director of Schools, the accident occurred in the pick- up line in front of Westview High School. “Information provided to our office indicates that one bus collided with the rear of another. Read More ...
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Weakley County woman indicted for theft over $10,000
A former employee of the Fulton Electric System was indicted Aug. 12 by the Fulton County Grand Jury.
Jennifer Bivens, of Weakley County, was indicted for theft by unlawful taking over $10,000 in connection with missing funds from the electric system office, occurring between January and September 2009, according to Commonwealth Attorney Michael Stacy, who brought the charges on behalf of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Read More ...
Benita Gammons, Special to The Press |
County awarded litter grant funding
Nashville – As part of the effort to StopLitter™ in Tennessee, Governor Phil Bredesen and TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely last week awarded $3,862,515 in litter grant funds to all 95 counties in Tennessee.
Of those funds, Weakley County received $36,630. Read More ...
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Energy rebate program opened Tuesday in state
Nashville – Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber on Monday announced the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) will open (today) Tuesday, Aug. 24 at noon CDT.
Rebates will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for qualifying Energy Star heating and cooling appliances.
Eligible appliances include air source heat pumps, central air conditioners, gas furnaces and room air conditioners with the Energy Star designation. Read More ...
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