Law enforcement and other emergency officials joined forces May 25 at UT Martin for an active-shooter training exercise in the Johnson EPS Building. Located next to the Paul Meek Library on Mt. Pelia Road, the building became the scene for three active shooter scenarios designed to stop the threat and overload local emergency systems. Response […]Read More

LIFELINE Blood Services is one of 30 independent blood centers in the U.S. who collaborate to provide blood for mass transfusion. Called the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC), this partnership creates an added level of protection for the blood needs of the regions as well as providing the opportunity for LIFELINE blood donors to help […]Read More

Dr. David Coffey (right), guest speaker at the May 17 meeting of Kiwanis, discussed a class he designed for Governor’s School for the Humanities entitled “Assessing American Exceptionalism.” Dr. Coffey was invited to originate such a course with the approval of Dr. Jerald Ogg, Director of the Governor’s School for the Humanities. Without taking sides […]Read More

Data released this week from the Tennessee Department of Education shows Weakley County Schools’ spring TCAP scores for third grade ELA [English Language Arts] set the district’s ranking at 16th highest out of 144 districts in the state. The release of TCAP scores has been highly anticipated as they relate to the state’s legislation that […]Read More

Student lunch debt for the school year is a little lower, thanks to generous donations from the Martin City Lodge #551 of Free and Accepted Masons and the Arby’s Foundation. The Martin City Lodge donated $2,043 to help with student lunch debt. The donation was made in memory of Michael Stephen Youngblood who served as […]Read More

Weakley County will have a new solid waste pickup provider beginning December 1. Weakley County Government went out for bid for the Solid Waste Franchise Agreement in March as the current contract with Republic will be expiring November 30, 2023. The county received two bids for the contract; one from RaeKar at $17.95/month and the […]Read More

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is deploying 100 Tennessee National Guard troops to secure the U.S. Southern border amid an ongoing national security crisis and surging drug crisis fueled by an open border. The announcement follows a joint statement from Gov. Lee and fellow Republican governors last week and a border security briefing in Austin on […]Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ’70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died […]Read More