The Weakley County School Resource Officer program will soon be fully-staffed with an officer in each school in the county. Safe Schools Coordinator Lorna Benson says one position at Dresden High School remains to be filled, but that Weakley County Sheriff Mike Wilson and the Sheriff’s office are actively interviewing candidates. Brian Cooper began his […]Read More
Two people were injured in a crash involving a Weakley County School bus and a pick-up truck Thursday afternoon on Main Street in Dresden. The accident happened in front of TJ’s convenience store. A student on the bus was transported with minor injuries and the driver of the pick-up truck was also transported with minor […]Read More
Kentucky lawmakers have heard emotional pleas from the parents of two teenage shooting victims as a school safety bill started moving forward. The parents of Bailey Holt and Preston Cope told lawmakers there should be no higher priority than protecting children. Holt and Cope were killed in last year’s shooting at Marshall County High School. […]Read More
A Martin woman is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing a truck Tuesday night. Martin Police Assistant Chief Phillip Fuqua says 35-year-old Jennifer Murphy was arrested just after midnight Wednesday by the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office. Murphy was in a 1998 Ford Ranger that had been reported stolen earlier in the night from a residence […]Read More
A fugitive wanted for attempted murder in South Carolina was captured Tuesday in Weakley County. Weakley County Sheriff’s Captain Randall McGowan says 20-year-old Nathaniel Isiah Roberts was captured just before noon Tuesday just off Highway 89 between Dresden and Sharon. The Weakley County Sheriff’s Department had issued a “Be on the Lookout” alert earlier in […]Read More
Below is an op-ed submission from the US Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Michael Dunavant. Back the Blue The recent news of law enforcement officers killed or injured in the line of duty over these past few weeks is sickening, alarming, and overwhelmingly frustrating. It is a stark and sober reminder that […]Read More
The TBI is seeking help in identifying two bodies found in a burned car in Dyersburg. TBI spokesperson Josh Devine says emergency crews responded to a report of a burning car in Dyersburg early Saturday morning and found the bodies inside the vehicle. Devine says the silver Ford Edge was a rental from Campbellsville, Kentucky […]Read More
The Dresden City Board approved a bid for renovating the Dresden Police Department patrol room and discussed the city’s waste services contract in its monthly meeting Monday night. The board approved a bid by Randy Dial to renovate the police department’s patrol room for $8,260. The board also approved a motion to seek proposals for […]Read More
South Fulton girls defeated Hillcrest 32-27 and will travel to the TMSAA Middle School tournament in Murfreesboro at Blackman Middle School. South Fulton will play Harriman Friday at 7:15 in the semi finals of the state tournament.Read More
A Middle Tennessee nurse was arrested Monday on charges of patient abuse and reckless homicide stemming from a woman’s death at Vanderbilt Medical Center in 2017. TBI spokesperson Susan Niland says last November, TBI agents began investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 76-year-old Charlene Murphey. On December 26, 2017, Mrs. Murphey was a patient […]Read More
