Fred’s announced Thursday it’s closing 159 stores by the end of May, including stores in Dyersburg, Jackson, Medina, and Paris in Tennessee, and Murray, Kentucky. The store also announced clearance sales at an additional 360 stores. In a statement Thursday, the retailer says that it retained investment banking advisory firm PJ Solomon to assess its […]Read More
A Greenfield woman was arrested on drug charges Sunday. Weakley County Sheriff’s Captain Randall McGowan says Sunday night around 9:30, 53-year-old Janet Trull was seen running along the 1600 block of Highway 124 near Greenfield. When Deputy Chris Crocker came into contact with Trull, she stated that people were chasing her trying to harm her. […]Read More
USDA commodities will be distributed in Weakley County on Wednesday, April 17th and Thursday April 18th in Dresden. Eligible residents are reminded that this is a drive-thru commodity distribution and that you must be signed up and have a blue card before the commodity dates and follow the map or arrange pick-up to receive your […]Read More
A McKenzie man is facing aggravated assault charges after pointing a gun at three people he’d hired to cut and remove trees from his property. According to an affidavit from the McKenzie Police Department, three people had been hired to do tree work for 80-year-old Philip T. Harvey, of Diamond Drive in McKenzie. When one […]Read More
A Henderson County man is being held without bond after being charged with abusing an infant. TBI spokesperson Keli McAlister says 31-year-old Michael Middleton, of Lexington, was arrested Monday after a Henderson County Grand Jury returned an indictment Friday charging Middleton with one count of Aggravated Child Abuse. McAlister says last August, TBI agents along […]Read More
An Obion County man is facing multiple drug charges in Weakley County after a traffic stop in Dresden revealed cocaine, ecstasy, and meth. 22-year-old John Cameron Williams, of Troy, was stopped by Weakley County Sheriff’s Deputy Neil Cantrell for not wearing a seat belt. Williams told Deputy Cantrell that he had “a lot” of drugs […]Read More
Two Martin men are facing drug charges after a search of their home revealed cocaine and marijuana. Saturday night, Martin Police responded to a residence on Hampton Street for possible drug activity, where upon arrival, Patrolman Sarah Rogers noticed the strong smell of marijuana A search of home revealed a plastic bag containing six smaller […]Read More
A Chicago woman is facing drug charges in Weakley County after being found with almost 3.5 grams of heroin with fentanyl. According to an affidavit 37-year-old Angela Gail Berry, of Chicago, was arrested while visiting her sister in Latham. Berry’s sister told Weakley County Sheriff’s deputies that during an argument, Berry said she had heroin […]Read More
A Martin man was arrested Wednesday after reportedly running in front of cars on Highway 45 south of Martin. Weakley County Sheriff’s Captain Randall McGowan says 18-year-old Caleb Fredrick Henry, of Martin, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after deputies were notified that a man with no shirt or shoes was running in front of traffic on […]Read More
Here’s an update on the weather this weekend into Monday. Expect thunderstorms to move into east-central Arkansas and North Mississippi during Saturday afternoon. A few strong to severe storms are possible. This threat will expand over the entire Mid-South Saturday night and continue on Sunday and probably into Monday. Right now the better chance of severe weather appears […]Read More