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Tennessee’s fair season in full swing through October

August 13, 2018, 3:40 am
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As Tennesseans settle into the new school year and get ready for fall, the fair season is going strong.

All of Tennessee’s 60 agricultural fairs are run independently.

The Obion County Fair begins next Monday, August 20th and runs through Saturday, August 25 at the fairgrounds in Union City. A free pre-fair day will be held this Saturday.

The Gibson County Fair is the following week August 27th through September 1st, the Dyer County Fair is September 3rd through the 8th, and the Carroll County Fair is September 17th through the 22nd.

The regional West Tennessee State Fair in Jackson is September 11th through the 16th.

Last year, fairs paid out more than $1 million dollars in premiums for more than 200,000 agricultural exhibits. More than 3 million people visit Tennessee fairs each year.

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Revel Enterprises expanding in Paris

August 13, 2018, 3:50 am
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Revel Enterprises, Inc. has announced it will invest $2.3 million dollars to expand operations in Paris and create 64 jobs over the next five years.

Revel Enterprises will convert the 60,000-square-foot spec building in the Paris-Henry County Industrial Park into a warehouse and distribution facility, which is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2019.

Revel Enterprises, doing business as Auto Truck Toys-dot-com is a leading aftermarket distributor of automotive, truck and SUV accessories. The company offers more than 40,000 products from the industry’s top manufacturers.

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Martin City Board meets tonight

August 13, 2018, 4:21 am
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The Martin City Board meets tonight to go over a light agenda.

The board will discuss relocating a sewer from the Vowell family property along Dustin Laird Drive.

Mayor Randy Brundige says the last cost estimate he received several years ago was $87,500 dollars to complete the relocation.

The Martin City Board meets tonight at 5:15 in the city courtroom at the Martin Police Department.

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Thunderbolt Broadcasting Mourns Loss of Barbie Hardy

August 13, 2018, 4:30 am
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The staff and management at Thunderbolt Broadcasting are mourning the passing of Marketing and Promotions Director Barbie Hardy.

Ms. Hardy lost her courageous battle with cancer on Saturday morning at her home in South Fulton.

She was a staff member at Thunderbolt Broadcasting for five years, where she oversaw the stations Marketing Department, serving the needs of business customers throughout Northwest Tennessee and Western Kentucky.

Ms. Hardy was also instrumental in organizing and promoting the KYTN Country Music Festival, which drew thousands of music fans to Unity Park in South Fulton.

Just before the third annual festival this past May, Ms. Hardy spoke about the idea behind the show.

Funeral services for Barbie Hardy will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 at Hornbeak Funeral Home Chapel in Fulton, with burial to follow in the Obion County Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will take place tonight from 4:00 until 8:00 at the funeral home.

 

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Robert E. Rawls, 77, Greenfield

August 13, 2018, 9:49 am
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Funeral services for Robert E. Rawls, age 77, of Greenfield, will be Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 at First Presbyterian Church in Greenfield.

Burial will be in the Brock’s Cemetery in Greenfield.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 until service time at the church.

Mr. Rawls was the former CEO of Greenfield Banking Company.

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Inmate Escapes Paducah Facility

August 13, 2018, 11:10 am
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Kentucky State Police are searching for an escapee from a Paducah facility.

Post 1 reports said Troopers received a call from the Keaton Correctional Facility on Sunday night around 8:30.

The staff advised after a head count search, they discovered an inmate missing.

28 year old Charles Richards, of Winchester, Kentucky, is described as a white male, 5’9” tall with blonde hair, and blue eyes.

It is unknown what Richards was wearing at the time of his escape.

He was serving time for manufacturing methamphetamine.

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City of Martin to accept bids on sewage relocation

August 13, 2018, 3:56 pm
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The Martin City Board will begin accepting bids on a sewage relocation project along Hawks Road and Dustin Laird Drive.

During the board’s monthly meeting Monday night, the board voted to begin accepting bids for the project, which will relocate sewage that runs through the Vowell family property to free up the family to develop the land.

The project is expected to cost just under $100,000 dollars.

In other business, during the department head reports, Martin Chief of Police Don Teal announced his department is accepting applications for patrol and SRO officers until August 24th.

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Martin man charged with pulling knife in argument

August 14, 2018, 3:03 am
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A Martin man is facing an assault charge after pulling a knife during an argument.

Late Sunday afternoon around 5:30, Martin Police Patrolman Jeremy Diehl was called to Wagner Street, where the complainant told him that she and her grandson were arguing over a lost cellphone that belonged to another person.

The complainant told Patrolman Diehl that during the argument, her grandson, 21-year-old Robert M. Jumper, pulled on knife on the other person and threatened to cut him.

Jumper admitted to Patrolman Diehl that he did pull out a knife during the altercation.

Jumper is charged with aggravated assault and is being held in the Weakley County Jail.

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Sports for Tuesday

August 14, 2018, 3:04 am
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Middle School Softball:

Ridgemont at Black Oak

High School Volleyball:

Fulton City at Union City

Trenton Peabody at Lake County

North Side at Dyersburg

Fulton County at Murray High

Calloway County at Community Christian Academy

Soccer:

Westview at Obion County Central

Ripley at Dyer County

Trenton Peabody at Crockett County

Madison Academic at Henry County

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Community, technical colleges see tuition increase

August 14, 2018, 3:35 am
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Officials say community college and applied technology students in Tennessee will see minimal increases in tuition this fall.

Figures released Monday show that students at Dyersburg State Community College and Jackson State Community College will face a 2.7 percent jump in tuition rates, while tuition at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology in Union City, Newbern, McKenzie, and Paris will rise by 3 percent.

The figures represent the second lowest tuition increase in 27 years for the College System of Tennessee.

With community college charged per credit hour, the tuition increase translates to a new rate of $164 per credit hour up to 12 hours and $34 for each credit hour above 12.

Those studying in trimesters at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology will experience a $35-per-trimester increase in their tuition, which will total around $1,200.

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Greenfield Board meets tonight

August 14, 2018, 4:01 am
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The Greenfield City Board meets tonight at 5:30 to go over a light monthly agenda.

Besides hearing the monthly reports from the city’s department heads, the board will consider to approve the third reading of a request from the city’s planning commission to rezone property owned by Danny Harris from an industrial property to a two-person dwelling property.

The property is located between Broad Street and McCumber Road.

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Holland to seek re-election as McKenzie mayor

August 14, 2018, 4:44 am
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McKenzie mayor Jill Holland will seek re-election in this November’s municipal election.

Mayor Holland returned her election petition to the Weakley County Election Commission Office as she seeks her third term as McKenzie mayor.

Holland was first elected as mayor in 2010, and re-elected in 2014.

Mayor Holland had previously served on the school board and city council before being elected mayor.

Her husband, Michael Laughrey  recently retired as principal at Dresden Elementary School.

The municipal elections will be November 2nd in Tennessee.

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Gas prices see decrease in Tennessee

August 14, 2018, 4:45 am
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Gas prices in Tennessee dropped two-cents last week to an average of $2.63 per gallon, the ninth-lowest in the nation.

Locally, gas is $2.61 in Martin, $2.62 in Union City, $2.52 in Paris, one of the cheapest in the state, and $2.65 in Huntingdon.

The most expensive gas price averages in Tennessee are in Jackson at $2.69 and Nashville at $2.68.

AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins says gas prices in Tennessee are 50-cents higher than a year ago.

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Chargers Look Strong in Jamboree

August 14, 2018, 5:39 am
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The Westview Chargers looked impressive in their 28-0 jamboree win over Stewart County on Friday.

 

On Saturday’s Coaches Corner, Westview head coach Trey Cantrell said offseason work is expected to pay dividends for the Chargers.

 

The toughness showed on Friday as the Chargers overpowered an unmatched Stewart County squad.  Freshman QB Ty Simpson and Sophomore RB Marquis (MAR-KEASE) Taylor showed glimpses of just how special the tandem can be, but Coach Cantrell reminded that it still starts up front.

The Chargers will open up the 2018 season this Friday against their longtime Week Zero rival Dresden.  Airtime is at 7:00 on Mix 101.3 with kickoff to follow at 7:30.

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Union City Man Arrested in Fulton

August 14, 2018, 10:29 am
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A Union City man was arrested on various charges in Fulton, following the detection of drugs by a K-9 Unit.

Reports said officers observed a Mercedes traveling at a high rate of speed on Fourth Street, which then traveled several other city streets before stopping for police.

Police reports said 32 year old Fredrick Kerney was told to exit the vehicle, after being seen reaching under his seat.

A K-9 Unit then discovered a bag of cookies under the drivers seat, that contained marijuana, along with a bag of marijuana and bag containing 10 Xanax bars lying in the grass next to the vehicle.

Kerney was taken into custody on charges that included fleeing and evading police, driving on a suspended license and trafficking in marijuana and a controlled substance.

Police also seized $1,036 from Kerney that was deemed as drug proceeds.

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Lady Vols, UConn to renew rivalry

August 14, 2018, 11:20 am
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Connecticut and Tennessee will face each other in women’s basketball during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, renewing a storied rivalry that hadn’t been staged since 2007.

UConn will host Tennessee during the 2019-20 season, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Pat Summitt Foundation and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The two teams will meet again in Knoxville in 2020-21 with portions of the proceeds benefiting the Pat Summitt Foundation, Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Exact dates for the games haven’t been set.

UConn and Tennessee have combined for 19 national titles.

The two programs produced one of the fiercest rivalries in college sports in the 1990s and 2000s but haven’t met since 2007. UConn leads the series 13-9.

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Union City School Board Office

August 15, 2018, 2:15 am
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Construction on the new home for the Union City School Board Office is almost complete.

Director of School’s Wes Kennedy said new furniture is scheduled to be installed today, with plans calling for the relocation at the Municipal Building to take place this week.

Once completed, the School Board Office will be located in the area that once housed the police department.

Director Kennedy said the redesigning of the section has been a major project, but one that will have great benefits for all staff members.

Plans also call for a major redesigning of the City Hall section of the Municipal Building, following the departure of the Planning and Codes Department.

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Obion County Installs “In God We Trust”

August 15, 2018, 3:08 am
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(l-r) Director Dr. Leah Watkins, Dr. Greg Barclay (OC), Linda Crigger (Lake Road), Kim Jackson (South Fulton) Travis Johnson (Hillcrest), Patresa Rogers (Black Oak), Jon Kerr (Ridgemont) and Laura Pitts (South Fulton Elementary) (photo by Charles Choate – 104.9 KYTN / 105.7 WQAK)

 

 

 

 

 

A ceremony was held Tuesday morning at Obion County Central High School, to announce the displaying of the national motto.

All county school principals were on hand for a presentation, and law definition, by Director of School’s Dr. Leah Watkins.

 

The ceremony was held under the “In God We Trust” motto, which was placed in the commons area at Obion County Central.

Dr. Watkins recognized Ms. Patsy Dugger, Ms. Faye Hutchison and Ms. Bonnie Brunswick, of Woodland Mills First Baptist Church, for raising $500 to secure the lettering at each school.

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51 to appear in Weakley County General Sessions Court

August 15, 2018, 3:50 am
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Fifty-one individuals are set to appear today in Weakley County General Sessions Court.

Of those 51 individuals, Judge Tommy Moore will hear 139 separate charges, including one individual facing 15 charges.

Meanwhile, 76 inmates are currently being held in the Weakley County Jail.

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Gleason looks to improve by opening up offense

August 15, 2018, 4:00 am
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After a (2-8) season last year, the Gleason Bulldogs look to improve this year by opening up the offense.

Coach Noah Lampkins says his offense will line up with a lot of different formations this season and rely heavily on his talented freshman quarterback.

“Offensively, we’re going to look a lot like we used to back when we had a lot of success at Gleason, said Lampkins. “We’re going back to being under center primarily and going double-wing with a lot of motion, a lot of misdirection, a lot of formations and we’re kind of embraced that, you know being a hybrid double-wing.

Lampkins adds, “We’ll run a little bit of gun because I’ve probably got a freshman quarterback, Kolton Crochet, who’s got a very, very high ceiling. He’s the first quarterback I’ve had since Connor Verdell. He’s really good and has a lot of potential, and will probably be the best one I’ve coached when it’s all said and done.

Coach Lampkins says defensively, the Bulldogs will play what they can.

“Defensively, we’re going to run a multiple three front. We’ll primarily be in a like a 3-3-5 stack. Not because that’s what I like to do, just because that’s what we have to do.

Lampkins says, “We’re really low with linemen, so we’re going to rotate what linemen we have with those front three guys. We don’t have traditional linebackers, so we’ll be stunting a lot. We’ll be playing a lot of small guys out there on the edge and just do the best we can.”

Gleason opens its season at home Friday night, as the Bulldogs host Fulton County.

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