The Weakley Times

21/01/2024

Cats Capture 1st Conference Win Saturday at Lindsey Wilson

21/01/2024

UPDATE: The person of interest, William McNeal, has been detained for questioning. Sheriff McDade emphasized the investigation is still ongoing. Greenfield, Tenn.–The Weakley County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a person of interest in the death of a

18/01/2024

If you don't have to be outside, don't go out. There is a thin layer of mostly invisible ice on just about everything. The fall danger or vehicle accident potential is through the roof.

15/01/2024

Early morning drone photos of the snow fall overnight in downtown Dresden

14/01/2024

Drone video of Dresden Municipal Complex construction progress.

13/01/2024

DRONE PHOTOS OF DRESDEN MUNICIPAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS

10/01/2024

Extremely frigid temperatures are forecast from Saturday to next Wednesday. There is a significant risk of freezing pipes and to animals left outside. Area residents are urged to take steps to prevent adverse consequences due to the to the cold temperatures.

09/01/2024

Wildcats Extinguish Flames
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Wildcats moved to 11-5 on the year with a resounding win over the visiting Welch College Flames Monday night in Crisp Arena. It was Bethel’s fifth straight victory. Bethel is 125-51 all-time in the arena which opened in 2012.
Welch counted the game as an exhibition. The Flames are 4-5 on the season.
The Wildcats led 42-24 at the half.
The relentless attack continued as the Wildcats led by as many as 37 points in the second half and won 96-64.
Bethel shot 46 percent from the floor and had a 53-24 advantage in rebounds. The Cats had a 66-28 margin in points in the paint.
Ethan Turner led Bethel with 15 points. Querrion Gadson followed with 13 points and a game high eight rebounds. Fourteen different Wildcats scored in the game.
Mason Thornhill had a game high of 19 points for Welch.
The 96 points were the second most in a game this season for the Cats. Bethel scored 100 against UHSP earlier this season.
The Wildcats begin MSC play on Saturday. The first three games are road games. After traveling to No. 11 Freed-Hardeman on Saturday Bethel then faces road games at Campbellsville on January 18th and Lindsey Wilson on the 20th.
Links -FHU Game:
Stats:
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=467818
Watch:
https://gofhulions.com/sports/2023/8/9/lion-digital-network.aspx
Tickets:
https://gofhulions.com/tickets

09/01/2024

ROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS

Rotary District 6760 Governor Betty M. Burchett of Clarksville visited the Dresden Rotary Club on Tuesday, January 9.

Mrs. Burchett said the District 6760 goal this year is "Restore Hope" to help those experiencing depression and to help restore good mental health.

The Dresden Rotary Club meets the 2nd through last Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at The Purple Iris.

07/01/2024

Lady Cats Score Season High in Points with Victory over the Pioneers
MCKENZIE. Tenn. - The Bethel Lady Wildcats jumped back into regular season play Saturday hosting Campbellsville- Harrodsburg. It was all Bethel with the Cats winning 91-47. The 91 points were a season high for the Wildcats.
Bethel led 50-31 at the half and iced the game away with a 20-6 margin in the third stanza.
The Lady Cats moved to 7-2 at home on the season and 162-32 all-time in Crisp Arena which opened in 2012. The Lady Pioneers dropped to 1-9.
Bethel had a 46-14 margin in bench points and a 37-19 advantage in rebounds. The Cats forced the Pioneers into 24 turnovers and committed a season low six in the game. Bethel shot 44 percent from the floor and connected on eight three-pointers.
Madison Hart led Bethel with 15 points and a team high six rebounds. Alyia Lee had 12 points while Kyla Taylor followed with 10 points. Fourteen different Wildcats scored in the game.
Carolina Gonzales led the Pioneers with 16 points.
Bethel begins conference play next week with three straight conference road games beginning January 13 at Freed-Hardeman. Campbellsville is next on the 18th and the Lady Cats wrap up the tough three- game road trip at Lindsey Wilson on January 20.
For details, previews, and game info on all three games visit the Bethel Athletic website at www.bethelathletics.com

07/01/2024

Wildcats Begin Second Half of Season with Win over Williams Baptist

Story from Bethel Athletics
Photos by Jeff Washburn

MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Wildcats began the second half of their season in style with an 84-75 win over the visiting Willams Baptist Eagles Thursday night in Crisp Arena.

The Cats moved to 10-5 while Williams Baptist dropped to 8-3 on the year. It was Bethel's fourth straight win.

Bethel is 124-51 all-time in Crisp Arena which opened in 2012.

Bethel led 42-36 at the half and outscored the Eagles 42-39 in the second half to hold on for the victory.

The Wildcats had a commanding 49-25 advantage in rebounds. The Bethel bench and depth were factors with a 32-14 margin. Another key to the win was Bethel's 50-28 margin in points in the paint.

Five Wildcats finished in double figures with Querrion Gadson leading the Cats with 16 points and seven rebounds. Tyler Neely had 13 points and four assists. Brennon Marsh had a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards. Kendan Maddox had 10 points and eight rebounds. Justin Evans finished with 10 points and four assists. Dwight Reed and Ethan Turner each had eight points.

Ben Keton led WBC with 19 points.

The game tipped off the second half of the season for the Wildcats. The Cats travel to Southeast Missouri State Saturday for exhibition action before hosting Welch College on January 8.

The Wildcats then begin MSC play on January 13. The first three games are road games. After traveling to Freed-Hardeman on the 13th, Bethel then faces road games at Campbellsville (18th) and Lindsey Wilson (20th).

Tip-off in the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau is slated for 3 p.m.

07/01/2024

UNION CITY MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR NEW YEARS EVE SHOOTING IN MARTIN

The Martin Police Department has made an arrest in a fatal shooting that occurred at Cadillacs bar in Martin on December 31st.

22 year old Quardarious Davis, of Union City, has been taken into custody and is being held in the Dyer County Jail according to Martin Police Chief Don Teal.

Davis was issued charges of first degree murder, multiple counts of reckless endangerment and unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon.

He will be arraigned in Weakley County General Sessions Court on the pending charges.

The arrest and charges stem from the early morning shooting death of 19 year old Cameron Houston, of Union City, at Cadillac’s Bar in Martin.

The investigation is still ongoing and more arrests may be forthcoming.

Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Martin Police Department or Crimestoppers Tip Line.

06/01/2024

Congratulations to our very own Alise Stafford! She was invited to perform at the half time show of the Citrus Bowl today, so be sure to watch out for her! We are so proud of you Alise!

06/01/2024

3 DHS cheerleaders were selected as All American at UCA Cheer camp and invited to Orlando to cheer at the Citrus Bowl on January 1st at half time. We are so proud of them!

Pictured in their Varsity uniforms in Orlando, left to right: Alivia Workman, Alise Stafford, and Abigail Kibbler

🦁🖤📣💛🦁

06/01/2024

Congratulations to Paisley Pittman, who has achieved 1000 points scored in her high school career!!

05/01/2024

TORNADO DAMAGED HOUSE UNDERGOING DEMOLITION

A house located at 118 Pikeview Street in Dresden that received significant damage in the December 2021 tornado that struck Dresden is currently undergoing demolition. The house owned by Cody and Jennifer Nanney of Sharon has been on the city's demolition list.

02/01/2024

Four quick takeaways as Tennessee football comfortably defeats Iowa in the 2024 Citrus Bowl to cap off the 2023 season.

01/01/2024

One dead after shooting in Martin bar

MARTIN, TENN– Authorities are investigating a shooting in Martin bar on Saturday night, December 30th, that left one dead.

Martin police department responded to a shooting at the Cadillac’s bar, in Martin, Saturday night around 1 in the morning that left one dead.

“I was standing there by the pool tables and we were about to go check out the dance floor area and as we started walking to the double doors to get in all you hear is five or so gunshots pop off,” Angel Navarrete, witness of the incident, says.

Navarrete said he believes the shooting happened near the dance floor area of the bar.

After the gunshots, he says the bar went into a panic.

“Next thing you see is the whole bar freaking out, yelling, running out of every door. Really didn’t know what to do most of the people just laid down, hid behind some pool tables,” Navarrete stated.

As people attempted to escape the bar, Navarrete said the exits became chaotic. “People that were just hiding got trampled on. It was a good pileup of at least fifty people I’d say that were just getting stampeded on, crying. Everyone was freaking out,” Navarrete says.

Navarrete said his initial reaction to the gunshots inside the bar was the thought of a mass shooting.

“At first I thought it was kind of a mass shooting area with all the crazy things you see nowadays. I didn’t think it was just a one on one thing,” he says.

After people ran out of the bar, they met with police outside and informed them someone had been shot.

“Next thing you know there’s about 10 or 12 cops running out with all their pistols out surrounding the bar area,” he adds.

According to a news release from the Martin Police Department, 19-year-old Cameron Houston from Union City was found suffering multiple gunshot wounds and was transferred to the Volunteer Community Hospital.

Later, he died of his injuries, at this time the Martin Police Department have made no arrests and are still looking for a suspect.

01/01/2024

UPDATE: Pleased to report that Georgianna Warren has been located in Florida, and is safe.

PREVIOUSLY:

A has been issued out of Weakley County for a missing 70-year-old woman.

Georgianna Warren was last seen Dec. 29th, wearing red Christmas pants and a gray t-shirt. She may be traveling in a gray 2013 GMC Acadia, with TN tag 172 BCKP.

Georgianna has brown hair and blue eyes. She's 5'3", weighs 250 lbs. She has a medical condition that may impair her ability to return safely without assistance.

If you see Georgianna, or know where she may be, please contact the Weakley Co Sheriff's Office at 731-364-5454, or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

22/12/2023

NEW BRUSH TRUCK FOR DRESDEN

Dresden Fire Department recently took delivery of a new brush truck to replace the truck that was destroyed in the December 10, 2021 tornado.

22/12/2023

Another video coming back toward the Dresden court square along the path of the December 10, 2021 tornado from where it exited Dresden on North Parkway Street and traveling southwestward across the court square damage area and ending as the camera looks toward the area of Kountry Korner at the intersection of Highway 22 and 89, where the tornado entered the city.

22/12/2023

A drone video flying first from north to south across the Dresden court square and then turning and following the path of the December 10, 2021 tornado as it left the court square headed in a northeasterly direction before exiting the City of Dresden.

22/12/2023

New Drone Photos of downtown Dresden Municipal Complex construction progress and path of December 10, 2021 tornado.

17/12/2023

16/12/2023

Downtown Construction Progress

Photos from progress on the Dresden Municipal Complex, Dresden First United Methodist Church, and the completed demolition of Simmons Bank.

Wondering what the real purpose is of the chain link fence covering with a black tarp like material that was erected this past week around the Dresden Municipal Complex construction site?

16/12/2023

Wildcats Give Up Lead but Rally to Beat Bearcats
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Wildcats extended their nine-point (38-29) halftime lead to 12 at 46-34 with 17 minutes left in the second half Thursday afternoon but the visiting Brescia Bearcats rallied to tie the game at 74.
Yassine Zlitni hit two free throws and followed with a basket to give Bethel a 78-74 advantage. The Wildcats would hold to beat the Bearcats 85-81.
The game was played before a packed house in Crisp Arena with hundreds of area school children joining Bethel fans to root on the Wildcats.
Bethel improved to 9-5 while Brescia dropped to 2-3.
The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor while Brescia shot 42 percent. Both teams had chances from the free throw line. Bethel was 18-of-28 while the Bearcats hit 19-of-25 attempts from the stripe. Bethel had a 40-32 margin in rebounding. Bethel had a 33-15 margin in bench points.
Bethel’s Dwight Reed started the game and scored 17 points. Querrion Gadson popped in a team high 18 points. Connor Guthrie came off the bench with 13 points. Zlitni finished in double figures with 11 points.
Taeron Hogg had a game high 26 points for the Bearcats.
Coach Jeff Britt commented, “We knew this would be a tough game. Brescia has a good team. We certainly were not pleased to give up the lead, but our guys found a way to win there at the end. We will give our guys some time off for the holidays and get them back in at the close of the month and be prepared for a good Williams Baptist on January 4. Thanks to the area schools and all those that made it a great atmosphere. Our kids loved it.”

16/12/2023

WREATHS LAID AT VETERANS GRAVES

Story and photos by Jeff Washburn

Saturday was Wreaths Across America Day and approximately 1524 wreaths were placed in Weakley and Obion Counties by local volunteers.

A ceremony was held at Dresden American Legion Post #94 at 11 a.m. featuring a keynote address by Vietnam veteran Joseph W. Wolfe, M.D., the Missing Man Table ceremony by Rolling Thunder members, along with prayer and singing of the national anthem.

Persons present then went to the five cemeteries where wreaths were to be laid this year including East Side Cemetery in Martin, Sunset and Sunrise Cemeteries in Dresden, Woodlawn Cemetery in Sharon, and Beulah Cemetery in Union City. Wreaths placed were sponsored by local organizations and individuals.

Photos are also of the pre-wreath laying ceremony at the Dresden American Legion Post building.

Cemetery Photos are from Sunset Cemetery in Dresden where 517 wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans. Sixty-six wreaths were laid at Sunrise Cemetery in Dresden.

13/12/2023

Here is some video of the tornado that struck Clarksville around 1:35 p.m. Saturday, which was about an hour and half after a EF-1 tornado travelled along a 25.3 mile path through Gibson and Weakley Counties; thankfully resulting in no loss of life.

The Clarksville tornado was an EF-3 classification that had top wind speeds of 150 miles per hour. That tornado resulted in three deaths in Clarksville and 62 injuries.

Raw footage of the tornado practically passing over the the storm chasers as it hit Clarksville, TN today. Footage of power flashes and debris in the air alo...

13/12/2023

Lady Cats Run Win Streak to Ten in a Row with Victory over Bearcats
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The (RV) Bethel Lady Wildcats ran their win streak to ten in a row with a 71-45 victory over the visiting Brescia Bearcats Tuesday night in Crisp Arena. The Cats are 160-32 all-time in the arena which opened in 2012.
Bethel improved to 10-2 while Brescia dropped to 4-6 after losing their fourth straight.
After a somewhat sluggish start that saw Bethel trail 18-15 at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Wildcats found themselves and outscored the Bearcats 24-7 in the second stanza. Alyia Lee came off the Bethel bench and sparked the Cats with 11 of her 13 points. Kalynn Howard was big in the quarter with seven of her 13 points in the quarter as well.
The Cats extended their lead to as many as 26 at one time in the second half and cruised to the win. The Lady Cats knocked down 12 three-pointers in the game. Brescia was just 3-of-21 from outside. The Cats had a commanding advantage in points off the bench at 38-8. The Wildcats had a 39-26 margin in rebounds.
Aniya Patterson joined Howard and Lee in double figures with 11 points. Lindsey Peyton led Brescia with a game high of 15 points.
Coach Chris Nelson shared his thoughts after the game. “I thought we played well at times. The second quarter was a good ten minutes for us. We fell off with our consistency at times in the second half, but we were trying to play some different combinations. Give Brescia credit as well, they played hard and made us work. We will enjoy this for few minutes and get ready for an outstanding Brewton-Parker team that is playing great right now.”
Bethel has a quick turnaround with a Wednesday night affair with (RV) Brewton-Parker. Bethel beat the Barons 57-47 earlier this season in the Faulkner Classic in Montgomery. BPU is coming off an impressive road win at # 24 Freed-Hardeman on Monday.
The Lady Cats are 10-0 all-time versus BPU. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.
Tickets:
Bethel Box Office - Bethel University TN (bethelathletics.com)
Live Stats:
2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule - Bethel University TN (bethelathletics.com)
Live Video:
Wildcat Streaming - Bethel University TN (bethelathletics.com)