The three are believed to have entered the park sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning and spray-painted vulgar graffiti on the amphitheater and playground equipment. Vance King Davenport, Vera Bell Davenport, Jimmy Dodd, Emily Durham, Tony Durso, DeKalb County voters helped elect a new State Senator. 1 arrested in alleged Bristol, Va. stabbing Crime / 1 hour ago. Qualifying deadlineNoon February 15 Meanwhile Tad Webb became the new Assistant Principal at DeKalb Middle School. We had received information that methamphetamine has been coming up here from Georgia and not only into our county but also other places in the state, Sheriff Ray continued. *9:35 a.m. Trent Colwell of the Smithville Church of the Nazarene (The Living Word) City seats up for grabs, pending any resignations/vacancies, are: In Smithville the Mayor and two aldermen seats; in Dowelltown three aldermen seats; in Liberty the Mayor and five aldermen seats; and in Alexandria the Mayor and three aldermen seats. The CDBG funding will be used for commercial faade improvements for downtown Smithville including new awnings and signs, painting, windows and doors, brick repair and other upgrades. Wheeler is the son of Kim Wheeler and the late Scott Wheeler and Atnip is the daughter Jessica and Chris Higgins and Jason and Karen Atnip. Others who assisted included the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and volunteers from Florida and Georgia including the CUE Center for Missing Persons who brought in cadaver dogs. The officer asked Deskins to step out of the vehicle and while he complied Deskins had a difficult time exiting the truck and he stumbled. *The DeKalb County High School Football Program received an extra $10,000 thanks to Tennessee Titans Quarterback Marcus Mariota and the NFL. *A memorial service was held Sunday, July 9 for a Liberty man who was killed by a CSX train in Murfreesboro on Friday, June 16. 4:00 P.M. A perfect attendance award was presented to Clayton Hoyle who has never missed a day of school, left early, or been tardy during his entire four years of high school. J.W. Cannon: 3.1% A Byrdstown man and Smithville woman believed to have been responsible for a recent rash of burglaries and thefts from a Nashville Highway storage unit business in DeKalb County have been arrested after an investigation by a Sheriff's Department Detective. We love the Grand Ole Opry. Although the city has been approved for $433,790 in grant funds, Farley said more money will need to be put into the project but not from the City of Smithville. 8:55 A.M. *Multi-GRAMMY nominees and three-time International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year Dailey & Vincent were formally inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night. *Retired Chancery Court Chancellor Vernon Neal of Cookeville, who served this area as a state legislator and then as a judge in the 13th Judicial District (which includes DeKalb County) for many years, died Friday, March 3 at the age of 85. The home of the Blue Raiders. The vehicle overturned and came to rest on its top. And a man indicted for 1st degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend in DeKalb County almost three years ago was sentenced to 20 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction after pleading guilty to 2nd degree murder. From I-40 take exit 268 at State Hwy. Two people were arrested during a routine traffic stop by the sheriffs department last week. His bond is $2,500. I cant really describe how I am feeling. She will be working out of the central office. Petition dateAvailable now Murphy was also unsteady on her feet. Vanatta and Dean began their fifth terms. The Preaching Ministry of Toy Lawson of the Peoples Pentecostal Church Layla L. Walker WJLE Radio. Billings was 14 years old when he died and would have been a senior this year. No one was hurt. There are two houses on that property and a total of over five acres. Bond for Brewsaugh is $7,500. Albert Taylor, Buddy Taylor, Cora Taylor, Ruth Taylor, U.B. SCWS will provide operation of the transfer station, hauling, and disposal of DeKalb Countys household garbage at the Rhea County Landfill in Dayton, Tennessee, which is operated by Santec Environmental Inc. The bid was for SCWS to operate the transfer station; to provide two employees; a scale operator; an equipment operator; to furnish the equipment to load the trucks; to pay all utilities at the transfer station; and to do the transfer station billing. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical technique that eliminates the influences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools and other recurring seasonal events from an economic times series. A Dropbox is also located on the outside wall of the county offices section at the county complex building (where the Trustees Office is located) for your convenience after hours or on weekends. * 33 year old Michael Zennie Dial II from Clarksville lost his life during an officer involved shooting in White County after leading law enforcement on a pursuit from Smithville to Sparta Thursday, April 13. Police responded to Food Lion in reference to a shoplifter and made contact with Evans who was loading groceries in a van. *8:00 a.m. Elder Ricky Arnold of the New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church (The Firm Foundation) *Pageant winners at the DeKalb County Fair: There is no rush to this. Some grease caught on fire. He was taken to Cookeville Regional Hospital, where he died eight days later surrounded by his family. Although the countys landfill remains open it is close to capacity and except for commercial solid waste all other county garbage is now coming to the transfer station. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court June 30. A Franklin man is free on bond after police arrested him for peeping over the bathroom stalls in the women's restroom at King's Bowl. *A first grade teacher at Smithville Elementary School was named DeKalb County Teacher of the Year and received the John Isabell Memorial Award Tuesday night, April 11 during the tenth annual Teacher of the Year banquet at the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church. Zoe P. Cripps *Amanda Dakas is the new Principal at DeKalb Middle School. The center was closed as a result of low attendance of participants who live in the Town of Liberty along with the expense of operation to the Town of Liberty, Patty Ray, Director of the Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability told WJLE. *A man who was shot after drawing a weapon on two officers of the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department over four years ago was sentenced Tuesday, June 20 in DeKalb County Criminal Court. Nickerson Jean-Baptiste, Church Hill, 36, and Djuan Anthony Lewis, Kingsport, 47, were taken into custody without incident early on . Da Nang Weather. We would do some outside work, putting in a driveway and making parking improvements but for the most part that house is ready to go with visibility to Highway 70, said Farley. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court June 30. *A Cookeville man, Christopher Todd Montgomery, who failed to stop at a THP checkpoint in DeKalb County and then led State Troopers on a pursuit before crashing at Baxter in March. Through Motlow Colleges dual enrollment program , high school students like Redmon can earn college credits while still enrolled in high school. By: Dwayne Page. *3:30 pm. Sheriff Ray said that on February 25 a deputy spotted a white Ford F-150 traveling east on West Broad Street driven by Tucker. There is an adjacent lot to it we would probably purchase along with that which makes for a good size to provide sufficient parking and open space. Gainesboro native Sam Stout was elected to the position at a meeting of Jamboree board on Thursday night, February 9. He ran the course in 17:34. The contract will probably have terms that require that the house be a recovery home for at least seven years. Sheriff Ray said that on September 22 this man tried to cash a forged check in the amount of $2,070.52, at Liberty State Bank in Liberty, from Cedar City RV. Stetson L. Agee Ed Gass, Melvin Green, Ruth Greer, Royce L. Givens, Jr., John Paul Grubb, Leonard Gwyn, Jr. No injuries were reported. I want to commend my officers and detectives for getting on this case and making an arrest quickly, said Chief Collins. The two condos on each of the first and second floors were spared any fire damage because of the concrete floors in between each level of the building but there was some smoke and water damage there. A mother, serving an eight year sentence for aggravated child neglect in the 2015 death of her 23 month old son , was denied parole. The presentation was made by Cheer Coaches Amanda Fuller and Sonya House. Connor H. Vance , the. FAX: 615 597-6025 *The Smithville Police and Fire Departments paid tribute Monday night, January 9 to a man who risked his own life to save a 23 month old child during a mobile home fire in December, 2016 at 1276 South Mountain Street. Ferrell died after a tree he was cutting fell on him. Phillips, who won the title for the first time last year, took home the Berry C. Williams Memorial Award again this year after the Grand Finale Fiddle-Off between the best Junior and Senior Fiddler. All three White County officers injured during the pursuit were later released from the hospital. The program gives students the chance to seamlessly transition from high school to college. In each case, Sheriff Ray explained what was stolen as follows: *January 5, a storage unit was broken into, and items stolen included several tools, a 40-inch Smart television, plates and antique chairs. After firefighters arrived, Lieutenant John Poss of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department rescued the 4 year old child. Billings was indicted for the crime in November. Tennessee Titans Quarterback Marcus Mariota paid a visit to DCHS with a gift of $10,000. WJLA is the local ABC affiliate for the greater Washington DC area. Mr. Campbell holds the record for longest length of service on the County Committee in Tennessee, and maybe even the nation! Bryan C. Cook Estes on behalf of the Smithville Police and Smithville Fire Departments we want to present you this plaque. - A football player from Tennessee who announced he was a "walk on commit" to Arkansas State University has been arrested for murder. The persons you honor or remember do not necessarily have to have suffered from cancer. Members of the DeKalb County Highway Department, Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, TDOT and city public works department employees, emergency management, and other volunteers sprung into action with chainsaws and other cutting tools and equipment to remove the debris blocking county roads and state highways. Brownie Haley, Frances Akin Haley, Wiley Hancock, Lucille Harris, Bobbye Harrison, Esker Harrison, Eva Harrison, Edward Hobson, Ronnie Hobson, Gary Holman, Elby Howard, Kenneth Howard, Get the full analysis behind how media bias impacts breaking news. 12:00 NOON *The county is turning a portion of the solid waste operation over to a private company. May stood before Judge Gary McKenzie in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 and entered a plea to attempted aggravated child neglect, a Class B felony, and received an eight year sentence as a range I mitigated offender to serve at least 20% before parole eligibility. The construction, which began in early March 2017, is now in full operation. As freshmen they came in as role players and started as sophomores. The truck, still hauling the trailer, veered off the highway, went down an embankment, and lodged in the tree line. A variety of drugs were bought during this operation including Xanax, Hydrocodone, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Subutex, and others, he said. In other cases, 25-year-old Andrade Ricardo Angulo of McMinnville, is charged with sexual battery. Lindsey Wilson is a member of the Mid-South Conference of the NAIA. His future plans after graduating is to attend college and pursue his goal of becoming a physician. While unemployment rates remain near historically low levels in many counties, there are still areas that need our assistance, Phillips said. Voter registration deadlineJuly 3 Tennessee Gov. DeKalb County tourism surges. Email: wjle@dtccom.net After discovering her missing Sunday morning, McCrays friends called 911. 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