The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has charged two Green Hill men with the theft of a 2001 Honda 400 EX 4 Wheeler taken August 21st from a residence on Jacobs Pillar Road.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says 42 year old Dewey Randolph and 20 year old Curtis A. Lloyd both of 625 Ruth Hildreth Road, Smithville are each charged with one count of theft of property over $1,000.
The residence has a Smithville address but is actually just across the county line in Warren County.
Sheriff Ray says the Warren County Sheriff’s Office recently contacted the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department after recovering the 4 wheeler at the residence of the two men. A further investigation led to the charges against them by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
Bond for both is set at $1,000 each.

Early Voting begins Monday for the DTC Communications’ election of directors.
Directors will be elected in three exchanges, including the Alexandria (529), Liberty (536), and Smithville (215/597) exchanges.
Incumbents Bennie Curtis and Randy Campbell are running unopposed in the Alexandria and Liberty exchanges, respectively.
The Smithville exchange is represented by four candidates: Incumbent Paul Cantrell and three who qualified by petition – Freddy N. Colvert, Ronald Garrison, and Vester Parsley, Jr.
Voting for directors will take place at the cooperative’s annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 16 and during early voting Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 11-13.
Only DTC members may vote, and each member must present identification. For a single membership, only that individual may vote. Either member of a joint membership may vote, but not both. In the case of a business membership, a business affidavit is required.
The early voting schedule and locations are as follows:
Early Voting Hours: Monday, Sept. 11 ? Noon to 7 p.m.,Tuesday, Sept. 12 ? Noon to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13 ? 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Early Voting Locations: Kenneth Sandlin Building, DeKalb County Fairgrounds, Alexandria, Gordonsville Clinic/DTC Conference Room, 126 JMZ Drive, Gordonsville, DeKalb County Courthouse, Room 100, 1 Public Square, Smithville, DTC Training Center (formerly Woodbury phone store), located beside the DTC Customer Service Center, Woodbury
On Saturday, Sept. 16, gates to the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria will open at 11:45 a.m., with voting from noon until 4 p.m. The business meeting will begin at 4 p.m. or once the last person in line at that time has voted.
For additional guidelines regarding membership and voting, refer to the by-laws section of any DTC phone directory, or call DTC at 615-529-2955.

The National Federation of Independent Business, Tennessee?s leading small-business advocacy group, today announced its endorsement of incumbent Mae Beavers in Senate District 17. Beavers has been a strong supporter of small business, registering an 80 percent NFIB Voting Record.
?Mae Beavers is a consistent friend of small business who votes on principle,? NFIB/Tennessee State Director Gary Selvy said. ?Her small-business constituents know where she stands on key issues, and they are eager for her to return to Nashville to vote for free enterprise. Mae Beavers is clearly the choice for District 17 small-business owners who are seeking pro-growth policies and less government intrusion.?
?I look forward to continuing my work with the NFIB, as we work to keep Tennessee friendly to small business by making sure there is no state income tax and by keeping regulations and fees off small businesses,? Sen. Beavers said.
NFIB?s endorsement is a key one for Beavers. Small-business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB has pledged to Beavers that it will activate its grassroots network on her behalf.
Beavers is vice chair of the Senate Environment, Conservation and Tourism Committee, secretary of the Environment Committee and a member of the Transportation and Government Operations committees. Senate District 17 encompasses Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon and Smith counties, as well as part of Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson counties. The general election will be held Nov. 7.
NFIB?s political support is based on the candidate?s position and record on small-business issues. Mae Beavers? endorsement comes from the NFIB/Tennessee SAFE (Save America?s Free Enterprise) Trust, the political action committee for NFIB/Tennessee?s membership. The endorsement brings the considerable grassroots support of Tennessee?s small-business owners to the Mae Beavers campaign.

A 39 year old man was arrested early Thursday morning after a county deputy found in his possession a large number of pills.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says Roger Tremain Rapp of 261 Kings Court Lane, Smithville is charged with possession of a schedule II drug for resale (dilaudid) and possession of a schedule II drug for resale (soma).
His bond was set at $50,000 and he will appear in General Sessions Court on Thursday, September 21st. He is currently free on bond.
Sheriff Ray says while on patrol, the deputy pulled into the parking area of Sligo Marina and came across a 1992 Infinity parked just beneath the Sligo Bridge. Upon further investigation, the officer looked in the car and saw a man and a woman, both nude, who appeared to be passed out.
The officer awakened the man, but before Rapp was allowed to put on his shorts, the deputy conducted a search to make sure there weren’t any weapons in the man’s clothing. The officer found a total of nine soma pills and an unlabeled bottle containing fifty seven and a half pills of K-4 dilaudid in the pockets of the man’s shorts.
The woman was not charged.
Sheriff Ray says Rapp’s car has been seized along with a total of $928.39 also found in his clothing. He says the Tennessee Department of Revenue will be contacted for collection of sales tax on the drugs.