Three people were involved in a two car crash Wednesday on Highway 70 west near Smithville.
Trooper Tommy Cooper of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that 74 year old Mary Young of Cookeville was driving west on Highway 70 in a 2002 Mercedes when she pulled into the turning lane and then crossed into the path of another vehicle while turning left onto the old Snow Hill Road. The other vehicle, an eastbound 2009 Ford Escape, was driven by 77 year old Leonard Shively of Cookeville. His wife, 75 year old Mable Shively was a passenger.
Young was taken by DeKalb EMS to DeKalb Community Hospital. The Shively’s were apparently not injured.

It’s time to get your flu shot.
Health care providers are encouraging you to be immunized because it can make a big difference by helping you and others avoid becoming sick.
“As of yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), we have had 15 positive Type B and zero Type A cases of flu since the beginning of school. We have also had 19 positive strep and 10 positive mono tests,” Michiko Martin, Office Manager of the Family Medical Center told WJLE. “We have plenty of flu vaccine available at the Family Medical Center and the Alexandria Family Medical Center – quadrivalent, high dose (for the over 65 population), pediatric (6-35 months), and FluMist,” she said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Tennessee Department of Health recommend annual flu vaccination for everyone over the age of six months. It’s especially important for pregnant women to be vaccinated in order to protect their unborn children. One major challenge for health officials is combatting rumors and myths about flu immunizations. It is important to note: It is not possible for the flu shot to give you the flu.
You can choose from the nasal mist and the traditional flu shot. Check with your healthcare provider to see which option is best for you or your child.
After your flu vaccination, it’s still important to practice good health habits to protect yourself from the flu and other winter viruses, and to prevent spreading them to others if you do get sick. Good health habits include frequent hand washing with soapy water or use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and covering coughs and sneezes with a sleeve or tissue. People who are sick should stay home if at all possible to recover to prevent spreading illness to coworkers, friends and others.
Flu vaccines are widely available across Tennessee from a number of sources and take only a few minutes to receive. Contact your health care provider about flu vaccine locations near you, or visit the Vaccine Finder available at http://flushot.healthmap.org/.

DCHS Homecoming activities begin next week leading up to the football game Friday night, October 17 against Macon County.
During Thursday night’s School Board meeting, DCHS Principal Patrick Cripps extended an invitation for everyone to participate in the various Homecoming events. “Next week is our Homecoming week at DCHS. It will be a very busy week. We would like to invite the public to come out on Thursday night to our bon fire and pep rally. Friday, October 17 is Homecoming and we’ll have our parade as usual. We’ll come around the square and have a pep rally there. We ask the community to come out and join in our pep rally and show our team support,” he said.
Meanwhile, Fall break is set for October 20-31 and Intercession will be Monday through Friday, October 20-24 to give DCHS students a chance to catch up on class work. “As we go into our fall break, we will again have our Intercession that will run October 20 -24th from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Any student that is behind in a class or is failing a class or has failed a class in the past can come in during that time and get their grades up to par or recover a credit,” said Cripps. “If they have failed a class due to absences, they can do what we call “double time for time” to make up those absences. It’s a program that has really helped our graduation rate as well as the after school program. If you (students) don’t have those forms filled out, you need to have those filled out and turned in to Ms.Charlotte Blaylock by Tuesday, October 14. Parents, if you have a student who intends to attend the Intercession please contact Ms. Blaylock at DCHS and get the forms filled out so that if you do need a bus we can get that lined up so your student will have transportation to that program,” he said.
On another event, Cripps said the FBLA Club is seeking support for a children’s book drive that is currently underway. “Our FBLA is doing a book drive for infants to fifth grade. Our intentions are to give out those books free at football games. If anyone would like to participate in that we would greatly appreciate it. You may turn those books in at any school,” said Cripps.
The Book Drive is a joint effort between the local FBLA Chapter and the “Read 20” initiative. The FBLA chapter is competing with all other FBLA chapters in the state. All books will be handed out to local children at home football games. Gently used children’s books will be collected with reading levels from Pre-K to 5th grade. Send your donated books to school with your child. His/her teacher will know what to do with them. The drive will be from Oct. 6th -17th. The FBLA chapter will provide $50 for the winning school’s library! If you have any questions, you may contact DCHS or email at mroberts2@k12tn.net.

The Smithville Elementary School Wildcat Fun Run will be Friday, October 10.
Due to rain in the weather forecast, this year’s Fun Run will be held inside the gym. The event is sponsored by the PTO.
Start times for each grade level is as follows:
8:15 – 8:45 a.m.: ALL Pre-K students
Kindergarten:
8:55 – 9:25 a.m.: Classes of Beth Cantrell, Misty Agee, Bethany Rigsby, and Tanya Howard
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.: Classes of Crystal Young, LeVaughnda Midgett, Janet Trapp, and Layra Crook
10:10 – 10:40 a.m.: Classes of Kristy Williams, Kelly Huling, and Lindsey Bouldin
2nd Grade
10:50 – 11:20 a.m.: Classes of Macy Nokes, Joy Parker, Angela Johnson, and Ashlee Thomason
11:30 – 12:00: Classes of Tiffany Cowart, Allison Rigsby, and Hannah Mummert
1st Grade
12:10 – 12:40 p.m.: Classes of Vicky Duke, Melba Farmer, Leah Magness, and Whitney Brelje
12:50 – 1:20 p.m.: Classes of Chelsea Grissom, Amanda Rhoady, Renee Beaty, and Vicky Hawker
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.: Classes of Christie Young, Kristen Malone, and Heather Shehane

Due to rain in the weather forecast, the 11th Annual Habitat for Humanity Chili Cook-Off and Bake Sale will be at the County Complex on Friday, October 10 from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
It’s chili time and time for you to again support a great cause and decide who makes the best chili in DeKalb County! Come out and cast your vote this Friday, October 10th when Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County hosts its 11th Annual Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale.
You can purchase your bowl for $5.00, eat all the chili you want, and vote for your favorite chili and the best decorated booth. Handmade pottery bowls will be available for $10.00. Delicious baked goods prepared by members of local churches and the DCHS Tiger Pride Bakery will also be for sale.
“There’s a chill in the air, making it a perfect time for everyone to enjoy the Chili Cook-off,” said Tecia Puckett Pryor, a member of the Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County Development Committee. “We hope everyone will come out to enjoy the fun and fellowship. Just last month, we completed our Fifth Habitat home in DeKalb County and are making plans for our sixth house to be built in 2015,” said Pryor. “The Chili Cook-off is an important fundraiser for Habitat and money raised will be used in our ongoing construction costs. We hope that everyone will come out and support this great cause!”
At press time, the teams competing in the Chili Cook-off are “Superhero Chili” from the DeKalb County Board of Education; “Hot Checks Chili” from DeKalb Community Bank; “The Courthouse Gang” from the DeKalb County Officials; “Team MTNG – Cooking with Gas” from Middle Tennessee Natural Gas; “The Bean Counters” from Tom Janney, CPA and Associates; “Just Chilin” from Center Hill Realty; “No Liability Chili” from the DeKalb County Bar Association; and a team from Cumberland Adaptive.
Last year, the “The Courthouse Gang” from the DeKalb County Officials won the “Best Chili” award, with The Inn at Evins Mill receiving 2nd place and Middle Tennessee Natural Gas receiving 3rd place. In the decorating contest, “Storybook Chili” from the DeKalb County Board of Education” won first place honors, with the DeKalb County Officials receiving 2nd place and Indian Creek Baptist Church receiving 3rd place. The 2013 event raised approximately $3,500 for Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity builds and renovates houses in partnership with volunteers and families in need, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.
For more information on the Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale, contact Tecia Puckett Pryor at 597-7370. To contact Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County, call 215-8181.

The Smithville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire early Wednesday morning which may have been triggered by lightning.
“We had a house fire at 807 South Mountain Street, the home of Mrs. Willie Brown Adams at approximately 2:23 a.m.,” said Smithville Fire Chief Charlie Parker.
“Mrs. Adams smelled smoke in the house and called 911 just after a passing thunderstorm”.
“When Smithville Police arrived they helped Mrs. Adams out of the home and noticed flames coming through the roof on the back side of the house.”
“The Smithville Fire Department arrived and extinguished the flames. There was some damage in the attic and to the exterior of the house,” said Chief Parker.
“The fire is still under investigation but it appears that lightning may have played a part in the ignition of this fire,” he said.
No one was injured.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. DeKalb Community Hospital along with the local schools and civic organizations are bringing awareness to this important topic in various ways throughout the month of October. A county-wide ‘Pink-Out’ is scheduled for Friday, October 17th where the public, county schools and businesses are encouraged to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness and our fight against all forms of cancer. County schools are participating in a ‘pink’ jack-o-lantern contest sponsored by DeKalb Community and Stones River Hospitals, and various businesses and organizations have agreed to take the ‘Pinky Swear Dare’ – painting their pinky nails pink throughout the month of October after pledging to get regular mammograms after the age of forty.
“We would like to thank the community and local schools for making this year’s Pink-tober events so very successful,” said Shan Burklow- Marketing Director for DeKalb Community and Stones River Hospitals, “I am humbled by the wonderful and caring people who have volunteered their time to help us spread the word about the importance of early detection and mammograms in the fight against breast cancer. This is such an ugly disease and it has touched everyone in some way. Take this month to remind your friends and family of the importance of weekly self-exams and annual mammograms. Early detection is so very important in the fight against cancer. Hundreds of people across Tennessee have taken the ‘Pinky Swear Dare’ and we hope that hundreds more participate before the month’s end.”
For more ways that your family, business or organization can support the fight against cancer, go to www.relayforlife.org or contact Shan Burklow: sburklow@dchtn.com
Pictured: Nancy Trapp shows off her pink painted pinkies in support of the ‘Pinky Swear Dare’ for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Pictured: DeKalb County is gearing up for the county-wide ‘Pink Out’ supporting Breast Cancer Awareness on Friday, October 17th. Wear pink and show your support of the fight against cancer.

The 9th Annual History Hayride at Edgar Evins State Park will be Saturday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m. Bring your blanket for a hayride back into time as the Friends of Edgar Evins and park staff bring history alive. There will be approximately 10 stops along the route where a cast of colorful characters will reveal the history of the area and its people. Reservations are required and the cost is $15 per person. Reservations are now open .
The History Hayride is the major fundraising event for the Friends of Edgar Evins. Each year a living panorama of people and events is presented that have shaped the communities and history of the park and surrounding areas. Amateur actors and actresses, dressed in period costumes, act out the roles of people and times from years gone by to demonstrate the events and happenings.
A guide on each wagon will provide additional narrative between stops. It is not only entertaining, but an educational experience as well.
Departure and returns will be at the Visitors Center. A circuit will last approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours during which spectators will remain on the wagons. Wagons will leave about every half hour.
This will be the first year that all reservations for the History Hayride will be made on-line at https://www.123signup.com/event?id=yfzx
The new reservation system will make it possible to reserve seats for an individual or a group 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, A Visa or Master Card will be accepted.
For more information call the park office: 931-858-2114 or 800-250-8619, ext. 107 or 102.

A 30 year old woman responsible for the robbery and kidnapping of an elderly man almost a year ago was sentenced for the crimes Friday, October 3 in DeKalb County Criminal Court.
Judge Gary McKenzie presided.
Amanda Gail Maxwell Bain pled guilty to robbery and kidnapping and received a four year sentence in each case as a range one offender. The sentences are to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to another TDOC sentence against her. She was given jail credit from November 6, 2013 to October 3, 2014.
According to Smithville Police, the victim was kidnapped at knifepoint on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in Smithville and then forced to withdraw funds from his bank account at an ATM machine. The man’s abductors later drove him to McMinnville where he made his escape and called police.
The case was investigated by Lieutenant Detective Matt Holmes and Detective Brandon Donnell of the Smithville Police Department.
According to Lieutenant Holmes, Bain telephoned the 81 year old victim, an acquaintance, and asked him to come to her Smithville home to talk with her. The victim, who lived in Warren County, drove to Bain’s home on Fisher Avenue. As he arrived and entered the residence, Bain allegedly attacked the man from behind and forced him at knifepoint (boxcutter) back into his car, a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. As the victim sat on the front passenger seat, Bain drove to ATM machines at two local banks where the man was forced to withdraw cash from his account. Bain allegedly got $300 as a result of the crime.
In an attempt to get more money from the victim at another bank ATM, police believe Bain picked up 31 year old Charles Wayne Reagan of Smithville at her home and the two of them drove the elderly man at knifepoint to McMinnville, according to Detective Donnell. But as they got to McMinnville and stopped at a traffic light, the victim bailed out of the car and escaped. Bain, the driver, got out and ran after him but the victim managed to get to a phone and called 911. McMinnville Police were first alerted but they then contacted the Smithville Police Department. Reagan, who was in the back seat of the victim’s car, got into the front seat and drove away. Police believe he abandoned the vehicle somewhere.
Bain and Reagan later made it back to Smithville and stayed the night at a local motel, apparently in an attempt to hide from police. They returned to Bain’s home on Wednesday, November 6 2013 where police found the two and brought them in for questioning.
Bain and Reagan were co-indicted in April, 2014 for aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and theft over $1,000. Reagan’s case remains pending in court.

A McMinnville woman charged with TennCare fraud was sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court Friday, October 3.
Judge Gary McKenzie presided.
37 year old Julie D. Wright pled guilty to TennCare fraud and received a one year sentence on probation to run concurrent with her Warren County probation in another case. She must give up her TennCare insurance.
Wright was charged in an indictment in April of 2013 with TennCare fraud in connection with obtaining a controlled substance paid for by TennCare, while planning to sell a portion of the drugs. She was apprehended later after eluding authorities for over a year.
In other court cases Friday, 34 year old Nieka Barrett Patton pled guilty to two counts of simple possession of a schedule IV drug. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case suspended to probation. Patton must also pay a drug fine of $2,000. The terms are to run concurrently with each other but consecutive to all current sentences against her.
56 year old Billy Stephen Braswell pled guilty by information to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively. He was fined $150. His supervised probation will end after one year if he has no other violations. Braswell was given jail credit of 33 days.
26 year old Bruce Cantrell pled guilty to sale of a schedule III drug and received a two year sentence but he was granted judicial diversion probation. Cantrell was also fined $2,000.
47 year old Alton David Estes pled guilty to theft over $1,000 and got a four year sentence to serve 30% before his release eligibility date. The sentence is to run concurrently with a Coffee County case against him. He was given jail credit from March 5 through October 3, 2014.
29 year old Danny Prater pled guilty to domestic assault and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on probation to run consecutive to a violation of probation against him.
35 year old Kenny Bly pled guilty by information to sale of a counterfeit substance and received a two year sentence, all suspended to supervised probation. The term is to run consecutive to a six year TDOC sentence against him.
53 year old Tommye Lou Bell pled guilty to sale of a schedule II drug and received a four year sentence all suspended to TDOC probation. She was fined $2,000 and must make restitution of $160 to the sheriff’s department. She must forfeit the pills and money seized by law enforcement.
37 year old Quastaia Braswell pled guilty to initiation of meth and received an eight year sentence on probation upon her completion of a long term treatment program. She was fined $2,000. Braswell was given jail credit of 89 days.
32 year old Elizabeth Chalfant pled guilty to forgery ($1,000-$10,000) and received a two year sentence on supervised probation to run consecutive to a violation of probation against her. She must make restitution of $187 to the victim. Chalfant was given jail credit from June 23 to August 11, 2014.
39 year old Stephen Jason Moore pled guilty to burglary and received a five year sentence to run concurrently with a violation of probation against him in General Sessions Court. He must make restitution of $1,700. Moore was also given jail credit of 53 days.
25 year old Kenneth Roberts, Jr. pled guilty to theft under $500 and theft over $500. He received a sentence of one year in one case and 11 months and 29 days in the other to run concurrently with each other. He must make restitution of $1,776 and he will be on supervised probation.
31 year old Christopher Trent Barnes pled guilty to sale of a schedule II drug and was granted judicial diversion probation for four years. He was fined $2,000.
49 year old Darlene Cantrell pled guilty to attempt to sell a schedule II drug and was granted judicial diversion probation for two years. She was fined $2,000.
38 year old Lynda Neville pled guilty to theft over $1,000 and received a two year TDOC sentence all suspended to probation.
27 year old Philando Fullilove pled guilty to possession of a schedule II drug and received a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days to run consecutive to his parole in another case. He was fined $750.
19 year old Lucas Shane Bogle pled guilty to theft over $1,000 and was granted judicial diversion probation for three years. He will be on supervised probation for two years and if all costs are paid and conditions are met he will be eligible for good behavior probation for the last year. He must make restitution of $6,800.
25 year old Karla Montgomery pled guilty to theft under $500 and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve 75%. The term is to run concurrently with another sentence she is serving. Montgomery was given jail credit from October 3, 2013 to October 3, 2014.
49 year old Ronda Butler pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve 48 hours at the Swain Center in Rutherford County, where she will also attend a DUI class. She will then be on probation. Her fine is $365.
39 year old Kevin Bogle pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to good behavior probation. Bogle was given credit for time served. He was fined $360.
50 year old Tony J. Corley pled guilty by criminal information to two counts of driving under the influence (3rd offense). The sentences are to run concurrently with each other. He must serve 120 days and he will then be on probation. He was fined $1,100 and he will lose his driver’s license for six years.
33 year old Ronald Collins pled guilty by information to reckless driving and received a six month sentence all suspended to CPS probation. The term is to run concurrent with a Warren County case against him.
30 year old Mindy Magouirk pled guilty to driving on a suspended license. She received a six month suspended sentence and was fined $50. She will be on supervised probation.