An inmate was found with a prohibited weapon inside the jail last week.
43 year old Morris Edward Knowles of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon inside a penal institution. He is an inmate at the DeKalb County Jail. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court January 31.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, January 23 Morris had a weapon made from a razor handle and a nail. The item could have been used to stab someone. It was found inside Knowles’ sock, while he was being patted down before a shakedown.
44 year old John Michael Turner of East Main Street, Smithville is charged with a second offense of driving under the influence and disorderly conduct. He was further issued a citation for violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance). His bond totals $7,500 and he will be in court on February 14.
Sheriff Ray said that on Wednesday, January 23 the sheriff’s office received a call that someone had been blowing their car horn for some time on A.B. Frazier Road. Upon arrival, the officer found Turner’s vehicle in a ditch. Turner was present and his keys were in the ignition. Turner had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and he was unsteady on his feet. Turner refused to submit to a field sobriety task because he was too unsteady. Turner was declared an habitual offender on December 5, 1996 in DeKalb County. He was placed under arrest and brought to the jail for booking. Turner did submit to a blood test but at the hospital he initially began cussing and became very loud and disorderly, refusing to do what the officer asked him to do. Turner allegedly made threatening gestures toward personnel checking him into the hospital.
28 year old Brandon Lynn Tallent of West Main Street, Smithville and 20 year old Shelly Renae Newby of Anthony, Avenue Smithville are each charged with theft of property under $500 and two counts of theft of property over $1,000. Bond for each totals $21,500 and they will be in court on February 14.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, January 19 Tallent and Newby allegedly took three tractor trailer starters and a cast iron intake from property on the Old Snow Hill Road. The items are valued at more than $1,000. Newby admitted to an officer that she and Tallent had taken items from this property on several occasions.
The next day on Sunday, January 20, Tallent and Newby allegedly took two trailers and small gasoline engines from the same property on the Old Snow Hill Road. These items are valued at more than $1,000. Newby admitted to an officer that she and Tallent had taken these items.
Meanwhile on Friday, January 25, Tallent and Newby went back to the same location and allegedly took val covers, a gas tank, an intake, and struts. These items are valued at less than $500. They were found in the back of Tallent’s vehicle after an officer pulled him over on a traffic stop. Newby admitted to the officer that she and Tallent had taken these items.
40 year old Sergio Sanchez of Kendra Drive, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $3,000 and he will be in court on February 14. He was also issued citations for no valid drivers license, violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance), improper backing, and violation of the implied consent law.
Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, January 26, Sanchez was involved in a two vehicle crash in the parking lot of Handle Bars II on Sparta Highway. The investigating officer found that Sanchez had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person and his eyes were blood shot. He was unsteady on his feet. Saying he was too drunk, Sanchez refused to submit to field sobriety tasks and blood tests. He was placed under arrest and brought to the jail for booking.
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James Franklin Booth
86 year old James Franklin Booth of Ohio and a longtime resident of the Jefferson Community died Saturday at Heritage Court in Hilliard, Ohio. He was a machinist with Ohio Blue Tip Matches and a member of the Mt. View The Baptist Church. The funeral will be Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Michael Hale will officiate and burial will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. Booth was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace Eugene and Ida Mae Pyles Booth and his wife, Lula Mae Booth. He is survived by children, Pam and husband Jerry Adkins of Galloway, Ohio; Frank and wife Joan Booth of Oxford, Michigan; and Mike Booth and Joyce of London, Ohio. Special dad to Dale Booth of Medina, Ohio. Grandchildren, Lori and husband Billy Delong, Julie and husband Ryan Jagoda, Joseph Booth, Courtney and husband Jessie Fawcet, Jeremy and wife Erica Adkins, Katie and husband Bill Durham, Suzanne Jones, Christy Morrow, Jamie Booth, Jody Booth, and Josh and Jason Satterfield. Six great grandchildren, Ashley Rarrick, Timmy Delong, Anna Jagoda, Jason Jagoda, James Fawcet, and Loraine Durham. A brother, Walter Booth of Kilbuck, Ohio. Sister-in-law, Wilma Judkins and brother-in-law Tommy Judkins of Smithville. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to the charity of your choice, in lieu of flowers.
Helen Ann Vance
60 year old Helen Ann Vance of Smithville died Saturday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a Baptist and a machine operator at Walker Manufacturing. The funeral will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. B.J. Thomason will officiate and burial will be in the Ervin Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tommy and Sudie Hicks Anderson; husband, Kenneth Vance; two sisters, Pat Wyatt and Lois Steward; two brothers, Lester Anderson and Sammy Anderson; and a nephew, Delmer Junior Anderson. She is survived by two sons, Michael Vance and Comer Vance of Smithville. Two sisters, Virginia and husband Alfred Ervin of Smithville and Linda and husband Jim Romines of Woodbury. Two brothers, Delmar Anderson of Sparta and Marc Anderson of Livingston. One granddaughter, Allison and husband Joe Edge of Smithville. Two great grandchildren, Makya Edge and Makinna Edge of Smithville along with several other nieces, nephews, and friends. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Ruthie M. Page
72 year old Ruthie M. Page of Smithville died Saturday evening at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday until time of service at 11:00 a.m. She was preceded in death by her parents Verbal and Reba Jones Hayes; and daughter Teresa Page. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, W.J. Page of Smithville; son, Glen and Cynthia Page, and daughter Cindy and Sam Chessor, all of Smyrna. Three grandchildren, Sara and Jacob Page, and Lindsey Chessor, all of Smyrna. Step-mother, Elene Hayes of Smithville. Three half brothers, Grady and Diane Taylor of Crossville, Paul and Wanda Taylor, and Ricky Taylor all of Smithville. Two half sisters, Margaret and Wendall Judkins, Freta and Sonny Whaley, all of Smithville. One step-brother, Carlton Miller of Smithville, and one step-sister, Carlene and Hughes Hearst of Georgia. Several other nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
James Franklin Booth
86 year old James Franklin Booth of Ohio and a longtime resident of the Jefferson Community died Saturday at Heritage Court in Hilliard, Ohio. He was a machinist with Ohio Blue Tip Matches and a member of the Mt. View The Baptist Church. The funeral will be Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Michael Hale will officiate and burial will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. Booth was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace Eugene and Ida Mae Pyles Booth and his wife, Lula Mae Booth. He is survived by children, Pam and husband Jerry Adkins of Galloway, Ohio; Frank and wife Joan Booth of Oxford, Michigan; and Mike Booth and Joyce of London, Ohio. Special dad to Dale Booth of Medina, Ohio. Grandchildren, Lori and husband Billy Delong, Julie and husband Ryan Jagoda, Joseph Booth, Courtney and husband Jessie Fawcet, Jeremy and wife Erica Adkins, Katie and husband Bill Durham, Suzanne Jones, Christy Morrow, Jamie Booth, Jody Booth, and Josh and Jason Satterfield. Six great grandchildren, Ashley Rarrick, Timmy Delong, Anna Jagoda, Jason Jagoda, James Fawcet, and Loraine Durham. A brother, Walter Booth of Kilbuck, Ohio. Sister-in-law, Wilma Judkins and brother-in-law Tommy Judkins of Smithville. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to the charity of your choice, in lieu of flowers.
Helen Ann Vance
60 year old Helen Ann Vance of Smithville died Saturday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a Baptist and a machine operator at Walker Manufacturing. The funeral will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. B.J. Thomason will officiate and burial will be in the Ervin Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tommy and Sudie Hicks Anderson; husband, Kenneth Vance; two sisters, Pat Wyatt and Lois Steward; two brothers, Lester Anderson and Sammy Anderson; and a nephew, Delmer Junior Anderson. She is survived by two sons, Michael Vance and Comer Vance of Smithville. Two sisters, Virginia and husband Alfred Ervin of Smithville and Linda and husband Jim Romines of Woodbury. Two brothers, Delmar Anderson of Sparta and Marc Anderson of Livingston. One granddaughter, Allison and husband Joe Edge of Smithville. Two great grandchildren, Makya Edge and Makinna Edge of Smithville along with several other nieces, nephews, and friends. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Ruthie M. Page
72 year old Ruthie M. Page of Smithville died Saturday evening at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday until time of service at 11:00 a.m. She was preceded in death by her parents Verbal and Reba Jones Hayes; and daughter Teresa Page. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, W.J. Page of Smithville; son, Glen and Cynthia Page, and daughter Cindy and Sam Chessor, all of Smyrna. Three grandchildren, Sara and Jacob Page, and Lindsey Chessor, all of Smyrna. Step-mother, Elene Hayes of Smithville. Three half brothers, Grady and Diane Taylor of Crossville, Paul and Wanda Taylor, and Ricky Taylor all of Smithville. Two half sisters, Margaret and Wendall Judkins, Freta and Sonny Whaley, all of Smithville. One step-brother, Carlton Miller of Smithville, and one step-sister, Carlene and Hughes Hearst of Georgia. Several other nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
DeKalb Jobless Rate Increases to 7.3% in December
The DeKalb County unemployment rate for December was 7.3%, up from 6.9% in November but below the 7.9% rate in December 2011.
The local labor force for December 2012 was 9,600. A total of 8,890 were employed and 700 were unemployed.
DeKalb County’s unemployment rate was fourth lowest among the fourteen counties of the Upper Cumberland Region.
Here’s how they ranked from highest to lowest:
Pickett County: 12.7%
Van Buren County: 11.2%
White County: 11%
Clay County: 10%
Jackson County: 9.6%
Fentress County: 9.2%
Cumberland County: 9.2%
Warren County: 8.4%
Smith County: 7.5%
Overton County: 7.4%
DeKalb County: 7.3%
Putnam County: 7.1%
Macon County: 7%
Cannon County: 5.9%
County unemployment rates for December 2012 show the rate decreased in two counties and increased in 93 primarily due to normal seasonal employment declines. County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted and reflect seasonal employment changes from month to month.
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for December remained constant from the November revised rate of 7.6 percent. The national unemployment rate for December 2012 was 7.8 percent, also unchanged from the previous month.
The state unemployment rate is seasonally adjusted while the county unemployment rates are not. 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 economic time series.
Knox County had the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate of 5.7 percent, up from 5.2 percent in November. Davidson County was 6.2 percent, up from 5.7 percent. Hamilton County was 7.2 percent, up from 6.4 percent, and Shelby County was 8.7 percent, up from 7.8 percent in November.
Louise Vandergriff
91 year old Louise Vandergriff of Watertown, died Thursday. Born in Dekalb County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Robert Ellis and Annie Myrtle Yates Ellis. She was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Vandergriff and by her brothers, Glen and J.C. Ellis. She was a member of the Watertown First United Methodist Church and retired after 30 years from Alexandria Workwear. She is survived by a niece, Betty (Gary) Mullican of Lebanon; nephew, Gene Vandergriff of Nashville; great nephew, Donald (Cynthia) Mullican of Lebanon; 2 great great nephews, Jonathan and Matthew Mullican; sisters-in-law, Effie Lee Ellis of Smithville and Flora Ellis of Murfreesboro; special friends and caregivers, Linda Stephens, Lisa Williamson and Judy Davis. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Rodger McCann will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. till 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. till the service time on Saturday. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery in Liberty. Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown is in charge of the arrangements.
Louise Vandergriff
91 year old Louise Vandergriff of Watertown, died Thursday. Born in Dekalb County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Robert Ellis and Annie Myrtle Yates Ellis. She was preceded in death by her husband, L.C. Vandergriff and by her brothers, Glen and J.C. Ellis. She was a member of the Watertown First United Methodist Church and retired after 30 years from Alexandria Workwear. She is survived by a niece, Betty (Gary) Mullican of Lebanon; nephew, Gene Vandergriff of Nashville; great nephew, Donald (Cynthia) Mullican of Lebanon; 2 great great nephews, Jonathan and Matthew Mullican; sisters-in-law, Effie Lee Ellis of Smithville and Flora Ellis of Murfreesboro; special friends and caregivers, Linda Stephens, Lisa Williamson and Judy Davis. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Rodger McCann will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. till 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. till the service time on Saturday. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery in Liberty. Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown is in charge of the arrangements.