The bodies of a man and woman were found Sunday afternoon inside a mobile home on South Judkins Lane, Smithville in the Jefferson Community
Sheriff Patrick Ray told WJLE that Central Dispatch received the call at 2:16 p.m. and deputies arrived at 2:28 p.m. and found the two bodies inside the mobile home. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Department were summoned to the scene along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the District Attorney General’s Office, and the County Medical Examiner Investigator.
The deceased have been identified as 51 year old Douglas Ray Ferrell and 45 year old Angel Dawn Ferrell. The bodies have been sent for an autopsy.
No other information was immediately released.

A Sunday evening fire has left a DeKalb County family homeless.
The residence of Nathan and Kim Hale at 5093 Lower Helton Road near Alexandria was destroyed by the blaze which was reported at 6:02 p.m. about an hour after the family had left to attend a church service in Carthage. The owner of the home is Garland Hale.
DeKalb County Fire Chief Donny Green told WJLE that a neighbor spotted the fire and reported it but the home was fully engulfed in flames and could not be saved. All the family’s belongings were lost in the blaze. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
Members of the Liberty, Main Station, and Cookeville Highway stations of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department responded along with the tanker truck. The Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid backup with a fire truck and manpower.
Members of the Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.
There were no injuries.

A man lost his life in a lawn mowing accident Sunday afternoon on Askin Lane in the Austin Bottom area of DeKalb County.
Central dispatch received the call at 4:08 p.m. and a deputy responded.
Sheriff Patrick Ray told WJLE that the man was on a standard size riding mower when the accident occurred as he was mowing his yard. The man was found dead about 40 feet down an embankment by his yard.
DeKalb EMS responded along with the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad and the County Fire Department. The man’s name has not been released.

The DeKalb County Tigers fell to the Warren County Pioneers 26-10 in the season opener at McMinnville Friday night.
All the scoring in the game was in the 1st half.
The Pioneers marched down field on their first drive going 66 yards to score on a 23 yard quarterback keeper by Isaiah Grayson. The 2 point conversion attempt failed but Warren County led 6-0 with 7:26 left in the 1st period.
After Bradley Miller returned the pigskin to the Pioneer 40 yard line on the ensuing kick-off, the Tigers capped the drive on a 31 yard field goal by Andrew Fuson to cut Warren County’s lead to 6-3 with 3:18 left in the 1st period.
The Pioneers recovered a mishandled DeKalb County punt at the Tiger 28 yard line and drove for another score as Eathan Cowan took it in from one yard out. The conversion attempt failed but Warren County led 12-3 with 10:36 left in the 2nd period.
DeKalb County’s Bradley Miller returned the ensuing kick to the 20 yard line of the Pioneers. Miller then capped the drive on a 2 yard touchdown run with 8:31 left in first half. Andrew Fuson tacked on the extra point and DeKalb County trailed 12-10.
The Pioneers extended their lead on a 10 yard touchdown run by Ja’Terrius Rozier with 3:38 left in the 2nd period capping a 68 yard drive. The conversion attempt failed but Warren County led 18-10.
The last score of the game came with 40 seconds left until halftime as Pioneer quarterback Isaiah Grayson scrambled on what looked to be a passing play but raced into the endzone from 27 yards out capping an 81 yard drive. Rozier scored on the 2 point conversion to give Warren County a 26-10 lead which was also the final score of the game.
DeKalb County will travel to Baxter next Friday night, August 25 to take on the Upperman Bees. WJLE will have LIVE coverage at 7:00 p.m.

If you plan to view the solar eclipse Monday you must obtain a pair of eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers, which must meet an international safety standard, otherwise you risk causing damage to your eyes.
NASA recommends checking the safety and authenticity of eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers to make sure they meet all the following:
• Have certification information with a designated ISO 12312-2 international standard.
• Have the manufacturer’s name and address printed somewhere on the product.
• Have no scratched or damaged lenses.
Do not use homemade filters.
Ordinary sunglasses — even very dark ones — should not be used as a replacement for eclipse-viewing glasses or handheld solar viewers.
With counterfeit eclipse glasses hitting the market, NASA and the American Astronomical Society suggest that consumers purchase products only from a list of verified brands and vendors to ensure safe viewing.
The American Astronomical Society says a number of manufacturers have certified that their eclipse glasses and handheld solar viewers meet the ISO 12312-2 international standard for such products.
Some eclipse glasses and handheld solar viewers come with warnings that users shouldn’t look at the sun through them for more than three minutes at a time and that they should be discarded if they are more than three years old. Be sure to read and follow any instructions printed on or packaged with the item.
According to the American Astronomical Society, you must cover your eyes with your eclipse glasses or solar viewer before looking at the sun. After looking at the sun, turn away and then remove your filter. Do not remove it while looking at the sun.
If you are viewing the eclipse within the path of totality, remove your eclipse glasses or solar viewer only when the moon completely blocks the sun and the sky suddenly darkens. Enjoy this rare and striking experience of totality. But as soon as the sun’s bright face begins to reappear, cover your eyes again with the eclipse glasses or solar viewer to look at the remaining partial phases.
Outside the path of totality, you must always use safe eclipse glasses or a solar viewer to look directly at the sun.
Remember to always supervise children using eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers.
Looking at the sun without eclipse glasses or solar viewers can cause eclipse blindness or retinal burns,.Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun.”
If you normally wear eyeglasses, the American Astronomical Society says to keep them on and put your eclipse glasses on over them or hold your handheld viewer in front of them.

A Smithville couple has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal electricity from their neighbor.
43 year old Steve Franklin Mabe Jr. and 37 year old Martha Conger Hale who reside on Charity Lane were arrested on Friday, August 11 and charged with theft of services and vandalism. Mabe was also charged with trespassing and reckless endangerment.
In the case against Hale, Smithville Police report that on Friday, July 28 Smithville Electric System received an alarm that showed the meter at Hale’s residence on Charity Lane had been pulled off of the electrical box. Police were informed by Smithville Electric that the electrical meter box was bypassed with foreign wires not supplied or installed by the company and that Hale had vandalized the meter and stolen electricity.
Smithville Police were also advised that Mabe had been seen digging a ditch to his neighbor’s property in order to connect an electrical wire to the power source of his neighbor’s air conditioning unit. Upon arrival, police observed the trench that had been dug approximately 30 feet onto the neighbor’s property and the wire run to the air conditioning unit. In order to disconnect the wire, the unit had to be taken apart.
Smithville Electric System was called to disconnect the wire from the air conditioning unit and to pull up the wire that extended from the victim’s property into Mabe’s yard. Mabe did not have permission to be on his neighbor’s property or to dig the trench. Investigators concluded that Mabe knowingly placed the victims in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury by creating a fire hazard. Mabe’s bond is $12,500. The bond for Hale is $5,500. Their court date is August 31.
34 year old Johnny Lynn Devault was cited for trespassing and shoplifting from Wal-Mart on Saturday, August 12. On May 2, Devault signed a form prohibiting him from being on the property of Wal-Mart but he was spotted at the store on August 12. Devault had on him an item that he had not paid for that belonged to Wal-Mart. His court date is August 31.
29 year old Lynette Eileen Hawkins was arrested on Saturday, August 12 for driving under the influence. Police responded to a reported wreck with no injuries but upon speaking with the driver of the vehicle, Hawkins, it was determined that no accident had occurred. The officer smelled the odor of alcohol coming from Hawkins’ person. She was unsteady on her feet and her speech was slurred. She submitted to field sobriety tasks but she became unruly and refused to finish the tasks. She was then taken into custody. Her bond is $1,500 and her court date is August 31.

The DeKalb County Youth Dove Hunt will be held Monday, September 4 at the farm of Gene Young.
Registration will be from 1:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. followed by the hunt from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
TWRA Officer Joe Fortner said the hunt is open to youth ages 9 to 17 who have completed the hunter education course. Be sure to bring ammo, plugged shotgun, glasses, ear protection, stool/bucket.
Must be hunter education certified and properly licensed.
Forty staked hunting positions will be available in the field. A supervising adult must be at each stake. Two youths may share a stake but only one gun per stake.
To reserve a staked position email:
Joe.Fortner@tn.gov or Tony.Cross@tn.gov.

The DeKalb County Courthouse, County Complex County Offices and the DeKalb County Health Department will be closed Monday August 21st from 12 noon to 2 pm for the eclipse.
Justin Potter and the Alexandria Libraries will be closing on Monday, August 21 from noon until 2 p.m. for the solar eclipse so that the staff can enjoy this historic event with the community.
Helen Sefsik will have eclipse crafts for the kids from 10 a.m. until noon at Justin Potter Library so come by and make a craft for this special occasion.
A limited supply of solar eclipse glasses will be available during the Downtown Block Party starting at 12:30 p.m. in Evins Park behind city hall. The glasses will be given away on a first come, first served basis with one pair per person.
Meanwhile Jackie Smith is asking anyone who picked up solar eclipse glasses from her office, not to view the sun or the eclipse with them due to notification from Amazon from where the glasses were purchased.
According to the notification, Amazon has not received confirmation from the supplier that they sourced the glasses from a recommended manufacturer. “We recommend that you do not use the glasses to view the sun or the eclipse”.
Jackie urges those who obtained solar eclipse glasses from her office to discard them.

The DeKalb County High School Tigers will open the football season tonight at Warren County.
Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.
Coach Steve Trapp, speaking on WJLE’s Tiger Talk program, said he is hoping to get the season off to a great start.
(CLICK LINK BELOW TO LISTEN TO WJLE’S TIGER TALK FEATURING COACH STEVE TRAPP AND TIGER PLAYERS TYLER CANTRELL, BRADLEY MILLER, AND JESSE SMITH)
http://www.wjle.com/audio/tiger-talk-august-18-2017
“X’s and O’s wise we have been a team that has been known for the past decade that likes throwing the football. I have been blessed with some very talented quarterbacks, wide receivers and some really good guys up front that were able to move and allow us to play that type of offense. As long as we keep getting those types of guys that is what we are going to keep doing. If that changes then we will have to change with it. But that’s what we are so I don’t foresee a whole lot of difference in what we have looked like for the past decade this year. We have a very talented guy (Quarterback Tyler Cantrell) that is getting the ball in their hands and we have some talented young men he can throw it to as well. It should be an exciting year on offense for us,” said Coach Trapp.
“Defensively we are going to line up and play what we are. We’ll play fast, physical, and get after it. Ultimately we want to stop the run first but a lot of those guys who are catching the football on offense are in the secondary so they should recognize it when that ball goes up in the air. When you have a pre-season and last year an All-State guy (Bradley Miller) that had eight interceptions, we feel pretty good what we have in the back end,” Coach Trapp added.
As for Warren County, Coach Trapp says the Pioneers have a very talented quarterback who can make things happen. “This guy (Isaiah Grayson) is a three year starter. He has the ability to scramble. That is a concern for us. We have preached to our guys to keep him caged up. He has the ability to throw if he has time to set his feet. We do want him to move but we don’t want him to get loose. Grayson also has some very good skilled guys he can hand the ball off and throw the ball to as well. I don’t believe they are as big as they were up front last year but they seem to be moving very well so it’s a quality opponent for us and a big time challenge. They have our respect so we will prepare to give it our best,” said Coach Trapp.
WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT football coach Phillip Fulmer and former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.
“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.
“Tiger Talk” debuts at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger players Tyler Cantrell, Jesse Smith, and Bradley Miller.
The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE with John Pryor and color commentary by Luke Willoughby.
WJLE thanks our sponsors of Tiger football:
*Absolute Kobota
*Wilson Bank & Trust
*Caney Fork Electric Cooperative
*Gill Automotive (DeKalb Tire & Service)
*Charles D. Atnip Realty & Auction Company
*DTC Communications
*Adams Dental
*Liberty State Bank
*DeKalb Funeral Chapel
*Curtis Supply
*St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital
*Three Star Mall
*Bert Driver Nursery
*Alexandria Auto Parts
*Woodbury Insurance Agency
*Bumpers Drive-In
*Optimus Pest Solutions
Tiger Talk sponsors:
*Woodbury Insurance Agency
*Kilgore’s Restaurant
*Jim’s Tire & Alignment
*A Degree Above Heating & Cooling
*Belk Grocery and Sporting Goods
“Coach to Coach sponsor:
*Stonehaus Winery