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May 12, 2025By: Dwayne PageA 50-year-old Overton County woman lost her life when the Ford F150 she was in crashed and overturned after hitting a deer early Sunday morning on Highway 70 east near Jack Hudson Road. The wreck occurred around 12:48 a.m.Dead is Ms. Jimmie Allen of Hilham, Tennessee in Overton County.
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May 12, 2025By: Four high school anglers from Smithville–Mason Taylor, Wesley Kent, Braeden Mangin, and Bill Stanton will represent their hometown in the Tennessee Bass Nation High School State Championship on May 30-31, launching from Sunset Marina on legendary Dale Hollow Lake. These dedicated student-athletes will face off against the best high school bass fishing teams in the state, bringing their hard-earned skills to one of Tennessee’s most challenging and rewarding fisheries.
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May 11, 2025By: Dwayne PageAn investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into a Saturday night shooting at the Midnight Express Gentleman’s Club on Sparta Highway has resulted in an arrest. According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, 40-year-old James Barsotti of Davis Road Pleasant Shade, believed to have been responsible for shooting an employee of the Gentleman’s Club, is charged with one count of attempted second degree murder.
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May 11, 2025By: Dwayne PageJustin Potter Library is being recognized by the Tennessee Secretary of State-Tennessee Archives ListServ as part of a “Senior Service Spotlight” for its long running “Older Americans Day” celebration, held each May in conjunction with National Older Americans Month.
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May 11, 2025By: Dwayne PageAn arrest has been made in a shooting at the Midnight Express Saturday night which left one person wounded. Sheriff Patrick Ray released the following prepared statement:“A call came from the Midnight Express at 8:22 pm that someone had been shot at the club. Deputies arrived on the scene at 8:29 pm and found a male victim with a gunshot wound in the bar. The shooter was also on the scene and fighting another individual in the parking lot.
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May 10, 2025By: Dwayne PageAs plans move forward to build a new elementary school, the board of education is already thinking about where the next new school might someday be built.
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May 10, 2025By: Dwayne PageThe DCHS Tigerettes are the district 7 3A Softball Tournament Champions after defeating Stone Memorial 9-0 in 5 innings Friday at the Danny Bond Field. A game highlight was Hannah Brown’s grand slam homerun. The Tigerettes will host the first round of the Region Tournament Monday in Smithville and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.
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May 9, 2025By: Dwayne PageA DeKalb County Memorial Day Observance will be held Monday, May 26 at the County Complex Auditorium starting with patriotic music at 9:30 a.m. followed by the program at 10 a.m.The guest speaker will be Captain Larry D. Cripps, Retired Navy Chaplain, Author of the “The Hope of War”. Following the program, a wreath will be laid at the Veterans Memorial Monument at the Courthouse.
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May 8, 2025By: Dwayne PageWhat the Hail? (Click link below to view this facebook video post)https://www.facebook.com/reel/599187952452529For a brief time Thursday evening, a hailstorm descended on the Liberty and Alexandria areas making the communities look more like a winter day in January than a spring May Day. Reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail left roads covered with ice and slippery. Apparently, no injuries were reported.
