Adcock Airlifted After Crash

May 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A woman was airlifted with serious injuries after a one auto crash late Sunday night on Big Rock Road that also involved a man and two children.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 31 year old Eric Randall Adcock of Smithville was driving a 2013 Nissan Juke and attempting to negotiate a curve when the vehicle went off the right side of the roadway, over an embankment, and into the wood line hitting several trees. The Juke then overturned and came to a final rest on its left side about 120 feet off the road.

Adcock and his passengers, 28 year old Dakota Adcock of Smithville and two juveniles were entrapped in the vehicle. Both Eric and Dakota were not wearing their seatbelts and the juveniles were improperly restrained.

The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s extrication and rescue team was summoned so that the wreck victims could be removed from the vehicle. Members of the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad used a stokes basket and rope to bring Ms. Adcock back up the hill to the ambulance.

Eric Adcock was transported by DeKalb EMS to St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital. Dakota Adcock was airlifted from near the scene by a helicopter ambulance and flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The children were apparently not seriously injured.

The crash was investigated by Trooper Chris Meness of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Charges are pending.

May 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

If you’re planning to clean out your closets over the summer to get rid of some older clothes your kids have outgrown, the DeKalb Middle School Saint Bernard Clothing Market will be glad to take them off your hands.

Donations are being accepted for the third annual market at DeKalb Middle School during summer school weekdays through June 14 from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Suzette Barnes and Angela Johnson, sponsors of the DMS Student Council said the clothing market was started two years ago as a way of serving students who were in need of clothes and shoes.

“We saw a need at the beginning of the school year a couple of years ago where students needed clothes and shoes so we felt like it was a worthy cause. We started working together to get people to help us volunteer to make it happen,” said Johnson.

“We collect clothes during the summer so if you are cleaning out from a yard sale and you have good items you would like to donate to students here at DeKalb Middle School we will take them. We will set up a store in our gym on registration day later this summer where the students can shop,” said Barnes

“It has really been successful in the previous two years we have done this. We even have grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and they need clothes and supplies so we have been able to supply them during their times of need when they bring the kids in to register for school,” Barnes continued.

“This is for Middle School sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students and we allow their families to shop too if they need clothing or materials. Any child is eligible. We open it up for our entire school. Any of our students can come and participate in it. We try to furnish shoes, jackets, and any type of clothing as well as backpacks. Of course we can’t do it without donations. If people in the community would like to donate things they think teenagers would wear we can take those donations here at school between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. until June 14. We are here for summer school so drop off your donations at the middle school during that time,” said Barnes.

“It seems we need the smaller and larger sizes of clothes more than anything and shoes. We also collect personal hygiene products and try to send some of those home with the students such as deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.,” added Johnson.

“We don’t take household items. We stay away from that but we do need clothes in youth large to adult extra large sizes including anything that has elastic waistbands like sweatpants or leggings. Those come in handy because we can use them on different sized students,” added Barnes.

Although cash donations can be accepted for purchase of clothes it is not preferred.

After the clothes are collected, the school will set aside times during registration for the new school year when students in the sixth through eighth grade at DeKalb Middle can shop for clothes and shoes free of charge.

“When sixth graders come in to register they will get to go in and shop and then August 1 seventh and eighth graders can shop at that time,” said Barnes.

May 28, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

“Ellis” is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Coalition featured “Pet of the Week”

“This two and a half year old male Labrador mix is a very active dog who loves to play and he gets along well with his neighbors here at the shelter. Out of all the dogs we have at the shelter, Ellis is our longest resident. He is just waiting on the right home. He walks well on a leash but would be best for a home with experience handling a dog of this size,” said Director Megan Moore.

For more information call 615-597-1363.

The shelter, located at 186 Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive, is open Thursday and Friday from noon until 4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon.

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