New Alexandria Mayor and Aldermen Take Oath of Office (View video here)

August 24, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Alexandria has a new mayor

During Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Alexandria town council, Lloyd Dyer was sworn in as mayor succeeding former mayor Bennett Armstrong. Dyer had previously served as Alderman before being elected mayor earlier this month during the municipal election. The term is for four years.

Meanwhile Curtis Rutter also took his oath of office as Alderman. Rutter was elected unopposed earlier this month to fill an unexpired two-year term.

Also, during Tuesday night’s meeting, Rusty Bradshaw, who previously served as Alderman, was appointed by the council to fill another unexpired two-year term since there were not enough Aldermen in place to establish a quorum.

Alexandria City Attorney Vester Parsley administered the oath to each.

The only other Alderman is Lynne Dickerson, who was elected to a four-year term two years ago and currently has two more years left in her tenure.

The Alexandria town council is made up of the mayor and six aldermen which means three aldermen seats remain vacant.

August 24, 2022
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Following the merger of Clay Gas Utility District with Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District “MTNG,” effective September 1, 2022, natural gas service in Clay county will be provided by MTNG.

As part of this merger, MTNG will realign its service areas in Sparta and Crossville to better serve customers.

According to CEO Mike Davidson, “MTNG is excited about the opportunity to meet natural gas energy needs, provide unrivaled service to the citizens of Clay County, and be part of the community for many years to come.”

MTNG was created in July 1955 pursuant to the 1937 Utility District Act. Following the merger, MTNG will serve more than 67,500 customers in over 120 communities in all or portions of 23 Tennessee counties.

August 23, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A 52-year-old man convicted of stealing a Caney Fork Electric Cooperative truck almost three years ago will learn his fate in December.

David Dewayne Anderson stood trial on August 10 in DeKalb County Criminal Court for theft of property over $60,000 and was convicted as charged by a jury made up of six men and six women. Judge Wesley Bray presided. Anderson will appear for sentencing on December 6 and could get from 8-12 years for the crime.

According to Assistant District Attorney General Greg Strong, the stolen truck, a 2017 F-350 was taken from the Warren County home of a Caney Fork Electric Cooperative lineman in December, 2019.

“Caney Fork Electric allows their linemen to drive the trucks home. The lineman, who testified at trial, said he parked the truck that afternoon and went inside and didn’t come back to it until that next morning and it was gone,” said Strong.

“The next day after the truck was reported stolen, Smithville Police found Anderson at the car wash in Smithville by Hardees washing the truck. Anderson had been seen getting out of the driver’s seat so it was clear he had been driving it and it appeared he was trying to pressure wash the decals off the truck. When confronted by police, Anderson said he had no knowledge of anything and that he was washing the truck only because it was dirty. As we understood it from interviews with other folks Anderson and a co-defendant, who has since died, were going to try to sell the truck,” said Assistant D.A. Strong.

Although Anderson did not testify in his own defense, he apparently maintained his innocence even though he was found in possession of the truck. “Through his own statements he put himself at the scene when the truck was taken but then came back and said he didn’t steal it but if you read the theft statute it doesn’t matter if you are in possession its theft and even though the truck was returned, the value of it is what determines the classification of the felony charge,” added Strong.

According to Strong, the stolen truck had some damage and company tools from the vehicle were missing along with a camera that had been mounted on the rearview mirror. Some tools found in the truck, Anderson claimed belonged to him.

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