Brush Creek Man Burglarizes Same Home Twice Within Two Days

November 26, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

An 18 year old Brush Creek man who broke into the same home twice within two days has been charged with two counts of aggravated burglary and two counts of theft.

James Edward Anstis is under a $60,000 bond and he will make a court appearance on December 6

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Saturday, November 17, Anstis broke into  a residence and stole two handguns, a Glock 42 & 27 and  $100 cash. The total value of the stolen property is $1,000.

Two days later on Monday, November 19 Anstis broke into the same home and took a Bushmaster AR 15 rifle, Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun, Glock 21 handgun, Stag Arms AR 15 rifle, a World War II 8 millimeter Mauser rifle, Marlin lever action rifle, and a Raven Arms handgun. The total value of these items was $4,900

November 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Everyone is invited to join in on the festivities at the 3rd Annual Lighting of the Tower at Edgar Evins State Park,Silver Point, on Sat., Dec. 1st from 5 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. This free, family friendly public event will include food, live music, tree trimming, a visit from Santa, and hayride (weather permitting.) The park office is built around a tall observation tower. During the evening all will go outside to witness the official Lighting Of The Tower and grounds to kick off the Christmas season at the park.

This event will be hosted by the park staff and the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park, an all volunteer non-profit organization with the sole purpose of helping the park. To contact the park office, phone (931) 858-2114 or (800) 250-8619.

November 25, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s jobless rate for October was 4.8%, up from 4.5% in September and an increase from 3.9% in October 2017.

The local labor force for October was 7,890. A total of 7,520 were working and 380 were unemployed.

Jobless rates for October among the fourteen counties in the Upper Cumberland region were as follows from highest to lowest:

Van Buren: 5%
Jackson: 4.9%

Warren: 4.9%

DeKalb: 4.8%

Clay: 4.4%
Fentress: 4.3%

Pickett: 4.2%
Cumberland: 4.2%
Overton: 3.9%
White: 3.9%
Putnam: 3.6%

Cannon: 3.5%
Macon: 3.4%
Smith: 3.1%

Unemployment rates dropped in 26 Tennessee counties and remained the same in 36 counties when compared to September statistics. Thirty-three counties across the state experienced an increase in unemployment during October.

Williamson County continued to have the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.7 percent, which was the same rate the previous month. Davidson County’s October rate remained unchanged at 2.9 percent. Rutherford County also recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9 percent in October, which mirrored its rate from September.

“It’s interesting how nearly all the counties with the lowest unemployment in the state showed no movement in their rates during October,” said TDLWD Commissioner Burns Phillips. “And that was the case with more than one-third of the counties in Tennessee. It is just one more sign the state’s economy is holding strong.”

Lauderdale County had Tennessee’s highest unemployment rate in October at 6.8 percent, up from 6.5 percent in September. At 6.1 percent, Bledsoe County recorded the state’s second highest rate of the month, which was 0.2 of a percentage point higher than the previous month.

“While the employment situation is holding steady in a majority of the state’s counties, we do have areas that experienced an uptick in unemployment last month,” said Phillips. “We need to take a look at those counties and work with our local partners to see what we can do to increase access to new jobs for all Tennesseeans.”

Statewide, seasonally adjusted unemployment inched up in Tennessee last month. At 3.7 percent, the rate increased by 0.1 of a percentage point. Nationally, the unemployment rate held steady for the second consecutive month at 3.7 percent.

Tennesseans searching for employment can access the state’s workforce development website where they will find a wide range of helpful information and services.

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