Bohannon Arrested for Stealing Fuel and Batteries at Landfill

July 31, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Surveillance cameras at the DeKalb County Landfill helped nab a man for stealing fuel and batteries there.

39 year old Brandon Lyle Bohannon of Felts Road, Sparta is charged with theft of property. His bond is $5,000 and his court date is August 16.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that from February 15 through May 9 Bohannon stole six vehicle batteries, gas, and 45 gallon buckets of hydraulic fluid from the DeKalb County Landfill on Felts Road. The total value of the property stolen is $3,705.

Bohannon was identified as the suspect after his image was caught on surveillance cameras set up at the landfill by a sheriff’s department detective.

Meanwhile, 44 year old Peggy Rochelle Bain of Morgan Drive, Smithville is charged with being a fugitive from justice. She is under a $4,500 bond and her court date is August 9.

Sheriff Ray said that on Friday, July 27 a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a black Chevrolet Cobalt at McDonalds for having a passenger side brake light out. The officer spoke with the driver, Bain and after requesting a check through the National Crime Information Center, learned that Bain had an active warrant against her in Catoosa, Georgia. Authorities there plan to extradite her.

July 31, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Members of Girl Scout Troop 750 have been doing some landscaping at the DeKalb Animal Coalition Shelter as they work toward earning their Silver Award.

“Darrah Ramsey, Katherine Gassaway, Layla Walker, Katie Patterson and Leah Hayes have been putting down some annual and perennial plants. They have put down the plastic, dug the holes, put the plants in and watered them, and put down the mulch. We also want to thank DeKalb Farmers Coop for donating a scoop of mulch to the animal shelter for the girls to put down,” said Joanie Williams, who is a Troop 750 Co-Leader with Amy Cripps.

The Silver Award is the second highest award of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and the highest award that a Girl Scout Cadette can earn.

“We are so happy to have these Girl Scouts out here helping us with all of this landscaping because everything done out here is pretty much done on a volunteer basis. If we didn’t have our volunteers I don’t know how we would manage. They always do a wonderful job,” said Marsha Darrah, President of the Coalition.

July 30, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Schools will be open for student registration on Wednesday, August 1.

The first full day of school is Thursday, August 2.

Meanwhile, Smithville Elementary School will have a “Sneak Peak” today (Monday) at 5:30 p.m. for parents who have been notified that their child has been accepted for pre-kindergarten.

Parents who have pre-registered their child for kindergarten need to be at Smithville Elementary School today (Monday) at 6 p.m.

Parents who have not pre-registered their child for kindergarten need to be at Smithville Elementary School Wednesday, August 1 from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.

Sixth grade registration at DeKalb Middle School will be today (Monday). Students whose last names begin with the letters A-L should be at DeKalb Middle School at 6:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. for students whose last names begin with the letters M-Z.

Northside Elementary School will host a “Meet Your Teacher Night” on Tuesday, July 31 at 5:30 p.m. and all second and third graders should attend.

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