Final Youth Sportsman Hunt for Season Today and Tomorrow (January 8 & 9)

January 8, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The final Tennessee young sportsman deer hunt for the 2021-22 season will be held this weekend January 8-9. Youth ages 6-16 may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment.

“The young sportsmen are allowed two antlerless deer (total of two) for both young sportsmen hunts combined,” said TWRA Officer Tony Cross. “For example, if you killed two antlerless deer during the first young sportsman hunt last fall you would not be able to take another antlerless deer this weekend. But if you haven’t already killed two bucks for the season, you could take one buck per day up to two for the season,” said Officer Cross

Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 or older who must remain in position to take immediate control of the hunting device. The adult must also comply with the fluorescent orange regulations as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youth may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.

January 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A winter weather system dropped significant snowfall in Tennessee Thursday with many areas including DeKalb County receiving from 4” to 7” of accumulation. Several traffic accidents were reported due to the hazardous road conditions.

With cold air over the region and snow from yesterday, low temperatures will fall into the single digits for much of the mid- state, and range to around 15 this morning. Wind chills will be
in the single digits to near zero for most of the area.

Cold temperatures will continue through Saturday morning. High temperatures today will only make the mid to upper 20s. The cold temps will continue to make travel hazardous in spots, and if
you must travel, use extreme caution.

The Friday weather forecast for DeKalb County is as follows:

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

January 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A Liberty man tried and convicted two months ago in the voluntary manslaughter of his stepson may learn his fate next week.

(Read the WJLE story about the trial at the link below)

https://www.wjle.com/news/jury-selection-begins-today-wednesday-in-2019-halloween-murder-trial/

51-year-old Albert Wayne Fisher, Jr. is facing a possible prison sentence of from 3-6 years as a range one offender in the death of 37-year-old Tyler Durden. The shooting occurred outside the Fisher residence on Eckles Heights in Liberty on October 31, 2019.

The sentencing hearing is set for Tuesday, January 11 in DeKalb County Criminal Court.

Fisher stood trial on the more serious charge of second-degree murder which carries a range of punishment as a Class A felony of 15-25 years, but the jury found him guilty of the lesser crime of voluntary manslaughter.

Because of a Halloween disguise he was wearing at the time, the Fishers didn’t recognize Durden until he removed his mask after being shot and called out “Mom I have been hit”.

It took the jury of eight men and four women about an hour and fifteen minutes to reach the verdict after a six-hour trial that featured six witnesses for the state and Fisher himself, who testified claiming his motive for the shooting was in self-defense.

After the verdict, Judge Wesley Bray granted a motion by state prosecutors that Fisher’s bond be revoked and that he be sent to the county jail, pending the outcome of a sentencing hearing scheduled for January 11, 2022.

“The Department of Corrections has done a pre-sentencing report that encompasses all his (Fisher’s) criminal history and all the facts related to this case. We will now go back in front of Judge Bray and he will fix the sentence on January 11”, said Assistant District Attorney General Greg Strong.

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