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(UPDATED) Billie Ann Tubbs Wins Lip Sync Battle at DeKalb Fair (View Videos Here)
July 20, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
50 year old Billie Ann Tubbs of Smithville won the 2019 Lip Sync Battle at the DeKalb County Fair Friday night beating out two other contenders for the title. Audience response determined the winner.
(View Photo Gallery of the DeKalb County Fair by clicking link below)
Tubbs lip synced to the song “Respect” by Aretha Franklin. Her performance earned her a first place trophy and $250 in cash.
Billie Ann Tubbs from dwayne page on Vimeo.
Coming in second place was 9 year old Karah Jo Ford as she lip synced to Rachel Platten’s “Stand By You”. She took home $150.
17 year old Caiti Milligan of Smithville received $50 and third place for her lip sync performance of a post modern jukebox version of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside”.
Caitlin Milligan from dwayne page on Vimeo.
Mobile Food Pantry Begins This Morning (Saturday)
July 20, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church is again sponsoring a drive thru mobile food pantry on Saturday morning, July 20 rain or shine.
In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank/USDA, the church plans to prepare enough food boxes to serve up to 300 families regardless of their income status, on a first come, first served basis.
Families will receive enough food to last them for a full week. Second Harvest will bring in pallets of food on trucks. The food will then be off loaded and organized in preparation for the distribution.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the food will be delivered from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
Unlike most food distributions, those being served by the mobile pantry will not have to get out of their automobiles. They will drive thru in a pickup line and volunteers will deliver the food directly to their vehicles, placing the food boxes either in the back seat or trunk. Cars will line up facing north on College Street across from the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
“It’s a mobile food pantry but it’s also a drive thru. The recipients will stay in their cars. They will line up starting at 8:00 a.m. on College Street and when we have everything prepared and organized we’ll start the line moving, hopefully around 9:00 a.m. Recipients will drive through. As they enter in we’ll have a team there to put a box of food in their cars, either in their back seat or trunk,” said Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church
“We will line up right across from the church (Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church) on College Street. We’ll start registration at 8:00 a.m. We’ll need the name of the recipients and how many families are being served. We’re limited to two families per vehicle to make sure we have enough food,” added Gray.
If you have any questions call Myra Reffue at 615-516-6662 or you may also call the church from 8:00 am -12:00 at 615-597-4197.
Man Arrested After Accidentally Firing Gun Into Home of His Neighbor
July 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A man who accidentally fired a weapon from his residence into the home of a neighbor while cleaning the gun has been charged with reckless endangerment.
47 year old Gilberto Ledesma Cervates of 670 Miller Road, apartment B-14 was arrested on June 18.
Smithville Police were called to Cervates’ home due to gun shots fired and upon a further investigation learned that Cervates, while cleaning a semi-automatic 9 millimeter handgun in his bedroom, accidentally discharged it. The bullet projectile traveled through the wall and into an adjacent apartment room, which was occupied, placing others in imminent danger of death or serious injury. Bond for Cervates is $20,000.
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