Smithville Church of Christ Lends Helping Hand to Needy Neighbors (VIEW VIDEOS HERE)

June 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Dozens of people from the Smithville Church of Christ are rolling up their sleeves and pitching in to help show their Christian love for others during the congregation’s annual Work Camp being held through Thursday this week.

The church began the work camp a few years ago as a means of helping less fortunate residents of the county do some fix up and cleanup projects around their homes. Much of the work includes building handicapped ramps, mowing lawns, and cutting down and trimming trees and bushes

“We are followers of Jesus and Jesus says that this is how that all men will know you are my disciples. If you have love for one another. We believe it’s one thing to say you love someone but it’s another thing to get out and show it. Work Camp for us is an opportunity to do just that. We save up year round to be able to buy the tools and supplies we need and for one week in June every year we go all around the county and we do what we can to make DeKalb County a better place. We do it to show this community what it means to love Jesus and be loved by His Church,” said Jonathan Anderson, Youth and Associate Minister.

June 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A Smithville man is facing a child neglect charge after one of his children was found staying at a suspected drug house

48-year-old Ricky Lane Evans of 405 North Mountain Street was arrested on May 9. Hs is under a $5,000 bond.

Smithville Police began an investigation after being informed that Evans’ children had not been in school for 2 weeks and discovered that one of the kids was staying at a known drug house and Evans didn’t know her whereabouts.

21 year old Adam Michael Whitecotton of 625 Highland Street was arrested on May 8 for theft after allegedly stealing a phone from Center Hill Wine and Spirits.

Smithville Police were called to the store and upon investigation spotted the man (Whitecotton) on video surveillance footage  committing the crime before leaving the store Using the myfriends app on another iPhone to ping the missing phone’s location, police learned the phone was at Whitecotton’s home. The phone was recovered and returned to the victim. The officer arrested Whitecotton instead of citing him after learning that he was planning to leave the state soon. Bond for Whitecotton is $7,500.

Matthew Allen White of 625 Highland Street was cited for theft and assault on May 3 for an incident that occurred on April 14. According to the initial report White and the victim met to do some drugs but later the victim changed his mind. After telling White that he didn’t want to do drugs White punched the victim in the face and took $60.00 from him. The victim suffered a cut on the left side of his face and his eye was red, consistent with a punch.

June 10, 2019
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Northside Elementary summer school kids singing with Webb House residents in the Phoenix wing Monday morning.

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