The DeKalb County Republican Party will be hosting a FREE Early Vote Picnic and Get Out the Vote Rally at Green Brook Park Pavilion #4 on Saturday, July 14, 2018, from 11:30AM-1:00PM. Free BBQ and fixins from Fireman One will be provided. All DeKalb County residents are invited to come and share in fellowship and hear from our Republican candidates for County, State, and Federal Offices.

“Campaign season is in high gear and this is a great opportunity for Republicans to show our support for President Trump and all of our Republican candidates,” GOP Chair Mingy Bryant said. “We have very competitive county races, as well as the Primary for Governor and State Legislative seats that will be decided in this election. We are particularly excited that for the first time in history, there is a Republican running in all 7 County Commission Districts. It is an exciting time to be a Republican in DeKalb County!”

Early Voting runs from July 13-July 28 and Election Day is August 2. Again, this is a free event and open to all residents of DeKalb County. For more information, go to our Facebook Page at DeKalb County Republican Party.

A Kentucky man accused of breaking into the same storage unit twice will make a court appearance in the case next week.

38 year old Christopher Allen Hall of Benton Kentucky is charged with two counts of burglary and theft of property. His bond totals $15,000 and his court date is July 19.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 25 Hall allegedly broke into a storage unit on Wolf Creek Road, Silver Point and stole a Milwaukee finished nailer kit valued at $385.23.

Hall allegedly returned to the same property on June 29 and broke into the storage unit again. This time he took a Milwaukee ½ inch drive hole-hawg drill and a Dewalt hammer drill valued at $488.35

Meanwhile, 42 year old Darrell Wayne Newby of Southside Drive, McMinnville is charged with vandalism over $1,000. His bond is $4,000 and his court date is July 19.

Sheriff Ray said that on May 8 a sheriff’s department deputy responded to Neal Drive for a possible burglary in progress. Upon arrival he encountered Newby inside the home where he allegedly caused $4,000 worth of damage.

48 year old Royce Avon Foster of Jacobs Pillar Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is July 26.

Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, July 8 Foster came to the sheriff’s department complaining that someone had been putting lice on him. Foster said that he was covered in lice and couldn’t get them off of him. He admitted to having used methamphetamine. For his safety and that of the public, Foster was placed under arrest.

29 year old Ashley Danielle Geekie of Hayes Street, Smithville is charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution. She is under a $2,500 bond and her court date is July 26.

Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, July 8 a female correctional officer was conducting a pat down search of Geekie at the jail when she found a small blue Altoid can in Geekie’s bra containing half of a peach colored pill believed to be an 8 milligram Suboxone, a schedule III drug. When asked what type of pill she had, Geekie admitted that it was Suboxone.

49 year old Shannon Eugene Tayes of Todd Lane, Dowelltown is charged with driving under the influence. He was also cited for simple possession of Hydrocodone, violation of the implied consent law, violation of the open container law, no insurance, and for speeding. Tayes’ bond is $1,500 and his court date is July 26.

Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, July 7 a deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding and spoke to the driver, Tayes. The officer discovered that Tayes had an open container of alcohol in the automobile and that his insurance card was out of date. The deputy also smelled an odor of alcohol on Tayes’ person. Tayes admitted that he had been drinking and that he was drunk and could not pass field sobriety tasks. During a pat down search, the officer found on Tayes half of a Hydrocodone pill for which Tayes had no prescription. A search warrant was obtained for a blood sample after Tayes refused to voluntarily give blood for the test. He was placed under arrest.