Semi Driver Escapes Injury in Rollover Crash

September 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A truck driver escaped injury in a roll over crash of his semi last Thursday.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Caleb S. Lang was traveling east on Allen’s Ferry Road near Cordell Love Road in a 2013 Freightliner semi-tractor pulling a semi-trailer when the vehicle dropped off the right side of the roadway and sideswiped a utility pole. The semi then re-entered the roadway and ran off the left side of the highway, struck a barbed wire fence and overturned. It then came to final rest on its left side in a field, facing east.

September 25, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A DeKalb County Neighbors Helping Neighbors Blood Assurance Drive will be Monday, September 25 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the County Complex next to South Congress Boulevard on the mobile Bloodmobile.

All donors will receive a t-shirt while supplies last. To schedule an appointment, go to bloodassurance.org/dekalbneighbors or contact Jimmy Poss at 615-464-7426 or jimposs72@yahoo.com. Please remember to eat a good meal, drink additional water, avoid energy drinks, and bring a photo ID. Save time on your donation by answering your health questions prior to arriving. Download “bloodassurance.org/quickscreen” onto your phone. This will save you 10 minutes on the mobile.

Blood Assurance is the SOLE blood provider for local hospitals.

September 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A fire Thursday afternoon destroyed a shop/garage building behind a residence at 4231 Seven Springs Road belonging to Davey Ferrell.

According to County Fire Chief Donny Green, Ferrell reported that he had been working on a tiller inside the building but had left to go to his barn nearby. After he heard dogs barking, he looked out and saw the shop/garage building was on fire with flames coming through the roof. Although a boat and all other contents of the structure were destroyed, Ferrell was able to move three vehicles near the burning building out of harm’s way. No one was injured. The cause of the fire was undetermined at the time but might have originated from the tiller Ferrell had been working on.

Members of the Main Station, Short Mountain Highway, and Tanker Truck of the DeKalb County Fire Department responded along with DeKalb EMS and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.

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