Sheriff Warns Don’t be Scammed by Driveway Sealcoating Offers

June 12, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Someone knocks on your door unannounced and offers to sealcoat your asphalt driveway on the spot. He tells you about the great deal you’ll get. Once you give him your money, he fails to deliver.

Such a scam has been occurring recently in Wilson County as close as Watertown and Sheriff Patrick Ray urges you to be vigilant just in case DeKalb Countians are targeted. No such scams have yet been reported locally.

“The scammers go to a home with a paved driveway and tell the intended victim they will seal their driveway for them at a cheap rate. Most of the time the scammers ask for the money up front and when paid they usually leave without doing all the work or in some cases without performing any work .The last incident occurred in Watertown where an elderly man was approached. The scammers were reportedly driving a 2007 or 2008 silver Dodge Ram pickup truck, possibly a two wheel drive with a large black sealer tank in the bed. The driver was described as an older white male, 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs about 200 pounds . He also has a place on his neck possibly from a surgery.  The passenger is described as  a short Hispanic man,  about 130 pounds  and he is younger than the driver. Victims say  they believe these men could be from the Smithville area,” said Sheriff Ray.

If you have information call central dispatch at 615-215-3000 or if you have been a victim of such a scam call Sheriff Ray at 615-597-4935, extension 7.

June 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church is turning 210 years old and special worship services are planned this weekend to commemorate it.

In this week’s WJLE Preacher Feature, Elder Joseph Arnold talks about the history of the church and his ministry as pastor there.

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Established on June 26, 1809, the church was originally known as Bildad Baptist Church located in the Keltonburg Community and actually pre-dated by two months the founding of Salem Baptist Church, long considered by many to be the oldest church in the county. Years later after a division among Baptists over the issue of foreign missions, many churches took on the name “Missionary” Baptists while others, including Bildad became “Primitive” Baptists. Then in 1854, differences over doctrine  created a split within the church itself. As a result, the Keltonburg location became Old Bildad Church and those who sought to adhere to the original teachings about the bodily resurrection formed New Bildad in the Seven Springs Community where the church still worships today. The Old Bildad Church no longer exists as all members have since passed away.

The existing church building where today’s congregation still meets was constructed around 1879 of course over the years there have been renovations  and about 25 years ago a fellowship hall was added.

For 33 years Joseph’s father Elder Ricky Arnold served as pastor of the church until stepping aside two years ago. In January Elder Ricky became pastor at the Mount View Primitive Baptist Church. After  Elder Ricky’s tenure as minister at New Bildad the congregation turned to Joseph to carry on the tradition.

“I believe ministering is what the Lord wanted me to do. I wasn’t sure exactly why because I don’t have the smoothest voice or the most eloquent look of a minister but I felt the Lord has blessed what I have tried to do. I started out introducing services there when I was 14 years old in 1994 and continued that until they liberated me to preach at other places in 2001. I was officially ordained as a minister in 2012 at New Bildad but before that within the space of about five years I preached at Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church and Yellow Springs Primitive Baptist Church in Dunlap where my dad’s brother Elder Reed Arnold was once pastor. He is now deceased,” said Elder Joseph.

Elder Arnold and the congregation of about 20-25 who meet regularly at New Bildad invite you to join them for their weekly services.

“We meet at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings except the 4^th Sunday evenings of the month when we meet at the Webb House Retirement Center at 6:00 p.m.  We also have a Wednesday night service at 6:30 p.m.,” said Arnold.

You also have a special invitation to attend the services this weekend in conjunction with the church’s 210^th anniversary.

“Jeff Winfrey of Kentucky is our invited speaker. We will meet on Friday, June 14 for supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by a service at 7:00 p.m.. The following morning, Saturday, June 15 another service will get underway at 10:30 a.m. with lunch to follow and then we will have an afternoon worship service at 2:00 p.m.,” said Arnold.

As part of their community outreach the New Bildad and Mount View Primitive Baptist Churches share a Sunday morning program on WJLE at 8:00 a.m. called the Firm Foundation featuring Elder Joseph Arnold and Elder Ricky Arnold. New Bildad also has an active Facebook and You Tube page.

New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church is located about a half mile off Highway 56 on New Bildad Road in the Seven Springs Community.

Elder Joseph and his wife Christy are the parents of two children, 13 year old Yasmin and 11 year old Lealon.

June 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Students attending summer school at Northside Elementary School were treated to a visit from a Vanderbilt Life Flight helicopter ambulance crew and members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday. The kids got to sit inside both the helicopter and fire truck and to ask questions about how they work

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