Church Drive Thru Mobile Food Pantry Returns Friday, January 25

January 23, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church is again sponsoring a drive thru mobile food pantry on Friday morning, January 25 rain or shine.

All previous drive thru mobile food pantries by the church have been on Saturdays but this one will be on a Friday.

In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, 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 spokesperson Teresa Trapp Brown.

“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 Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Others who wish to volunteer may show up Friday, January 25 or call for more information at 615-464-7896 or 615-597-4197.

By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers enjoyed a 61 to 49 win over visiting Livingston Academy Tuesday night in Smithville but the Tigers suffered a crushing 80 to 78 overtime lost to the Wildcats.

The Lady Tigers improve to 15-6 overall and 7-2 in the district which the Tigers drop to 3-18 on the season and 2-7 in district play.

In the girls game, DC led 19 to 12 after the 1^st period, 33 to 26 at halftime, and 44 to 31 after the 3^rd period before winning 61 to 49.

Lydia Brown scored 19, Kadee Ferrell 15, Mya Ruch 9, Emme Colwell 8, Joni Robinson and Kenzie France each with 4 and Maddison Parsley with 2.

In the previous meeting in December, the Lady Tigers defeated Livingston Academy 48 to 33.

Meanwhile in the boys game DeKalb County led 17 to 12 after the 1^st period, 34 to 32 at halftime, and 56 to 52 after the 3^rd period. The score was tied at 74 by the end of regulation. In the overtime, the Wildcats outscored the Tigers 6 to 4 and won 80 to 78.

Tanner Poss scored 23, Nathan Atkins scored 20, Dallas Cook 14, Dakota White 13, and Colter Norris with 8.

In the December meeting the Tigers lost 83 to 56 at Livingston Academy.

Girls District 8AA Standings as of January 23:
Upperman: 20-3 (9-0)
Macon County: 19-5 (8-1)
DeKalb County: 15-6 (7-2)
York Institute: 9-10 (5-4)
Cannon County: 13-9 (3-6)
Livingston Academy: 9-16 (2-7)
Smith County: 6-13 (1-8)
Watertown 7-15 (1-8)

Boys District 8AA Standings as of January 23:
York Institute: 15-3 (8-1)
Livingston Academy: 15-9 (7-2)
Upperman: 18-4 (7-2)
Macon County: 9-14 (5-4)
Watertown: 15-7 (5-4)
Cannon County: 9-14 (2-7)
DeKalb County: 3-18 (2-7)
Smith County 1-17 (0-9)

The remaining schedule is as follows:
Friday, January 25: Watertown*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29: Cannon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 1: Upperman*-Away 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5: Macon County*-Home 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 7: Smith County*-Home 6 p.m.
Friday, February 8: Monterey-Home 6 p.m.

By: Dwayne Page

A Sparta man who left the scene of a single vehicle crash Saturday night was later found and placed under arrest.

33 year old Peter Alexander Jensen of Sparta is charged with driving under the influence and accident resulting in damage-hit and run. His bond is $5,000 and he will make a court appearance January 31.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Saturday, January 19 a deputy was called to Sparta Highway due to a crash. Upon arrival the officer learned that the driver had left the scene in a silver vehicle. The deputy began a search and found the man, Jensen in the vehicle at the White County line in DeKalb County. Jensen had a strong odor of alcohol on his person and his eyes were glassy. He would not answer the officer’s questions. Jenson also refused to submit to field sobriety tasks. The officer obtained a search warrant to perform a blood alcohol test on Jensen. He was brought to the jail for booking.

47 year old Marcus John Peregoy of Hodges Road, Smithville is cited for simple possession of a schedule III drug (Buprenorphine) or Subutex. His court date is January 31.

Sheriff Ray said that on January 14 while conducting a pat down search of Peregoy after arresting him  on a warrant from Warren County, an officer found three pills and a crusher on Peregoy

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