Alexandria Police Department Welcomes Back Officer Veronica Dodge

November 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

She’s back!

During Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Alexandria Mayor and Aldermen, the council voted to re-hire Veronica Dodge as a full-time police officer at the request of Chief Kenneth (K.D.) Smith.

Officer Dodge and her husband and child reside in Sparta where she has worked for the White County Sheriff’s Department.

Dodge was first hired in September but she resigned shortly thereafter regarding some issues with White County and the POST Commission which have since been resolved.

With the addition of Officer Dodge, Chief Smith said the Alexandria Police Department is currently made up of three full time officers, two part time, and two reserve officers.

In making his request to hire Officer Dodge, Chief Smith informed the aldermen that “The previous police department and the one before that had three full time and three part time officers. Our budget supports bringing on another full-time officer. That would allow me to put (Dodge) and Max Goodpasture on a 12-hour rotation with someone here through the week from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. We can’t afford to do 24/7,” said Chief Smith.

“She (Officer Dodge) said she wanted to do some refresher training which I would want her to go through myself to make sure she is comfortable before I put her out there by herself. Hers was the only application I had and that’s because the city doesn’t offer any benefits. I would ask the board to hire her on full time. After a couple of weeks of training, she should be good to go,” said Chief Smith.

November 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A man and woman charged with the alleged child abuse or neglect of their four children appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Tuesday, November 19.

22-year-old Kammi Dawn Horton and 22-year-old Takota Chayton Prinsloo of Antioch Road, Smithville each entered a plea by criminal information to two counts of child abuse of an 8-year-old or younger and each received a two-year sentence on TDOC supervised judicial diversion probation in each case to run consecutively for a total of four years. They must continue to comply with DCS rules. Prinsloo was given 103 days jail credit and Horton had jail credit of 102 days. They were originally charged with four counts of child abuse or neglect.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on August 8 Horton was asleep when she and Prinsloo left their two sons and two daughters unattended and in poor housing conditions that affected the children’s health and welfare.

November 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

You have two more days to sign up for a free Thanksgiving Day meal thanks to the DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA).

DESA with the help of volunteers will again be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving Meals to DeKalb County residents on Thursday, November 28.

This year’s meal will consist of turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and a homemade dessert.

If you or a family member would like a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day, please call one of the numbers listed below or visit the website listed to be added to our delivery list. They will need your address, phone number, and the number of persons in your household. The meals are scheduled to be delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon.

DESA will accept names of persons requesting a meal through Friday, November 22.

To get your name on the delivery list, call 615-464-0575 or 615-712-4286 or visit www.dekalbesa.com/meal

Additionally, if you want to support this community project by donating or volunteering your time to prepare meals and/or make deliveries, you can contact the phone number above. Donations can be made at Wilson Bank & Trust or by visiting www.dekalbesa.com and choose MEAL DELIVERIES in the menu.

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association also plans to prepare and deliver meals on Christmas Eve. A future announcement will be publicized later for this project.

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