Reeder Charged with Child Abuse or Neglect

March 23, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A man is facing a child abuse or neglect charge after he and his five year old daughter were found camped out under a bridge in rising creek water on a cold rainy night last week at Dry Creek and Pea Ridge Road.

34 year old Nicholas Ray Reeder of Pea Ridge Road, Smithville is under a $5,000 bond and his court date is May 6.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, March 18 Reeder knowingly endangered the life and physical well being of his child by driving his Nissan Rogue off the roadway at Dry Creek and Pea Ridge Road into a creek bed where it got stuck during heavy rain and creek flooding.

According to Sheriff Ray and the deputy who was called to the scene, a passerby spotted Reeder’s Nissan Rogue under the bridge in the creek between 1 and 2 a.m. on Thursday March 18. No one was in the vehicle but Reeder and the child were outside under the bridge.

Although Reeder has a home nearby where he and his daughter reside, Reeder told the officer that he arrived at the bridge with the child earlier in the day with the intention of staying the night even though it was cold and raining and the creek waters were rising. After setting up camp under the bridge, Reeder and the child left to get some groceries and other supplies but returned later to the creek where Reeder’s Nissan Rogue got stuck.

Due to the rising creek water and safety hazards, the deputy told Reeder that he and the child would have to leave. Although he was initially reluctant to go and vowed to return to the bridge later, Reeder allowed the officer to transport him and the child back to their home.

Reeder was later arrested and the Department of Children Services was notified. The child is now in the care of a family member.

March 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Another county commissioner has resigned.

Third district commissioner Bobby Johnson tendered his resignation at the end of Monday night’s regular monthly meeting of the commission. Johnson announced that he was resigning immediately due to other business he needed to take care of. Johnson also expressed his thanks to everyone saying he enjoyed working with them.

After his announcement, the commission accepted his resignation by a voice vote. Seventh district member Bruce Malone was the only commissioner voting not to accept Johnson’s resignation.

A successor to Johnson will be named later by the commission to complete Johnson’s unexpired term which ends on August 31, 2022. Johnson was in his first term as commissioner. He was elected in 2018.

Johnson’s departure comes four months after Dennis Slager resigned as first district commissioner. Shaee Flatt was appointed by the commission in January to complete Slagers unexpired term which ends August 31, 2022.

March 22, 2021
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Each year the Caney Fork Daughters of the American Revolution sponsor a Good Citizen for DeKalb County High School. The criteria for selecting the winner is a student who exemplifies dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. This year Miss Leah Brooke Davis, daughter of Kerry & Glenda Davis, was selected as the DAR Good Citizen for 2021 at DeKalb County High School.

Leah has an impressive resume of activities, honors and awards for her high school career. First, she has a 4.0 grade point average. She was chosen as a 2020 American Legion Auxiliary Volunteer Girls State Delegate. She is a member of the DCHS ACT 21+Club, the National Society of Leadership and Success, the Rural Service Youth Tour Essay Winner, the DCHS Homecoming Queen for 2020, Class Favorite and she is the DCHS Class of 2021 Vice President. As a member of the Upper Helton Baptist Church, she helps with Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes and has served as an assistant Sunday School Teacher.

In the community, Leah is a “Big Sister in the Diabetes Awareness One on One” program where she uses her personal experience with diabetes to counsel other children and teen-agers with diabetes. Her future plans are to pursue a college degree in Business Administration or Interior Design.

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