Huge Turnout for Early Voting in DeKalb County

November 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Thursday, the last day of early voting for the November 6 elections, was by far the largest single day turnout during the two week period for casting ballots.

364 people voted Thursday and all but 10 were in person. The others were by absentee. That brings the total number of early voters from October 17 to November 1 to 3,114, almost doubling the 1,660 early voting turnout during the mid terms of November 2014 in DeKalb County and easily surpassing the 2,361 number of early voters during the August, 2018 election. Two years ago in the November 2016 Presidential Election 3,992 voted early in DeKalb County.

Election day voting on Tuesday, November 6 is 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all 15 precincts in the county.

Voters will elect a Governor, U.S. Senator, Congressman in the 6^th District, State Senator in District 17, and State Representatives in Districts 40 & 46.

WJLE will have LIVE election return coverage on the local, state and national scene beginning Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com

November 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Charges have now been filed in Wilson County against two men who tried to outrun the law in a stolen car before crashing it late Tuesday night in Smithville

The driver of the car, 19 year old Laron Saunders of Nashville is charged with Felony Evading, Simple Possession, Felony Theft of Property, Reckless Endangerment, and Speeding. His bond is $12,000. His passenger, 19 year old Quentin Marshall, Jr. of Nashville is facing charges of Unlawful possession of a firearm and Misdemeanor Evading. He is under a $5,000 bond. Both will make a court appearance in Wilson County on January 8.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Trooper De’Wunya Topps was running radar Tuesday night on Interstate 40 at mile marker 223 in Wilson County at 11 p.m. when he clocked a red 2016 Scion TC going 98 miles per hour eastbound in a 70 mile per hour speed zone. Trooper Topps then attempted to make a traffic stop. The car pulled over at mile marker 226 but as Trooper Topps was calling in the traffic stop the car took off. Trooper Topps then initiated a pursuit. After the registration was checked it came back as a stolen car out of Metro Nashville.

The pursuit continued on I-40 and then onto Highway 70 before crossing into DeKalb County at 11:58 p.m. A DeKalb County deputy joined Trooper Topps in the pursuit at Liberty and Smithville Police Officers set up a road block at the intersection of Congress Boulevard and Broad Street to keep other traffic from crossing while the pursuit was approaching.

In Smithville the pursuit turned from Broad Street onto College Street at the bridge then east on Webb Street to South First Street before the car crashed on the property of Dr. Starla Meigs Office only a block off the public square.

Both Saunders and Marshall bailed out of the car after the wreck and tried to flee on foot.

Saunders unwittingly ran in the direction of the jail, which is located on the public square, and was caught by Sheriff Patrick Ray and Detective Stephen Barrett who were standing outside the Sheriff’s Office and saw him approaching.  The arrest was made in front of the law office of Hilton Conger and Harry Lasser, only a few feet from the jail.

Marshall, who was armed with a loaded handgun, was arrested in the area by Smithville Police Officer Tyler Patterson.

Both men were turned over to Trooper Topps and transported to the Wilson County Jail.

November 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The 2018 muzzleloader/archery season for deer opens in Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 3 and continues through Friday, Nov. 16 in all of Tennessee’s deer hunting units, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

The opening of muzzleloader season in the state has a permanent opening date of the third Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Muzzleloading firearms are defined as those firearms which are incapable of being loaded from the breech. Muzzleloading firearms of .36 caliber minimum, plus long bows, compound bows and crossbows are legal hunting equipment for this season. Hunters are also reminded that they must meet the blaze orange requirements while hunting.

The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks is two. No more than one antlered deer may be taken per day. Hunters are allowed the following antlerless bag limits: Unit L-3 per day, Unit A and B-2 per day, and Unit C and D-1 per day.

For the exact boundaries of the different deer units, hunters can refer to the 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide, available where hunting and fishing licenses are sold and at all TWRA offices. A list of the state’s permanent annual opening hunting dates is on page 12 of the guide. The guide can also be viewed at TWRA’s website at www.tnwildlife.org.

Resident hunters, ages 16 through 64 must possess in addition to other appropriate licenses, an annual big game license for the equipment used. Lifetime Sportsman license, Junior Hunt/Trap/Fish, Adult Sportsman license and Permanent Senior Citizens license holders are not required to purchase supplemental big game licenses.

In addition to private lands, including public hunting areas, several wildlife management areas (WMAs) will be open to hunters during this muzzleloader season. Hunters need to refer to the 2018-19 Hunting and Trapping Guide for a listing of these WMAs or go to TWRA’s website.

Tennessee’s gun season for deer opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year’s date is Nov. 17. The season for gun/muzzleloader/archery will then continue through Jan. 6, 2019. Archery equipment is legal during muzzleloader and gun seasons. Muzzleloaders are legal during gun season.

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