Man Injured in Bizarre Crash

April 6, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A 62-year-old man was injured in a bizarre crash Thursday morning when his car plunged off a steep bluff near Sligo Bridge.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Bryan K. Boring was traveling southbound on Sligo Road (the entrance road off Highway 70 east to Sligo Marina) in a 2016 Ford Escape attempting to negotiate a left turn when he ran off the right side of the road into the parking lot. The car then went over a concrete traffic barrier, overturned, and rolled over a steep embankment until it came to final rest on its side in between two trees on the side of the bluff near the lake.

In addition to the TWRA, Sheriff’s Department, and DeKalb EMS, the DeKalb County Fire Department’s Rescue Team and the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad were summoned to the scene. Boring, trapped in the vehicle, was removed by rescue personnel, placed in a stokes basket, lowered to an awaiting pontoon boat on the lake at the bottom of the bluff, and then brought to the Sligo boat ramp where he was loaded onto an ambulance and taken to the hospital. Boring’s injuries were not believed to have been life threatening.

In a statement, County Fire Chief Donny Green said that “on April 6, the DeKalb County Fire Department was dispatched to Sligo Marina for a vehicle that had gone over the bluff. One person was trapped in their vehicle as it hung over the bluff. The Extrication team, along with the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad and a passerby in a tow truck were able to secure and stabilize the vehicle preventing it from falling into the lake,” said Chief Green.

“The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and personnel from Sligo Marina assisted at the scene,” he added.

April 6, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The FBLA State Leadership Conference was held in Chattanooga April 2-5, 2023. DCHS once again returned with many awards. Thanks to all the students who participated and the community for the continued support.
Congratulations to local FBLA State Conference Winners:

4th Place – Business Ethics Team: Andrew Dakas, Seth Fuson, Dallas Kirby

2nd Place – Business Management: Luke Midgett

2nd Place – E-Business: Xavier Parker

2nd Place – Entrepreneurship Team: Conner Close, Brayden Summers, Ian Colwell

1st Place – Graphic Design Team: Karson Smallwood, Ayden Jones

4th Place – Health Care Administration: Ella Hendrixson

1st Place – Intro. To Business Communication: Madeline Martin

1st Place – Network Design Team: Zoe Cripps, Katherine Gassaway, Darrah Ramsey

Top 8 – Digital Video Production Team – Isaac Brown, Matthew Nokes, Brett Walker
Health Care Administration – Abby Cross
Human Resource Management – Laurie Rigsby
Impromptu Speaking – Cameron Miller
Intro. To Business Communication – Caroline Crook
Intro. To Business Procedures – Emily Robinson
Journalism – Jade Mabe

Health Care Administration-Owen Snipes.

April 5, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A DeKalb County businessman has been indicted for the sale and delivery of 1,000 Xanax pills.

49-year-old Anthony (AKA Turtle) Brian Johnson of Lodge Street, Liberty was named in a sealed indictment by the DeKalb County Grand Jury on Monday, April 3 for sale of a schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) 2 counts, and delivery of a schedule IV drug (Alprazolam) 2 counts. Johnson’s bond is $75,000 and he will be arraigned Monday, April 10 in DeKalb County Criminal Court.

On two occasions, March 24, 2022 and April 20, 2022 Johnson is alleged to have unlawfully sold and delivered Alprazolam (Xanax) in amounts of 500 pills on each occasion for a total of 1,000 pills.

The cases were investigated by DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Detectives and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

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