Community Blood Drive Set for January 8

December 30, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The American Red Cross has scheduled a community blood drive for Tuesday, January 8 from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 201 South College Street.

Donors will find the bloodmobile in the fellowship hall of the church.

Walk-ins are welcome but you may schedule your appointment by logging onto redcrossblood.org and entering sponsor code: Smithville 19.

Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.

Download the Blood Donor App today. Get your digital donor card, schedule your next appointment, track your lifetime donations, view your blood pressure, and follow your donation on its way to a hospital.

December 29, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

All of the convenience stores in and around Smithville are selling regular gas for well below $2 a gallon right now. As of early Monday morning, December 31 the lowest price for a gallon of regular gas according to their signage was $1.79 at Jewel’s Market on South Congress Boulevard. Four other businesses were selling regular gas at $1.85 per gallon. Two businesses had it priced at $1.89 per gallon and one location regular gas was $1.80 per gallon.

AAA reported Friday morning that gas prices nationally are expected to have their lowest start to the New Year in three years.

Since mid-October, AAA reports the national average has gone down by 61 cents to $2.29 a gallon.

The average prices for a gallon of regular in Tennessee is now $2.03. On New Year’s Day of 2018, the average price in Tennessee was at $2.13 a gallon.

“Prices at the pump declined as AAA projected last week, largely due to weakness in the stock market and concerns about global crude oversupply,” said AAA Spokesman Mark Jenkins, in a news release. “Although oil and gasoline futures have been on a rollercoaster ride this week, wholesale gas prices have held steady. Unless oil prices suddenly spike, prices at the pump should remain low through the end of the year.”

December 28, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who died in White County while in police custody.

Police identified the man as 34-year-old Mauris Crespos.

TBI says a car crashed and rolled over in DeKalb County Thursday. A passenger from the vehicle was found just over the White County line.

Agents said when White County deputies tried to detain the man, identified as Crespos, he started assaulting officers and a taser was deployed. He was then handcuffed and taken to jail.

According to TBI spokesperson Susan Niland, when the deputy arrived at the jail, Crespos was unresponsive. He was transported to White County hospital where he was pronounced dead

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