Abby Malone to Speak at Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Event June 18

June 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss is hosting an Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness event this month in conjunction with Donate Life Tennessee.

The public is invited to the event on Tuesday, June 18 from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at the County Complex at 712 South Congress Boulevard to learn more about the process and the need for organ and tissue donors.

Guest speakers will include those affected by organ donation and representatives of Donate Life Tennessee.

Among them will be Abby Malone, a soon to be freshman at Gordonsville High School this fall. She prepared an 8th grade 4-H interactive exhibit on transplants & organ donation and placed first in her club meeting, first in the county, and second at the regional level at Tennessee Tech University. Abby ‘s 8th grade 4-H speech also won first place in her club meeting and second place at the county level.

The subject of organ and tissue donation is special to Abby because her grandmother, Barbara Cantrell, received a life saving liver transplant in July of 2005 the week before Abby was born almost 14 years ago.

June 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A Liberty woman involved in a recent crash has been charged with driving under the influence.

33 year old Makailah Marin McKinley was also cited for violation of the implied consent law and violation of the open container law. Her bond is $1,500 and she will make a court appearance June 13.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 24 a deputy was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Short Mountain Highway. During the officer’s investigation, he noticed that McKinley’s speech was slow and slurred and she performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. McKinley refused to submit to a blood test. She admitted to having consumed alcohol hours earlier along with her prescription medication. The deputy spotted three open containers of alcohol in the back seat of McKinley’s vehicle that she had tried to conceal.

Two men were charged with alcohol related offenses after a traffic stop on May 28.

28 year old John Wesley Curtis of Wade Street, Smithville was arrested for a second offense of driving under the influence. He was further cited for driving on roadways laned for travel.

38 year old Robert Dale Menzie of Dearman Street, Smithville, a passenger of Curtis’ vehicle, is charged with public intoxication and for resist stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search. Bond for each is $5,000 and they will make a court appearance on June 13.

Sheriff Ray said that on May 28 a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a white Dodge Caravan for failing to maintain its lane of travel.

Curtis, the driver, had a strong odor of alcohol on him and he performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He also had a prior DUI charge against him on March 26 2015.

After being instructed not to do so, Menzie got out of the vehicle. He had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on him and he was unsteady on his feet. After the officer placed Menzie under arrest, he began to resist.

40 year old Jamie Alan Willis of Toad Road, Dowelltown is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on June 13.

Sheriff Ray said on May 28 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Toad Road due to a domestic incident. Upon arrival he spoke with a woman who said she and her boyfriend, Willis had gotten into an argument over personal belongings. She said Willis then punched her in the nose and mouth.

74 year old Wanda Joyce Drake of McMinnville is charged with driving under the influence. Her bond is $1,500 and she will make a court appearance on June 13.

Sheriff Ray said that on June 2 a deputy was dispatched to the area of McMinnville Highway for a possible drunk driver and spotted a Ford Explorer on Congress Boulevard, driven by Drake. She was unsteady on her feet and her speech was slurred. Drake refused to submit to field sobriety tasks.

June 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Donny Green, DeKalb/Cannon County FSA County Executive Director, announces that the nomination period for the 2019 Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee Election is underway. The nomination period continues through August 1, 2019.

“I encourage all producers to participate in the county committee election process by nominating candidates by the August 1 deadline,” said Green. “We are counting on as much participation as possible, because county committees are an important link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We have seen a trend in recent years of increased nominations of minority, beginning farmers, and women producers and we hope that will continue.”

Committees apply their judgment and knowledge to make decisions on county commodity price-support loan eligibility, establishment of allotments and yields, conservation programs, disaster programs, employment and other farm program-related issues. Nationwide, there are more than 7,700 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to 11 members who are elected by eligible local producers. Members serve three-year terms.

To be eligible to serve on an FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area in which the person is a candidate.

Nominees must reside in Local Administrative Area (LAA) for which they are seeking to be elected. For the 2019 Election, the DeKalb/Cannon County FSA County Committee Election will conduct an election in LAA-3, currently represented by Committee Chairperson R.V. Billings, Jr.

Below is the boundary description for LAA-3, the portions of DeKalb County described as following:

East of Hwy. 56 South beginning at the DeKalb/Warren county line, following Hwy. 56 in a northern direction to the intersection of Highway 56 and Highway 70; south of Highway 70 East to Center Hill Lake; following Center Hill Lake north and northwest to the Caney Fork River thence to the Smith County line; south of the Smith County line and west of the Putnam County line to the White County line; west of the White County line to the Warren County line; north of the Warren County line following the county line back to Highway 56 South at the DeKalb/Warren County line.

Individuals may nominate themselves, or others, as a candidate. In addition, eligible candidates can be nominated by community-based and other organizations in the county where the election is being held before the close of the nomination period, especially groups representing socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. Nominations and elections are open to all eligible candidates and voters without regard to race, color, religion, nation origin, age, sex, marital status or disability. The nomination form (FSA-669A) is available at USDA Service Centers and online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections

Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters in LAA-3 on November 4, 2019. Completed ballots must be returned, either in person or postmarked, no later December 2, 2019. For more information about FSA county committees, visit the DeKalb/Cannon County USDA Service Center or call 615-597-8225, extension 2.

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