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Two Found with Stolen Property in Burglary and Theft Investigation
March 19, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A burglary and theft investigation has resulted in the arrest of two men.
47 year old Royce Virgel Ashford, Jr. of Church Street, Alexandria and 53 year old Aubrey Lee Kilgore of Wilkey Circle, Brush Creek are charged with burglary, vandalism, and theft of property. Bond for each is $45,000 and their court date is March 29
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, March 15 Ashford and Kilgore allegedly broke into a building on Highway 70 west near Alexandria and stole items worth $25,900. They were later found in possession of some of the property taken. Vandalism damage to the building was estimated at $900.
The case was investigated by a Sheriff’s Department Detective.
Gottlied a Winner in Nashville St. Paddy’s Day 5K
March 19, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
13 year old Aaron Gottlied placed 1st overall in his age group at the Nashville St. Paddy’s Day 5K race on March 17th. Covering the hilly course with an outstanding time of 19:54, Aaron earned a 4th place spot over all out of a field of 466 runners. He is the son of Ed and Carrie Gottlied and a member of DeKalb Middle School’s Cross Country team.
Registration Still Being Accepted for Tuesday Night’s Opioid Conference
March 19, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
You are invited to attend an Opioid Addiction and Prescribing Conference to be held at the DeKalb County Community Center on Tuesday, March 20 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. A dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.
On-line registration for the conference has closed but if you have not registered you can register at the door. Please call 615-684-6378 to let them know you are coming.
The DeKalb and Smith County Drug Prevention Coalitions are partnering with East Tennessee State University and the Tennessee Department of Health to educate health care professionals and others about proper prescribing practices to curb the spread of opioid abuse.
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Mitchell Mutter of Chattanooga, Medical Director of Special Projects for the Tennessee Department of Health.
The program is open to all levels of health care professionals including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists and others interested in solutions.
Attendees will learn about prescription opioid misuse and abuse trends, risk management tools, new laws and regulations effecting pain management specialists, current prescription related trends, the Tennessee Controlled Substance Monitoring Database, Chronic Pain Guidelines, and identifying strategies to incorporate evidence based best practice standards for safe opioid prescribing practices into team-based care.
The registration fee for the event is $50 for health care professionals and $15 for all others.
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