Judge Hands Down Sentences in Criminal Court

January 15, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Criminal Court Judge Wesley Bray handed down sentences against several defendants Tuesday, January 11.

36-year-old Nichole Reynolds entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended except 48 hours to serve and then be on supervised probation. She was fined $350 and will lose her drivers’ license for one year. Reynolds must complete the Alcohol Safety Education Program, attend the MADD Victim Impact Panel, and complete an Alcohol and Drug Assessment and follow and complete all recommended treatment.

25-year-old Trever Wayne Jenkins entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (Fentanyl) and received a six-year sentence on TDOC probation and was fined $2,000. He must also make $175 restitution for buy money to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Jenkins was given 42 days jail credit.

41-year-old Jimmie Herman entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received an eight-year sentence on TDOC probation. He was fined $2,000 and ordered to pay restitution of $180 for buy money to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. He was given jail credit of 39 days.

26-year-old Christopher Keith Lane Derrick entered a plea to sale of a schedule III drug and received a two-year sentence suspended to supervised state probation. He was fined $2,000. The sentence is to run consecutive to a term of 11 months and 29 days in another case in General Sessions Court for which he was previously granted probation. He was given 42 days jail credit.

42-year-old Tawanna Ann Evans entered a plea to sale of methamphetamine and received an eight-year sentence suspended to supervised probation. She was fined $2,000 and given jail credit of 43 days. The sentence is to run consecutive to another case in which she is already on probation.

32-year-old Joshua Hayden Subblefield entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended except 48 hours to serve and then be on supervised probation. Subblefield was fined $350 and will lose his drivers’ license for one year. He must complete the Alcohol Safety Education Program, attend the MADD Victim Impact Panel, and complete an Alcohol and Drug Assessment and follow and complete all recommended treatment.

January 15, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A total of 53 persons interested in running for county offices in either the May 3, 2022 DeKalb County Democratic or Republican Primary or as an Independent in the August General Election have picked up qualifying petitions from the election commission.

According to the election commission office, the following persons have been issued petitions:

Democratic Primary:
County Mayor- Mike Foster and Timothy Robert “Tim” Stribling (Incumbent)
General Sessions Court Judge-Margie Rigsby Miller and Tecia Puckett Pryor
Register of Deeds– Shelby D. Reeder
Road Supervisor-Wayne Shehane
County Commissioner, District 1– Julie Ann Young (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 2– Billy Myron Rhody (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 3– Jack E. Barton, III, Susannah Cripps Daughtry (Incumbent), and Jenny A. Trapp (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 4– Janice M. Fish Stewart (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 6– Michael Paul Atnip, Jeffery K. “Jeff” Barnes (Incumbent), Danny L. McGinnis
County Commissioner, District 7– Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Pafford (Incumbent)

Board of Education (School Board), District 1– Robert D. (Danny) Parkerson, Jr. (Incumbent). Parkerson also obtained a petition to run as an independent candidate for School Board, District 1 but he can only return one petition to the election commission to run either as a Democratic Candidate in the May Primary or as an Independent Candidate in the August County General Election.
Board of Education (School Board), District 4– Dr. Scott Little

AUGUST GENERAL ELECTION:
County Commissioner, District 3– Robert Anthony “Tony” Luna- Independent
Board of Education (School Board), District 7-Emitt Shaun Tubbs (Incumbent)-Independent candidate

Republican Primary:
County Mayor– Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock, Bradley S. Hendrix, Anita T. Puckett
Sheriff-Patrick R. Ray (Incumbent) and Keneth Lee Whitehead
General Sessions Court Judge-Mingy Kay Ball and Brandon J. Cox
Register of Deeds– Daniel A. Seber
Road Supervisor-Danny Lynn Hale (Incumbent) and Shane Walker
County Clerk- James L. “Jimmy” Poss (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Clerk– Susan L. Martin (Incumbent)
Trustee-Sean D. Driver (Incumbent)

County Commissioner, District 1– Bennett Armstrong and Thomas E. “Tom” Chandler
County Commissioner, District 2– James David “Jim” Pearson and Sabrina R. Farler (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 3– Joshua Brown Chapman
County Commissioner, District 4– Tony L. “Cully” Culwell and Gregory S. “Greg” Matthews
County Commissioner, District 5– Jerry Adcock (Incumbent), Larry L. Green and Joshua E. Holloway
County Commissioner, District 6– Justin Douglas Adcock
County Commissioner, District 7– Boyd Bruce Malone, (Incumbent), Trevin Merriman, and Timothy Brian Reynolds

Board of Education (School Board), District 2- Thomas Alan Hayes (Incumbent) and Matthew J. Quarles
Board of Education (School Board), District 3-Jim Beshearse (Incumbent)
Board of Education (School Board), District 7-Ryan Wayne Mollinet

The Election Commission has also received the proper duplicate petitions (to appear on the May Republican primary ballot) from William T. “Will” Ridley for Circuit Court Judge Part 1- 13th Judicial District and Wesley Bray for Criminal Court Judge Part II 13th Judicial District.

Offices on the May primary ballots include: County Mayor; Road Supervisor; Sheriff, General Sessions Judge; Circuit Court Clerk; County Clerk; Trustee; Register of Deeds; County Commissioner in all seven (7) districts (2 can be nominated per district); School Board members in districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Constable in District 4 to fill a vacancy; Circuit Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); Chancellor (13th Judicial District); Criminal Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); District Attorney General (13th Judicial District); and Public Defender (13th Judicial District).

Petitions must be returned by Noon February 17th.

There is an additional earlier deadline for Sheriff and Road Supervisor candidates. They must have appropriate paperwork to the Peace Officer Standards Training Commission (POST) for sheriff and the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification board 14 days before the qualifying deadline.

While the above offices will appear on May primary ballots, candidates also have the option to run as Independent candidates who will not appear on the ballot until August. However, the same qualifying deadlines apply.

Winners of the May primaries will square off against each other in the August DeKalb County General Election along with any properly qualified Independent candidates.

The local election office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.

January 14, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County School District got a visit from an official of the Tennessee Department of Education Tuesday to discuss with local education administrators plans for a new school funding formula.

Meghan McLeroy, Chief Statewide Support Officer at the Tennessee Department of Education, stopped in at DeKalb West School where she toured the school and met with educators.

A potential new school funding formula is being proposed by the state which would provide additional money for low-income students, rural students, English language learners, students with disabilities and charter schools, according to a draft framework released by the Tennessee Department of Education

McLeroy said she is touring the state to learn what educators and administrators at the local level think about the plan.

“I have been going around to 20 to 30 districts across the state, especially our small and rural districts talking with superintendents, principals, and central office staff about what we are trying to build out in terms of a new funding system. We’re trying to get out and into these communities and hear from folks on the ground to learn what they need in terms of funding from the state to prioritize for their students,” said McLeroy.

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said he anxious to learn more.

“We’re looking for more information. We have gone to one meeting about the funding which will be a change from the BEP formula the way it looks. We want to get more information on how it will support the programs we already have and how to keep growing as a district and how the state intends to fund that. There is a shortage of teachers statewide and we need to know how we keep compensating those educators to keep them in the school systems but most importantly we need to know how we are going to support our students because each student has individual needs and we need to be able to meet those needs on an individual basis,” said Director Cripps.

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