DCHS Tiger Football Fans urged to Purchase Tickets for Friday night’s Warren County Game Online

October 6, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Fans planning to attend Friday night’s DeKalb County at Warren County high school football game in McMinnville are urged to purchase tickets in advance. The game kicks off at 7 p.m.

Individual tickets for the game will still be sold through GoFan to eliminate cash at the gate. The link is specifically for this game and should be the best link to distribute to students, parents, and fans.There will be QR codes available at the gate for those who plan to purchase tickets at the event. Once the purchaser has selected the number of tickets needed for the event, the quickest and easiest way to complete the purchase is to checkout as a guest. It is not required to have the GoFan app to purchase tickets. A screenshot of the digital ticket will not be accepted. You will need the actual ticket link sent by GoFan to redeem your tickets.

Public link for Warren County vs DeKalb County Football (October 8th)
https://gofan.co/app/events/327238

Those who already purchased tickets for the game in August, their tickets are still valid. Anyone wishing to purchase tickets now should use the GoFan link.

October 6, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A woman and three children were injured in a Sunday afternoon crash at the intersection of US 70 and Highway 83.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 23 year old Chelsea Lee of Cookeville was turning left onto Allen Ferry Road from US Highway 70 in a 2020 Lincoln Navigator when she struck the side of a 2007 Hyundai GST, driven by 21 year old Dusten Sutherland of Smithville who was west on Highway 70. Lee’s vehicle came to final rest against a stop sign at the intersection of Allen Ferry Road and US Highway 70. Sutherland’s automobile came to final rest off the right side of US Highway 70.

Lee and the three children with her ages 2, 4, & 6 were all properly restrained but injured and taken to the hospital where they were treated and released. Sutherland was also wearing his seat belt but received minor injuries.

Meanwhile an 18 year old woman suffered minor injuries in a one auto crash Sunday night on Highway 70 east.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Austin Faith Navarez of Amarillo, Texas was traveling east on Sparta Highway in a 2002 GMC Yukon and while negotiating (exiting) a curve, she met a westbound vehicle and was momentarily blinded by its headlights. Navarez lost control, ran off the right side of the roadway behind a guardrail striking a ditch, and then continued into a wooded area on a steep downgrade, hitting several small trees and underbrush. The Yukon came to final rest after striking a large tree. Navarez was wearing her seatbelt.

October 5, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A Cannon County man who broke into a local body shop over the weekend and stole a car and thousands of dollars worth of tools has been caught thanks to the Smithville Police Department.

22 year old Joseph Morgan of Sycamore Creek Road, Woodbury is charged with burglary, felony theft, and felony evading. His bond is $56,000 and he will be in General Sessions Court October 21.

According to Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins and Lieutenant Detective James Cornelius, Morgan pried open a side door and entered Custom Collision Auto Body & Repair on South Congress Boulevard around 11 p.m. Saturday night, October 2. Once inside Morgan found a Kia Soul which belonged to a customer that was in the shop for repairs and began loading into the car thousands of dollars worth of tools along with the shop’s DVR surveillance system.

While Morgan was still inside the business, a Smithville Police Officer was on patrol in the area and spotted three people behind Smithville Elementary School who were there dumpster diving. The officer got the identities of the three and ordered them to leave. Not knowing Morgan was inside the body shop a few feet away, the officer left the area and continued patrolling around Food Lion where he found people behind that store. When he chased them away, the officer returned to patrol the parking lot of the county complex and noticed Morgan near the shop. Morgan had opened the bay door from inside the shop and driven the Kia Soul out of the building. After Morgan saw the officer, he sped away. The officer got in pursuit of the vehicle and was joined by other patrolmen. Although police couldn’t catch up to it at the time, the car was later found abandoned off Holmes Creek Road near Redneck Beach but the stolen tools were not in it.

During his investigation, Detective Cornelius learned that several businesses and other establishments near the scene of the crime captured video with their surveillance systems. He then spent hours reviewing the footage which helped identify Morgan as a suspect. Detective Cornelius also discovered that one of the people dumpster diving behind the elementary school was an acquaintance of Morgan although he has not been connected with Morgan’s illegal activities that night.

Police located Morgan Sunday and brought him in for questioning but he initially denied committing the crimes. Morgan was later released as more evidence was being gathered. By Monday evening Detective Cornelius was ready to make an arrest and again picked up Morgan.Once confronted with the proof, Morgan confessed and led officers to the place where he had ditched the stolen tools near the scene of the crime before making his getaway.

The stolen Kia Soul and almost all the stolen tools were recovered. There was some minor damage to the body shop where Morgan had pried open a door to gain entry. The value of the stolen car is $23,490; $20,000 in shop tools, and $2,300 for the DVR equipment which has not been recovered.

Chief Collins said he is proud of his team of officers and detectives for the work done in solving this case.

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