Habitat Chili Cook-Off to Feature 20 Teams!

October 4, 2023
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Who makes the best chili in DeKalb County? Find out on Friday, October 13th when Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County hosts the 19th Annual Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale.

Chili will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the town square in front of City Hall. In case of rain, the event will be moved to the DeKalb County Complex Auditorium. For $10, eat all the chili you want and vote for your favorite chili and the best decorated booth. Commemorative ceramic mugs will be available for $25. Both options include one drink. Delicious baked goods prepared by members of local churches will be for sale. Take out is also available.

“We are looking forward to another great day of good food and fellowship at the Chili Cook-off,” said Alex Woodward, president of Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County. “The proceeds from the event will be used toward building another Habitat house with a DeKalb County family, so we hope everyone will come out and eat lots of chili for a great cause!”

In 2022, “The Courthouse Gang” from DeKalb County Officials took Top Chili Honors, with the “Top Gunners” from Amvets Post 101 placing second. Third place chili honors went to “First Finest Chili” from FirstBank.

The Best Decorated Booth Award went to Smithville Electric System; with “The Courthouse Gang” from DeKalb County Officials coming in second place and “Great Bowls of Fire” from the DeKalb County Fire Department placing third.

The Golden Spoon Award went to “The Courthouse Gang” from the DeKalb County Officials, who raised the most additional money for Habitat in cash donations at their booth, with Smithville Electric coming in second and the “DCHS Biting Tigers” from DCHS FCCLA coming in third.

Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity builds and renovates houses in partnership with volunteers and families in need, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

For more information on the Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale, contact Tecia Pryor at 615-597-7370.

October 4, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

One of three people arrested in a drug bust less than a month ago by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has already been sentenced in DeKalb County Criminal Court.

20-year-old Ja’merrin Jameze Turner of Lebanon entered a plea last Friday, September 29 by criminal information to possession with intent to sell or deliver a schedule V drug (Gabapentin). He received a 2-year Tennessee Department of Corrections sentence suspended to supervised probation with time served. He was fined $2,000 and given 21 days jail credit.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on September 7 a detective and other members of the sheriff’s department executed a search warrant at 200 the Loop Circle, Smithville. During the search, officers found 23 white pills believed to be Gabapentin, a small amount of a green leafy substance thought to be marijuana, numerous baggies, and other baggies with a crystal-like substance and powder residue, scales, pipes, syringes, and other drug paraphernalia.

Cases against two co-defendants with Turner, 27-year-old Zachary Jacob Poss of the Loop Circle, and 25-year-old Courtney Brooke Shrum of the Loop Circle are still pending in court.

38-year-old Jason Duane Madewell of Ferrell Road, Smithville entered a plea by criminal information to possession of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams for sale. He received an 8-year sentence to serve and was fined $2,000. The sentence is to run concurrently with a case against him in Warren County, He was given 206 days of jail credit.

Sheriff Ray said that on March 7 a deputy was on patrol when he spotted a man who appeared to have been intoxicated. He stopped the man, Madewell, at Mapco Express in Smithville and found him to be unsteady on his feet. Madewell was sweating profusely, and he couldn’t focus during conversation with the officer. When the deputy asked if he would consent to a body search, Madewell admitted to having methamphetamine in his left front pocket and said that he had consumed some meth three hours earlier. The meth found on him had container weight of 16.1 grams.

29-year-old Sonni Michael Fullilove of Keltonburg Road, Smithville entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) over 0.5 grams and received an 8-year TDOC sentence all suspended to supervised probation. He was fined $2,000 and given 34 days jail credit.

October 4, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

On Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the DeKalb Prevention Coalition and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at two locations in DeKalb County. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.

Take Back locations locally are Smithville City Hall, 104 East Main Street and the Alexandria City Hall, 102 High Street.

For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction.

Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.

In partnership with local law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed more than 8,300 tons of medication from circulation since its inception.

Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps, and illicit drugs. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage.

For more information visit www.DEATakeBack.com.

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