13th Annual Celebration of Spring and Easter Egg Hunt Saturday at Edgar Evins State Park (VIEW VIDEO HERE)

April 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Edgar Evins State Park will host the 13th Annual Celebration of Spring and Easter Egg Hunt Saturday April 13th with activities and vendors from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Peninsula.

(View Video of Edgar Evins State Park Ranger Lee Chadwell promoting upcoming events at the park)

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The event begins at 9:00 a.m. with Ranger-Led Wildflower Hikes and continues with music and entertainment throughout the day.  Don’t miss the wildlife demonstrations, Cannon Arts Dance Studio performance, pontoon boat rides, face painters, and craft vendors. Make plans to visit the food vendors and enjoy a picnic on the grounds. Be sure to stop by the office and climb the tower that overlooks the park and lake. The Grand finale will be the Easter Egg Hunt at 2:00 p.m.

Check out the Edgar Evins State Park Facebook page for a complete schedule of events, or visit the website at https://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/edgar-evins.

This event is possible with help from volunteers from the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park.

SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO SLIGHT CHANGES)

Ranger Led Wildflower Hikes, (9a.m. & 1p.m.) Highland Rim Nature Trail, next to office

Entertainment –  On or near the Peninsula stage

• 10:00 – 10:30 – Birds of Prey presented by a Park Ranger
• 10:30 – 11:15 – Cannon Arts Dance Studio, ballet & Maypole, then all ages, everyone, join in on the Bunny Hop!
• 11:30 – 12:30 – Bob Tarter’s Animals from NHECM
• 12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. – Music
• 2:00 P.M. – Easter Egg Hunt

Pontoon Boats Rides – as scheduled from 12 Noon to 4 P.M.,  a 45-60 minutes boat ride.  Courtesy Boat Dock, next to the Peninsula

• REQUIRES ADVANCE SIGN-UP AT BOAT REGISTRATION TABLE WITH $5 CASH PER PERSON PAYMENT and A TIME STICKER ON THE BRACELET, The time on the sticker is the time the BOAT leaves the dock.
• If you decide to not go on the boat ride please let the registration person know ASAP so others may ride. No refunds will be given with less than a one hour notice.
• Children must be over age 3 years old and accompanied by an adult.

April 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Several people arrested in undercover drug investigations by the sheriff’s department last year were sentenced Monday in criminal court.

Judge Gary McKenzie presided.

41 year old Jessica Renee Owen entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (Oxycodone) and received a 5 year sentence on TDOC probation. She must pay a $2,000 fine and make restitution of $160 to the sheriff’s department.

22 year old Jacob Fisher Murphy entered a plea to sale of over 0.5 grams of methamphetamine and received an 8 year sentence on TDOC probation except for 180 days in the county jail. He was fined $2,000 and must make $200 restitution to the sheriff’s department. Murphy was given 20 days jail credit. The term is to run concurrently with his probation in another felony case.

19 year old Robert Stephen Derrick entered a plea to two counts of casual exchange and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run consecutively but he will be on probation subject to judicial diversion. He must make $620 restitution to the sheriff’s department.

42 year old Dana Michelle Taylor entered a plea to sale of a schedule III drug (buprenorphine) and received a 4 year sentence on TDOC probation. She was fined $2,000 and must make $325 restitution to the sheriff’s department.

38 year old Jayme Denise Hendrixson entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine over 0.5 grams) and received 8 years on TDOC probation after serving 180 days in the county jail. She was fined $2,000. The term is to run concurrently with another case against her. She was given jail credit of 69 days.

April 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County High School recently recognized Wilson Bank & Trust for supporting DCHS baseball with a new sponsored scoreboard. WBT Smithville Office Manager Chad Colwell joined Tiger baseball players and coaches in dedicating the new scoreboard, which has been in use this season.

Wilson Bank & Trust (www.wilsonbank.com), member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender, operates 28 full-service offices in nine Middle Tennessee counties, and offers a full range of financial products that include secondary market mortgage loans and mobile and online banking services.

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