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Tigers pass road test at Smith County
August 31, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Tigers passed their first road test of the season with flying colors Friday night as they took down the Smith County Owls at Carthage 35 to 6.
The Tigers (2-0) will travel to Livingston Academy (2-0) for their first region matchup of the year Friday night, September 6 at 7 p.m.
After battling to a scoreless tie in the opening period, the Tigers struck first in the second quarter capping a 63-yard drive on a 10-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jordan Parker with 8:44 left in the half. The extra point attempt by kicker Adrian Prater was no good but the Tigers led 6-0.
Later in the half, DeKalb County got on the board again completing a 73-yard drive on a 27-yard touchdown pass play from quarterback Jordan Parker to Ryan Lyons. Parker then kept the ball on a successful two-point conversion play to give the Tigers a 14-0 lead by halftime.
Jon Hendrix took the opening kickoff of the second half to the Smith County 20-yard line setting up the Tigers for their next scoring opportunity. Ty Webb later cashed on in for DC on a one-yard touchdown run with 9:14 left in the third period. Adrian Prater came on for the extra point and the Tigers were up 21-0.
DC quarterback Jordan Parker again hooked up with Ryan Lyons for their second touchdown of the night, this time on a 19-yard completion capping a 39-yard drive and with Adrian Prater’s PAT the Tigers held a commanding 28-0 lead with 5:20 left in the third period.
Smith County’s only score of the game came on a 19-yard run by Kaiden Mason with 1:14 left in the third period completing a 76-yard drive. The PAT attempt was no good, but the Owls had cut the Tiger lead to 28-6.
The Tigers added one more score in the fourth quarter. After Tiger Andrew Dakas picked off a Smith County pass, Cecil Ketchum got the ball on the next play and raced 67 yards for the touchdown with 7:26 left in the game. Adrian Prater added the extra point and DeKalb County went on to celebrate a 35-6 victory.
Could another quarry operation be coming to DeKalb County?
August 30, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Could another quarry operation be coming to DeKalb County?
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With plans underway for a quarry by Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Company at the foot of Snow Hill off Highway 70 on North Driver Road, another company is reportedly preparing for a quarry operation of its own between Liberty and Alexandria.
According to the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, Jones Brothers Construction, LLC has applied for a water quality permit for its Jones Alexandria Quarry to be located in DeKalb County at 2159 Old Highway 53 at Liberty on a 110-acre site. The new permit application is for the discharge of treated mine wastewater and industrial storm water into Helton Creek.
“Ultimately this is a water quality permit that has been proposed so this regulates any water that would be discharged from the facility,” said Daniel Lawrence, Program Manager Division of the Mineral & Geologic Resources Mining Section in the Knoxville Environmental Field Office who spoke with WJLE by phone Friday.“The idea being we put limits on that water in order to protect the stream to make sure any water leaving the facility is not going to pollute the stream and cause any problems. That is the main authority the state has over mining facilities. We get a lot of questions and concerns about other aspects of mining and things like blasting, truck trafficking noise, and dust but we don’t have any authority over that and its outside of the scope of this draft permit,” Lawrence explained.
He also described the meaning of the term “wastewater” in the permit application.
“When you hear that word wastewater a lot of people assume sewage, domestic wastewater and that sort of thing. That is technically the correct term but its really rain that has come into contact with processing rock so if there is any rain that falls on a rock crusher the water that runs off of that is considered to be wastewater by the legal technicalities. It doesn’t mean sewage or domestic wastewater discharge in this case,” said Lawrence
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation’s Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources Mining Section has issued a public notice on the proposed permit action to solicit comments and information necessary to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed activities on human health and the environment.
The comment period is from August 26 to September 27, 2024.
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit action may submit comments in writing to the Mining Section at the Knoxville Environmental Field Office, Attention: Public Notice Coordinator; by fax to 865-594-6105; or by e-mail to Dennis.Conger@tn.gov. Comments must be received before the close of the comments period September 27, 2024.
For more information visit http://tn.gov/environment/topic/ppo-water. To comment on this proposal: water.permits@tn.gov.
Man Charged with Second Degree Murder After Fatal Shooting Thursday Evening
August 30, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A fatal shooting Thursday night has resulted in a second-degree murder charge against one man.
66-year-old William Anthony McKenzie of Streamer Drive, Smithville is accused of killing 39-year-old Earl Craig Asbury, Jr. at McKenzie’s residence.
Chief Deputy Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department issued the following prepared statement. “On Thursday, August 29 at 6:54 p.m. Central Dispatch received a call of a possible shooting at 163 Streamer Drive. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene at 7:05 p.m. and made contact with William McKenzie and then with a deceased male laying in the yard. The deceased male is 39-year-old Earl Craig Asberry Jr. of Smithville”.
“McKenzie, the suspect, has been booked into the DeKalb County Jail and is charged with TCA 39-13-210 Second Degree Murder. McKenzie is under a $500,000 bond and will appear in the General Sessions Court in DeKalb County on Thursday September 12th 2024”.
Upon the request of Sheriff Patrick Ray, the 13th Judicial District Attorney’ Generals Office summoned the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to the scene.
On scene were Sheriff Patrick Ray, Chief Deputy Williams, DeKalb County Sheriff Deputies, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Detectives, the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office and Assistant District Attorney General Greg Strong.
The investigation is ongoing.
The arrest warrant states that “The investigation revealed that McKenzie, by his own admission, did intentionally and knowingly discharge a firearm striking the victim, Earl Craig Asberry, Jr. multiple times in the Turso area resulting in his death. Prior to the arrival of law enforcement, the investigation revealed that McKenzie made several attempts to conceal the body and made comments of intentions to remove the body from the scene”.
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