County Sets 30 MPH Speed Limit on Big Hurricane Road

July 28, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Motorists on Big Hurricane Road in the fourth district will have to travel a bit slower.

During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the county commission voted to post a 30 mile per hour speed limit on the road at the request of Fourth District Commissioner Dr. Scott Little who said residents along the road want the posted speed limit.

Meanwhile there will no longer be two county roads sharing the name Allen Ferry Road, One section of Allen Ferry Road connects Highway 70 and 56 in Smithville while the other runs off Backbone Road in the Johnson’s Chapel Community.

Fifth District Commissioner Jerry Adcock requested that at least one of the roads be renamed to eliminate confusion and he consulted E-911 Director Brad Mulllinax who then contacted County Mayor Tim Stribling.

During Monday night’s meeting, the County Commission voted to rename the road in the Johnson’s Chapel Community Old Allen Ferry Road since it affects fewer households.

Meanwhile the county commission granted a request from the E-911 director to name a private drive Adamson Lane between Liberty and Alexandria. Don Adamson, who has rented property on Nashville Highway to the road construction company, made the request because three mobile home units will be placed on the property to be used by the construction crew for the next thirty six months.

July 28, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A man indicted in a 2019 child porn case has been sentenced in criminal court.

69 year old Rick Allen Meurer entered a plea to sexual exploitation of a minor and received a two year sentence to serve. He was fined $200 and must be listed on the State’s sex offender registry.

The indictment alleged that on December 10, 2019 Meurer did knowingly possess material that includes minors engaged in sexual activity.

In other cases, 21 year old Sean Austin entered a plea to two counts of domestic assault. He was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days to run concurrently but suspended to good behavior probation.

40 year old Carla Jean Ray entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug and received a three year sentence on supervised judicial diversion probation. She was also fined $2,000.

39 year old Sherri Francine Gunter entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug under 0.5 grams and received a six year sentence on supervised probation. She was fined $2,000 and given 27 days jail credit.

41 year old Tawanna Ann Evans entered a plea to sale of a schedule II drug under 0.5 grams and received a four year sentence on supervised probation. She must pay a fine of $2,000 and make restitution of $160 to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.

44 year old Jessica Lee Steinbach entered a plea to auto burglary and theft under $2,500. She received a two year sentence on the burglary charge and one year for the theft to run consecutively for a total of three years but the sentence has been suspended. Steinbach was given jail credit for 278 days served.

53 year old Amanda Hamilton entered a plea to driving under the influence and simple possession and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently and all suspended to supervised probation except for 48 hours to serve. She was fined a total of $1,100 and will lose her driver license for one year.

42 year old Sebrina Ann Lattimore entered a plea to sale or delivery of a schedule II drug and received a four year sentence all suspended to supervised probation with credit for time served. She was fined $2,000 and must make $167 restitution to the sheriff’s department.

29 year old John Lanny Nelson Jr. entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months, 29 days suspended to supervised probation except 48 hours to serve. He must also pay a $350 fine.

37 year old Stephen Brandon Pirtle entered a plea to driving under the influence and received a sentence of 11 months, 29 days suspended to supervised probation except 48 hours to serve. He must also pay a $350 fine.

38 year old Crystal Baker entered a plea to simple possession of schedule II & IV drugs and received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days in each case to run concurrently but suspended to supervised probation.

24 year old Krisann R. Garmer entered a plea to attempting to file a false report. She was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days but received supervised judicial diversion probation.

29 year old Hope Lachenauer entered a plea to theft under $1,000 and received a sentence ot 11 months, 29 days all suspended to six months of supervised probation and six months of good behavior probation.

July 28, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Grants, grants, and more grants!

Suzanne Williams, Executive Director of the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce updated the County Commission Monday night on grants the county has received recently with more possibly on the way.

The most recent was a $50,000 Three Star Grant to create a commercial kitchen and meeting spaces for the newly constructed DeKalb County Agriculture Building located on the grounds of the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria. The Chamber applied for the grant on behalf of the county with the help of County Mayor Tim Stribling and DeKalb Fair Association Manager Jeff McMillen

The county was also awarded a Three Star Grant grant earlier this year for new playground equipment in Alexandria made possible by the DeKalb County Government and the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber. The grant was sponsored by the TN Department of Economic & Community Development. Downtown murals were funded by a Tennessee Art Commission grant and a new Fiddlers’ Jamboree stage was secured thanks to a Tennessee Tourism Enhancement grant.

Director Williams said she is preparing to submit applications this week for a Tourism Marketing grant to fund a Fiddlers’ Jamboree Billboard on I-40 along with signage to help direct shoppers to the downtown Smithville business district, She will also be seeking another Tennessee downtown improvement grant.

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