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Cannon County Snaps Tigers’ Five Game Winning Streak
December 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigers’ five game winning streak was snapped Friday night as the home team lost to the Cannon County Lions 51 to 48 in Woodbury.
It was against the Lions that the Tigers began that winning streak with a 54 to 52 victory on November 28 after starting the season 0-4.
Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers were again beaten by Cannon County Friday night and this time by the score of 61 to 46. In the last meeting on November 28, the Lady Tigers lost 53 to 46.
Both DeKalb County teams are now 5-5 and will host Watertown Monday night, December 18 starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game. WJLE will have LIVE coverage. In the last meeting on December 1 the Tigers beat the Purple Tigers 59 to 43 while the Lady Tigers won 44 to 37.
In the boys game Friday night, the Tigers led 14 to 13 after the 1st period but trailed 23 to 22 at halftime. DC was down 34 to 29 after the 3rd period and couldn’t recover losing 51 to 48.
Conner Close led DC in scoring with 24 points followed by Dallas Kirby with 11, Jordan Parker 5 and Alex Antoniak and Jon Hendrix each with 4.
The Lady Tigers trailed the Lionettes 18 to 12 after the 1st period of the girls game and 26 to 19 by halftime. Cannon County led 43 to 29 after the 3rd period and went on to defeat DeKalb County’s girls 61 to 46.
Ella VanVranken led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 14 followed by Chloe VanVranken and Allie Melton each with 11, Avery Agee 6, and Tess Barton and Brooklyn Fuson each with 2.
THP Officer Charged with Assault in Off-Duty Incident
December 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
An officer employed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol has been charged in a criminal summons with assault in an alleged incident which occurred when he was off duty.
36-year-old Jeremy David Sean Tramel of Smithville is charged in a criminal summons with assault. He will appear in General Sessions Court January 4th.
According to the complaint, “On December 4 at approximately 3:00 p.m. Tramel did intentionally and knowingly cause reasonable fear of imminent bodily harm to Draven Harner by after a verbal confrontation spitting in Draven Harner’s face. This did occur in DeKalb County.”
Smithville Police Department Joins Santa in Spreading Christmas Cheer at Head Start
December 15, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Members of the Smithville Police Department, Santa, and others paid a visit to the Head Start Center Friday morning to help spread a little Christmas cheer.
Through the annual “Cops4kids” program, the police department joins with Cash Express and other partners to collect and distribute toys for Christmas gift giving especially to Head Start kids.
Friday morning’s program at the Smithville Head Start Center, featured some holiday musical entertainment for the children by the Collins family and Ryan Huling of the New Life United Pentecostal Church shared the Christmas story. Police Chief Mark Collins and members of the police department made sure each child had a bag of toys. Santa dropped by to spend some time with the kids. Mayor Josh Miller and Alderman and Police Commissioner Shawn Jacobs were also part of the event.
The “Cops4Kids” program began in 2012 and has served Smithville Head Start children with gifts at Christmas time since 2015 along with others requesting and needing help through the Police Department’s Association with Cash Express and others.
“We put out the collection boxes at local businesses for toys, nonperishable food, clothing and money jars in addition to our annual Fill the Cop Car and Bake Sale event. The toys and money to buy toys are then given to the police department to be distributed to head start kids and others while the food collected goes to God’s Food Pantry. God’s Grace Ministries gets from us used toys, coats, clothes, etc,” said Athena Knauer of Cash Express. Thanks to the generosity of the community, the collection effort is so successful that it gives organizers a leg up for the following year’s event”.
“We have raised over $3,000 in monetary donations this year so we will soon go with Beth Adcock, records clerk at the police department, to purchase gifts for the head start for next year. For others needing help we also buy clothes, toys, etc. for them,” said Knauer.
Chief Collins said a special thanks goes to, among others, Cash Express, Mayor Miller, Alderman Jacobs, and the entire city council for their support.
“The department has enjoyed its partnership with Cash Express and a special lady in particular, Evelyn Woods, who donates gifts throughout the year. We are truly grateful for her support”, added Chief Collins.
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