DCHS reinstating public attendance guidelines for sporting events starting next week

January 29, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County High School will return to public attendance guidelines for sporting events that were in place when the season began starting next week.

The remaining DCHS home basketball games are on Tuesday February 2 and Tuesday, February 9.

“With the Governor lifting the most recent restrictions, TSSAA is allowing sporting events to return to a 1/3 seating capacity limit that was in place during the first part of the season,” said DCHS Principal Randy Jennings.

“There will be a limited number of tickets sold to the public each game. Tickets will be sold starting at 12:30 p.m. on game day and will be sold until the seating capacity is reached. Tickets are $7.00. All season ticket holders are guaranteed admittance to the game,” said Jennings.

“All fans will have their temperature checked and they must wear a mask upon entering the gym”, added Principal Jennings.

“The guidance and rules of local education agencies and the TSSAA remain in place but Executive Order 74 will be suspended effective Monday, February 1,” Governor Bill Lee said in a statement Thursday.. “I encourage Tennesseans to keep up their responsible personal choices as we work towards a COVID-free Tennessee.”

The TSSAA COVID-19 Regulations and Rules Modifications for practice and competition as well as the current restrictions on preseason scrimmages and jamborees adopted by the Board of Control at their July 22 meeting are still in place for all sports and must be followed. Visit the Tennessee Returns to Play page of TSSAA.org for complete details.

With the Governor’s announcement, the restrictions limiting cheerleaders and members of the general public from attending contests will be lifted on Monday, February 1. The TSSAA rules regarding masks, temperature checks, social distancing and COVID-19 recommended venue capacities will remain in effect.

“We’re proud that our member schools have been taking steps to follow the Governor’s orders and limit the spread of the virus,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director of TSSAA. “It is vitally important that we continue to be smart and safe in our activities, wear a mask, wash our hands and practice social distancing at every athletic contest.”

Member schools are encouraged to limit fan attendance to a number that will allow adequate social distancing (e.g., 1/4 to 1/3 of typical seating capacity, depending on the characteristics of the particular venue) and should mark/designate bleachers or seats in order to promote social distancing among spectators. Member schools must facilitate compliance with any applicable state or local order limiting gathering sizes for participation in public events. In consultation with local health providers, member schools in areas experiencing high virus transmission should consider further limitations on attendance (e.g., family members only, or no spectators). Limit informal gathering in areas where social distancing cannot be maintained.

January 29, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A drunk driver was found with pills during a traffic stop last week in Smithville.

31 year old Alicia Blair Collins of West Market Street is charged with DUI and cited for violation of roadways laned for travel and simple possession of a schedule IV narcotic and drug paraphernalia. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court April 15.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, January 20 a deputy answered a complaint of a reckless driver on McMinnville Highway and spotted the vehicle, a white Hyundai on South Congress Boulevard. As the car was turning onto Bright Hill Road it ran off the road. The officer spoke with the driver, Collins and found her speech to be slurred. She also submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks.

The deputy found in the car a pill grinder, pen with white residue, 12 green pills, 12 white pills, 12 half white pills , one ¾ white pill, and one ¼ white pill.

43 year old Michael Ray Emler of McMinnville Highway, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court April 15.

Sheriff Ray said that on January 20 a deputy was dispatched to a domestic complaint and upon arrival spoke with Emler and a woman. The officer learned that Emler and the woman had been arguing and pushing each other and that during the confrontation Emler struck her in the left eye with his elbow causing bruising and swelling. He was determined to have been the primary aggressor and was arrested.

35 year old Casey Laraine Emerton of Sparta is charged with driving under the influence. She is under a $1,500 bond and her court date is April 15.

Sheriff Ray said that on January 21 a deputy was dispatched to Turtle’s Bar where a vehicle had ran off into a ditch. Upon arrival the officer confronted the driver, Emerton after observing her almost fall as she got out of the automobile. Emerton was unsteady on her feet and she smelled of alcohol. Emerton admitted to having consumed too much alcohol and she submitted to field sobriety but couldn’t complete the tasks because of her level of intoxication.

32 year old Kimberly Ann Blanchfield of Nashville Highway, Dowelltown is charged with domestic assault and violation of bond conditions. Her bond is $4,500 and she will be in court May 6.

Sheriff Ray said that on January 22 a deputy responded to a domestic assault complaint on Nashville Highway. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a man who said that he and his daughter, Blanchfield got into an argument which became physical as she hit him in the face and bit his hands causing lacerations.

Blanchfield was also determined to be in violation of active bond conditions ordering her to keep away from another person, other than her father, who was also at this home.

37 year old Samuel Cardin of Short Mountain Highway, Smithville is charged with driving under the influence. He was further cited for no insurance and failing to give immediate notice of an accident. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court May 6.

Sheriff Ray said that on January 24 while responding to another call a deputy happened upon a wreck on Cecil Hale Road. He stopped and spoke with the driver, Cardin who admitted that he had been drinking and smoking marijuana. Cardin smelled of alcohol and was staggering. He refused to submit to field sobriety tasks and was placed under arrest.

January 29, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A Cookeville man escaped injury Thursday morning when his dump truck overturned after rear-ending another dump truck on Falling Water Road in the Johnson’s Chapel area near Center Hill Lake.

According to Trooper Chris Delong of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Jeffrey Mahler was traveling down the steep and narrow road in a 1996 Ford dump truck hauling a load of rock to a job site when he lost control and rear-ended a 2017 Kenworth dump truck driven by 54 year old Harry Frady, Jr. of Cookeville who was also hauling a load of rock.

After impact, Mahler’s truck overturned on its side spilling its load of rock. Neither driver was injured. Members of DeKalb County EMS, DeKalb Fire Department, and DeKalb Sheriff’s Department responded.

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