(UPDATED) Trapp, Adcock Unseated from County Commission

May 3, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Incumbents Jenny Trapp in the Third District and Jerry Adcock in the Fifth District were unseated in their bids for re-election to the DeKalb County Commission in Tuesday’s primary elections.

Former County Commissioner Jack Barton earned 111 votes, while Susannah Cripps Daughtry garnered 110 votes to defeat Trapp, who had 97 total votes in the DeKalb County Democratic Primary. Barton and Daughtry will move on to face Republican Tim Perricone and Independent Tony Luna in the August General Election, with two to be elected. Perricone received 217 complimentary votes in the DeKalb GOP Primary Tuesday

Meanwhile, Larry Green led the Fifth District ballot with 173 votes, while Glynn Merriman tallied 149 votes to unseat incumbent Jerry Adcock in the Republican Primary. Adcock finished third with 118 total votes, while Steve Merriman, Sr. had 79 votes and Joshua Holloway finished with 68. Green and Merriman will be unopposed in the August General Election and will be the new representatives from the Fifth District on the DeKalb County Commission.

Greg Matthews and Tony “Cully” Culwell were winners in the DeKalb Republican Primary for the County Commission in the Fourth District. Matthews had 192 votes and Culwell 166. Dan Delacruz came in third place with 86 votes. Matthews and Culwell will face Democratic incumbent Janice Fish-Stewart and Independent candidate and former commissioner Wayne Cantrell in the August 4th General Election. Stewart received 150 complimentary votes in the DeKalb Democratic Primary Tuesday.

All other county commission candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries on Tuesday. Here are the results:

First District:  Incumbent Julie Williams Young received 73 votes in the Democratic Primary while Tom Chandler got 159 and Bennett Armstrong 123 votes in the Republican Primary. All three will be on the General Election ballot on August 4^th along with Independent candidate Daniel Cripps. Two are to be elected

Second District: Incumbent Myron Rhody garnered 103 votes in the Democratic Primary while Incumbent Sabrina Farler received 249 votes and Jim Pearson 183 in the Republican Primary. All three will be on the ballot in August. Two will be elected.

Sixth District: Incumbent Jeff Barnes got 115 votes and Danny McGinnis 77 in the Democratic Primary while Justin Douglas Adcock received 188 votes and Doug Stephens 140 in the Republican Primary. All four will be on the ballot in August. Two will be elected.

Seventh District: Incumbent Bruce Malone received 130 votes and Tim Reynolds 136 in the Republican Primary. Incumbent Beth Pafford garnered 103 votesin the Democratic Primary. All three will be on the ballot in August. Two will be elected.

Board of Education races are as follows:

First District-No Democratic or Republican candidates. Incumbent Danny Parkerson will be seeking re-election unopposed as an Independent candidate in the August General Election.

Second District: Incumbent Alan Hayes received 333 complimentary votes in the GOP Primary Tuesday. He was unopposed and will be without opposition in the August General Election

Third District: Incumbent Jim Beshearse got 292 votes running unopposed in the Republican Primary and he will be without opposition in the August Election.

Fourth District: Eric Ervin received 258 votes unopposed in the GOP Primary Tuesday while Scott Little had 149 votes unopposed in the Democratic Primary. Independent candidate Tony Poss will join them on the August election ballot and the winner will succeed Incumbent Kate Miller who did not seek re-election.

Seventh District: Ryan Mollinet got 204 votes running unopposed in the GOP Primary. He will face Incumbent Shaun Tubbs in the August General Election. Tubbs is running as an Independent.

May 3, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A woman caught tossing a bottle of whiskey to an inmate on a work detail has been charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution.

42-year-old Abigail Vogel of South College Street, Smithville is under a $5,000 bond and she will be in court May 19. Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 1 while supervising inmates cleaning the grounds of the jail, a correctional officer spotted Vogel toss something toward a prisoner who was mowing. The correctional officer retrieved the item, which was found to be a bottle, half filled with Jim Beam whiskey.

52-year-old Michael Steven Conners of Possum Hollow Road, Dowelltown is charged with aggravated assault. His bond is $10,000 and he will be in court April 28. Sheriff Ray said that on April 13 a deputy answered a call of a possible domestic assault and upon arrival spoke with the victim who reported that she was assaulted by her husband, Conners. The woman said she was struck several times in the head and face and she showed visible and physical evidence of abuse. The victim said Conners hit her about the head with a broom and that he threw a knife at her. He then picked up the knife and left the residence. Conners was already gone by the time the officer arrived. He was picked up a few days later.

50-year-old David Eugene Driver of Arrowhead Drive, Smithville is charged with a seventh offense of driving on a revoked license. He was also cited for no insurance and a display of license plate violation. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance May 12. Sheriff Ray said that on April 23 a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a gray Chevy S-10, driven by Driver, which had an obstruction on the license tag that made it unreadable. Knowing that Driver’s license was revoked, the officer placed him under arrest.

29-year-old Austin Duane Sigler of Tabernacle Road, Smithville is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court May 19. Sheriff Ray said that on March 15 Sigler filed an official theft report with a deputy at the sheriff’s office with a list of items taken including a 9 millimeter Beretta handgun valued at $800. Sigler, a convicted felon, is not legally allowed to possess firearms.

39-year-old David Brian Martin of Sparta is charged with possession of a schedule VI drug with intent to sell or deliver. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court on May 12. Sheriff Ray said that on April 25 a deputy conducted a traffic stop after the driver of the vehicle failed to give a signal. While talking to the driver, Martin, the deputy obtained consent to search the vehicle and found in the back seat 4.25 ounces of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana in a gift bag.

40-year-old Joshua Leslie Johnson of Hendrixson Road, Smithville is charged with criminal impersonation. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court May 19. Sheriff Ray said that on April 29 a deputy met Johnson on Cookeville Highway while searching for another person with active warrants. The officer asked Johnson for his name and date of birth and he replied that he was John Johnson and gave his birth date as December 7 although he could not remember the year. The officer later learned Johnson’s real name.

32 year old Blake Johnathon McHone of West Broad Street, Smithville is charged with being a fugitive from justice. His bond is $75,000 and he will he in court May 19. Sheriff Ray said that on April 28 McHone was arrested for another offense when a background check through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) revealed that McHone was wanted in Greenville County, South Carolina. Authorities there were notified and plan to extradite McHone.

May 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The speed limit may soon be changed from 30 to 45 miles per hour on Highway 56 (North Congress Boulevard) between Church Street (near the Police Department Building) and where the turn lane ends near the Northside Church of Christ.

During Monday night ‘s regular monthly meeting the aldermen adopted an ordinance to change the speed limit there based on a traffic study by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Second and final reading action will be scheduled following a public hearing at the next city council meeting in June.

Mayor Josh Miller said Alan Wolfe, Regional Traffic Engineer at TDOT sent him a letter with the recommendation after the study was completed.

“I was asked to call the state six weeks ago about doing a speed study on Highway 56 in the city limits. Mr. Alan Wolfe of TDOT did the study and this was his response.

Reading from Wolfe’s letter, Mayor Miller said” “We have completed our speed study for this section of State Route 56 in Smithville. Based on the results of the study we recommend the speed limit remain 30 miles per hour from Highway 70 to just north of the State Route 56 intersection at Church Street. From north of Church Street we recommend raising the speed limit to 45 miles per hour all the way to the existing 45 mile per hour speed zone where the turn lane ends just north of the Northside Church of Christ”.

A speed limit of 25 miles per hour will still be enforced in the school zone mornings and afternoons at Northside Elementary School.

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