A drunk driver involved in a recent traffic accident has been charged with DUI and filing a false report for lying to a law enforcement officer.

30 year old Charles Ryan Riedley of Wildwood Road, Smithville is under a $7,000 bond and his court date is June 28.

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Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Friday, June 8 a deputy responded to a wreck on Nashville Highway in front of Twisted Oaks Saloon. Upon arrival, the officer spoke to Riedley who said that he had witnessed the crash while standing on the porch of the bar smoking a vape. After an investigation Riedley was determined to have lied to the officer as he had been driving a black BMW car involved in the wreck. The deputy detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Riedley. His eyes were glazed. Riedley was unsteady on his feet and argumentative. He refused to answer any questions or to submit to field sobriety tasks. Riedley was determined to have been under the influence and he was placed under arrest.

45 year old Ricky Shannon Nokes of Pea Ridge Road, Liberty is charged with driving while license revoked. Nokes’ bond is $1,000 and his court date is June 21.

Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, June 7 a deputy was dispatched to Old Givens Hollow Road due to a truck in the roadway. Upon arrival the officer found Nokes passed out in the driver’s seat. A computer check confirmed that Nokes’ driver’s license were revoked for a DUI in 2016. The officer knew that Nokes had already been cited recently for the same offense (driving on a revoked license) by the Smithville Police Department. He was placed under arrest.

46 year old Wayne Allen Stock of East Bryant Street, Smithville is charged with a third offense of driving on a revoked license. His bond is $5,000 and his court date is July 12.

Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, June 10 a deputy initiated a traffic stop after observing Stock pulling out of DeKalb Market traveling eastbound on Highway 70. The officer had stopped Stock five days before, Tuesday June 5 and found that he had been driving on a revoked license. After making the stop on June 10, the officer requested a computer check and learned that Stock’s license were still revoked. A driving history showed his license were revoked due to a previous DUI and that he had been arrested again for driving on a revoked license on March 11, 2010 and on October 5, 2014. Stock was placed under arrest for the latest offense.

Children and their families are spending quality time together reading this week at Northside Elementary School.

Family Reading Summer Days are underway through Thursday this week from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Smithville Elementary School hosted a similar event last week as part of the Accelerated Reader Program. Children and family members from any school in the system may participate.

DeKalb West School started its Family Read Days Monday and will continue on Friday, June 15 from 8-11 a.m.; Monday, July 9 from noon until 3 p.m.; and Monday, July 16 from 9 a.m. until noon with special activities at 10 a.m.

“Through the summer reading program, family members including parents, grandparents, guardians, aunts, uncles, or older siblings can come to Northside and read books with their children. The students are tested later through the accelerated reader program and the points they accumulate go toward AR Awards for the first nine weeks of school,” said Libby McCormick, Librarian at Northside Elementary School.

In addition to the Family Reading Summer Days at the end of the school year, the schools host Family Read Night events during the school year as an extension of the school day.

Accelerated Reader is a computerized program that tests reading comprehension. Students select books on their reading level, read independently, and take an independent comprehension test on the computer. Each book is worth a certain number of points based on its length and reading level. Students get a percentage of these points based on how many of the test questions they get right. The program tracks their progress over the course of the school year.

“Its nice for parents because they can actually see their children’s growth in reading by participating with them,” said Dr. Danielle Collins, Federal Programs Supervisor for the school system.

Pictured: Kaydence Johnson, Retired Teacher Carolyn Adcock and grandparent, Chrystal Reed, Tristan Reed, Northside Elementary Librarian Libby McCormick, Taylor White, and Hayden Reed