Dowelltown City Lights Contest December 18-22

December 14, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The Town of Dowelltown will host the 23rd annual City Lights Contest December 18-22.

If you are a resident of Dowelltown and you want to be judged, please have your Christmas lights lit and on display every night that week from 6 to 9 p.m. Houses will be judged at different times throughout these days. Winners will be announced, and awards presented on December 23.

Winners will receive:
*1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize for Best Overall Scene
*1st, & 2nd Prize for Best Door/ Porch and Best Window

The event is sponsored by DTC Communications, Wilson Bank & Trust, and by Liberty State Bank

December 14, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

If you want to be a candidate for the offices of DeKalb County Assessor of Property, Board of Education in Districts 5 & 6, Constable in Districts1-7, or Criminal Court Judge-Part III in the 13th Judicial District you have until 12 noon today (Thursday, December 14) to qualify for the March 5th primaries.

Both the DeKalb County Republican and Democratic Parties will be holding primaries simultaneously on Tuesday, March 5th for these offices. The primaries will be held in conjunction with the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary.

Independents wishing to run for these same local offices must also qualify by noon today.

Party nominees and independents for these offices will run in the DeKalb County General Election on Thursday, August 1, 2024 and those elected will take office September 1, 2024.

December 14, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A man charged in a Joint investigation by the Smithville Police and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Departments in a rash of Mini-Storage unit burglaries appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Wednesday, December 13.

46-year-old Robert Bradford entered a plea by criminal information to four counts of burglary and received a total of eight years all suspended to probation except for one year to serve. He was given jail credit from June 12 to December 13, 2023.

Bradford was arrested on Monday, June 12 after a search warrant was executed at his home where several stolen goods from the storage units were found along with other items believed to be stolen from May 23 through June 12.

23-year-old Mercedes Leighann Hegwood entered a plea by criminal information to aggravated burglary and received a three-year sentence all suspended to supervised probation. She is also under a restraining order to keep away from the victim. The offense occurred on November 1, 2023.

29-year-old Callie Marie Donna Combs entered a plea by criminal information to reckless driving and received a sentence of five months and twenty-nine days all suspended to probation to be supervised by the Cannon County Recovery Court. The sentence is to run concurrently with a Cannon County case against her.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 22, 2022 a deputy was summoned to a traffic accident and discovered that Combs was the operator of a vehicle involved in the crash. Combs was found to be drowsy, and her speech was slow. She also performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. Although Combs submitted to a blood test a search warrant was obtained for a blood draw from her. She was originally charged with driving under the influence.

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