Sparta Woman Charged in Dowelltown Stabbing

October 14, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

An argument between a woman and man resulted in a stabbing at a residence in Dowelltown Friday.

43-year-old Christie Dawn Bouldin of Sparta is charged with aggravated assault. Her bond is $65,000 and she will be in court October 24.

Chief Deputy Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said that on October 11 deputies responded to South Mill Street for a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers spoke to the victim (a man) who had numerous stab wounds on his upper body and head. According to the victim, Bouldin had stabbed him several times with a tire punch. The man suffered severe injuries and he was life flighted.  Bouldin then fled the scene but was taken into custody Saturday morning.

According to the report, the deputies made contact with the victim who had an abundance of blood coming from his head area. The officers asked the victim what happened. He stated that he and Bouldin were in a bedroom when she began arguing with him. He said she knocked him down, jumped on top of him and stabbed him all over with a tire punch. The man said Bouldin then ran out the front door. The victim then went to a neighbor’s home where they called 911.

October 13, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A ninth grader at DCHS prepared a winning essay in tribute to his sister and brother-in-law to earn them the honor of “Parents or Guardians of the Month”.

Christian and Bobby Blackford have received a certificate from the school and a gift card for a meal at Twisted Oaks.

“Kevin Murphy wrote an essay about why his sister and brother-in-law are deserving of this parent/guardian of the month award,” said Assistant DCHS Principal Seth Willoughby.

“They both work very hard to keep me and my two little nieces happy and they stop at nothing to make sure we have everything we need,” said Murphy.

Kevin came to live with Bobby, his sister and her husband Christian after the recent death of their mother.

“I’m proud of him. He wanted to do it (essay) and he succeeded and he won. He has been through a lot recently with the passing of our mom. He came to live with us in April and he has been doing amazing in school and that’s all I could ask for. I am really proud of him,” said Bobby.

The Blackford’s have two daughters of their own in the household along with Kevin.

Christian works at Shiroki and does roofing for a living. Bobby is a stay-at-home mom.

Kevin’s favorite subject at school is English and in his spare time at home he likes playing video games.

October 12, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak, evened their region record, and kept their post season hopes alive with a 28-21 victory at Cumberland County Friday night.

The Tigers improve to 6-2 on the season and are now 2-2 in region play. Cumberland County drops to 2-6 overall and the Jets remain winless in the region.

DeKalb County has a bye week upcoming (October 18) but will close out the regular season with back-to-back home games against White County on October 25 and Upperman on Senior Night Thursday, October 31. WJLE will have LIVE coverage of both.

DC’s first touchdown was set up after a Cumberland County turnover on an interception. Tiger Quarterback Jordan Parker found Ryan Lyons on a 31-yard touchdown pass with 9:40 left in the 1st period, completing a 44-yard drive. Kicker Adrian Prater came on for the extra point and DeKalb County led 7-0.

The Jets mounted a 64-yard drive capped by QB Grayson Dunlap on an 8-yard touchdown run with 51 seconds left in the 1st period. Kicker Jaime Perez converted the PAT and the game was tied at 7-7.

Jordan Propst for the Jets scored on a 52-yard touchdown run with 10:26 left in the 2nd period. Jaime Perez tacked on the extra point and Cumberland County took a 14-7 lead.

DeKalb County started the second half and drove 65 yards for a score to tie the game as Cecil Ketchum took it in on a 3-yard touchdown run. Adrian Prater added the extra point, and the score was 14-14 with 10:11 left in the 3rd period.

The Tigers took the lead again with 1:10 left in the 3rd period on a 27-yard quarterback keeper by Jordan Parker. Adrian Prater booted the extra point and DC led 21-14.

Cumberland County completed an 84-yard drive for a score on a 4-yard run by Bryson Wilson with 8:18 left in the game. Jaime Perez converted the PAT and the Jets tied the game at 21-21.

DeKalb County scored the winning touchdown with 4:20 left as QB Jordan Parker scored on a 2-yard run capping a 65-yard drive. Adrian Prater added the extra point and the Tigers went on to hold the Jets on a 4th and 7 to preserve the lead and the victory. The final score was 28-21 in favor of DeKalb County.

Class 4A Region 4 Records:

Upperman: 7-0 (4-0)

Stone Memorial: 5-3 (3-1)

White County: 6-2 (3-1)

Macon County: 6-2 (3-2)

DeKalb County: 6-2 (2-2)

Livingston Academy: 3-5 (0-4)

Cumberland County: 2-6 (0-5)

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