DCHS Lady Tigers Bounced from District Tournament (Listen to WJLE’s Tiger Talk Program Here)

February 16, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The season is over for the DeKalb County High School Lady Tigers.

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It ended on opening night of the District 7-3A basketball tournament at Baxter Tuesday evening with a 41 to 33 loss to the Lady Bees. The Lady Tigers were the 5th seed in the tournament and Upperman is the 4th seed.

DeKalb County trailed 9 to 8 after the 1st period and 22 to 17 at halftime. The game was tied at 27 by the end of the 3rd period but the Lady Tigers were outscored in the 4th period and lost 41 to 33.

Kadee Ferrell and Ella VanVranken each scored 11, Avery Agee 8, and Xharia Lyons with 3.

The Lady Tigers conclude the season with an overall record of 15-14 and finished the regular season at 4-8 in the district. Upperman improves to 23-5 and will face the #1 seed Cumberland County (16-10) Friday night, February 18 at 6 p.m. in the semi-finals at Tennessee Tech

Three DCHS Lady Tigers have earned All-District Basketball honors.

First Team All-District
Kadee Ferrell

Second Team All-District
Ella VanVranken

Honorable Mention:
Avery Agee

All-Freshman Team
Avery Agee

February 15, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A Smithville man has a date with a judge after leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit.

30-year-old Rio Cortez Hubbard of Green Meadow Drive is charged with evading arrest and reckless endangerment. He is under a $7,000 bond and will appear in court on February 24.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Monday, February 7 a deputy stopped a white Mercedes C300 on West Broad Street in Smithville for failure to maintain its lane of travel and speeding. When the deputy got out of his car, the driver of the Mercedes sped away. The officer began a pursuit, which reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour into Warren County. During the pursuit, Hubbard passed vehicles on the wrong side of the roadway placing the public in imminent danger. A Warren County Sheriff’s Department officer pulled over the vehicle and identified Hubbard as the driver.

26-year-old Hunter Kyle Graham of Game Ridge Road, Smithville is charged with aggravated assault. He is under a $10,000 bond and will appear in court on February 24.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 9 a deputy was summoned to a home on Game Ridge Road due to a report of domestic violence. Upon arrival the deputy spoke with the victim who reported that she and Graham had been in an argument which resulted in Graham hitting her in the face with his fist. He then put his arm around her neck and tried to strangle her.

30-year-old Saulo Vasquez Domingo of Spring Hill Circle, Lebanon, is charged with driving under the influence. He is under a $2,500 bond and his court date is set for February 24.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 10 a deputy spotted a red Dodge Dakota traveling at a high rate of speed on Nashville Highway and noticed that it left its lane of travel multiple times. The officer pulled over the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Domingo who had a strong smell of alcohol coming from his person and he was unsteady on his feet. Located in the vehicle were multiple open containers of alcoholic beverages. He submitted to field sobriety tasks but performed poorly.

43-year-old Benjamin Theodore Taylor of Lee Braswell Road, Smithville, was arrested for violation of an order of protection. He is under a $2,500 bond and is due in court on March 3.

Sheriff Ray said that on February 12 a deputy spoke with Taylor and a woman at Taylor’s residence and learned that she had a no contact order for Taylor to keep away from her. Taylor was placed in custody.

February 15, 2022
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The Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association (TCWA) hosted the 2 nd Annual Youth Public Speaking Contest on Jan. 28 during the annual Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA) Convention and Trade Show.

“The Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association is proud to host this leadership development opportunity for youth in the cattle industry,” said Madison Martin, TCWA President. “Public speaking is a skill we all use daily. The youth participants will use the skills learned in this contest for many years to come.”

Knox Logan from Dickson County received first-place in the Novice Division, and Curtis Bomar from Henry County placed second. Andrew Kirby of Dyer County received first-place in the Junior Division, and Jaclyn Thomas of Bledsoe County placed second. Ellie Hensley from Unicoi County received first-place in the Junior High Division, and Cali Agee from Dekalb County placed second. Eleanor Israel of Williamson County received first-place in the Senior High Division, and Taylor Cantrell of Dyer County placed second.

19 Tennessee youth competed in the public speaking contest. There was a Novice, Junior, Junior High, and Senior High division. The speech topic for each division was centered around beef production or the cattle industry.

The mission of TCWA is to promote the beef industry through advocacy and education as well as developing agriculture leadership. TCWA has approximately 100 members from across the state and the southeast.

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For more information visit www.tncattle.org/tennessee-cattlewomen-s-association or email tcwaexec@gmail.com or call (615) 896-2333. Be sure to follow the TNCW on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TCWAssociation.

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