Smithville Teacher Selected for National History Day Fall Webinar Series

December 1, 2020
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Mrs. Laura Daniel, a teacher at Dekalb Middle School in Smithville, Tennessee, is one of only 58 teachers selected for a National History Day® (NHD) fall professional development program. This new course focuses on using online Library of Congress primary and secondary sources to develop and support student research skills and is a feature of NHD’s membership in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Consortium.

The 58 teachers selected represent 40 of National History Day’s affiliates across the country and around the world. The NHD network of 58 affiliates includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and international school programs in China, South Asia, and South Korea.

“This course has particular value now as teachers and students continue to address challenges of non-traditional learning settings required by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” said National History Day Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn. “The crucial skills Mrs. Daniel is learning and honing over the course of this series will benefit her students for many years to come. As a Library of Congress TPS Consortium member, we are incredibly fortunate to be able to offer this opportunity for teachers.”

For several months, Mrs. Daniel works with her peers around the country and National History Day staff to build knowledge for teaching with primary sources. Upon completing the series, she will have demonstrated the ability to pair Library of Congress resources with active learning strategies to inspire, engage, and support her students.

About National History Day® (NHD)
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, which seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by HISTORY®, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, The Better Angels Society, Jacqueline B. Mars, and BBVA. For more information, visit nhd.org.

About National History Day in Tennessee
National History Day is a year-long education program for students in grades 6-12 that engages both educators and students to improve the teaching and learning of history in public, private, and home schools. Students who participate have shown dramatic improvements in research techniques, writing skills, historical

December 1, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A week ago a Smithville man was seriously injured after his car struck and killed a horse on Highway 70 at Snow Hill. 20 year old Jose Torres remains in critical condition at Vanderbilt Hospital.

According to Trooper Chris Meness of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Torres was traveling west going down Snow Hill in a 2020 Ford Fusion last Tuesday night around 9:30 p.m. when he came upon a horse standing in the roadway. Although Torres hit his brakes trying to avoid a collision the car struck the horse causing the animal to crash through the windshield seriously injuring Torres. The car then crossed the eastbound lanes of Highway 70 and went across Driver Lane before hitting a guard rail and coming to a stop.

Torres was airlifted from near the scene and flown to Vanderbilt Hospital.

According to authorities, there were three horses in the road at the time of the crash which caused a separate accident at the same time and place.

THP Lieutenant Billy Prater reported that 32 year old Alexandra Hancock of Smithville was traveling east on Highway 70 in a 2001 Chevy Tahoe when she hit a horse which was standing in the road. Hancock told the officer that she tried to avoid hitting the horse but was unable to do so. After impact, Hancock pulled to the shoulder of the road to wait for law enforcement officers to arrive. Hancock was not injured.

December 1, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A Sparta man was found with methamphetamine during a recent traffic stop by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.

46 year old Marty Eugene Lance of Sparta is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver and driving on a revoked/suspended license. He was further cited for improper passing. He is under a $75,000 bond and his court date is December 10.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on November 24 a detective pulled over a white 1995 Ford F-350 dually truck on Nashville Highway for passing a vehicle on a double yellow line. Lance, the driver, has a revoked license. After he consented to a search of his truck, the detective found a magnetic box under the bed of the truck which contained three baggies of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. The baggies weighed 0.28 ounces, 0.43 ounces, and 1.03 ounces. Along with the narcotics were digital scales. Lance’s driver license was revoked on March 25, 1992 due to several DUIs and other offenses.

A total of $121 in cash and Lance’s truck were seized in the investigation.

42 year old James Frederick Summers of Rock Island is charged with theft of property and burglary. His bond is $9,500 and he will be in court December 10.

Sheriff Ray said that on June 30 Summers broke into a white 1994 Jeep on Midway Road and took a Sony Explode radio, a chrome/orange 300 watt amp, 2-12 inch kicker subs in a box, and a black DOT motorcycle helmet. Total value of the stolen items is $500.

67 year old Matthew Edwin Riihimaa of Captain’s Point Road, Silver Point is charged with domestic assault and violation of an order of protection. His bond totals $8,000 and he will make a court appearance on the charges December 10 & 17.

Sheriff Ray said that on November 27 a deputy responded to a 911 domestic assault call from a residence on Captain’s Point Road. Upon arrival the officer spoke with Rhiihimaa and the victim and learned through a further investigation that Rhiihimaa had assaulted the woman by forcibly grabbing her left arm and pushing her down on the couch all the while verbally threatening her. The couple had been in a domestic relationship and he was determined to have been the primary aggressor. A records check through central dispatch revealed that the victim in this case had an active order of protection against Rhiihimaa and that he was in violation of the order by coming to the woman’s home and assaulting her.

Two days later, on November 29 a deputy was called back to the woman’s home due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival the officer found Rhiihimaa asleep in an upstairs bedroom and he was there in violation of the order of protection.

48 year old Candida Faye Davidson of Eagle Creek Road, Smithville is charged with a violation of a no contact order. Her bond is $2,500 and she will be in court December 10.

Sheriff Ray said that on November 25 a deputy was called to a residence on Frosty Point Road, Dowelltown due to reports of a woman possibly being assaulted. Upon arrival the officer found Davidson and another woman and he learned through central dispatch that Davidson was under a Wilson County no contact order to keep away from this woman. Davidson was placed under arrest.

40 year old Donald Glen Bain of Ferrell Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court December 3.

Sheriff Ray said that on November 23 a deputy was dispatched to a residence on Ferrell Road due to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival he spoke with Bain who said that he and his sister had gotten into an argument over a gun. The deputy then went to a separate residence on Ferrell Road and spoke to the woman who said that she had gone to Bain’s home because he had previously been screaming at her over the phone. During the encounter between the two, the woman said that Bain pushed her and that she pushed back. Bain then hit her. The woman had a cut to her forehead and her left eye was swollen.

19 year old Dylan Cripps of Cubbins Road, Dowelltown is cited for simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sheriff Ray said that on November 25 an officer spotted Cripps traveling 60 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour speed zone. He pulled over the vehicle and spoke with Cripps who surrendered a blunt that contained marijuana.

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