Wilson Bank & Trust Recognizes Local Employees for Outstanding Service in 2019

December 11, 2019
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Wilson Bank & Trust recently announced the winners of the bank’s annual employee awards, which are presented to staff members who have exhibited outstanding service in their jobs and in the community over the past year.

Among the winners from the bank’s eastern region were:

•Deborah Bane, Carthage Office – Sue Talley Community Service Award
•Chad Colwell, Smithville Office – Mike Baker Community Service Award
•Chandra Woodiel, Cookeville Office – Commitment to Excellence Award

The bank’s community service awards are selected by executive management, and Commitment to Excellence awards are chosen by fellow employees.

Wilson Bank & Trust (www.wilsonbank.com), a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender, is an independent, locally owned bank established in 1987. WB&T recently earned the highest 5-star rating from BauerFinancial for the 23rd consecutive quarter. The bank operates 28 full-service offices in nine Middle Tennessee counties, offering a full range of financial products that include secondary market mortgage loans and online and mobile banking services.

December 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A man convicted in August of attempted first degree murder in a 2017 knife attack on his wife was in criminal court Tuesday for sentencing but the hearing has been delayed until February 21.

31 year old Andrew Billings stood trial and was found guilty by a jury panel of 7 men and 5 women on August 14. Along with the guilty verdict, the jury assessed a $50,000 fine.

Billings remains behind bars in the Robertson County Jail, where he has been held, without bond pending a sentencing hearing in DeKalb County Criminal Court which was first set for September 20 before being re-scheduled to December 10 and now February 21.

Billings was accused of slitting the throat of his wife, Adriana with a long kitchen knife before leaving her by the side of Allen Ferry Road in the Ragland Bottom area on April 4, 2017.

Although Billings did not deny the knife attack, his defense was that he was on meth at the time and that he took out his rage on Adriana thinking she had turned over to authorities a recording of a statement he made implicating himself in a meth case.

Billings’ attorney Brandon Cox argued that Billings’ use of meth in the days leading up to the assault made him paranoid and agitated and rendered him incapable of premeditation. State prosecutors countered that Billings’ actions proved that he had planned the attack on Adriana and that his use of meth could not be an excuse for committing such a horrific crime.

As an A felony the range of punishment for this offense is from 15-25 years.

Billings also has other charges pending against him including aggravated child abuse, neglect, endangerment of a child 8 or younger and initiation of a process to manufacture methamphetamine.

December 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb Funeral Chapel has scheduled its Annual Christmas Memorial Service Thursday night, December 12 at 6 p.m. in the Chapel.

“This is a special service that the community is invited to attend as there will be prayers and words of comfort from some local pastors, Christmas songs by local praise team and singers, the Veterans Honor Guard will honor the veterans we have cared for this year and the names of each loved one will be read. Each family will light a candle in memory of their loved one. Following the service, refreshments will be served,” said Michael Hale, owner and operator of DeKalb Funeral Chapel.

“Our family and staff invite you to join us Thursday at 6 p.m. for a time of remembrance, celebration and fellowship,” added Hale.

For more information, please call DeKalb Funeral Chapel at 615-597-9400. You may also pick up your 2020 Weathervane Almanac Calendar.

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