City Council Meeting Cancelled due to Lack of a Quorum

August 7, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Unless a special session is held before the end of the month, Smithville Mayor Jimmy Poss will not preside over another city council meeting before he leaves office August 31.

Mayor Poss’ last regular monthly meeting with the aldermen was scheduled Monday night, August 6 but could not be held due to the lack of a quorum. Aldermen Shawn Jacobs and Josh Miller, who is also the mayor-elect, were in attendance but Aldermen Jason Murphy, who is also leaving office, and Aldermen Gayla Hendrix, and Danny Washer were absent.

Mayor Poss seemed frustrated by the aldermen’s absence as he announced to the audience that the meeting could not be held.

The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for Monday, September 10. It will be the first for the new mayor Josh Miller and the new council which will be made up of Jacobs, Hendrix, Washer, and the newly elected member Brandon Cox. He is succeeding Alderman Murphy, who chose not to seek re-election.

One of the first major decisions by the new mayor and aldermen will be appointing someone to fill Miller’s position on the council. Miller still has two years left on his alderman term.

The regular monthly meetings of the Smithville Mayor and Aldermen are on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at city hall but since Labor Day is the next meeting date, the mayor and aldermen already have it re-scheduled for September 10.

The ceremonial swearing in of the new mayor and aldermen is expected to take place at that meeting.

By: Dwayne Page

An unruly prisoner at the DeKalb County Jail is accused of assaulting a correctional officer.

32 year old Cory Wade Foster of Smithville is charged with disorderly conduct and assault. Foster’s bond totals $7,500 and his court dates are August 16 for the assault and August 23 on the disorderly conduct charge.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, August 2 a deputy was dispatched to Liberty at Nashville Highway and College Street where a man was reported to be running through traffic causing hazardous travel conditions. Upon arrival the officer encountered the suspect, Foster who had a threatening demeanor toward the officer and bystanders there. Foster was taken into custody. The next morning at the jail, Foster struck a correctional officer in the head after he failed to heed the officer’s repeated verbal commands to enter his cell. Foster committed the assault as officers were trying to gain control of him.

A man who sold items stolen from a victim on Holmes Creek Road has been arrested after an investigation by a Sheriff’s Department Detective

46 year old Craig Anthony Hill of Holmes Creek Road, Smithville is charged with theft of property under $1,000. Hill’s bond is $1,000 and his court date is August 9.

Sheriff Ray said that on July 27, Hill sold a Stihl leafblower, an eight foot extension ladder, and a blue air compressor. The total value of the stolen items is $700.

29 year old Anthony Charlie Miller of Green Bay Wisconsin is charged with being a fugitive from justice. Miller’s bond is $75,000 and his court date is August 16.

Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, August 2 Miller was found to be a fugitive from justice from the state of Wisconsin. Officials in Marathon County, Wisconsin plan to extradite Miller.

August 6, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Defendants indicted by the Grand Jury two weeks ago or their attorneys were in DeKalb County Criminal Court Monday morning, August 6 to formally answer charges against them.

Judge Gary McKenzie presided.

As is typical on arraignment day, not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of the defendants and they will make another court appearance this fall.

Such is the case with Smithville Mayor Jimmy W. Poss and his son Tony Poss, both of whom are under indictment for theft of property and the mayor for official misconduct.

The Carthage law firm of Branden Bellar and Jamie Winkler represented the Poss’ in court Monday and entered not guilty pleas on their behalf. Neither the mayor nor Tony were required to attend after waiving their right to appear for their arraignment.

The cases against the Poss’ will be back on the criminal court docket on October 5 and they will remain on bond.

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