First Ever DCHS/CCHS Border Battle Alumni Basketball Games Saturday Night in Smithville

December 7, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A night of high school basketball nostalgia!

DeKalb County and Cannon County High School basketball fans can take a trip down memory lane Saturday night as athletes of the past at both schools take to the court in Smithville for the First Ever Border Battle Alumni Basketball Games. The event will serve as a benefit for the DCHS Project Graduation. Admission is $5.00 but free for kids aged 3 and younger.

The first game tips off at 6 p.m. and WJLE will broadcast LIVE!

Former educator and coach Mike Braswell will be coaching the DCHS men’s Alumni Team and Teacher and former DCHS Lady Tiger basketball star Maryanne Puckett will coach the DCHS women’s Alumni squad.

The DCHS Alumni men’s roster includes the following and their year of graduation:

Jacob Rankhorn-2004, Lucas Phillips-2013, Zackary Vincent-2013, Ethan Roller- 2014, Justin Bone-2015, Trey Jones-2018, Noah Martin-2019, Colter Norris-2019, Tanner Poss-2019, Hayden Thomas-2019, Brayden Antoniak-2022, Nathaniel Crook-2022, and Jordan Young-2022.

The DCHS Alumni women’s roster includes the following and their year of graduation:

Tonya George Lee-1992, Casey Bogle Agee-1999, Kelly Parkerson Pyburn-1999, Stephanie Hart Williams- 2003, Brooke Hutchings-2012, Abbey Roller-2013, Danielle Tyson Horton-2014, Jailyn Bolding-2016, Hannah Panter Bone- 2017, Lydia Brown- 2019, Megan Cantrell- 2021, Gracie Griffin- 2021, and Mallori Hart- 2021.

December 7, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A man caught on camera breaking windows out of a church building on Old Snow Hill Road has been arrested and charged in the case.

38-year-old Matthew Griffith of Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown will appear in General Sessions Court December 14 on charges of aggravated criminal trespassing, desecration of a venerated object, and vandalism. His total bond is $30,000.

According to Chief Deputy Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, on November 25 at 2:23 a.m. Griffith went onto the property of 1563 Old Snow Hill Road and was observed on camera breaking three windows out of a church resulting in approximately $3,000 in damage.

38-year-old Melinda Beth Murphy of Page Drive Smithville is charged with aggravated burglary and vandalism. Her bond is $25,000 and she will make a court appearance on December 14.

Chief Deputy Williams said that on November 23 Murphy allegedly threw a cinder block through a window in order to break into a residence on Page Drive.

42-year-old Jeremie Donald Johnson of Alexandria to Dismal Road, Liberty is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $1,500 and he will be in court December 14.

Chief Deputy Williams said that on November 25 a deputy was summoned to Brush Creek Highway due to a possible motor vehicle accident and upon arrival the officer spotted Johnson walking across the road from New Hope Road. The deputy stopped and spoke to Johnson and observed that Johnson’s eyes were red and glassy and that his speech was slow. Johnson also had an odor of alcohol on him. For his safety and that of the public, Johnson was placed under arrest for public intoxication.

December 7, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Ambulance Service was presented a $500 donation Wednesday from the Mountain Harbour Property Owners Association (POA).

The Mountain Harbour POA residential golf and lakefront community is located on the eastern end of Center Hill Lake adjacent to the former Riverwatch Golf Course.

DeKalb EMS Director Hoyte Hale accepted the donation and expressed his sincere appreciation to Mountain Harbour POA for their continued support of the DeKalb County Ambulance Service. “This donation was specifically earmarked for DeKalb EMS and will be used to improve services in this community,” said Hale.

Pictured are Bruce Schaffer (right) and Brian Clark (left) of the Mountain Harbour Property Owners Association with DeKalb EMS Director Hoyte Hale.

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