Church to host mobile food pantry March 26

March 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church is again sponsoring a drive thru mobile food pantry on Saturday, March 26 starting at 9 a.m.

The church plans to prepare enough food boxes to serve up to 300 families regardless of their income status, on a first come, first served basis.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the food will be distributed starting at 9:00 a.m. Unlike most food distributions, those being served by the mobile pantry will not have to get out of their automobiles. They will drive thru in a pickup line and volunteers will deliver the food directly to their vehicles, placing the food boxes either in the back seat or trunk. Cars will line up facing north on College Street across from the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

“We will line up right across from the church (Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church) on College Street. We’ll start registration at 8:00 a.m. We’ll need the name of the recipients and how many families are being served. We’re limited to two families per vehicle to make sure we have enough food,” added Isaac Gray, Minister of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Others who wish to volunteer may show up Saturday, March 26 or call for more information at 615-597-4197.

March 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A surge in gas prices has the price tag for regular fuel at almost $4 per gallon at gas stations across Smithville as of Sunday morning, March 6.

Most convenience stores in the Smithville area have unleaded gas prices at $3.99, up from $3.69 only a few days ago. No Ethanol gas is as high as $4.29 a gallon and diesel fuel is now $4.99 a gallon.

AAA reports the prices will likely worsen before they get better as sanctions and regulations have essentially removed Russia from the global oil market. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices in Tennessee have gone up more than 30 cents.

“The Russia-Ukraine conflict has intensified what was already a global oil market that was tight on supplies,” said AAA spokesperson Megan Cooper. “Sanctions and regulations have effectively removed Russian oil from the market. Prices accelerated Wednesday, when OPEC and its allies announced that they would not ramp up production beyond the modest increases previously planned.”

As of Friday, Tennessee’s average gas price was about 17 cents cheaper than the national average. California had the most expensive gas with an average price of $5.07 per gallon.

March 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A 69-year-old man has received a five-year prison sentence for aggravated assault stemming from a 2016 rape case.

Criminal Court Judge Wesley Bray sentenced Walter Kenneth Tubbs on Thursday, March 3 to a five year sentence in the Tennessee Department of Corrections to serve at least 30% of the term before parole eligibility. Tubbs’ petition for judicial diversion was denied.

Tubbs was originally charged with rape for an offense committed on July 26, 2016 but on November 4, 2021 he agreed to plea to the lesser charge of aggravated assault. He was accused of having sex with a woman against her will at the victim’s residence on Smith Road. After the incident Tubbs allegedly apologized and pleaded for the woman not to press charges. He also called family members and apologized to them for what he had done, according to the arrest warrant at the time.

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