Fellowship and Freebies during Smithville FBC Community Day Saturday, April 9

April 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville First Baptist Church is hosting its 4th annual Spring Community Day on Saturday, April 9 from 9 am until 12 noon at the church’s Life Enrichment Center (gym).

The community is invited to turn out for great fellowship and a lot of freebies.

“Over at the church we will have a free yard sale for everyone. Everything will be free so take what you need, take what you want. Come into our gym from 9 a.m. until noon or until things run out and have a great time shopping,” said FBC Pastor Chad Ramsey.

“If you are a senior adult or a single mom, we want to give you a free oil change. If you want a free oil change call us at 615-597-4275 and leave a message because those will have to be scheduled,” said Ramsey.

“We are happy to provide this. We just want to let the community know how much we love them but more importantly how much God loves them. This is our way of reaching out and saying we love you. This is something we do every year, and we are excited that this year we get to do it again. We look forward to have you come out this Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon at Smithville First Baptist Church,” said Pastor Ramsey.

April 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A Dowelltown man, who eluded a deputy during a pursuit Sunday night, is in even more trouble with the law after he broke into the Dry Creek Baptist Church and stole a 2002 Chevy church van on Tuesday.

40-year-old Kenneth Adam Wright of Vandergriff Hollow Road, Dowelltown is charged with reckless endangerment, evading arrest (2 counts), burglary of an auto, theft of property, burglary, and vandalism. His total bond is $68,500 and he will make a court appearance on April 21.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said the story began Sunday night when a deputy spotted a man, who he thought to be Wright, at DeKalb Market. Store video surveillance later confirmed that the man was Wright. Knowing that Wright had active warrants against him for failure to appear and was to be held without bond, the officer drove into the parking lot of DeKalb Market to speak to Wright but he jumped in his vehicle and fled. The deputy then activated his blue lights and sirens and began a pursuit of Wright’s vehicle on Nashville Highway which reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour with Wright, at times, traveling on the wrong side of the highway almost hitting several oncoming automobiles. Wright stopped at Wilder Hollow in Dowelltown before abandoning the vehicle and fleeing on foot.

On Wednesday, someone from the Dry Creek Baptist Church on Dry Creek Road near Dowelltown discovered that the church van was missing and that the church building itself had been broken into and vandalized. It appeared someone had entered the building through the return to the central heat and air unit. Sheriff Ray said investigators believe the break-in and theft had actually occurred sometime on Tuesday.

Three hours after the church burglary and theft were reported Wednesday at 2:36 p.m. an Alexandria Police officer, having heard about it, spotted a van behind a church in Alexandria, which turned out to be the one stolen from Dry Creek Baptist Church. Two detectives from the sheriff’s department responded and upon arrival saw someone fitting Wright’s description. As the detectives approached, the man tried to flee on foot but they caught up and placed him in custody. The man was Wright.

Sheriff Ray said Wright admitted to stealing the church van, valued at $8,500 and breaking into the church and vandalizing the heating and air system causing over $1,000 in damage.

April 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The body of a man was found floating face down in Center Hill Lake this (Wednesday) afternoon at the Johnson’s Chapel Recreation area only a few feet from the boat ramp in about 3-4 feet of water.

According to Sheriff Patrick Ray the body was nude except for the pair of socks he was wearing and although identification was found tucked in one of the socks, no name is being released pending a positive identification. The body has been sent to Nashville for an autopsy.

Sheriff Ray said the identification found on the body matches that of a man reported missing last month in an adjoining county.

“Today at 1:23 p.m. there was a 911 transfer call from the White County to DeKalb County Central Dispatch. The caller stated that there was a body in the water floating near the bank and boat ramp at Johnson’s Chapel. When we arrived on the scene, we found the body of a white male. We called the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad and TWRA and they assisted in retrieving the body from the water and bringing it to the bank. The body was naked. The only thing he had on was a pair of socks. His identification was in his sock. We think we know who the male is. We believe him to be from a surrounding county,” said Sheriff Ray.

The discovery was made by a fisherman

“A man came to the area to check the lake to see if it (lake level) was up because he was going to go fishing when he noticed something near the boat ramp. At first, he thought it was an animal but as he got a closer look, he found it to be a human body. Because of the poor phone service in that area, the man went to the top of the hill to call 911 which did a transfer to White County and then the White County 911 center transferred it to DeKalb County,” added Sheriff Ray.

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