WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters Return Thursday, August 29

August 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE’s “Fearless Forecasters” are returning for another season of college pigskin prognosticating Thursday, August 29 at 4:30 p.m.

This season’s regulars are Dewain Hendrixson, Scott Brown, Chad Kirby, Jeff and Grant James, Ricky Atnip, John Pryor, Will Graham, and Darrell Gill along with two new Fearless Forecasters, Jacob Parsley and Jared Davis.

The “Fearless Forecasters” pick who they believe will win in fourteen of the biggest or most interesting college football games of the week along with the Tennessee Titans games
They also make an underdog selection each week.

The Fearless Forecaster with the best record and most underdog points is awarded at the end of the season.

The program is sponsored by Davis Auto Body, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, the Charles D. Atnip Realty & Auction Company, and Domino’s Pizza.

Catch the “Fearless Forecasters” LIVE on WJLE weekly starting Thursday, August 29.

August 27, 2019
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Longtime DeKalb County residents Mark Brown and John Vaden recently joined Wilson Bank & Trust’s local community board, an advisory council that provides local insight and perspectives for WBT’s board of directors.

Mark Brown owns and manages Mid-State Precision, tool & die shop in Liberty. He is a graduate of DeKalb County High School and MTSU, and serves as a volunteer with The Gideons International. Brown and his wife Galen live in Liberty with their two children, Isaac and Ethan.

John Vaden retired from a career at TVA, and works part time with Manheim Nashville Auto Auction. A lifelong resident of Alexandria, he graduated from Watertown High School. He and his wife Betty have two children and three grandchildren.

Wilson Bank & Trust (www.wilsonbank.com), member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender, is a locally owned bank established in 1987 to provide personal and professional service in a hometown setting. One of the top banks in the South in stability, products, technology, growth and earnings, WB&T currently operates 28 full-service offices in nine Middle Tennessee counties, offering a comprehensive list of financial products that includes secondary market mortgage loans and mobile and online banking services.

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Mark Brown and John Vaden were recently welcomed as new members of the Wilson Bank & Trust Community Board in DeKalb County.

August 25, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A man on a stolen motorcycle pulled over by Smithville Police for suspicion of DUI will be in court next month for these and other offenses.

41 year old Charles Nathan McCurry is charged with evading arrest, tampering with evidence, a 2^nd offense of driving under the influence, theft of property, and possession of schedule II and V drugs with intent to manufacture or sell. His bond totals $47,000 and he will be in court on September 5.

According to Smithville Police, an officer spotted McCurry operating a motorcycle on Friday, August 16 and tried to pull him over on Cooper Avenue for suspicion of DUI. McCurry failed to stop and continued north on Cooper Avenue before turning south on Luttrell Avenue and stopping at a residence. After getting off the motorcycle, McCurry was met by a woman standing in the driveway and he handed her something which she stuffed into her pants. When confronted by police, the woman, 39 year old Abigail Vogel, pulled from inside her pants a black bag and dropped it on the ground. Inside the bag was about 7.5 grams of a white crystal like substance believed to be meth, 7 green half pills identified as Alprazolam, drug paraphernalia, and a clear plastic baggie containing 130 Gabapentin capsules. Vogel was later charged with evidence tampering .

During the investigation police observed that McCurry’s speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet. McCurry admitted to having used meth within the previous three days. He also had an odor of alcohol on his person. Due to his condition and circumstances of the traffic stop, field sobriety tasks were not conducted but a search warrant was obtained for a blood sample from McCurry.

Police also learned while conducting a license check that the motorcycle, a 2016 Honda CBR 300, was reported stolen from White County on July 9. The bike is valued at $2,600.

Vogel appeared in General Sessions Court on Thursday, August 22 where she entered a plea to simple possession of methamphetamine. Vogel received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days to serve 30 days and she was fined $750.

Meanwhile, 38 year old Kenneth Lee (Kenny) Bain was charged with theft of property or shoplifting for an offense which occurred almost a year ago on September 4, 2018. According to police, Bain took several items from Walmart in Smithville without paying for them. He was observed lifting 4 items from the make-up aisle and taking some BC powder. After putting those items in his pants pocket, Bain paid for a separate pair of pants and left the store. After Bain was escorted back in the store he admitted to the theft. Bain then gave back the stolen items valued at $42.70

24 year old Kayla Lynn Hogue is charged with domestic assault. According to Alexandria Police, an officer was dispatched to 219 Academy Avenue on August 18 due to a possible domestic assault. Upon arrival he spoke with the complainants who reported that an argument had occurred between them and Hogue, their daughter which resulted in Hogue hitting her mother in the face. After a further investigation Hogue was determined to have been the primary aggressor and she was placed under arrest.  Her bond is $2,500 and she will make a court appearance on September 5.

Two people were charged in separate offenses of falsifying a drug test.

Police said that 28 year old Jacob R. Lawrence tried to falsify his drug screen at CPS probation on July 10 by concealing a bottle of someone else’s urine. But his crime was exposed when the bottle fell out of Lawrence’s pants leg onto the floor. His bond for this offense is $1,500.

Meanwhile, 48 year old Shauna Taylor of Hurricane Ridge Road was charged after she falsified a drug test for CPS probation by using someone else’s urine. Taylor had hidden the bottle of urine in her body cavity but she was caught when it fell out into the toilet. Her bond is $1,500.

Brandon Lee Starnes is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance on September 5.

According to Smithville Police, an officer was called to 413 East Broad Street on August 16 due to a domestic assault.  Upon arrival he spoke with Starnes who stated that he and his girlfriend had gotten into an argument inside the bar. Witnesses there said Starnes forcefully put his girlfriend in his truck, struck her in the chest, and slammed the truck door on her legs. Police said Starnes  admitted to forcefully putting the woman in the truck. Due to his actions, the woman suffered a large laceration to her right eye.