Alexandria Man Arrested for Evading and Other Charges

August 15, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

An Alexandria man with charges against him was recently arrested after he tried to outrun the law in his pickup truck.

34 year old Bryon Ray Gibbs of Curtis Avenue, Alexandria is charged with driving while licensed revoked, reckless endangerment, and evading arrest in a motor vehicle. His bond on those charges is $23,000 but he is being held without bond for a violation of probation and failure to appear.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on May 25 a deputy was on Old Blue Springs Road when he noticed a truck, driven by Gibbs, heading toward him. Knowing that Gibbs had active warrants against him and that he had no license, the officer tried to pull him over but when he turned on his lights and sirens, Gibbs sped away, recklessly crossing the center yellow line and cutting in front of a car near Mystick Market on Highway 56 south. Gibbs was subsequently stopped and taken into custody.

Sheriff Ray said Gibbs’ actions placed the public in potential harm.

Gibbs’ license was revoked for failure to appear in Wilson County Court on January 26, 2018. He has been arrested multiple times for driving without a license in the last two months.

37 year old David Allen Cobb of Luttrell Avenue, Smithville is charged with accidents resulting in damage (hit and run). His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court August 22.

Sheriff Ray said that on August 2 Cobb left the scene of an accident without waiting for information to be shared with other parties involved or for law enforcement to arrive and make a report of the accident.

A deputy responded to a reported hit and run accident on New Bildad Road. Upon arrival the officer spoke to the parties on the scene who reported that a gold colored Ford Excursion had hit their vehicle and left the scene without exchanging any information with them. A license plate number was obtained from the fleeing vehicle and officers learned that it was registered to Cobb. An officer came upon the accident scene and saw Cobb’s vehicle before it left the scene. He confirmed that the driver of the Ford Excursion was Cobb.

August 14, 2019
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Gracie Griffin, delegate for DeKalb County Farm Bureau, recently attended the Tennessee Leadership Summit at Tennessee Technological University.

High school students from across the state attended the Leadership Summit, a week-long event that challenged students to build leadership skills as well as learn methods for effectively addressing issues of agricultural policy and food security on a global and local level. Attendees were introduced to leadership personality types and worked in collaboration with other students and organizations to solve current agricultural issues.

Tennessee Farm Bureau President Jeff Aiken said, “The students we send to the Tennessee Leadership Summit are top-notch individuals in their respective counties and we feel this week-long conference will help them become even more active citizens and future leaders in our organization.”

Tennessee Farm Bureau, in cooperation with county Farm Bureaus, sponsored 57 students to attend the leadership summit and each student was challenged to take what they learned home to their respective county and continue to lead within their community.

August 14, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS senior Braedon Jett recently attended Boys State on the campus of Tennessee Tech University.

While there Braedon was nominated and elected as an officer to represent his city.

Boys State and Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for high school juniors, respectively. Boys and Girls are usually nominated by their high school during their junior year.