Smithville Aldermen-Elect to Be Sworn Into Office September 4

August 10, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The newly elected Smithville Aldermen will take their oath of office during a special meeting of the city council on Friday, September 4 at 5 p.m. at city hall.

The special meeting will be held in lieu of the regular September board meeting.

Incumbent Aldermen Shawn Jacobs and Danny Washer were re-elected while Jessica Higgins defeated Incumbent Alderman Donnie Crook for the third available alderman seat in the Municipal Election last Thursday.

Jacobs was first elected to the council in 2009 and Washer came on board after his first election in 2011. Crook was appointed by the aldermen in 2018 to fill the unexpired term of former alderman Josh Miller who was elected mayor that year.

The City of Smithville has five aldermen and a mayor but they do not all run for election in the same year. Three aldermen were elected this year. The other two aldermen, Gayla Hendrix and Brandon Cox and Mayor Josh Miller were elected in 2018 and will be up for election again in 2022.

All terms are for four years.

August 10, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A Smithville man has been charged with breaking into and taking items from a houseboat.

34 year old Christopher Elliott Bradshaw of Smithville will be in court August 20 on charges of burglary, theft of property, and vandalism. His bond is $15,000.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on July 28 Bradshaw allegedly broke into a houseboat on Floating Mill Road and took three pairs of Bravan glasses, an iphone, and $200 cash. He also damaged a door to the boat during the burglary. The total value of the stolen items comes to $1,800.

19 year old Markus Jay Majka of Bright Hill Road, Smithville is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. He was further cited for driving on roadways laned for travel and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond is $5,000 and he will be in court August 20.

Sheriff Ray said on August 4 two detectives pulled over a black Mazda for failure to maintain lane of travel (swerving) on Miller Lane. The driver, Majka, had no license. He consented to a search of his vehicle which yielded seven baggies of a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine in amounts of 0.55 grams, 0.46 grams, 0.65 grams, 0.33 grams, 0.38 grams, 0.28 grams, and 0.39 grams. Also during the search, the officers found a scale, 17 additional baggies with residue, several glass pipes, and other drug paraphernalia in the car.

42 year old Stephen Anthony Patterson of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with a 2nd offense of driving on a revoked license and sale and delivery of a schedule VI drug (Marijuana). His bond is $3,500 and he will make a court appearance August 20th

Sheriff Ray said that on August 5 two detectives pulled over a black Chevy S10 on Hurricane Ridge Road because the driver, Patterson had active warrants against him. Patterson’s license were revoked for a DUI in DeKalb County on December 21, 2017 and have not been reinstated. He has a prior charge against him in Warren County for driving while revoked on March 27, 2019. He is currently on probation. Patterson gave consent for a search of his person and vehicle that turned up a pouch containing 4.0 ounces of a green leafy substance which was found in the bed of the truck. The marijuana was packaged in four individual baggies. Nineteen additional baggies were in the cab of the truck. Patterson also had $754 on him believed to be proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics. The cash was seized.

August 10, 2020
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The DeKalb County Regional Planning Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, August 10 at 6:00 pm in the DeKalb County Courthouse. The agenda for the
planning commission meeting is as follows:

Consideration of preliminary subdivision plat for property located on Bright Hill Road.
(Miller Division)

Consideration of final subdivision plat for property located on Ike Adcock Road. (Kelly
Division)

Consideration of final subdivision plat for property located on Poplar Flatt Road
(Babcock Division)

Consideration of final subdivision plat for property located on A B Frazier Road
(Redmon Division)

Consideration of final subdivision plat for property located on Cookeville Highway
(Bergland Division)

Consideration of final subdivision plat for property located on Casey Cove Road
(Bowman Division)

Consideration of removing the end section of Oak Drive from the county road list
(Fishburn Request)

Consideration of amending the DeKalb County subdivision regulations sections for fire
protection and road frontage.

Other business as necessary