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Take the Dodge Ball Challenge to Benefit DCHS Tigerette Softball

February 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The Dodge Ball Last One Standing Dodge Ball Challenge will be Saturday, March 2 to benefit the DCHS Tigerette Softball program.

Games begins at 11 a.m. at the DCHS gymnasium. Registration is at 10 a.m.

Divisions: 6th to 8th grade, 9th to 12th grade, Women (all female teams will play in women’s high school division) Men’s (co-ed teams welcome).

For more information call Renee Walker at 931-808- 0169 or Jamie Cripps at 931-319-1981.

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Deputy On Patrol Almost Hits Intoxicated Pedestrian

February 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

An intoxicated pedestrian who put herself in danger by walking in the middle of the road was arrested last week.

36 year old Tabitha Ann Trice of Lee Braswell Road, Smithville is charged with public intoxication. Her bond $1,500 and she will be in court February 14.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on January 27 a deputy was driving on South Mountain Highway and almost struck a woman walking in the middle of the road. He stopped and spoke with the woman, Trice who became very belligerent and she had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on her person.

53 year old Michael Kenneth Sisco of South College Street is charged with driving under the influence. His bond is $2,500 and he will make a court appearance on February 14.

Sheriff Ray said that on January 28 a deputy responded to Bright Hill Road, Smithville due to a wreck. Upon arrival he spoke with Sisco, who was in the driver’s seat of the wrecked vehicle. Sisco had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his person. His speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet. Sisco submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. He was placed under arrest.




Court of Appeals Reportedly Overturns Ruling of DeKalb Circuit Judge in Agee Case

February 4, 2019
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In a unanimous decision by the three-judge panel, the Court of Appeals of Tennessee at Nashville has reportedly overturned a DeKalb County Circuit Court ruling by Judge Jonathan Young on the civil case of Sherry Smith vs Hannah Nicole Palmer regarding the death of Lauren Taylor Agee. It was the opinion of the Appellate Court that Judge Young did not rule properly and the decision has been reversed.

Sherry Smith is the mother of Lauren Taylor Agee, whose body was discovered in Center Hill Lake on July 26th, 2015. Lauren had been camping with several friends at the time of her death. Ms. Smith alleges that those friends, in some manner, caused her daughter’s death and conspired to cover it up.

The summation of the Appeals Court decision was a reversal of the grant of Summary Judgment and the reversal of the ruling on the striking of evidence presented by the plaintiff including testimony from former police officers, current police officers, private detectives, a forensic specialist as well as Ms. Smith herself. The case now will continue, as previously scheduled, with a jury trial.

Smith filed a $10 million dollar wrongful death lawsuit in DeKalb County Circuit Court in July 2016 against several individuals claiming that her daughter, was killed through the intentional, negligent, or reckless acts of the defendants.

Agee’s body was found on Sunday afternoon, July 26 2015 by fishermen on Center Hill Lake near Still Point Boat Ramp across from Pates Ford Marina.

According to reports at the time, Agee had been enjoying an outing with friends known as “Wakefest” over that weekend and was camping near the edge of a steep cliff overlooking the lake prior to the tragedy.

Smith is seeking a judgment against the defendants for compensatory damages in the amount of $10 million; a judgment for punitive damages in an amount to be determined by a jury trial; and costs and such other further relief that the Court deems just and proper.




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