Baxter Man Critically Injured in Midnight Motorcycle Crash

May 24, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A Baxter man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash late Saturday night on State Route 83 (Allen Ferry Road)

911 received the call at 11:35 p.m.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 57 year old Scott T. Smith was east on Allen Ferry Road in the vicinity of the Herb Cottage riding a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle when the bike went off the right side of the roadway. Upon re-entering the highway, the motorcycle went out of control and began to slide. The bike slid across both lanes of the highway and came to rest in the westbound ditch line facing south.

Smith was wearing a helmet but seriously injured. He was transported from the scene to Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital by EMS and then airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center. The THP reports that as of Sunday afternoon, Smith was still hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

May 23, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A 36 year old Spring Hill man, who had just celebrated a birthday, lost his life in a lake accident on Center Hill Lake Saturday.

Dead is Stephen Kyle Anderson.

DeKalb Central Dispatch (911) received the call at 2:36 p.m.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that Anderson, his wife, and two other couples were on the lake celebrating Anderson’s birthday which was on Friday, May 21. Tragedy struck after Anderson decided to climb a rock bluff to jump off into the lake. While attempting to climb the bluff, the rocks Anderson were holding onto gave way and Anderson fell and rolled down the bluff hitting several rocks along the way before plunging into the water. TWRA was summoned and brought in an Aquatic Robot device from Chattanooga. With the robot, officers were able to locate Anderson’s body at a depth of approximately 165 feet. After the body was recovered the medical examiner ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Officers were assisted by other agencies including the TWRA, members from the Smithville/DeKalb County Rescue Squad, and Rangers from the US Corps of Engineers.

May 23, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The historic season for the DCHS Tiger Soccer team is over!

Tigers were defeated 2 to 0 in the sub-state at Chattanooga Red Bank on Saturday.

The season for the Tigers, who finished 9-9 overall, was historic in that it was the program’s first ever appearance in the sub-state after making history as the first Tiger Soccer boys team to win a Region Tournament game. The Tigers beat Loudon 2 to 0 in the Region Tournament Semi-Finals last Tuesday before losing to Cumberland County 9 to 0 in the Regional Tournament Championship game on Thursday. But winning the Semi-Finals match qualified the Tigers to advance to the Sub-State even without winning the Region Tournament title.