Tag Archives: Smithville

The District Attorney’s Office and TBI now assisting with a missing person’s case in DeKalb County. 31-year-old Brittany Ann Miller has been missing since July 4th. Sheriff Patrick Ray said after actively working the case each day, no new evidence of her whereabouts have been found. Miller was last seen at her Smithville home on Hurricane Ridge Road. Ray said ... Read More »

DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray said no new leads in a Smithville missing person case. 31-year-old Brittany Ann Miller was last seen at her home at Hurricane Ridge Road last Monday. Miller is a white female standing at 5’4″. She weighs 150 pounds, has dark brown shoulder length hair and has a tattoo on her forearm and ankle. Deputies ask ... Read More »

Smithville seeking state funding to purchase a facility to create additional transitional housing for those battling drug abuse. UCDD/UCHRA applying for the grant on behalf of the city. Executive Director Mark Farley said the entities pursued DeKalb County since its application would likely score the highest out of the region. “In the state of Tennessee, they rate the highest in ... Read More »

Motorists on South Congress Boulevard can expect lane closures next week at the intersection of East Bryant Street as the contractor on the highway construction project cuts through the pavement to install pipes across the road. The work is planned for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 20, 21, & 22 at the traffic light at East Bryant and South Congress ... Read More »

A Smithville native was struck and killed on Monday, near his station at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California. 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Alberto Lucio stopped to help a wrecked vehicle on the interstate around 3:20 a.m.  A box truck crashed into Lucio and the two people he was assisting. The 36-year-old driver and his 31-year-old passenger Lucio was assisting suffered ... Read More »

Smithville will be getting a new splash pad after the Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved a budget amendment for the project Monday. City Administrator Hunter Hendrixson said $173,000 has been allocated for the Green Brook Park project. “There’s always been requests for something to do for the kids and what can the city do and what not. We’re limited ... Read More »

A Smithville man faces charges after a two-day undercover human trafficking operation in Murfreesboro. 20-Year-Old Michael Lee Sovern, one of 12 men arrested and accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. Authorities placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex cases. The focus was to identify individuals seeking to engage in commercial sex ... Read More »

DeKalb County and Smithville are joining together Thursday to remember those fallen on September 11. Smithville Fire Chief Charlie Parker said 20 years later, many cannot remember the events of that day. Parker said that makes events like this meaningful, to recall a moment that rallied a nation to band together. “That brought the first responders to the forethought of ... Read More »

DeKalb County residents who have lost someone they love to a drug overdose will be gathering together Thursday. DeKalb Prevention Coalition Director Jennifer Matthews said candles have been replaced with purple glow sticks for the vigil event. Matthews said purple is the color signifying overdose awareness, uniting the community behind one cause. “It’s to remember without stigma, those that we’ve ... Read More »

The DeKalb County Animal Shelter has reached a compromise with the county and the city of Smithville. Director Emmaly Bennett said that the shelter will now function as its own entity, operating on the contributions of both the county and the city. After meeting with the county last week, Bennett said that the county will now contribute some $39,000 for ... Read More »