Three UC Counties With Higher Unemployment
While unemployment dropped in 90 of the state’s counties in February, three Upper Cumberland counties saw slight increases. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported increases in Dekalb, Overton and White Counties. Smith County’s unemployment remained unchanged. In Dekalb County, unemployment increased 0.1 percent to 5.5 percent in February, meaning some 421 people are […]
Dekalb Co Man Arrested On Rape Of Child
A Dekalb County man arrested Thursday on charges he raped a child. 45-year old David Wayne Nichols faces two counts of rape of a child, one count of aggravated sexual battery. The alleged incident happened in Smithville last August, according to the TBI. Nichols arrested Thursday by Dekalb County Sheriffs Deputies and TBI agents. A […]
