Phillip Gearlds selected as Command Sergeant Major

Phillip Gearlds has been selected to take the position of Command Sergeant Major for 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery. Gearlds replaced Command Sergeant Major Edward Dale Mitchell, who retired last month.

A native of Tompkinsville, Gearlds’ most recent assignment was as First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery (MLRS), which is based in Glasgow. More than 400 soldiers from Campbellsville, Glasgow, Monticello and Tompkinsville make up the battalion, which was mobilized in 2003 for Operation Enduring Freedom.

A member of the Kentucky Army National Guard, Gearlds is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.

McWhorter, juvenile charged with attempted theft of auto

Two people have been charged in the attempted theft of a vehicle. On Thursday, January 8, the Monticello Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle being damaged while in the parking lot of the Child Care Center at Monticello School.

Following an investigation, Thomas McWhorter, 18, Monticello, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief first degree and attempted theft of an automobile. McWhorter was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

In addition, a male juvenile was also arrested and charged with criminal mischief first degree and attempted theft of an automobile. The juvenile was lodged in the Adair County Juvenile Detention Facility.

Gregory, Jasper, Dalton arrested on drug charges

Three people have been arrested on felony drug charges. On Tuesday, January 6, officers of the Monticello Police Department stopped a 1995 Ford Mustang automobile on Highway 3106 in Monticello.

Following the traffic stop, Tim E. Gregory, 38, Monticello, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance first degree, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs not in the proper container, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and operating on a suspended operator’s license.

Regina G. Jasper, 22, Tateville, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance first degree, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia first degree, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and prescription drugs not in the proper container.

Steven R. Dalton, 53, Burnside, was also arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia with a firearm enhancement.

All three were lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

A firearm, brass knucks, prescription medication, marijuana and items of drug paraphernalia were seized.

Chamber of Commerce

luncheon set for January 15

The monthly luncheon for the Monticello-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce has been set for Thursday, January 15 at noon at Steaks, Etc. Wanda Anderson, a sales associate for AFLAC, will be the guest speaker.

For more information, contact the Chamber at (606) 348-3064.

Schools to be closed for Martin Luther King holiday

There will be no school in the Monticello Independent School System or at Wayne County Schools on Monday, January 19 for the Martin Luther King Holiday.

The Wayne County Board of Education has changed its regular meeting date from January 19 to January 14 at 4 p.m.

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