(RUTHERFORD COUNTY TN) – Last year, Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers made 18,757 DUI arrests statewide, which is a 3.03% increase compared to 2020. In Rutherford County, the number of DUI arrests climbed by 3% between 2020 and 2021.
If you break down the number of Driving Under the Influence arrests made in Rutherford County last year (2021), it amounts to 1.07 DUI arrests per every 1,000 residents – of course, not all of those residents have a driver’s license, let alo .
Donald Neal Blythe, 1926 - 2021 Donald Neal Blythe
Donald Neal Blythe, 94, passed away February 7, 2021, at Longmont United Hospital, Longmont, Colo. He was born July 1, 1926, in Lincoln, KS, to Herbert and Hazel (Lyster) Blythe. He married Phyllis E. (Todd) on August 6, 1948, in Williamsburg, KS. They were married over 66 years when she passed away in 2015.
On May 30, 1944, Don enlisted in the U.S.N.R., and was discharged on March 17, 1946, with the rank of Radioman 3/C. His service to his country spanned from WWII to the Korean Conflict. After his service in WWII, he attended Kansas State Teachers College on athletic scholarships for football and track, where he met Phyllis and graduated with a teaching degree. From 1950 to 1952, Don taught at Coldwater, KS. In 1952, they moved to Great Bend where Don taught industrial arts, drivers education, coached and served as athletic director for many years at Harrison Junior High and taught in