THIS is where we live......

STUCK TRACTOR-- A Parkdale man learned that a deer belongs in the woods, but not a John Deere when he buried a Portland farmer's $100,000 dual wheel John Deere 8300 in the woods while attempting to free a truck owned by a relative after a night of drinking and riding the back roads. Jeffrey Smith, 25, of Parkdale borrowed his brother's truck Tuesday, February 5, and around 2 a.m. became stuck in the Overflow Bottoms off Highway 8. Smith took the tractor without permission from Gary Cochran's farm, and buried the tractor in mud on the way back to get the pickup. Ashley County deputies arrested Smith on charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, criminal trespass and second degree criminal mischief. He was released on a citation. After his release, Smith took the initiative in freeing the tractor from the muddy terrain.