Smithville Police Department Team Wins First Responders Division of Cameron Miller Benefit Softball Tournament

August 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Members of the Smithville Police Department brought home the championship in the First Responders Division of the Cameron Miller Benefit Softball Tournament held Saturday in McMinnville.

The team went undefeated beating the Warren County EMS team 21-13, Warren County Sheriff’s Department 15-4, and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department 21-9 before knocking off the Warren County Sheriff’s Department again 17-16 to claim the tournament championship.

Representing the SPD team were (pictured): Sergeant Lance Dillard, Officer Brandon Donnell, Officer Kendall Parker, Logan Cornelius, Officer Andy Snow, Officer Tyler Patterson, Chaplain Dwayne Cornelius, Lieutenant Matt Holmes, Officer Lane Ball, Clint Johnson, and Officer Will Judkins. Not pictured: Officer Colt Stewart.

“We were very proud to have been part of this tournament. These officers gave up their Saturday for a good cause and represented the Smithville Police Department well,” said Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins.

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August 19, 2019
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The DeKalb County Republican Party will be hosting a FREE BBQ at the DeKalb County Complex on Thursday, August 29, 2019, from 6:00PM-7:30PM. All Dekalb County residents are invited to come and share in fellowship and hear from Scott Golden, the Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party. Other Federal, State, and Local Republican Officeholders will be in attendance and recognized. Free BBQ, fixins, and drinks will be available for all in attendance.

“It is a big deal to have the Chairman of the State Republican Party come to DeKalb County,” GOP Chair Dustin Estes said. “Scott is a true grassroots leader and under his watch, Tennessee has continued to elect supermajorities in the State Legislature as well as other key State and Federal Offices. We are excited to share with him the successes we are having right here in DeKalb County!”

There will also be limited amounts of Trump 2020 campaign stickers available. Again, this is a free, family-oriented event and open to all residents of DeKalb County. For more information, go to our Facebook Page at DeKalb County Republican Party.

August 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County was treated to a blast from the past Sunday as more than 100 vintage vehicles motored through as part of the Model T Ford Club of America USA National Tour.

Two hundred seventy people from across the country registered to be part of the tour which featured up to 140 Model T Fords.

The scheduled tour through DeKalb County took the participants along the backroads to Center Hill Dam and Edgar Evins State Park before stopping for lunch at Blue Water Grill on the Hill and a visit to the Appalachian Center for Crafts and then to the Smithville public square.

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“I brought my 1923 touring car. I got it from a guy in Florida and had to get it back in shape to drive it,” said Ken Nye from the Blue Ridge Rider Model T Club of Hendersonville, North Carolina.

“I have 1927 wheels on it that are steel spoke and I put a new steering column in it to bring the gear ratio up. I also had to use an overhauled rebuilt transmission to get it on the road,” he continued.

“We have participants here from Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Iowa, and a lot of other states. Most of us truck them or trailer them in but some of the hard core guys like the fellow from Iowa drove his down here,” said Nye.

“Henry Ford built Model T’s from 1909 to 1927. More than 15,700,000 of them were built and registered but no one knows how many cars were also built from spare parts,” he said.

Nye said although he has never been to DeKalb County he lived for a time as a child in Tullahoma.

“I spent nine years in Tullahoma. My dad was a doctor there during the war. We moved to Ohio where I spent my teenage years and then I went into the Army and stayed there for 25 years and saw the world,” he said.

Nye added that he has enjoyed this weekend’s tour here and he would like to come back again sometime.

“We have enjoyed it traveling the backroads. This is beautiful country,” he said.

The Model T Ford Club of America was organized in late 1965 for the purpose of bringing together people who are interested in the Model T Ford, its history, its evolution, and its place in the American scene. It is the largest Model T club in the world. Over one hundred chapters have been formed in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and Europe, providing activities and fellowship for Model T enthusiasts on the local level.

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