Four Escape Injury in Monday Afternoon Crash

March 11, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Four people including two minor children escaped injury in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Smithville.

Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that 30-year-old Louis Richards of Smithville was driving a 2023 Ford F150 attempting to cross Dry Creek Road from Villa Street when he pulled into the path of a 1999 Chevy Silverado, driven by 59-year-old Barry Deaver of Smithville who was west on Dry Creek Road. Two minor children were with Richards. The impact of the crash forced the Silverado into the creek near Whaley Street where it came to rest on the passenger side. No one was injured.

Members of the Smithville Police and Fire Department responded along with DeKalb EMS.

March 11, 2024
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DCHS received a grant recently from The Foundation for Geriatric Education (TFGE) to support students enrolled in the Certified Nursing Aide course at NHC Smithville during the spring semester.

The $1,850 gift paid for textbooks and equipment used during the class, which is taught by NHC Smithville’s CNA Instructor Nanci Drennan.

“We partnered with Health Science teacher Angie Johnson to develop a cohort of students that come to NHC during the school day and complete their coursework,” Drennan said. “Once the students complete the course and become certified, they’ll be eligible to transition to work-based learning and work as regular CNAs.”

Partnerships between DCHS and NHC have existed in the past, but this semester’s CNA course revived the industry-based training that students receive at the health care center.

“We are grateful for Principal Bruce Curtis and CTE Director Brad Leach’s coordinating this opportunity with us,” said Ryan Vaden, Administrator at NHC. “We’re also excited to see these TFGE funds used in this way.”

TFGE was created by NHC’s founder Dr. Carl Adams to support health care education, especially in geriatrics. Recipients of grants can be students that work at NHC or community-based education programs.

For more information about CNA training or TFGE, contact NHC Smithville at 615-597-4284.

March 11, 2024
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The DeKalb County Republican Party will be having a general meeting and Caucus, more formally known as a County Convention, on Saturday, March 16, at 10AM at the Smithville City Hall, for the purpose of selecting the Republican Candidates for the Offices of County Commission in Districts 6 & 7. Smithville City Hall is located at 104 E. Main St. in downtown Smithville. Individuals planning on running as a Republican should contact Chairman Ryan Mollinet by Thursday, March 14 at 5PM.

All DeKalb County Republicans are invited to attend the general meeting. To participate in the Caucus, you must be a bona fide Republican and a registered voter in District 6 or 7, respectively. The candidates selected at the Caucus will represent the Republican Party in the August 1, 2024, Dekalb County General Election.

For more information, please contact Republican Party Chair Ryan Mollinet at 931-644-8441 or go to our Facebook Page at DeKalb County Republican Party.

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