Chamber Presents Artwork to Smithville Police Department

March 10, 2022
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The Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce made a successful request to the “Art for Cops” organization for artwork for the new Smithville Police Department. Chamber Director Suzanne Williams made the presentation to Smithville Mayor Josh Miller and Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins who accepted the art piece on behalf of the department. The abstract artwork, titled “Brothers and Sisters in Blue,” was done by artist, Cindy Shepard of Nashville, whose goal is to honor and pay tribute to police departments around the country.

After the 2020 Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Cindy Shepard chose to begin giving her work to police departments and to the organizations, like the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber, that support law enforcement.

According to Cindy, “That’s when I decided to quit selling my paintings and begin donating all of them to support law enforcement. It’s such a tiny little thing, I know. But I wanted – no, needed – to do something to show my appreciation of law enforcement, and this is my humble way of doing it.”

For more information about Art for Cops and the story behind Cindy Shepard and her mission to honor law enforcement, visit the website at: artforcops.com.

March 10, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A WJLE Radiothon to raise money for the DCHS Class of 2022 Project Graduation will be Friday, April 15 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

DCHS teacher John Pryor will be the host of the radiothon.

High school seniors and parents on the Project Graduation committee will be answering phones, taking pledges during the drive. Any member of the Class of 2022 is urged to stop by the station to make an appearance on the radiothon to talk about their school activities and future plans.

Last year’s event raised almost $10, 600 for the 2021 Project Graduation event.

Project Graduation is an all-night drug-free, alcohol-free graduation party for members of the DCHS Class of 2022 committed to having a safe, wholesome, yet entertaining celebration together for the last time as a class. The event begins following the graduation ceremony Friday, May 13

Call 615-597-4265 during the Radiothon to make your pledge from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Friday, April 15. Listen LIVE on FM 101.7/AM 1480 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

March 9, 2022
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The DeKalb County Republican Party will be meeting on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at 10:00AM at Smithville City Hall at 104 E. Main St. Smithville, TN. State Senator Mark Pody will be on hand to introduce DeKalb County’s new State Senator, Janice Bowling. During the recent redistricting process, DeKalb County went from being in Senate District 17 to Senate District 16. In addition to DeKalb County, Senate District 16 also includes Warren, Grundy, Coffee, Franklin, and Lincoln Counties. Senator Bowling was first elected in 2012, and will be up for reelection in 2024.

“We appreciate the dedicated and conservative representation from Sen. Pody over the years in DeKalb County,” said Dustin Estes, Chairman of the DeKalb County Republican Party. “He has been active in our community and responsive to his constituents, and we wish him well in his new District. We are excited to welcome Sen. Bowling to DeKalb County. She has a reputation as a solid Conservative, and we look forward to working with her.”

Sen. Bowling and Sen. Pody will also give a legislative update on various bills working their way through the Legislature. There will also be an update on future Republican Party events as the focus turns towards the County Republican Primary Election in May, and the County General Election in August. All DeKalb County Republicans are invited to attend.

For more information, go to our Facebook Page at DeKalb County Republican Party.

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