Womack and Melton Elected to Farm Service Agency County Committee

January 8, 2022
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Donny Green, County Executive Director of the DeKalb-Cannon County Farm Service Agency, says the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee met in regular session on Thursday, December 9, 2021 to canvass and tabulate the ballots received in the 2021 Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 1 (DeKalb County) and LAA # 5 (Cannon County) county committee elections.

For LAA # 1, Jimmy Womack was elected to serve as Committee Member. Jimmy Herndon was elected to serve as the 1st Alternate for LAA # 1. For

LAA # 5, Robert “Bob” Melton was elected to serve as Committee Member. Fred Adams was elected to serve as the 1st Alternate for LAA # 5. Elected members began their terms on January 1, 2022.

The DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee met on January 4, 2022 to conduct its Organizational Meeting. For 2022, the Committee selected R.V. Billings, Jr. as the Chairperson, and Robert Melton as the Vice-Chairperson. Jimmy Womack, Terry Young, and Grant Williams serve as members of the Committee. Mary Sanders serves as the Committee Advisor. The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the DeKalb-Cannon County USDA Service Center located at 647 Bright Hill Rd.

Green says that the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee and office staff wish to express their appreciation to voters in LAA # 1 and LAA # 5 who participated in the election by voting and returning their ballots. “The local County Committees are a very important part of Farm Service Agency’s program delivery and administrative processes,” added Green.

For more information about FSA’s County Committees or other program inquiries, call 597-8225 (extension 2) or come by the DeKalb-Cannon County Farm Service Agency office at 647 Bright Hill Street in Smithville. You can also visit the agency’s web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov.

January 8, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The final Tennessee young sportsman deer hunt for the 2021-22 season will be held this weekend January 8-9. Youth ages 6-16 may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment.

“The young sportsmen are allowed two antlerless deer (total of two) for both young sportsmen hunts combined,” said TWRA Officer Tony Cross. “For example, if you killed two antlerless deer during the first young sportsman hunt last fall you would not be able to take another antlerless deer this weekend. But if you haven’t already killed two bucks for the season, you could take one buck per day up to two for the season,” said Officer Cross

Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 or older who must remain in position to take immediate control of the hunting device. The adult must also comply with the fluorescent orange regulations as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youth may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.

January 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A winter weather system dropped significant snowfall in Tennessee Thursday with many areas including DeKalb County receiving from 4” to 7” of accumulation. Several traffic accidents were reported due to the hazardous road conditions.

With cold air over the region and snow from yesterday, low temperatures will fall into the single digits for much of the mid- state, and range to around 15 this morning. Wind chills will be
in the single digits to near zero for most of the area.

Cold temperatures will continue through Saturday morning. High temperatures today will only make the mid to upper 20s. The cold temps will continue to make travel hazardous in spots, and if
you must travel, use extreme caution.

The Friday weather forecast for DeKalb County is as follows:

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

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