With the recent arrival of a new fire truck, the City of Smithville will soon be selling the oldest fire engine in the fleet and it may go to the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department.

City officials conducted an opening of sealed bids Thursday afternoon at city hall on the sale of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department’s 1992 truck.

Two bids were received.

The DeKalb County government had the highest bid at $30,000 and a total bid on behalf of the City of Alexandria was $28,770 which included $27,270 by the town government plus $1,500 by the Alexandria Firefighters Association.

City officials will recommend that the county’s bid be approved when the mayor and aldermen meet in regular monthly session Monday night, April 2 at 6 p.m. at city hall.

The county already has funding in place to purchase the truck from a USDA Community Facility Grant of $15,000 with a $28,000 local match for a total project amount of $43,000 which is budgeted in the county’s capital projects fund. The grant was approved in April 2017 for firefighting equipment, protective gear, and other resources. County Mayor Tim Stribling filed for the grant with the approval of the county commission. In August, 2017, the county received approval for a second USDA grant of $16,000 also with a local match.

In January, the city received a new Pierce Impel PUC Rescue Pumper, which is a combination fire engine/rescue vehicle. The new truck cost the city $751, 575.

In addition to the new fire truck, the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department has two others, a 2001 model along with a 2012 ladder truck.

A reception in honor of longtime DeKalb County High School Basketball Coach Lynus Martin will be held on Sunday, April 15 at the DCHS gymnasium from 2-4 p.m.

The reception will be hosted by members of the DCHS basketball team and their parents.

Martin recently announced his resignation after sixteen years as head coach of the Tiger basketball program.

All former players and their families are urged to attend to express support and well wishes for Coach Martin. A scrapbook of photos, newspaper clippings , and other memorabilia from Coach Martin’s sixteen year coaching career is being prepared to present to him. Please bring along any mementos you may have to contribute to the scrapbook.

For more information, call J.J. Poss at 615-464-8769 or Shannon Atkins at 615-584-1522

Candidates for the Board of Education, Municipal Elections in Smithville, Alexandria, Dowelltown, and Liberty, and for the Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries have until noon next Thursday, April 5 to become qualified.

In Smithville, a mayor and two aldermen will be elected on August 2.

The candidates for mayor are Incumbent Jimmy Poss and challenger Josh Miller. Curtis Rust has also obtained a petition to run for mayor but has not yet filed it with the election commission.

Candidates for alderman are Incumbents Jason Murphy and Gayla Hendrix and challenger Brandon Cox.

In Alexandria a mayor and several aldermen are to be elected on August 2.

Doyle Hendrix has obtained a petition for Mayor. Lloyd Dyer will be candidate for Alderman. Bridgette Rogers and Incumbent Eddie Shane Blair have also picked up petitions to run for Alderman in Alexandria.

A mayor and five aldermen will be elected in Liberty on August 2.

The candidates for mayor are Incumbent Dwight Mathis and challenger Darrell Johnson. The alderman candidates are incumbents J.D. Bratten, Eddie Dwayne Blair, and William H. Reynolds along with challenger Derek Johnson. Incumbent Jason Ray has also obtained a petition but has not yet filed it.

Three aldermen will be elected in Dowelltown on August 2. There are currently no candidates yet for the Dowelltown election.

Five school board members will be elected on August 2.

The candidates are incumbent Danny Parkerson in the 1st district; Incumbent Jim Beshearse in the 3rd district, Incumbent Kate Miller in the 4th district, and Incumbent Shaun Tubbs in the 7th district. Incumbent Jerry Wayne Johnson is running for re-election in the 2nd district along with challenger Alan Hayes. Orvil Hendrix and C.D. (Carl) Webb also obtained petitions but have not filed them.

State primary races in August will include State Senator in District 17, State House in District 40 and 46, Sixth District Congressman, Governor, and US. Senator.

STATE OFFICES FOR AUGUST
(PETITIONS ISSUED OR DUPLICATES RECEIVED to date in DeKalb County)

Dwayne Craighead—Republican State Executive Committeeman in Senate District 17

Incumbent Jennifer Franklin Winfree—Republican State Executive Committeewoman in Senate District 17

Carol Brown Andrews—Democrat State Executive Committeewoman in Senate District 17

Chad Z. Williams-Republican Tennessee House District 40

Incumbent Terri Lynn Weaver—Republican Tennessee House District 40

Incumbent Clark Boyd—Republican Tennessee House District 46

Menda McCall Holmes- Republican Tennessee House District 46

Incumbent Mark Pody—Republican Tennessee Senate District 17

Jerry Beavers- Republican State Executive Committeeman in Senate District 17

Terri Nicholson-Republican State Executive Committeewoman in Senate District 17