Sen. Pody and Reps. Boyd and Weaver announce Highway Safety Grants for DeKalb County

September 14, 2021
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State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) and State Representatives Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon) and Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster) today praised the award of Tennessee Highway Safety Grants designed to promote public safety on local roads to DeKalb County.

The Alexandria Police Department and the Smithville Police Department will each receive a $5,000 grant for high visibility enforcement.

“I am pleased these grants will give communities in DeKalb County additional resources to help upgrade their efforts to make our roads safer,” said Sen. Pody. “The overall goal is to save lives by reducing crashes and injuries.”

“Keeping communities in Dekalb County safe is, and has always been, our top priority,” said Rep. Boyd. “This grant gives us the tools needed to keep our county safe and help achieve our goal to save lives.”

“Keeping roads safe for all citizens is of the utmost importance in our county,” Rep. Weaver said. “I am pleased that this grant will help us in our efforts to keep citizens free from danger while driving.

The grant awards will be distributed by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO). The grants are provided to agencies that successfully applied for funding who meet the required data-driven criteria and highway safety standard. Grant applications must be in line with THSO’s mission to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities.

September 14, 2021
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The DeKalb County Republican Party will be hosting a FREE BBQ at Greenbrook Park in Smithville on Saturday, September 25, 2021, from 11:00AM-1:00PM. All DeKalb County Republicans are invited to come and share in fellowship and hear from Congressman John Rose. Free Fireman One BBQ, along with chips and drinks will be available for those in attendance. Congressman Rose was elected in 2018 with more than 70% of the vote and represents Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District, including DeKalb County and all of the Upper Cumberland. He grew up working on his family’s DeKalb County farm in the Temperance Hall community.

“It’s an honor to have Congressman Rose back home in DeKalb County,” GOP Chair Dustin Estes said. “Congressman Rose is a true leader and carries our Tennessee Values with him to Washington DC. There is no more important time in our Country, and I know Congressman Rose will share with us how he is pushing back against the Biden/Pelosi liberal agenda.”

“I also want to take a moment and thank our sponsors of this event-Matt Adcock (Candidate for DeKalb County Mayor), Mingy Ball (Candidate for General Sessions Judge), Clark Boyd (State Representative-46th District), Shannon Cantrell (DeKalb County Assessor of Property), Brandon Cox (Candidate for General Sessions Judge), Danny Hale (DeKalb County Road Supervisor), Caroline Knight (Candidate for Circuit Judge, Part II), Josh Miller (Mayor-City of Smithville), Mark Pody (State Senator-17th District), William T. Ridley (Candidate for Circuit Judge, Part I), Daniel Seber (Candidate for DeKalb County Register of Deeds), Hagen Waggoner (Candidate for DeKalb County Commission-2nd District), and Terri Lynn Weaver (State Representative-40th District),” continued Estes. “Their contributions helped us make this event free for everyone and provide much needed funds to help us elect Conservative Republicans in 2022.”

Other State, County, and Local Republican Officeholders will be in attendance and recognized. Again, this is a free, family-oriented event and open to all DeKalb County residents. For more information, go to our Facebook Page at DeKalb County Republican Party.

September 14, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The City of Smithville is a step closer to annexing property for a future residential development into the corporate limits.

During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the aldermen adopted a resolution setting a public hearing for October 4th at 6 p.m. at city hall on the proposed annexation and plan of services for the site on Parkway Drive near the airport adjacent to the Airport Park property.

Mayor Josh Miller said a local developer wants to build a residential subdivision there.

If approved the annexation would come with conditions.

“This is the property that joins the Airport Park and is a potential development of about 40 homes by Larry Hasty. It does come with some conditions: As long as the county turns over portions of Allen Street, Shady Drive, Second Street, and Parkway Drive; Also our planning commission recommended that our engineer either design or inspect the infrastructure once it is put in; The next condition is that it has to be on gravity flow and not for a sewer pump system because if that were to happen every house on the site would need to have a pump and over time that would have to be turned over to the city and we do not need to get into the expense of pumps. The last condition is that the property be zoned R-2 residential,” said Mayor Miller.

City Administrator Hunter Hendrixson said the proposed annexation and plan of services have been reviewed and recommended by the city planning commission and property owners in the area will be notified.

The DeKalb County Regional Planning Commission will schedule a public hearing in October and then decide whether to recommend to the county commission removing the roads (Allen Street, Shady Drive, Second Street, and Parkway Drive) from the county road list and turning them over to the city. If approved no existing county landowners would be affected by the proposed annexation only the site to be developed by Mr. Hasty and the four roads mentioned above.

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