DeKalb County Angel Tree Project Signups Friday Only, November 5

November 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The 27th Annual DeKalb County Angel Tree Project signups will be for one day only on Friday, November 5th. There are NO EXCEPTIONS. Application time is from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm at the First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center under the carport.

Applicants must be DeKalb County residents. Children from birth to no older than age 12 by December 25, 2021 are eligible. You must bring photo identification and a bill with the correct current DeKalb County address of the person applying. You must also provide social security cards and birth certificates (Mother’s copy is okay) for all children listed on the application. Guardian paperwork for temporarily placed children is acceptable. Documents are returned to the applicant, only the application is kept. Please make sure you fill out the application as completely and accurately as possible.

If an applicant cannot appear in person, their application can be submitted by someone else as long as all of the required information and documentation is presented. Come prepared with all of the necessary documentation to complete your application between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm on Friday, November 5th. This is the only day that applications will be available and accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS. Due to continued COVID 19 issues, face coverings are required and social distancing practices will be observed. For additional information please contact Laura Stone (text only please) at 615-464-7135. Remember you only have Friday, November 5th to complete and turn in your application.

November 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Fans planning to attend Friday night’s DeKalb County at East Hamilton high school state play-off football game at Ooltewah , Tennessee are urged to purchase tickets in advance. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. (eastern time) or 6 p.m. (Smithville time).

All advance tickets for the game will be sold via the GoFan digital ticket platform https://gofan.co/app/school/TN8592 for $8 each. Physical tickets will not be mailed to the host school. Any tickets sold outside the GoFan self-service platform must be sold for $10 each. The host school can require that all tickets be sold through GoFan (no cash gate). TSSAA is coordinating with GoFan to add all playoff contests to their system, so do not contact GoFan or add the game yourself.

The Tigers (6-4, 3-2) finished the season in third place in Class 4A Region 4 and will travel to Ooltewah to meet the East Hamilton Hurricanes in the first round of the state play-offs Friday, November 5 at 6 p.m. (Smithville Time). The Hurricanes (8-2, 5-1) are the second place team in Class 4A Region 3.

WJLE plans LIVE coverage.

November 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Green Brook Park, already a great community place for family events, will have an even greater appeal especially for kids next summer with the addition of a 2,400 square foot splash pad. The goal is to have the splash pad installed and ready for use by May.

During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, November 1, the Smithville Aldermen awarded a bid to Aquatix of Cookeville at $172,976. Aquatix was one of two companies that sell and install splash pads which had submitted proposals for the city to consider. The other company was Great Southern Recreation of Chattanooga. Their bid was for $172,687.

Mayor Josh Miller said both companies presented similar bids and designs for the project

To pay for it the aldermen adopted a budget amendment on second and final reading authorizing an expenditure of up to $173,000 for the splash pad and $7,000 for the separate purchase of software and related costs to offer online payment of city property taxes. The money for both projects will be taken from the city’s unreserved fund balance.

The city has applied for a T-Mobile Hometown Grant through the Upper Cumberland Development District which, if approved, would provide up to $50,000 for the splash pad project.

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