Fellowship and Freebies during Smithville FBC Community Day Saturday, May 1

April 30, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville First Baptist Church is hosting its 3rd annual Spring Community Day on Saturday, May 1 from 10 am until 12 noon at the church’s Life Enrichment Center (gym).

The community is invited to turn out for great fellowship and a lot of freebies.

“We have 100 boxed fans to help keep you cool this summer and we will give one away to each family who attends until we have no more fans,” said FBC Pastor Chad Ramsey.

“ We also have some summer shoes including Crocs and sandals for kids”.

“If you are a senior adult or a single mom we want to give you a free oil change. We have partnered with Napa Auto Parts so if you want a free oil change call us at 615-597-4275 and leave a message because those will have to be scheduled,” said Ramsey.

Unlike previous years no yard sale will be held this year but there will still be plenty to do.

“Its going to be a great day as we serve the community and show our care and love for everyone so come be part of this exciting event Saturday,” said Pastor Ramsey.

April 30, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for March 2021 outperformed the same month in 2020 by more than $13,000 according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. For the county and the four cities therein combined collections were up by more than $33,000.

Still the increase shown in March was not as large as the previous eight months of the fiscal year (July, 2020 to March, 2021). (VIEW CHARTS)

In his monthly report on local option sales tax collections, County Mayor Tim Stribling informed the county commission Monday night that DeKalb County brought in $99,223 in March, 2021 compared to $85,621 for March, 2020.

Three of the four cities within DeKalb County also hauled in more local option sales tax revenue.

The comparisons between the two months for each municipality are as follows:

Smithville: $264,486 ( March, 2021), $251,032 (March 2020)

Alexandria: $26,214 (March, 2021), $21,140 (March 2020)

Dowelltown: $2,473 (March, 2021), $4,375 (March (2020)

Liberty: $7,385 (March, 2021), $3,958 (March 2020)

NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $399,784 (March 2021), $366, 127 (March 2020)

March sales tax collections reflect previous month activity

April 29, 2021
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DeKalb County has secured a $500,000 HOME program grant from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) to help local families with home repairs.

The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) is administering the grant and will be hosting application workshops for anyone needing assistance completing their application. Application workshops will be held on May 6th and May 13th in Smithville at the DeKalb County Complex. Enter through the UT Extension portion of the building . Both workshops will be held at 6:00 p.m. Once applications are received, a priority list will be formed based on the level of rehabilitation work required and socioeconomic factors of each applicant. This will help determine how many homes can be repaired.

HOME program funding is intended to help families of low income, senior citizens, and individuals with disabilities who cannot afford to bring their homes up to code. Officials anticipate helping homeowners with issues such as leaking plumbing, unsafe flooring, faulty wiring, damaged roofs, and more.

The HOME program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered in Tennessee by THDA. HOME grants must be used for the production, preservation, or rehabilitation of affordable housing for low and very low-income families and individuals.

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