DWS Inducts Jr. Beta Officers and Members

October 10, 2022
By: Bill Conger

Some of the best students at DeKalb West were honored recently with induction into the local chapter of the National Jr. Beta Club.

Selected as club officers were the following: President Ethan Brown, Olivia George, Vice President; Miah Johnson, Secretary; Hannah Brown, Chaplain, Raegan Murphy, reporter; 7th grade representative, Sophie Desimone and 6th grade representative, Gabe Blair. They were recognized in a special candlelight ceremony Thursday (October 6) in the school’s gym.

President Ethan Brown welcomed the newest Junior Beta members and presented them with certificates signifying their prestigious accomplishment. 6th grade students selected to join were Gabe Blair, Adam Brown, Adonis Cooprider, Levi Cripps, Bella Gonzalez, Mia Hall, MaKenna Lomas, Halia McDaniel, Kaden Mullinax, Kate Pistole, and Kaylee Womack.

“I am proud of these students for working hard for our school and our community,” DWS Lead Junior Club Sponsor Jessica Antoniak said. “They have already shown great leadership this school year and are great examples for everyone in our school.’

Students are invited to join the club when they have an A/B grade average and exhibit excellent character.

October 10, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

If it’s time for your motor vehicle registration renewal, County Clerk James L (Jimmy) Poss urges you to get it taken care of soon.

Those renewing will be issued a newly designed state license plate to replace the one you have had.

“Traditionally, registrations can be renewed up to 90 days of the expiration date. As long as you are within that 90-day period, typically you can go ahead and renew that registration. Beginning January 1, 2022 when the state made the change from the green mountain plate to the blue plate they made us stick to a 30-day renewal window because of the slow plate production and low supply. Now as we are approaching the end of the year, supplies have picked up so anyone who still has the green mountain plate and needs to switch to the blue plate with a registration renewal in October, November, or December may do so now. Just stop by the office to get your new plate,” said Poss.

License plates are issued through Tennessee’s local county clerk offices. Motorists can visit www.tncountyclerk.com to renew online. New plates can be renewed in person, online, by mail, or by kiosk. If you choose not to renew in person, the renewal fee will include $5 for mailing.

Meanwhile if you have failed to renew your registration prior to expiration, Poss said its imperative that you get that done as soon as possible.

“I am still seeing several people come in from July, August, September. If you are still operating with a standard Tennessee plate, make sure to update. Get the plate you need because everyone must have the new plate by December 31,” added County Clerk Poss.

Meanwhile a partial state fee waiver remains in effect through June 30, 2023 on the registration renewals of vehicles. The typical renewal fee is $29 for Class B vehicles but with the waiver, the fee is currently $5.25.

According to the law, the state has waived the state registration fees for Class A and Class B motor vehicles upon the renewal of the motor vehicle’s registration if the renewal occurs after July 1, 2022 and before June 30, 2023. Plates expiring before or after this period will be subject to the ordinary registration fee. Class A includes motorcycles and autocycles and Class B includes passenger motor vehicles and motor homes. The state portion of the fee that is waived under this law is ordinarily $16.75 for Class A and $23.75 for Class B. Other fees that are earmarked for safety and system improvement purposes, as well as the electric vehicle registration fees and county fees are not waived.

Drivers who need to renew expired license plates should check with their local county clerk to see which fees still apply.

October 9, 2022
By:

Smithville Elementary students and families had a SUPER time at the Superhero Stream Family Engagement night on Thursday, October 6. The building was decorated throughout with superheroes and AMAZING student work. There were a variety of activities for the families to participate in, as well as a variety of community heroes that set up tables with information and goodies to share with the students and their families. Students were encouraged to dress as their favorite superhero for this fun, educational event.

Students had a wide selection of activities to participate in throughout the night, in addition to being able to visit the Scholastic book fair in the library, which was also open for family night. Some of the activities that students were able to choose from included bat spray art, a book walk, playing in spiderman slime, making a superhero fly, and building skyscrapers. Students also enjoyed choosing their own fruit to create a fruit cup snack, and climbing the wall like Spiderman in the gym. Students were able to make guesses at the estimation station, with the closest guess in several categories winning a prize.

Smithville Elementary would like to thank the following community heroes for coming out to make this event a success: Smithville Police Department, Dekalb County Sheriff Department, Smithville City Fire Department, TWRA, First Bank, Dekalb EMS, April McCormick, Elise Driver. SES would also like to thank the Smithville Church of Christ for letting them borrow tables.

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