Do you have your new License Plate Yet?

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
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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.

October 9, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Champions!

The DeKalb County Junior Pro Football Pee Wee Tigers (ages 6 &7) completed an undefeated 9-0 season Saturday defeating the Fentress County Bulldogs 19-18 in double overtime to claim the Championship of the Middle Tennessee Youth Football Conference.

This Junior Pro “Super Bowl” Conference Classic was played at York Institute in Jamestown.

The game remained scoreless until the 3rd period when Fentress County got on the board with a touchdown to take a 6-0 lead. Kayden Hunt answered for DeKalb County with a game tying touchdown in the 4th period.

In the first overtime, each team got the ball on the 10-yard line with a chance to score and Fentress County cashed in to take a 12-6 lead but the DeKalb Pee Wee Tigers also scored when it came their turn on another touchdown run by Kayden Hunt and the game was tied at 12-12.

Fentress County again scored in the double overtime to take an 18-12 advantage but the DeKalb Pee Wee Tigers answered with another game tying touchdown by Colton Hutchings and then converted the extra point on a running play by Arian Wiggins to earn the 19-18 victory and conference title.

The DeKalb Pee Wee Tigers (8-0) went undefeated during their six-game regular season and beat both of their play-off opponents to win the western division of the conference. Fentress County (5-3) won the eastern division.

During the regular season the DeKalb Junior Pro Pee Wee Tigers defeated the Overton County Outlaws 31-13, the Monterey Wildcats 26-20, the Junior Panthers of Stone Memorial 27-0, the White County Warriors 48-26, the Junior Jets of Cumberland County 31-0, and the Upperman Stingers 14-6. In the western conference playoffs the Pee Wee Tigers took down the White County Warriors 36-0 and the Upperman Stingers 14-7

The DeKalb County Junior Pro Football Program is made up of three age groups of players, the Pee Wee Tigers, Junior Tigers, and Senior Tigers and they compete as part of the Middle Tennessee Youth Football Conference which has an east and west division. The Junior and Senior Tigers have already completed their seasons for this year.

Nathan Shepherd, DeKalb Pee Wee Tigers Head Coach, is assisted in coaching by Brent Collier, Cole Parsley, Cody Atnip, Will Key, and Jeremy Ashburn.

Members of the DeKalb Pee Wee Tigers are Arian Wiggins, Baylin Wiggins, Camden Grandstaff, Gunner Shepherd, Wesley Bowen, Kayden Hunt, Rhett Davis, Sandler Sutton, Braxton Poss, Colton Hutchings, Alejandro Bravo, Easton Hoke, Titus Stone, Lincoln Holmes, Maddux Hale, Haven Patterson, Kohen Skinner, Jeb Culwell, Grayson Neal, Thomas Brelje, Knox Bowen, Liam Key, Xavier Billings, Rusty Chapman, Marsed Caldwell, Payton Bullard, Brody Odom, Nolan Martin, Liam Taylor, Landon Collier, Liam Collier, Raylin Ashburn, Dyllan Bates, Bentlee Shepherd, Tucker Stanfield, and Conner Redmon.

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