Voter Registration Deadline July 2 for August Elections

July 1, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County residents must be registered to vote by Tuesday, July 2, 2024 to be able to cast a ballot in the DeKalb County General Election and the state and federal primaries on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Primary elections will be held for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate (even-numbered districts), and Tennessee House of Representatives. General elections will be held for vacant state judicial offices and applicable county offices.

Registering to vote, updating your address or checking your registration status is fast, easy and secure with the Secretary of State’s online voter registration system. Any U.S. citizen with a driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security can register online from any computer or mobile device at GoVoteTN.gov.

“I encourage all Tennesseans to register to vote or make sure their registration is up-to-date before the deadline,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “It is important for all of us to make our voice heard at the polls and with our convenient online voter registration system you can safely register in minutes.”

Paper voter registration applications are available to download on GoVoteTN.gov or at the DeKalb County Election Commission Office or at www.dekalbelections.com. Completed paper voter registration applications can be submitted in person by close of business at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 or if mailed it must be postmarked by Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

The DeKalb County Election Commission is located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville. Voters can drop off completed registration forms or register in person Tuesday, July 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in time for the August 1 elections.

For more information about registering to vote, voter eligibility and other election information, visit GoVoteTN.gov or contact the DeKalb County Election Commission. Phone 615-597-4146.

June 30, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Schools will re-open Thursday, August 1 for registration.

Students will attend for 90 minutes (abbreviated day from 7:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m.). to sign up at their schools.

The first full day of school will be Monday, August 5.

Professional Development at the individual schools will be July 29-31.

Friday, August 2 will be an administrative day for teachers only. Students will not attend on Friday, August 2.

The 2024-25 DeKalb County School Calendar is as follows:

DeKalb County students and teachers will have a full week off for fall break October 14-18, Thanksgiving November 25-29, and spring break March 24-28, and a two-week winter break for Christmas December 23 to January 3. December 20 will be an abbreviated day (7:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.). Students will return to school after the Christmas holiday on January 6, 2025. Schools will also be closed for Labor Day September 2, Dr. Martin Luther King Day January 20, President’s Day February 17, Good Friday. April 18, and Monday, April 21. The last day of school will be May 23, 2025 (abbreviated 7:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.). May 22 will be an administrative day.

Report cards will be issued at all schools on October 8, December 20, January 9, March 18, and May 23.

Parent teacher conferences will be held at all schools from 3-6 p.m. on October 10 and March 20.

June 30, 2024
By: Bill Conger

This time four years ago there were a lot of disappointments for Braedon Jett. The COVID pandemic had caused the loss of what would have been some key wonderful memories in the life of the 2020 D.C.H.S. graduate. He was planning to take a trip to Europe, compete in a state Political Science contest, and enjoy several other pivotal times in a senior’s life. Fast forward four years and life is much different.

Jett, a Tennessee Tech graduate in Marketing, has become a published author and actually traveled to a variety of countries from Madrid to Warsaw. The son of Mollie Bratten and Ryan Jett, he recently released his self-published book, Did People Have Beds Just for Eating Food? The 115-page book is the hilarious history of everything in your bedroom.

“It is a history book for kids, middle school and below, about everyday objects they have inside their bedroom,” Jett explains. “Some of the chapters go over video games, beds, clocks, closets, things like that, that almost every kid has.”

Jett, who originally had plans to major in History, knew he wanted to write a book but didn’t know what topic he wanted to explore.

“I thought maybe I’d like to do history, but I had no idea where I wanted to start with that. One day I was sitting in my room just looking around, and I think it was my clock that I looked at. I was thinking what’s the history behind it, where did it come from, how did we go from using shadows as clocks to having digital clocks on our nightstands. That’s where the idea came from. I went on from there. I wanted to do one for every object I can find in my room and my brother’s room. I walked around and picked up objects that I thought would have an interesting history behind it.”

From emperors sleeping on rocks to rich Victorian women with jeweled bugs crawling all over them, this book contains crazy funny facts about your bedroom.

“I’m not naïve. I know a lot of people don’t have the same love for history that I might have, but I still think history is an important thing to learn about. I’m not a big fan of math, but I understand it’s still an important subject to learn about. So, I tried to be child friendly in writing this book, but also I wanted it to be interesting enough for people who might not have that interest in history like I do … and maybe give them curiosity to learn about normal things around their house.”

I didn’t want to make an American-centric book. I wanted to take history from all over the world because that’s what history is. It impacts everyone around the world so I wanted to take objects not just from Europe but also things from the Middle East to Africa, the Americas before the Spanish came over. I wanted to take all that to diversify the history and also possibly get kids from other parts of the world interested in the book as well.

Jett is already writing his follow-up book, the second in a continuing series on the fun facts about others parts of the house.

“The next book I am writing currently is over bathrooms. I think that would be very enjoyable for kids. I only have five chapters so far. I think it’s really funny.”

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