Chamber Office Moving from Courthouse to County Complex

August 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce headquarters is moving from the second floor of the courthouse to an office at the County Complex.

During Monday night’s meeting, the county commission voted to relocate the Chamber as part of a move to rearrange some offices in the courthouse to create more space for office holders.

“There is a room currently available across from the Motlow rooms at the county complex where we can move the Chamber of Commerce to. Chamber Director Suzanne Williams is packed and ready with the help of the sheriff’s department (using supervised inmates) to make this move happen this week,” said County Mayor Tim Stribling.

The move has already begun for Williams and her new office location is expected to be open next week. In the meantime, anyone calling the Chamber office may leave a message.

The Chamber move is the first step in the courthouse office reassignment process.

Under the plan which still may take weeks or months to complete, the Circuit Court Clerk’s office, currently on the third floor of the courthouse, will soon move to the second floor where the Chamber of Commerce Office has been located.

Meanwhile the Recovery Court Office, currently on the second floor, will relocate to the Circuit Court Clerk’s office on the third floor.

The Clerk and Master’s Office on the third floor will remain where it is but more storage space will be made available. The plan calls for all of the Circuit Court Clerk archives and documents in the courthouse to be moved to a room in the middle portion of the second floor while most of the storage space now used by the Circuit Court Clerk on the third floor will be turned over to the Clerk and Master for the same purpose.

The Circuit Court Clerk’s personal office across the hall from the main office where her deputy clerks work will become an office for public use related to court activities.

The County Mayor’s Office will remain where it is located on the second floor of the courthouse. The Tennessee Highway Patrol also has an office there.

The offices of the DeKalb County Election Commission, the Veterans service officer, and the judicial commissioners will remain in their present locations on the first floor.

August 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Clearing operations are expected to begin next week by the contractor in preparation for the Highway 56 widening project.

A message board has been placed on South Congress Boulevard in Smithville stating “TN 56 Construction is starting September 3”.

“The contractor’s schedule is showing them starting their clearing operations on the south end (of the project) near Meridian Drive, with utility relocations following,” said Jennifer Flynn, TDOT Region 2 Community Relations Officer.

TDOT opened bids in June and Jones Brothers Contractors, LLC was the low bidder on the construction project at $43,691,948 which will be done in two phases from south of state highway 288 near Magness Road to East Bryant Street in Smithville and from south of the Warren-DeKalb County line to near Magness Road in DeKalb County. A proposed third segment from near State Route 287 in Warren County to near the DeKalb County Line is not yet ready for bid letting.

The state plans to build largely two lanes of a proposed four lane project and maintain traffic on the existing Highway 56 (alignment) while construction is being done on the new portion.

The estimated completion date for the two phases is May 31, 2022.

August 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A 21 year old Liberty man has been charged with three counts of theft. His bond totals $12,500 and he will make a court appearance September 9.

According to the warrants, Patrick Gray Gassaway took a Honda 300ex 4-wheeler from a residence on Clear Creek Road, Liberty on August 2 without the owner’s consent. The 4-wheeler was valued at $1,600. The charge is theft of property over $1,000.

Eight days later on August 10, Gassaway took a Stingray bicycle, valued at $100, from the same residence and sold it for $50. The charge is theft of property under $1,000

The same day Gassaway took a 1998 Dodge Neon and sold it for $40. The charge is theft of property.

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