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Susan Martin to Succeed Katherine Pack as Circuit Court Clerk
August 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Susan Martin will be the next DeKalb County Circuit Court Clerk.
Martin, a Republican won the race against Democrat Nicole Wright Thursday with 2,940 votes. Wright received 1,590. Martin carried all 15 precincts and had a majority of the early votes/absentees.
She will succeed 16 year incumbent Katherine Pack, a Democrat on September 1. Pack chose not to seek re-election this year
Martin will be the first Republican to hold the office since Ceasar Dunn who served from 1982 to 1994.
County Mayor Tim Stribling Cruises to Second Term
August 2, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
County Mayor Tim Stribling cruised to a second term in the DeKalb County General Election Thursday.
Stribling, a Democrat, defeated Independent challenger Randy Paris 3,123 to 1,346. Stribling carried every precinct but Edgar Evins State Park and Rock Castle and had a majority of the early votes/ absentees.
Meanwhile, Trustee Sean Driver, a Republican, was elected to a fourth term. Driver ran unopposed and led the ticket with 4,065 votes.
County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss, a Democrat, received 3,718 complimentary votes running unopposed for a second term.
Register of Deeds Jeff McMillen, a Democrat, was re-elected to a ninth term. He ran unopposed and got 3,841 votes.
The new terms of Stribling, Driver, Poss, and McMillen begin September 1.
Woman and Child Airlifted After Late Night Crash
August 2, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A late night crash on the Alexandria to Dismal Road resulted in serious injuries to 33 year old Jenna N. Baird of Liberty and a child
Central dispatch received the call at 11:13 p.m. Wednesday night.
Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department and Extrication Team were summoned to the scene because the victims were entrapped in the car. The Smithville Volunteer Fire Department also responded providing mutual aid backup support.
After they were removed from the car, Baird and the child were transported by DeKalb EMS to the parking lot of DeKalb West School where a helicopter landing zone was set up. The two were airlifted from there by two Air Evac helicopters to Vanderbilt Hospital.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department was also on the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The car was towed by Campbell’s Wrecker Service of Liberty
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