DeKalb Local Option Sales Tax Collections Take Sharp Down Turn for August

September 22, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s local option sales tax collections for August in DeKalb County took a sharp decline from July and it may be due in part to the state’s three-month exemption on the sales tax on groceries which was put into effect August 1 and runs through October 31.

According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County took in $106,885 in local option sales taxes for August 2023, down from $210,447 just a month earlier in July 2023.

Although local option sales tax collections in August were down for the county as a whole and the City of Smithville compared to July, the other three towns in the county saw increases.

In Smithvi lle, August 2023 collections were at $365,273, down from $422,519 in July. Alexandria’s collections grew from $29,741 in July to $30,418 in August. Dowelltown’s collections jumped from $3,044 in July to $4,437 in August and Liberty’s went from $10,528 in July to $11,496 in August.

Net collections of local option sales taxes for the county and cities combined in August were at $518,510, down from $676,282 in July, 2023.

Comparing August 2022 and August 2023, DeKalb County’s collections were also sharply down this year.

For August 2023, DeKalb County saw collections of local option sales taxes at $106,885, down from $203,812 in August 2022.

Collections were also down in two of the four towns in August compared to last year in the same month.

In Smithville, August 2023 local option sales taxes totaled $365,273 compared to $412,765 August 2022. Collections for Liberty in August 2023 were $11,496 down from $14,108 collected in August 2022.

Dowelltown took in $ 4,437 in August 2023, up from $3,671 in August 2022. Alexandria saw an increase to $30,418 in August 2023, up from $24,550 in August 2022.

Net Collections with the county and cities combined showed a drop in local option sales tax collections in August 2023 at $518,510, down from $658,908 in August 2023.

August sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.

September 22, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Membership constituting the DeKalb County Beer Board may soon change.

During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the County Commission will be asked by County Mayor Matt Adcock to abolish the current citizen member makeup of the beer board and make the county commission itself the beer board.

For years the beer board has consisted of one citizen member from each of the seven districts in the county. The current members of the board are Jim Stagi in the 1st District, Myron Rhody in the 2nd District, Bobby Johnson in the 3rd District, Robert Rowe in the 4th District, John Hummer in the 5th District, Leonard Dickens in the 6th District, and Johnny King in the 7th District.

All seven members serve as appointees of the county commission and the two-year terms are staggered with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th district positions being appointed in odd years. The 2nd, 4th, and 6th district seats are filled in even years.

County Mayor Adcock said he believes the beer board would function better if the county commission itself served as the beer board.

Meanwhile, the county commission will reorganize as it does each September naming a chairman and chairman pro temp to serve for the ensuing 12 months.

County Mayor Adcock currently serves as Chairman of the commission and fifth district member Larry Green is the Chairman Pro Temp.

The agenda for Monday night’s meeting also includes appointment of committees and officials, and action on committee reports, financial reports, and budget amendments, and notaries along with any other business properly presented. A public comment period will also be afforded the public.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 25 in the auditorium of the County Complex’s Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center.

September 22, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers (3-2) are riding a three-game winning streak and hoping that momentum continues tonight as they head east to face the Stone Memorial Panthers at Crossville,

Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.

After an 0-2 start to the season with disappointing losses to Warren (1-4) and Smith (4-1) counties, the Tigers have put together back-to-back to back wins over Livingston Academy (2-3), Watertown (2-3), and Gordonsville (2-3).

Last year the Tigers lost to the Panthers at home on senior night 29-28 in overtime. Tonight, DC faces a 4-1 Stone Memorial team whose only loss of the season was last week to Meigs County 33-25. Stone Memorial has beaten Cookeville 25-20, Sweetwater 40-16, Cumberland County 35-0, and White County 28-26.

Reflecting on last week’s 21-7 homecoming victory over Gordonsville, Tiger Coach Steve Trapp said both the offense and defense played well although there is room for improvement going forward.

“Sometimes on offense we will run to set up the pass and other times we will pass to set up the run. The biggest thing for us is to always be ready and prepared to execute whatever is needed and on this particular night they did a good job. Still, we saw some first down inefficiencies and had a couple of plays where we had multiple penalties and some of those are things like after the whistle mistakes that should be controlled. That was frustrating to see but at the end of the night we hung our hat on that defense and they are the reason we have been able to do what we have. We did give up a touchdown in the second half on special teams and we don’t like that but ultimately we got more points than Gordonsville and won the game,” said Coach Trapp.

Although they have better overall records, DeKalb County (3-2, 1-0 Region) is undefeated in the Class 4A, Region 4 Region standings with Upperman (5-0, 3-0 Region) and Stone Memorial (4-1, 2-0 Region). The other four teams in the Region are Macon County (4-1, 1-1 Region), Cumberland County (2-3, 0-2 Region), Livingston Academy (2-3, 0-2 Region), and White County 2-3, 0-2 Region),

A win tonight for the Tigers would keep them in the hunt for the regular season Region title with five games left in the campaign.

Coach Trapp said the Tigers will need to bring their A-game.

“Defensively we will need to make sure we are in the right spots and ingrain in our brains the things we want to do to counter what they want to do. Offensively, we have to make some plays. As we tell our guys all the time, we have to be good at our base stuff, but as we get deeper into the season and especially with these region games we have to be able to tweak and create some of those explosive plays while being able to executive and move the football because it all comes down to moving the chains and getting first downs. Its easier to do that when you are good on first down so that third down efficiency is better. You want those manageable situations. We also must take care of the football because turnovers and penalties will kill you. Hopefully we will play a clean and aggressive football game and come out with what we want in the end,” said Coach Trapp.

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with Tennessee Titans Radio Broadcaster Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.

“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches’ interviews.

“Tiger Talk” airs at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Wil Farris, Ari White, and Jordan Parker.

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