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New License Plates Coming in 2022
January 9, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The Department of Revenue reminds Tennessee drivers that they will receive newly designed license plates in 2022. The new license plates will be available online, by mail, and in-person as residents complete their annual motor vehicle registration renewals.
Under Tennessee law, the plate may be redesigned every eight years if funds are approved in the General Assembly’s annual budget. This new license plate design will replace the current plate design launched in 2006, with modifications in 2011, 2016, and 2017.
Points to note:
•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.
•Motorists are not able to renew early to receive the new license plate. You must wait until your designated renewal month.
For more information and answers to commonly asked questions, visit www.tn.gov/revenue/newplate .
The Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws and the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws. The department collects about 87 percent of total state revenue. During the 2021 fiscal year, it collected $18.4 billion in state taxes and fees and more than $3.7 billion in taxes and fees for local governments. To learn more about the department, visit www.tn.gov/revenue.
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Number of DeKalb COVID Cases Doubles
November 21, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The number of active COVID cases in DeKalb County has more than doubled within the last month.
According to the Tennessee Department of Health, DeKalb County had 152 active cases as of Tuesday, January 4, up from 88 on Thursday, December 30 and more than double the 74 cases reported on December 23 and 60 on December 3. There were 19 new cases Tuesday, January 4. Eighty-seven with COVID have died in DeKalb County since the pandemic began in March 2020, up by 10 since December 3 and 130 have been hospitalized due to COVID within the past 22months, up by 15 from December 23.
At last report 45.3% of the DeKalb County population had received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 39.5 were fully vaccinated.
Over the seven-day period, December 28- January 3 DeKalb County had a case count of 125 for a daily case rate of 87.2 per 100,000 residents.
For the 14-day period, December 21- January 3 DeKalb County’s case count was 160 for a daily case rate of 55.8 per 100,000 residents.
For the 14 days prior, December 7 to December 20, the case count was 81 for a daily case rate of 28.2 per 100,000 residents.
From March 5, 2020, to January 3, 2022, DeKalb County has had a total of 4,581 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily case rate of 33.4 per 100,000 residents.
Over the last 7 days the average percent positive was 28.3 %
Womack and Melton Elected to Farm Service Agency County Committee
January 8, 2022
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Donny Green, County Executive Director of the DeKalb-Cannon County Farm Service Agency, says the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee met in regular session on Thursday, December 9, 2021 to canvass and tabulate the ballots received in the 2021 Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 1 (DeKalb County) and LAA # 5 (Cannon County) county committee elections.
For LAA # 1, Jimmy Womack was elected to serve as Committee Member. Jimmy Herndon was elected to serve as the 1st Alternate for LAA # 1. For
LAA # 5, Robert “Bob” Melton was elected to serve as Committee Member. Fred Adams was elected to serve as the 1st Alternate for LAA # 5. Elected members began their terms on January 1, 2022.
The DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee met on January 4, 2022 to conduct its Organizational Meeting. For 2022, the Committee selected R.V. Billings, Jr. as the Chairperson, and Robert Melton as the Vice-Chairperson. Jimmy Womack, Terry Young, and Grant Williams serve as members of the Committee. Mary Sanders serves as the Committee Advisor. The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the DeKalb-Cannon County USDA Service Center located at 647 Bright Hill Rd.
Green says that the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee and office staff wish to express their appreciation to voters in LAA # 1 and LAA # 5 who participated in the election by voting and returning their ballots. “The local County Committees are a very important part of Farm Service Agency’s program delivery and administrative processes,” added Green.
For more information about FSA’s County Committees or other program inquiries, call 597-8225 (extension 2) or come by the DeKalb-Cannon County Farm Service Agency office at 647 Bright Hill Street in Smithville. You can also visit the agency’s web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov.
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