DeKalb GOP to Hold Primary to Select Nominees for Local Offices in May 2022

November 9, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

For the first time ever the DeKalb County Republican Party will be conducting a primary instead of a caucus next year to select nominees for county elected offices. The local GOP primary will coincide with the DeKalb County Democratic Primary on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Winners of both primaries will run in the August DeKalb County General Election along with any independents who may qualify.

According to local GOP Party Vice Treasurer Vester Parsley, members of the DeKalb County Republican Party Executive Committee met Saturday at the courthouse to make the decision official. The primary will be held for the offices of County Mayor, Sheriff, Trustee, County Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk, Road Supervisor, Register of Deeds, County Commission (Districts 1-7), County Constable (District 4- special election), and General Sessions Judge.

The DeKalb County Democratic Party, which historically holds a local primary to select nominees, will also be having a primary for the same offices on May 3, 2022. Both parties have notified the election commission of their intentions.

Primaries will also be held by both parties throughout the 13th Judicial District on May 3, 2022 to select nominees for the offices of District Attorney General, Public Defender, Chancellor, Criminal Court Judges, and Circuit Court Judges.

The election commission office will begin issuing candidate petitions for the May 3, 2022 primaries on Monday, December 20. The qualifying deadline is noon on February 17, 2022.

November 9, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Kittens, kittens, and more kittens!

The DeKalb Animal Shelter has kittens galore ready to be adopted in time for the holidays.

Meet this week’s WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pets of the Week” Piper, Petunia, Batman and Ace.

“These are adorable black and white kittens. We have had them since they were babies. Our shelter is packed full of kittens right now so we would love to find them a forever home for the holidays. They are super playful. Our special is $40 to adopt which includes spay and neuter charges as well as the costs of all their vaccinations and they can be micro-chipped upon request,” said Shelter Director Emmaly Bennett.

Visit the shelter website to see photos of these and other adoptable pets at https://www.dekalbanimalsheltertn.com

The shelter is now open Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 and Saturday from 8 to 12 on Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive.

November 9, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The question of whether the county will transfer ownership of a portion of Parkway Drive, Allen Street, Shady Drive and 2nd Street to the City of Smithville will be answered later this month by the DeKalb County Commission.

During the regular monthly meeting Monday night, members of the DeKalb County Regional Planning Commission, over the objections of some residents in the neighborhood, voted to recommend that the proposal move on to the full county commission for a final decision. Member Bruce Malone tried to stop it making a motion that the request be rejected and although fellow member Jenny Trapp offered a second to Malone’s motion it failed on a 5 to 2 vote.

The county commission will take up the matter when it meets in regular monthly session on Monday, November 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the auditorium of the Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center.

Prior to the vote, Ricky Holloway, Charles Wonder, Henrietta Caldwell, Sonny Stults, Brandy Liggett, and Kenny Stults who reside in the neighborhood spoke out against and Holloway presented a petition signed by 104 people opposed to the county transferring ownership of those roads to the city because the streets surround property owned by Larry Hasty, who has petitioned the City of Smithville to annex the site for development of a residential subdivision. The residents say more houses there would create greater traffic congestion and safety concerns with speeding and add to already deteriorating road conditions and existing wetland issues in that area. There is also a concern with low flying aircraft from the airport.

DeKalb County Planner Tommy Lee explained to the residents that it would be up to the city, not the county, to determine whether Hasty’s property should be annexed. He said the sole purpose of the county’s involvement on this matter is simply to determine whether to turn ownership of these roads over to the city to maintain rather than the county. Road Supervisor Danny Hale, who was at the meeting, said he does not oppose transferring those roads because the city has resources to keep them better maintained.

“I know we are not talking specifically about this (Hasty) development (here) but we are here because of that development and want to be heard because (we understand) the city has no plans to go ahead with the development if the county doesn’t cede these roadways,” said concerned citizen Charles Wonder of Big Hurricane Road.

The city has not yet taken action on Hasty’s annexation request but will consider it, regardless of the county commission’s decision on the roads, after a public hearing December 6 at 5:30 p.m. at city hall prior to the regular monthly meeting of the mayor and aldermen at 6 p.m.

Hasty explained to the planning commission Monday night that plans for developing his property have been in the works for several years.

“I brought this project before this board (Planning Commission) in 2015. We got preliminary approval for a plat to do something like 52 lots (now revised to around 40) on this land but that was impossible to do without sewer so I spent six years working with the city at different times trying to get this project worked out on sewer. The conclusion we have come to is if I am going to be on sewer the project has to be in the city. That is the reason for annexation and that discussion led to if the property is to be annexed then the city needs to maintain the roads (around the development),” said Hasty.

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