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GOP Early Vote BBQ Set for Saturday, October 27

October 25, 2018
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The DeKalb County Republican Party will be hosting a FREE Early Vote BBQ at Green Brook Park on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 11:30AM-1:00PM at Pavilion #4. All DeKalb County residents are invited to come and share in fellowship and hear from our Republican candidates and campaigns. Representatives from the Bill Lee for Governor, Marsha Blackburn for US Senate, John Rose for Congress, Mark Pody for State Senate, Clark Boyd for State Representative, and Terri Lynn Weaver for State Representative campaigns have been invited to attend and speak. Local elected Republicans will also be recognized. Free BBQ and fixins will be available for all in attendance. This is a rain or shine event. There will be plenty of coffee available in the event of cooler weather.

“All the campaigns are in high gear and this is a great opportunity for Republicans to come together and make sure we turn out the vote,” GOP Chair Mingy Bryant said. “The stakes have never been higher for our country and for Tennessee. DeKalb County needs to do our part in ensuring we elect strong conservatives.”

Early Voting runs through November 1 and Election Day is November 6. Again, this is a free event and open to all residents of DeKalb County. For more information, go to our Facebook Page at DeKalb County Republican Party.

MeetUp Spot Offers Safe and Convenient Location for In-Person Transactions

Smithville Mayor Josh Miller and Police Chief Mark Collins at Meetup Location in the City

October 24, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

In an effort to protect buyers and sellers and ensure that all exchanges are done in a safe manner, Chief Mark Collins has established a meetup spot. The Smithville Police Department is proud to partner with MeetUp Spot to offer online buyers and sellers with a trusted location to inspect the item and safely complete the transaction. “Our MeetUp location is in the parking lot on Don Cantrell Street across from the Police Department’s north side entrance. OfferUp has partnered with local businesses and police stations to create community MeetUp Spots that are designated as well-lit, public, surveilled locations for buyers and sellers,” said Chief Collins.

The safe spaces come as a result of risks posed by meeting strangers to swap online sales.

To see more meet-up location options, check out www.safetradespots.com, the largest national database of police and sheriff’s departments and other law enforcement agencies that have designated locations for in-person transactions.

DeKalb Emergency Services Association to Deliver Thanksgiving Meals

Dustin and Kristie Johnson of the DeKalb County Emergency Services Association delivering Thanksgiving Day meals last year

County Mayor Tim Stribling delivers Thanksgiving Day meals last year as part of the DeKalb County Emergency Services Association Effort

October 24, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA), in partnership with Adoration Health as well as local businesses and volunteers, will again be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving Meals to the needy or underserved on Thursday, November 22.

“We feel that this is just another way our local emergency service providers and our supporters can serve our community. If you or a family member would like a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day, please call one of the numbers listed below to be added to our delivery list. We will need your address, phone number, and number of persons in your household. The meals are scheduled to be delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon,” says Association President Blake Cantrell.

DESA will accept names of persons requesting meal through Friday, November 16.

To get your name on the delivery list, call 615-390-0297 or 615-712-4286.

Additionally, if you want to support this community project by donating food items or volunteering your time to prepare meals and/or make deliveries, you can contact any of the phone numbers above. The DeKalb Emergency Services Association also plans to prepare and deliver meals on Christmas Eve. A future announcement will be publicized later for this project.

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