Early Voting Tops 900 through Wednesday for November Elections

October 26, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A total of 908 people has cast ballots in DeKalb County through the first seven days of early voting for the State and Federal November 8 elections.

Early Voting will be held Thursday, October 27 at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville from 2 to 6 p.m. and at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria (one day only-Thursday, October 27) from 9 until 11 a.m.

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Other times for early voting at the courthouse through November 3 are as follows: Monday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursdays 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. until Noon. The hours for voting at the 12 precincts on Election Day, November 8th are 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

The daily breakdown of early voting for this election in DeKalb County is as follows:

Wednesday, October 19- 149 (113 in person and 36 by absentee)
Thursday, October 20- 142 (140 in person and 2 by absentee)
Friday, October 21- 140 (138 in person and 2 by absentee)
Saturday, October 22- 91 (90 in person and 1 by absentee)
Monday, October 24- 122 (110 in person and 12 by absentee)
Tuesday, October 25- 148 (146 in person and 2 by absentee)
Wednesday, October 26- 116 (100 in person and 16 by absentee or assisted living centers)
TOTAL: 908 (837 in person and 71 by absentee or assisted living centers)

Total early voting by precinct from October 19-26 is as follows:

Alexandria: 41
Temperance Hall- 45
Liberty-62
Snow Hill-50
Smithville Church of God-151
Rock Castle-6
Courthouse-196
Johnson Chapel-49
County Complex-116
Keltonburg-59
Blue Springs-33
Church of Christ Annex-100
TOTAL-908

Voters will be making their selections for Governor, Congressman and State Representative and voters in the 4th district only will have a candidate for Constable to fill an unexpired term. In addition, voters will be making their choices on four constitutional amendments.

October 26, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Road Supervisor Danny Hale is asking the county commission to adopt a resolution establishing a requirement for those building new driveways to their properties off county roads to obtain a free permit.

During Monday night’s monthly county commission meeting, Road Supervisor Hale addressed the commission asking that he be allowed to start a permitting process requiring new driveways to have a leveled five-foot buffer from county roads. This would not apply to any existing driveways nor any along state highways.

Hale said the idea is to keep gravel on inclined driveways from washing off onto county roads after heavy rains causing safety hazards.

“We have so many driveways that are right into the side of the road that head up hill and its dangerous because after every big rain you have two or three feet of gravel out in the road. At night if you’re coming down that road and its washed that gravel out there and you’re meeting another car on that side it’s a safety hazard,” said Road Supervisor Hale.

In a prepared statement, Hale said “The DeKalb County Highway Department hereby requests the County Commission adopt a resolution requiring all residents installing a new driveway to get a driveway permit. The permit will state that all new driveways must have a minimum of 5-foot level when finished from the side of the road when the grade is higher than the road. There will be no charge for the permit, but the specs must be met when installing the new driveway. This will eliminate the washing of aggregate or debris onto a main road causing a safety hazard. The permits can be acquired at the DeKalb County Highway Department, 720 Smith Road, Smithville”.

If approved, applicants would obtain a permit at the DeKalb County Highway Department at no cost. Hale said State planner Tommy Lee of the Upper Cumberland Development District recently advised him to bring this issue to the attention of the county commission and seek approval for this permit requirement.

The county commission Monday night voted to table action on Hale’s request until a formal resolution can be prepared.

October 26, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Everyone is invited to attend the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber Prayer Breakfast to be held on Thursday, November 17th from 7 AM to 8 AM at the Smithville First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center, 101 W. Church Street, Smithville. Doors open at 6:30 AM.

“We will have a guest speaker and people from our community will lead prayers making this a meaningful and memorable experience. A delicious pancake and sausage breakfast will be prepared by Smithville First Baptist Church,” said Chamber Director Suzanne Williams.

Tickets are only $5 per person. Email the Chamber at: swilliams@dekalbcountychamber.org or text 615-464-7760 with your name and the number of tickets you need, then you can pay at the door.

“Everyone is invited to attend this special and inspirational annual community event. Please join us as we give thanks to God for His abundant blessings upon our county and for His guidance as we move forward into the future,” said Williams.

The Chamber’s Annual Prayer Breakfast is a wonderful way to usher in the holiday season.

A BIG THANK YOU to Chamber Prayer Breakfast Sponsors: Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital, DTC Communications, FirstBank, Liberty State Bank, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas “Project Hometown Help,” Wilson Bank & Trust, and Caney Fork Electric Cooperative.

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