First the Carnival, then the Fair

June 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

First the Carnival, and then the Fair!

Although the 2024 edition of the DeKalb County Fair won’t officially begin with all the shows and events until Monday, June 24, fairgoers can get a jump start on the fun with carnival rides Friday through Sunday, June 21-23.

The fairgrounds will be open (Friday & Saturday from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.) with free gate admission to anyone who wants to purchase a ticket or armband for carnival rides and games on the midway by James Gang Amusements. Armband prices for those three days only, June 21-23 will be $20 each day. Food vendors will be on site.

Rides and games on the midway during the fair June 24-29 will also be provided by James Gang Amusements

Since 1856, the DeKalb County Fair has been offering entertainment, Midway rides, food, exhibits, pageants, livestock shows and other action-packed events. Now in its 168th year, the Grandpa Fair of the South continues to live up to its 2024 theme of “Celebrating What Makes a Community Great.”

New fair events during the week this year include a Bump N Run Derby, Monster Truck Show, and Rodeo along with other old favorites, a demolition derby and motorcycle and ATV racing, among others. Lions Club Pavilion entertainment will feature David Turner and Friends, Center Hill Ramblers, Zone Status Band, Relentless Youth, Harvest Moon, and Square Dancing by Smithville Select, Caney Fork Circle Eight, DeKalb Dancing Delights and Center Hill Hoedown Square Dancers, among others.

The schedule of Fair events on opening night, Monday June 24 is as follows:

Monday, June 24:
Cattle Show-Ag Center- 6:00 p.m.
Junk Car/Bump N Run- TC McMillen Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Princess (13-16)- Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Fairest of the Fair (17-20)- Lions Pavilion – following
Miss Fair Queen (21-54)- Lions Pavilion – following
Lip Sync Battle (Round 1)- Lions Pavilion – following
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn
Cash Drawing-Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.

Visit the DeKalb County Fair website at the link below for further information at www.dekalbcountyfairtn.com/

2024 DeKalb County Fair – Radio Sponsors
DTC Communications
Middle Tennessee Electric
Wal-Mart
Liberty State Bank
Rogers Group
Wilson Bank & Trust
Mike Eaton – Blackwell Realty And Auction
Wilson County Motors
Heavenly Landscape & Tree Service
Three Forks Market
Farm Credit Mid-America
DeKalb Farmers Co-op
A Degree Above Heating & Cooling
Adams Dental, PLLC – Drs John & Laura Adams
Alexandria Family Care
B&G Supply
Blake Taylor Heating, Air & Electrical
Creative Graphics
Cumberland Supply
DeKalb Animal Clinic
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
DeKalb Funeral Chapel
FirstBank
Galaxy Ford in Smithville
Gina Denman – The Real Estate Team
Hawk Specialty Services
Industrial Machine Service, Inc
Junk & Jewels On The Square
Love Cantrell Funeral Home
Luke Prichard Excavating & Trucking
NHC Healthcare
Powell & Meadows
Regions Bank
Sam’s Pressure Washing & Soft Wash
Sissy Prichard Fish & Betsy Smith – Town N Lake
Slager Performance LLC, Excavation, Demoilition & Land Clearing
Southern Landscape
Stain & Seal Experts
State Representative Michael Hale
Sunbelt Rentals
Tennessee Credit
The Barn at Rowland Hills
The One Call Auction
Twin K Construction
W T Welding – Tyler Cripps
WJLE

DeKalb County Fair – Fair Sponsors
C & S Farms
Caney Fork Electric Cooperative
City Smithville AND Smithville Golf Course & Swimming Pool
DeKalb County Florist
DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation District
DeKalb Prevention Coalition
DJs Pizza & Steakhouse of Alexandria
Gill Automotive
Grant Cedar Mill
Hosanna Farm
MARQLABS
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas
Smithville Food Lion
Swallows Insurance
The Smithville Review

DeKalb County Fair – Pavilion Sponsors
A.Vester Parsley, Attorney
Alexandria Auto Parts
Avant Funeral Home
Brown Hauling & Excavating
C&C Market and Deli
Campbell’s Garage
Cantrell’s Furniture & Appliance
Curtis Supply
David W. Lawrence, Attorney
DeKalb Ace Hardware
DeKalb County Insurance, Inc.
DeKalb County Stockyard
DeKalb Dental Center
DeKalb Elected Officials
DeKalb Title, LLC
DTC Security
F Z Webb & Sons Pharmacy
Foutch Eyecare
Gammon & Drueck CPAs
Greg Dugdale Properties
Griffin’s Produce
Keith Blair, Attorney
Lebanon Chemical Inc/The Pool’s Edge
Mid-State Precision, Inc.
Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds
Savvy Scrubs and More / P.T.S.
Smith Farmers Co-op
Tramel CPA Group
Twisted Sifter Sweets
Webb House Retirement Center

DeKalb County Fair – Business Card Sponsors
Betty Lattimore – The Real Estate Team

June 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Over the course of the last few months, members of the newly formed Drug Task Force, consisting of officers of the Smithville Police and the DeKalb Sheriff’s Department have executed search warrants resulting in arrests.

In one of the cases, 32-year-old Joshua McAllen Beckham of White Street, Smithville was charged with sale and delivery of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, alteration of a serial number on a weapon, and for being an armed and dangerous felon. At the time of his arrest, bond was set at $61,500.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on March 22 while executing a search warrant at 303 White Street, a residence known to be occupied by Beckham, a convicted felon, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Smithville Police Officers found in Beckham’s bedroom a Harrington and Richardson 20-gauge shotgun with the serial number removed. Beckham had in his possession 1.6 grams of meth, several small baggies consistent with the resale of narcotics and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia items as well as a Cobra FS380 handgun.

Meanwhile 60-year-old James Bullard of King Ridge Road, Dowelltown was charged with possession of methamphetamine, Xanax, buprenorphine, and marijuana with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. At the time of his arrest, bond was set at $97,500.

Sheriff Ray said that on May 31 officers executed a search warrant at 1429 King Ridge Road, Dowelltown. While conducting a search of the residence, two plastic baggies containing a white crystal substance believed to be meth, three pieces of yellow pills thought to be Xanax, and four and a half orange pills believed to be buprenorphine were located in a magnetic box from a bedroom. The search also turned up in the home, glass pipes, digital scales, a small glass jar and a metal container with white residue. During a search of Bullard himself, a plastic baggie containing a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana was found in his front left pants pocket.

“True public safety requires a collaboration between the Police Department and Sheriff’s Department. Working together we are able to combine our resources and work force to better fight the war on drugs in our communities,” said Police Chief Mark Collins.

“The Sheriff’s Department and Police Department are trying to use every available resource possible to stop the distribution of narcotics. We are committed to our citizens to provide strict, but fair, law enforcement efforts concerning the sale and/or delivery of narcotics in our cities within DeKalb County,” added Sheriff Ray.

More arrests are forth coming.

June 19, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The second annual Wag N Wash event will be Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the parking lot of the Sarah Cripps law officer, 201 West Main Street, downtown Smithville. All proceeds from this event will go to the care of the animals at the DeKalb Animal Shelter. The prices are $8.00 for a small dog, $10 for a medium sized dog, and $12 for a large dog.

“The DeKalb Animal Coalition is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization that manages and operates our animal shelter and takes care of dogs and cats. We also have a fully certified animal control officer who conducts investigations of abuse and neglect or animal cruelty,” said Sarah Cripps, President of the DeKalb Animal Coalition Board of Directors.

“As an organization, our mission is to take care of those animals that cannot take care of themselves or that have been maltreated. We also seek out opportunities to give back to the community and one of those is called the Wag N Wash. We will be holding this event on Saturday, June 22 beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. It will be in the parking lot of my law office and that address is 201 West Main Street. We are just across from FirstBank downtown and we will have signage in the parking lot. That is where we will be having the dog wash. The coalition board members will be the ones taking care of the dogs that day. We will be washing the dogs so we want you to come and make us work hard,” said Cripps.

“Our board consists of myself along with Marsha Darrah, Sue Puckett, Denise Brown (Treasurer), Susan DeMay, Renee Ferguson, Creed Colgan, and Jackie Vickers”.

“All funds go directly to our non-profit organization and will be used for various things such as purchasing pet food, bowls, kennels, vaccines, animal control and dog behavioral training, investigation and prosecution of animal control cases, getting dogs to rescues, facilitating information that we put up to help get our dogs adopted timely, etc,” said Cripps.

“We encourage everybody to visit the shelter and we certainly invite you to come on Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Bring your dog and make us work. Let us give back to the community for just a small fee,” said Cripps.

Meanwhile, Puttin For Paws will be Saturday, June 22nd, an 18-hole golf tournament, sponsored by the Friends of the DeKalb Animal Shelter and Smithville Golf Course. Signups will begin at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Two player team, grab your teammate and head for the signup’s Scramble Play. The entry fee is $75 per person. Payouts for 1st and 2nd place. Prizes for closest to the pin. This event is 40 players max! In order to ensure your spot pre-register by calling the golf course at 615-597-6648.

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