Family Left Homeless After Saturday Night Fire

November 25, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A Saturday night fire heavily damaged a home at 722 Fisher Avenue.

The home, reportedly owned by Mark and Carla Pedigo, was being rented. Jesse & Rebbeca VanDyne and their 2 year old daughter lived there but were not injured. However the family lost all of their belongings including 2 pets.

The fire reportedly started in the kitchen and quickly spread. Members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department brought the blaze under control but the home sustained extensive damage. The Smithville Police Department and DeKalb EMS were also on the scene.

If anyone would like to help the family contact Todd VanDyne at 615-318-7702. If no answer please leave a message.

November 24, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams split with visiting Pickett County Saturday night in Smithville.

The Lady Tigers (1-1) lost in the Hall of Fame 57 to 46 while the Tigers (2-0) won 64 to 63.

On Tuesday night, the Lady Tigers opened with a 65 to 31 victory at Van Buren County and the Tigers notched a 51 to 48 win.

This week DeKalb County will host Warren County Monday night, November 25 and then travel to White County Tuesday night, November 26. Friday night, November 29 DeKalb County will be at home against Red Boiling Springs.

Action begins each night at 6 p.m. with the girls games followed by the boys contests. WJLE will broadcast LIVE.

November 24, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Should speed limits be posted on county roads?

During Thursday night’s committee of the whole meeting of the county commission, County Mayor Tim Stribling said he had received a request from a citizen for the county to post a 25 mile per hour speed limit on Tramel Branch Road in the 1^st district and that he had informed both commissioners there by email.

Under state law, the speed limit on any county road is 55 miles per hour unless the county designates a reduced speed limit posting.

The law states that “The legislative body of any county, except the legislative bodies of any counties having a commission form of government, has the power to prescribe such lower speed limits as it may deem appropriate on any road being maintained by the county and shall erect appropriate signs and traffic signals. In those counties having a commission form of government, the board of commissioners has the power prescribed in this section”.

County Mayor Stribling said while posted speed limits could be a deterrent to speeding, enforcement is difficult.

The sheriff gets a lot of calls and you as commissioners get a lot of phone calls from people requesting speed limits to be posted on their road. Some roads are posted and some are not. If its not posted then the speed limit is 55 miles per hour. There are roads that do need a reduction in speed and you can set speed limits but who is going to monitor it? The sheriff’s department does not have the manpower to monitor every county road and we don’t have radar in every county patrol car,” he said.

The county commission may discuss the issue further during Monday night’s regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the downstairs courtroom of the courthouse.

« First ‹ Previous 1 1567 1657 1665 1666 16671668 1669 1677 1767 2494 Next › Last »