Three DeKalb Firefighters Graduate from Training Academy Class

November 12, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Three members of the DeKalb County Fire Department, Herb Checchi, Mike Halderson, and  Andrew Harvey graduated from the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Training Academy’s Live Burn Firefighter I class that was held Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11.

Captain Brian Williams said this 16-hour course requires students to demonstrate skills needed to extinguish a passenger vehicle fire attack, exterior Class A fire attack, interior structure fire attack, commercial buildings and ground cover fire attack. “We are extremely proud of these recent graduates. Today, our department stands better prepared to respond to emergencies because of the high standards for training we set for our firefighters,” said Captain Williams.

November 11, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

A drunk driver was involved in a two vehicle crash Saturday on Highway 53 just across the DeKalb County line in Smith County.

35 year old Jeremy Fitts of Davis Lane, Alexandria is charged with driving under the influence, violation of the open container law, and failure to exercise due care.

According to Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Fitts was traveling south on Highway 53 in a 2015 Volkswagen Passat when he crossed the center line and struck a northbound 2005 Jeep Liberty driven by 46 year old Susan Thomas of New Hope Road, Alexandria. 46 year old Patrick Thomas was a passenger with her. Trooper Johnson said Thomas swerved trying to avoid the collision but her vehicle was hit on the side by Fitts’ car. The Volkswagen overturned and came to rest on its top.

Patrick Thomas was taken by DeKalb EMS to Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital.

November 11, 2018
By: Bill Conger

It was a day of Thanksgiving (Nov. 10) at Smithville First Baptist Church as over 500 individuals were provided with food for the upcoming holiday meal. At the church’s third Community Day this year, volunteers gave out stuffing, cranberry sauce, vouchers for hams from Save-A-Lot, and other Thanksgiving staples to around 187 families.

 “We want to continually be a source of love, hope, and light to our community,” says F.B.C. Pastor Chad Ramsey. “We want to help in any way that we can to show the same love God showed us by showing God’s love to others. We do not do these community days to make ourselves feel better. We do them because we care, and we love Jesus. So we want people to know that God loves them and so does Smithville FBC.”

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Volunteers like Tom Koblinsky enjoyed helping out.

“I felt like the Lord told me to do this,” Koblinsky told WJLE. “I feel called for home missions. I like to help the people locally more than far away. I like to see the joy and the happiness on their faces. It brings me self-satisfaction also knowing I’m doing the Lord’s work.”

The Clothing Closet also set up racks of winter clothing for folks, and a Christmas scene was on display for families to take a nice formal picture for the Yuletide season.

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