GOP Candidates Clean Sweep DeKalb County

November 6, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County voters favored all the Republican candidates in Tuesday’s Tennessee General Election.

Every GOP candidate swept all 15 precincts and had a majority of the early voting and absentee votes.

Bill Lee was elected Governor beating Democratic challenger and former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean 1,333,811 to 862,324. In DeKalb County Lee  outpolled Dean 4,170 to 1,735. Lee will succeed two term Republican Governor Bill Haslam.

Marsha Blackburn defeated former Democratic Governor and Nashville Mayor Phil Bredesen to succeed Bob Corker in the United States Senate.  Statewide, Blackburn won 1,225,352 to 982,638. In DeKalb County, Blackburn won 3,900 to 1,982.

John Rose has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 6th District to succeed Congressman Diane Black. Rose beat Democratic nominee Dr. Dawn Barlow  for the seat 172,684 to 70,298 district-wide. In DeKalb County Rose won 3,691 to 1,362

17th District State Senator Mark Pody was elected to a full four year term beating Democrat Mary Alice Carfi district wide 53,290 to 22,418. Pody carried all six counties in the district. In DeKalb County Pody won 3,733 to 1,568

Clark Boyd was elected to a full two year term in the State House of Representatives from the 46^th District defeating Democratic challenger Mark Cagle district wide 17,582 to 6,530. Boyd carried all three counties in the district and won DeKalb County 958 to 445.

State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver in the 40^th district was unopposed and received 3,372 complimentary votes in DeKalb County. District-wide Weaver received 20,567 complimentary votes.

A total of 6,030 people voted in Tuesday’s election including 3,135 early voters and absentees and 2,895  on election day

Get statewide election returns by clicking link below

https://elections.tn.gov/results.php

November 6, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced $22 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2018-2019 Federal Fiscal Year.

Over 350 federal grants exceeding $19 million have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee including the Smithville and Alexandria Police Departments. Approximately $3 million in media grant funds will be allocated for highway safety education and public awareness campaigns.

The $10,000 grant for the Smithville Police Department is for Alcohol and Impaired Driving Enforcement while the Alexandria Police Department will get a $5,000 grant for High Visibility Enforcement.

“Every year, traffic safety advocates, non-profit organizations, emergency response personnel, law enforcement, District Attorneys’ offices, and other state agencies across Tennessee seek funding through grant applications offered by the THSO,” said THSO Director Vic Donoho. “Applicants who meet the required data-driven criteria and highway safety standards are awarded grant funds to support the THSO’s mission to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities.”

For more information about the THSO, please visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.

November 6, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

It turns out the storms overnight did cause damage in DeKalb County.

The home of Randy and Cheryl Campbell on Adamson Branch Road near Liberty was hit by a possible tornado just after 1 a.m. causing damage to the residence and a barn and destroying two sheds. The Campbell’s were home at the time but escaped injury.

“My wife was up and she woke me up when we got a cell phone alert about the tornado warning. They had said on TV it was going to hit Green Hill Road at 1:15 a.m.which is right across the road from our house but it hit (our house) at 1:03 a.m. so it was a little ahead of schedule. We had time to take shelter in a closet. My wife and our grandkid got in one closet and I got in another. We could hear the roar and the wind blew a window out in front of our house just as it hit,” said Randy Campbell.

Another barn was destroyed in the same area and a shed was blown down at a residence on Woodbury Highway.

Trees were also reported down and across the road on the Old Snow Hill Road. Power lines were down in some areas.

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