Smithville Elementary Students to Pay Tribute to Veterans (VIEW VIDEO HERE)

October 22, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Students and teachers at Smithville Elementary School will pay tribute to hometown heroes during the school’s annual Veterans Appreciation assembly program on Thursday morning, November 8 at 9:30 a.m.

Veterans Day is Sunday, November 11

All veterans are invited. Guests will need to be at the school by 9:15 a.m.

Last year Kelly Birmingham led students from pre-K to the second grade in singing “God Bless the USA” and other patriotic songs in honor of veterans who have served in each branch of the military.

(VIEW PREVIOUS YEAR PROGRAM BELOW)

Adrienne McCormick read the following “Veterans Day” poem by Cheryl Dyson:

“On Veterans Day we honor all,
Who answered to a service call,
Soldiers young, and soldiers old,
Fought for freedom, brave and bold
Some have lived, while others died,
And all of them deserve our pride,
We’re proud of all the soldiers who,
Kept thinking of red, white, and blue,
They fought for us and all our rights,
They fought through many days and nights,
And though we may not know each name,
We thank ALL veterans just the same.”

For more information, call 615-597-4415

October 21, 2018
By: Bill Conger

The DeKalb West School Junior Beta Club lent a helping hand Saturday (October 20) to the Smithville First Baptist Church Clothing Closet. Marshall Farler, Aniston Farler, Aly Griffith, Madison Martin, Chloe Dies, Kolton Slager, Evan Prichard, Alex Antoniak, and his brother, Brayden Antoniak from D.C.H.S. sorted and hung up clothes and books that the community had donated.

Sponsored by Smithville F-B-C, the Clothing Closet assists people who are referred from Department of Children’s Services, Haven of Hope, Recovery Court, and Head Start. Since 2011, the Clothes Closet has strived to help needy families in DeKalb County, but the organization reaches out to a variety of other organizations in the state and around the world.

October 21, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

A total of 1,212 have cast ballots during the first five days of early voting for the November 6 Tennessee General Elections.

According to Administrator of Elections Dennis Stanley,  246 voted Monday (245 in person and 1 by absentee); 214 voted Saturday (207 in person and 7 by absentee); 263 voted Friday (260 in person and 3 by absentee). On Thursday 259 cast ballots (257 in person and 2 by absentee). On Wednesday 230 voted (194 in person and 36 by absentee)

The early voting times are as follows:

Mondays—1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesdays—9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesdays—9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursdays—2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Fridays—9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays—9 a.m. to noon.

Early voting is on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.

Election day voting is 8:00 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all 15 precincts in the county.

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