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Betty Davis Wins Senior Fair Queen Pageant

July 12, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The 2023 Senior Fair Queen of the DeKalb County Fair is 71-year-old Betty Davis of Smithville.

Davis won the title during the annual pageant held Tuesday night at the fair in Alexandria. She also won the Miss Congeniality honor. Davis succeeds the retiring queen Jeanette Adcock Mabe of Smithville.

Betty is married to her best friend Tommy Davis and they pastor the Bethany United Methodist Church at Baxter. Davis is a caregiver and enjoys spending time with family and friends. Betty loves dancing, going to concerts, and enjoys traveling. “I just love life”, she said.

First runner up in the pageant was 58-year-old Tammy West of Smithville. She was also judged Most Photogenic. West has been married for 10 years and has an adopted daughter and two stepchildren. West is a graduate of Tennessee Tech with a B.A. in Business Management, and she has lived in several states including New York. She loves reading, cross stitching, and gardening.

63-year-old Kathy Adams Reynolds of Smithville was second runner up.  A college history professor, Reynolds is wife of a trucker, mother of two, and grandmother of five. She is active in church and her hobbies include reading, boating, swimming, traveling, being outdoors, and spending time with pets.

The Wednesday night lineup of activities at the fair include the following:

Wednesday, July 12:
Lamb Cook-Off– 6:00 p.m.- Ag Center
Little Miss Princess (7-9)- Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Miss Sweetheart (10-12)- Lions Pavilion – following
Kiddie Tractor Pull- Ag Center – 7:00 p.m.
Middle TN Tae Kwon Do-Lions Pavilion – 8:30 pm
Cash Drawing-Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn

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Middle Tennessee Electric
Wal-Mart
Liberty State Bank
Rogers Group
Wilson Bank & Trust
Wilson County Motors
DeKalb Farmers Co-op
Farm Credit Mid-America
A Cut Above Bushhogging
A Degree Above Heating & Cooling
Adams Dental, PLLC – Drs John & Laura Adams
Alexandria Family Care
Ascension St Thomas DeKalb
B&G Supply
Blake Taylor Heating, Air & Electrical
C & S Farms
DeKalb Animal Clinic
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
DeKalb County Florist
DeKalb Funeral Chapel
Family Medical Center
FirstBank
Galaxy Ford – Smithville
Gill Automotive
Gina Denman – The Real Estate Team
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Industrial Machine Service, Inc
Junk & Jewels On The Square
Love Cantrell Funeral Home
Luke Prichard Excavating & Trucking
Main Street Studio Web Design & Marketing
MARQLabs
Mike Eaton – Blackwell Realty And Auction
New Frontiers
NHC Healthcare
Powell & Meadows
Regions Bank
Sam’s Pressure Washing & Soft Wash
Sissy Prichard Fish & Betsy Smith – Town N Lake
Smithville Marine
Southern Landscape
Stain & Seal Experts
State Representative Michael Hale
Suncrest Home Health
Tennessee Credit
The One Call Auction
W T Welding – Tyler Cripps
Webster’s Fencing and More – Mark Webster
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Cindy Taylor Claims Mrs. Fair Queen Crown

July 12, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The 2023 DeKalb County Fair’s Mrs. Fair Queen is 49-year-old Cindy Taylor of Smithville. The pageant was held Tuesday night.

Taylor, who was also named Miss Congeniality, succeeds the 2022 Mrs. Fair Queen, 48-year-old Amy Clare Lockhart of Smithville. Taylor and her husband Ken have been married for 30 years and are the parents of three daughters, Shauna, Abbi, and Kenlee and one grandchild. All three daughters have been participants and winners in various beauty pageants including the DeKalb County Fair over the years, but this was the first time Cindy has ever entered a pageant.

First runner-up was 31-year-old Kayla Brooke Harvey of Alexandria who was also awarded as Most Photogenic. She and her husband Chad have four children ranging in age from six months to eight years and sadly lost their son Eli in a tragic accident last year. The family operates a farm and bushhogging business and attend the Helton Creek The Baptist Church.

28-year-old MaKayla Shea Turner of Smithville was second runner up. She has been married for two years and is currently a student in a medical lab program at Vol State Community College. She also works and plans to pursue a career in the medical field.




DeKalb County Fair has new Little Mister

July 12, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Bentlee John Myers was crowned Little Mister at the DeKalb County Fair Tuesday night.

Myers is the 5-year-old son of Crystal Stibil of Smithville. Myers was also awarded for being Most Photogenic.

He succeeds the retiring Little Mister, Keaton Sawyer Hale, the 6-year-old son of Bobby Lee and Ciara Hale of Alexandria.

The pageant featured 5 contestants ages 4-6.

First runner-up was Samuel Keith Griffin, 4-year-old son of Luke and Casey Griffin of Alexandria.

Tucker Cripps was second runner-up. He is the 4-year-old son of Tyler and Jessica Cripps of Alexandria.

6-year-old Robert Maddux Hale, son of Kimberly and Austin Hale of Smithville was named Mister Manners.

Grayson Thomas Lee Johnson was also featured in the pageant. He is the 4-year-old son of Shelby and Dustin Johnson of Smithville.




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