State Representative Michael Hale to Join in Official Welcome & Kick-off of DeKalb County Fair

July 4, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A special guest will join in the kick-off of the 167th edition of the DeKalb County Fair next week

“The Fair is having the grand opening Monday, July 10 at 6pm at the Lions Pavilion and we are pleased to announce that State Representative Michael Hale will provide the official welcome and kick-off of the 167th DeKalb County Fair,” said DeKalb Fair President Matt Boss.

The DeKalb County Fair returns for its annual weeklong run Monday through Saturday, July 10-15.

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With the theme “Meet Me At The DeKalb County Fair”, this year’s  “Grandpa Fair of the South” will feature another fun filled week of rides by B&K Carnival and many crowd-pleasing activities and events including the Demolition Derby, ATV/Motorcycle Racing, Super Truck & Tractor Pull, Pageants, the Lip Sync Battle, Homemade Ice Cream Contest, Petting Zoo & Pet Show, Poultry, Cattle, and Goat Shows, Square Dancing, and other special entertainment by Dalton Gray & the Space Cowboys, David England & 2nd Time Out, Middle Tennessee Tae Kwon Do, Three Parts Grace, the Gilley Boys, Boutique by Bee, youthALIVE, and much more. Cash drawings will be held each night.

The schedule of Fair events each night is as follows:

Monday, July 10th:
Cattle Show-Ag Center- 6:00 p.m.
Demolition Derby- TC McMillen Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Princess (13-16)- Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Fairest of the Fair (17-20)- Lions Pavilion – following
Miss Fair Queen (21-54)- Lions Pavilion – following
Lip Sync Battle (Round 1)- Lions Pavilion – following
David England & 2nd Time Out-Lions Pavilion – 8:30 pm
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn
Cash Drawing-Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 11th:
Little Mister (4-6)-Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Little Miss (4-6)- Lions Pavilion – following
Mrs. Fair Queen (21 to 54)- Lions Pavilion – following
Miss Senior Fair Queen (55 & up)- Lions Pavilion – following
Corn Hole Tournament- Ag Center – 7:00 p.m.
ATV/Motorcycle Racing- TC McMillen Arena 7:00 p.m.
Body Boutique by Bee-Lions Pavilion– 8:00 pm
Three Parts Grace – Lions Pavilion- 8:30 pm.
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn
Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m

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

Thursday, July 13:
Senior Day & Century Farms- Ag Center – 9:00 a.m.
Junior Goat-Ag Center – 6:00 p.m.
Baby Show- Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
youthALIVE- Lions Pavilion – 7:00 p.m.
The Gilley Boys- Lions Pavilion – 8:30 pm
Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn

Friday, July 14:
Toddler Show -Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Farmer for a Day-Ag Center – 6:00 p.m.
Lip Sync Battle (Finale)-Lions Pavilion – following Toddler Show
ATV/Motorcycle Racing-TC McMillen Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Funky Cowboys- Lions Club Pavilion- 8:00 p.m.
DTC Games (Ages 3-12)-Ag Center –7:00 p.m.
Cash Drawing-Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn

Saturday, July 15:
Square Dancing – Lions Club Pavilion-6:00 p.m.
Dalton Gray & The Space Cowboys –Lions Club Pavilion- 7:30 pm
Pet Show- Ag Center – 6:00 p.m.
Super Truck/Tractor Pull- TC McMillen Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Cash Drawing- Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.
Homemade Ice Cream Contest -Ag Center-6:00 p.m.

Gates and Midway open at 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The exhibit building is open from 5:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 4:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Gate admission is $5.00 per person Monday-Thursday and $10 per person Friday and Saturday. Kids age 4 and younger will be admitted free. Ride bands are $20 per person Monday-Thursday and $25 per person on Friday and Saturday

Perishable exhibit items ONLY will be accepted Saturday, July 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Kenneth Sandlin Center on the fairgrounds.

Visit the DeKalb County Fair website at the link below for information about renting booth space, being a sponsor, entering pageants and shows, entering exhibits and events. The contact person and phone number for all of these are listed on the website at www.dekalbcountyfairtn.com/

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Liberty State Bank
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Wilson Bank & Trust
Wilson County Motors
DeKalb Farmers Co-op
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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
Hawk Specialty Services
Heavenly Landscape & Tree Service
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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July 3, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The City of Smithville has a new airport manager.

Chelsea H. Jones has been hired to succeed Katelyn Sanders who recently left for another career move.

Mayor Josh Miller made the announcement during a special meeting of the mayor and aldermen last Monday, June 26.

Jones, a resident of Murfreesboro, has an education background in aviation. She earned her bachelor’s degree B.S. in Aerospace Administration in the fall of 2018 and a Master of Science M.S. in Aviation Safety and Security in the fall of 2020. Prior to college, Jones attended Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro where she graduated with Honors in 2014.

“Aviation management is something I would love to continue to pursue,” wrote Jones in her resume. “I have dedicated the last three years of my life towards furthering the education of future aviation personnel. The prospect of stepping back from the education field into the industry itself and into a position that better suits my degrees is very exciting,” Jones contined.

“With my bachelor’s degree in airline administration and a master’s degree in aviation safety and security, I am very comfortable with managerial and instructing roles. This characteristic has been further enhanced by my time as the administrator for MTSU’s NASA Focus Lab, in which I ran the airline simulation and oversaw the students, teachers’ assistants, and consultants that were part of the team I oversaw. I am confident in myself for my ability to branch out into a fulltime industry position, and the Smithville Municipal Airport would be a wonderful opportunity. My passion for aviation is “plane” to see and I would very much love to further my knowledge, career, and experience by formally joining the workforce and stepping into a role in which I believe I can flourish. I have worked part time under John Black, Executive Director of Smyrna Airport, for the past 2 years and with his tutelage believe the information he has passed along would be very applicable towards the running and day to day safe operations of Smithville’s airport,” wrote Jones.

Meanwhile, Mayor Miller and Alderman Shawn Jacobs commended members of the city’s airport advisory board for their leadership and presented two of them, Chairman Roth Terrell and member Josh Williams plaques in appreciation for their service.

“They have done an outstanding job while we have been down an airport manager,” said Mayor Miller. “Anytime someone volunteers a lot of their time and not getting paid for it, I think that speaks in great volume. I wanted to recognize them at tonight’s meeting,” he said.

Alderman Jacobs, who is also a member of the airport board, presented the plaques to Terrell and Williams which read” For your sincere and loyal dedication shown to the Smithville Airport. Rejuvenated and rekindled are we for knowing and working with you. Thank you for everything you have done”.

In other business, the aldermen awarded a paving bid to Copeland Paving of Cookeville at the price of $114 per ton. Two other companies, Rogers Group and Tinsley Asphalt of Tullahoma had also submitted bids. Much of the paving work will be done on West Main Street.

The aldermen also adopted an ordinance on first reading to establish $25,000 as the maximum amount for purchases without public advertisement and competitive bidding.

According to the ordinance, the City of Smithville is subject to the provisions of the “Municipal Purchasing Laws of 1983” and this law permits municipalities to increase the dollar amount of purchases requiring public advertisement and competitive bidding. The governing body of the city has determined that it is in the best interest of the city to increase the amount from the current level of $10,000 to $25,000.

With passage of the ordinance, public advertisement and competitive bidding shall be required for the purchase of all goods and services exceeding an amount of $25,000 except for those purchases specifically exempted from advertisement and bidding by the Municipal Purchasing Act of 1983.

Three written quotations are required whenever possible for purchases costing less than the $25,000 bid threshold adopted for competitive bidding and public advertisement, but more than 40% of the threshold amount.

July 3, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The Grand Champion Fiddle Off brought to a close the 52nd annual Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival Sunday morning at 1:30 a.m.

View the fiddle off (here) between Junior Fiddler Noah Goebel of Elkton, Kentucky and Senior Fiddler Sarah Harris of Rockvale. Goebel won the fiddle off and received the Berry C. Williams Memorial Award for being the Grand Champion fiddler of the festival.

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