DCHS to Host Financial Aid/College Planning Night and Pre-FAFSA Workshop

September 3, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County High School will host a Financial Aid/College Planning Night and Pre-FAFSA Workshop on Tuesday, September 6 from 5-7 p.m. in the cafeteria.

The guest speaker will be Dustin Rawls of TSAC.

Students in grades 9-12 and their parents are strongly encouraged to attend in order to receive important information concerning college/technical school application, financial aid, and scholarships including the Tennessee Education Lottery and Tennessee Promise Scholarships.

Rawls will also conduct a Pre-FAFSA workshop during this event. Students and parents have to fill out the FAFSA during their senior year in order to apply for state and federal financial aid including the lottery scholarship, TN Promise and Pell Grants. This workshop is designed to help students and parents prepare for FAFSA filing.

September 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The City of Smithville has added a third full time paid firefighter to the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department.

During Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting, the aldermen voted to hire Glenn Lattimore upon the recommendation of Chief Charlie Parker. Lattimore has been a volunteer member of the department for 14 years. His budgeted salary is $35,131 plus benefits.

Chief Parker said Lattimore was one of two candidates for the new position and recommended after a review process.

“We went through the interview process last month. All six of our officers and Alderman Shawn Jacobs, who is the city’s fire department commissioner, sat in on the interview. We tried to take applications in house first. We had two applications, and we interviewed those two firefighters from our department. Both did an outstanding job but through scoring and everything else we selected Mr. Glenn Lattimore to be our new hire this year. Glen has been with us for 14 years as a volunteer for the department and he has done very well so far, and we have discussed with him moving forward what the new position will entail, and he is looking forward to doing that. He will start September 12,” said Chief Parker.

Chief Parker was the first member of the department hired as a full-time city firefighter in 2012. Dalton Roberts was added as the second city paid firefighter in 2020.

Every year during budget time, Chief Parker petitions the mayor and aldermen to fund more full-time paid firefighter positions based on need.

Members of the department ranging in years of service from one year to 42 years are Cole Wright, Tyler Cantrell, Dakota Nokes, Kim Johnson, Seth Wright, Dalton Roberts, Becky Atnip, Cory Killian, Glen Lattimore, Stephanee Wright, Gary Johnson, Lieutenant John Poss, Captain Jeff Wright, Deputy Chief Hoyte Hale, Lieutenant Donnie Cantrell, Lieutenant Danny Poss, Chief Charlie Parker, Wink Brown, Randall Hunt, Bradley Johnson, Dillon Hicks, C.J. Tramel, Kayla Johnson, Jeff Prisock, and Andrew Cooper.

September 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Mayor and Aldermen who were elected last month took their oath of office prior to the regular monthly city council meeting Thursday evening at city hall.

Municipal Judge Gayla Hendrix administered the oath to Mayor Josh Miller and Aldermen Beth Chandler and Don Crook. All terms are for 4 years. The remaining three Aldermen, Shawn Jacobs, Danny Washer, and Jessica Higgins will be up for re-election in 2024.

The first order of business during the meeting was Mayor Miller’s appointments to various city boards with the approval of the aldermen.

Those appointments are as follows:

Planning Commission: Dwain Snow, Meshia Johnson, and Caleb Gash as citizen members along with Alderman Don Crook to replace Mayor Miller as the city’s official representative on the Planning Commission. Gash will also join Snow and Alderman Jessica Higgins as members of the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Alderman Danny Washer- Vice Mayor and Commissioner of Streets and Safety

Alderman Beth Chandler-Water and Sewer Commissioner

Alderman Jessica Higgins-Finance Commissioner

Alderman Shawn Jacobs-Police and Fire Commissioner

Alderman Don Crook-Sanitation Commissioner

Beer Board- Citizen members Annette Greek and Steve Hays

Smithville Electric System Board: Mayor Josh Miller (city representative) and Jason Murphy (citizen member)

Smithville Airport Committee-Debbie Hitchcock (citizen member)

911 Board-Alderman Beth Chandler as city representative

City Judge-Gayla Hendrix reappointed to 4-year term.

Mayor Miller also remembered the late Wade Smith who served for several years as a citizen member of the Planning Commission. Smith passed away last Saturday. A plaque will soon be presented to his family.

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