Helmet Madness Final: Green Hill vs. DeKalb County

March 29, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The 615 Preps Helmet Madness III championship comes down to DeKalb County High School and Green Hill for the 2022 title. Fan voting is live through noon today (Tuesday, March 29) to determine the champion.

The winner will earn bragging rights for “favorite football helmet” in the 615 Preps coverage area.

The Tigers are in the final for the second time in three years, finishing runner-up in 2020 to Mt. Juliet, while Green Hill makes the championship round for the first time. The Hawks could bring the title back to Wilson County for the third straight year with a win.

The winner will host one of the 615 Preps Spotlight Games this fall.

615 Preps began in 2019 as Midstate Preps Plus, a website to help enhance coverage of high school football in Middle Tennessee. The name was changed in March of 2020 to provide a more recognizable brand and to align with the 615 Preps Podcast.

In keeping with its annual tradition of letting fans vote for their favorite helmets in the 615 Preps coverage area, the third edition of Helmet Madness began earlier this month with opening-round matchups. This year’s bracket featured a record 77 teams out of the 87 area teams participating.

Voting will run through noon Central on today (Tuesday, March 29. Fans may vote once per hour. For the remaining rounds, if a tiebreaker is necessary, an additional vote will be on Twitter @615Preps to determine the winner.

(Click link below to learn how to cast your vote)

https://615preps.com/2022/03/28/helmet-madness-final-green-hill-vs-dekalb-county/

March 29, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The County Commission Monday night adopted a resolution designating DeKalb County as a “Broadband Ready Community”.

The video from the meeting is below.  Audio only

The resolution provides a streamlined policy for reviewing applications and issuing permits related to broadband service projects. The resolution creates a process that will allow the county to be poised for broadband access in the future and makes the county eligible for future grant and federal funding to expand the area’s internet infrastructure.

In other business, the commission voted 11-1 to adopt a resolution appropriating $750,000 of the county’s $3.9 million share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to help support completion of DTC’s fiber infrastructure build. Seventh district commissioner Bruce Malone voted against it. The resolution makes official the action taken by the county commission in December to allocate the funds for this purpose.

Meanwhile an agenda item was postponed to consider and act on replacement of playground equipment at seven community centers using American Rescue Plan Act funds. The vote was 11-1. Fifth district commissioner Jerry Adcock voted against postponement.

The commission also voted to give approval for revenue from county surplus items sold at the sheriff’s auction to be returned back to the department and into the line item as per the department head’s wishes.

March 28, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The qualifying deadline is next week for the August 4 municipal elections and the Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries for state and federal offices.

The deadline to qualify for the races is 12 Noon on Thursday, April 7.

City elections will be held in Smithville, Alexandria, Liberty, and Dowelltown.

Eighteen persons have been issued qualifying petitions by the DeKalb County Election Commission for municipal elections.

Petitions have been issued to the following persons for August 4, 2022 Municipal Elections:

City of Smithville:
Josh Miller-Mayor (Incumbent) (petition filed)
Beth Chandler-Alderman (Incumbent) (petition filed)
Don Crook-Alderman (petition filed)
Rhonda Tiefenauer-Alderman (petition filed)

City of Alexandria:
Lloyd D. Dyer-Mayor (petition filed)
Jana Beth Tripp-Mayor(petition filed)
Allen Lawson-Alderman
Curtis J. Rutter-Alderman- unexpired term

City of Liberty:
Audrey M. Martin-Mayor (petition filed)
Jason Hayes Ray- Mayor (Incumbent) (petition filed)
Darrell W. Johnson-Mayor
William H. Reynolds, Jr.-Alderman (Incumbent) (petition filed)
Kendra Stanford Alderman
Derek Johnson-Alderman (Incumbent) (petition filed)
Joe D. Bratten-Alderman (Incumbent)
James Ryan Dodd-Alderman
Kevin R. Mullinax-Alderman

City of Dowelltown
Greg Fish-Alderman (petition filed)

A mayor and two aldermen will be elected in Smithville on Thursday, August 4th. Each term is for four years.

In Alexandria, voters will elect a Mayor to a full four-year term, three Aldermen each to a full four-year term; and two Aldermen to fill unexpired terms.

Liberty voters will elect a Mayor to a full four-year term and five Aldermen each to a four-year term.

In Dowelltown, two Aldermen will be elected each to a full four-year term.

Tennessee Republican Primary for State Representative 40th District (August 4th)

Michael Hale of DeKalb County- (petition filed)
Terri Lynn Weaver of Smith County (Incumbent)- (duplicate petition filed)

Tennessee Democratic Primary for State Representative 40th District (August 4th)

Tom Cook of DeKalb County- (petition filed)

GOP State Executive Committeeman 16th District (August 4th)

Jerry S. Anderson (Franklin County)—Duplicate petition filed

GOP State Executive Committeewoman 16th District (August 4th)

Amy Dennis (Franklin County)—Duplicate petition filed

Tennessee Republican Primary for U.S. House of Representatives 6th District (August 4th)

John W. Rose of Cookeville (Incumbent)- Petition filed

Tennessee Democratic Primary for U.S. House of Representatives 6th District (August 4th)

Randal Cooper of Nashville- petition issued
Lloyd G. Dunn of Portland- petition issued
Clay Faircloth of Nashville-petition issued

Tennessee General Election for U.S. House of Representatives 6th District (November 8)

Scott Massey of Nashville-petition issued
Christopher Monday of Cookeville-petition issued

State primary elections will be held on Thursday, August 4 for Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and Tennessee House of Representatives. General elections will also be held for state judicial offices and applicable county offices. The Tennessee General election for Governor and U.S. House of Representatives is November 8.

The qualifying deadline for municipal and state primary elections is Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 12:00 Noon including for Independent candidates and the withdrawal deadline is Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 12:00 Noon

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