County Clerk’s Office Continues the Trend of Generating More Revenue to the County

July 28, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Revenues to the county generated through the County Clerk’s Office have increased within the last five years due partly to additional services offered.

“Since the end of the 2014 fiscal year, our office has seen significant growth in total revenues receipted, services provided, and transactions completed. Our 2019 fiscal year-end report for total annual receipts is $1,834,038.60. The total average increase is $415,425.90 compared to fiscal year-end 2015 and 2016,” said County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss.

“We have closed two consecutive fiscal years, ending 2017 and 2018 with additional increases averaging $292,887.03 in growth of total receipts. By the end of fiscal year 2017, the revenues were up by $213,625.38 and in 2018 we closed the year with an increase of $158,523.30 over and above the growth the year before. This fiscal year-ending 2019, we are up another $54,416.12 with total annual receipts accounting for $1,834,038.60,” Poss continued.

“Looking at title production alone, we show continuous and significant increases from 2014. In 2013 prior to beginning my first term, the office completed 2,897 titles producing $21,728 in title revenue. Since 2014 those numbers have grown significantly each year and for the last two consecutive years we have averaged 12,211 titles each year producing revenue on average of $98,852.50 for those two consecutive years in title fees. This growth is up an average of $77,124.50 annually in titles alone,” added Poss.

“Our excess fee collection from the fiscal year ending 2013 through the end of the 2019 fiscal year totals $1,179,629.94”.

“These fees have also increased and performed better than annual yearly projections, averaging $180,732.97 in 2018 and 2019 compared to the average of $147,045.50 collected in 2012 and 2013,” said County Clerk Poss.

“In summary, the County Clerk’s Office is providing a significant number of additional services since 2014 and these services have accounted for several thousand new transactions annually resulting in an increase in yearly receipts and revenue,” added Poss.

July 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Schools will re-open for registration on Thursday morning, August 1 from 7:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m.

Meanwhile the Annual First Day of School Education Celebration for DeKalb County (free school supplies) will be held on Thursday, August 1 starting at 6:00 p.m. downtown around the courthouse square.

Students will not attend on Friday, August 2. That is an administrative day for teachers only.

The first full day of school will be Monday, August 5.

A system-wide in-service day will be Monday, July 29 with in-service continuing at individual schools on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30 & 31

Other reminders:
DeKalb County High School will host an Incoming Freshman Orientation on Tuesday, July 30 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

DeKalb Middle School will have 6th grade registration on Tuesday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m. for students whose last names begin with the letters “A” to “K” and at 7:00 p.m. for students whose last names start with “L” to “Z”

Northside Elementary School invites parents to 2nd & 3rd grade “Meet Your Teacher” Night on Tuesday, July 30 at 5:30 p.m.

Smithville Elementary School is hosting a “Sneak Peak” for Pre-K students on Monday, July 29 at 5:00 p.m. and for Kindergarten students at 6:00 p.m. If you pre-registered your child for kindergarten please attend. You will meet your child’s teacher and fill out forms or make any necessary changes to forms you have already submitted. If you did not pre-register your child, you will not need to attend this event. You may register your child on August 1.

Returning students may be registered for school on-line through their Skyward Family Access account. It is easier and faster than the standard paper registration forms. Families must have registered Skyward Family Access accounts in order to use the online registration tools.

All families are encouraged to register their Skyward Family Access account so they may keep track of their child’s school information.

If you do not have a Skyward account please email aprilhale@dekalbschools.net to get your account set up or stop by the Ernest Ray Education Center to speak with her if you have questions.

July 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The Friends of Edgar Evins State Park are the happy recipients of a $500 Small Grant from the Friends of Tennessee State Parks. The money will be used toward the cost of the new “pages” on the Storybook Trail. This is the second year a grant has been awarded to the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park by the Friends of Tennessee State Parks.

The check was presented to the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park at their July meeting by Fount Bertram, a member of the Board of Friends of Tennessee State Parks. Mr. Bertram is also the former president of the local group.

The Storybook Trail at Edgar Evins State Point, Silver Point, has become a popular attraction at the park for school and community groups as well as other visitors since it opened in June 2018. It’s purpose is to encourage youngsters to read and to be outdoors for exercise and pleasure. The trail is a project of the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park, an all-volunteer group that is dedicated to helping the park. It is planned to change the story displayed on the trail each year. Pages from a nature themed children’s book are reproduced in in full color on large metal signs that are framed with wood and posted at child height at intervals along the ½ mile trail near the Interpretive Center. This year the book is Anybody Home? by Marianne Berkes, illustrated by Rebecca Dickinson and published by Arbordale Books. The story is about an expectant mama possum looking for a home among the many other forest creatures. Last year the story was about the life cycle of butterflies.

For information about the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park please visit the website at www.foeesp.com or find them on Facebook. The website for Friends of Tennessee State Parks is http://friendsoftennesseestateparks.org The nonprofit Friends of Tennessee State Parks is comprised of Friends Groups from Tennessee State Parks and Tennessee State Natural Areas statewide and individual members.

(Pictured: THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF THE GRANT CHECK: Pictured left to right – Ron Davies, Woodbury, Barbara Comfort and Jerry Comfort, both of Smithville, Lynn Brown, Treasurer, Brush Creek, Fount Bertram, Bradyville, representing Friends of Tennessee State Parks, Brad Halfacre, Park Manager, Anna Bertram Bradyville.

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