DeKalb West Names Students of the Month

September 10, 2018
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School announces the September Students of the Month. Selected for the honor were Pre-K student Riley Martin, Cash Hancock, Kindergarten, Abegayle Howard, 1st grade, Kira Wilbur, 2nd grade, Peyton Blair, 3rd grade, Kenadee Prichard, 4th grade, Xavier Floyd, 5th grade, Noah Shoffner, 6th grade, Chris Carroll, 7th grade, and Jamison Marlar, 8th grade. Teachers chose students based on their academic achievements, character and other traits that make them an excellent students.

Pictured first row left to right: Riley Martin, Peyton Blair, Abegayle Howard, and Cash Hancock. Second row left to right: Principal Sabrina Farler, Kenadee Prichard, Kira Wilbur, Noah Shoffner, Jamison Marlar, Xavier Floyd, and Assistant Principal Joey Agee.

. Not pictured: Chris Carroll.

September 10, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Three people escaped serious injury in a two vehicle crash Thursday at the intersection of West Broad and Duncan Street near Walmart.

According to Smithville Police, 53 year old Steven Young of Smithville was pulling from Duncan Street onto Broad Street in a 1997 Chevy Blazer and crossed the path of a westbound 2017 Toyota Rav, driven by 72 year old Paul Mann of Liberty. 67 year old Peggy Mann was a passenger with Mr. Mann.

Mrs Mann was the only one transported by EMS to the hospital.

Young was cited for failure to exercise due care.

Members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department were also on the scene

September 9, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Local law enforcement officers and firefighters welcomed motorcycle riders Saturday morning as they passed through Smithville and DeKalb County on a charity ride to help raise funds for the Tennessee Fallen Firefighter Memorial.

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Bikers from across the state, many of whom are members of emergency services, gathered in Sparta to participate in the 5^th Annual Tennessee Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ride. Bikers paid $20 and passengers $15 each to participate. They left out from the Sparta Fire Department traveling west on Highway 70 and arrived in Smithville around 9:30 a.m. before turning onto Short Mountain Highway toward Woodbury enroute to Bell Buckle on the campus of the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy where the memorial is located.

Beginning in 2002, the first Tennessee Fallen Firefighter Memorial Committee was founded with a mission to create a memorial to honor fallen firefighters in Tennessee. After earning its 501©3 not-for-profit status, the board of directors began to actively raise funds to build the memorial.

In 2005, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a resolution, which dedicated land on the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy property to be used for constructing an memorial. Fundraising efforts began with the TUFF Challenge and by selling bricks in support of the memorial.

Construction of the memorial was broken up into two phases. The official ribbon cutting ceremony for phase one was held Sept. 11, 2009. Dedication of the completion of the second phase was held on Sept. 10, 2011.

The Tennessee Fallen Firefighter Memorial honors the fallen firefighters of Tennessee. Additionally, a section was added to the memorial that pays tribute to the lives lost during the terrorist attacks that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. As part of that memorial, a piece of a steel I-beam, which was recovered from “Ground Zero” in New York City, is also on display.

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