DPC to Host International Overdose Awareness Day Observance

August 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Prevention Coalition hopes to light up Greenbrook Park Saturday, August 24 to honor and remember loved ones lost to overdose death.

A Glow Vigil Walk for International Overdose Awareness Day will be held at Greenbrook Park (large pavilion) from 5:00 p.m. until dusk. Glow material will be provided.

The observance will also feature recovery testimony, music, a skit performance, dinner and refreshments, community resource tables, and free overdose reversal training.

For more information phone Jennifer Matthews at 615-215-2024 or email dekalbtnprevention@gmail.com or follow on Facebook.

This project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

August 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The new fiscal year has started off not quite as robust in terms of local option sales tax collections in DeKalb County compared to 2023.

According to the Tennessee Department of Revenue, DeKalb County took in $206,432 in local option sales taxes for July 2024 which is down from $210,447 in July 2023.

In Smithville, July, 2024 local option sales taxes totaled $407,834 compared to $422,519 in 2023.

Collections for Liberty in July 2024 were $27,373, up from $10,528 last year.

Dowelltown took in $3,215 in July 2024, up slightly from $3,044 in July 2023.

Alexandria ‘s collections were up in July 2024 at $30,662 from $29,741 in July 2023

Net Collections with the county and cities combined dropped from $676,282 in July 2023 to $647,918 in July 2024.

July sales tax collections reflect previous month activity.

August 23, 2024
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The former director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), 61-year-old Mark Gwyn, has died at his Nashville-area home from what appears to be natural causes, officials announced Thursday morning. Gwyn has family in DeKalb County including sister and brother-in-law, Steve and Cathy Officer.

According to the TBI, Gwyn — a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University — began his law enforcement career in 1985 as a police officer in his hometown of McMinnville. Three years later, he became a special agent in the TBI’s Criminal Investigation Division. Eight years after that, he was promoted to executive officer and later served as assistant director of the Forensic Services Division.

Then, in 2004, Gov. Phil Bredesen appointed Gwyn as TBI director, making him the first African-American to hold the position, authorities said. Gwyn served in that role until he retired in 2018.

“I am deeply saddened to hear of Director Gwyn’s passing,” said current TBI Director David Rausch. “Mark had a profound impact on the Bureau, contributed to its growth and innovation, and solidified our reputation as a law enforcement leader. We will honor his contributions, remember his legacy, and celebrate his life in the days and weeks to come.”

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