Dept. of Revenue sending postcards for vehicle registration renewals

January 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

If it’s time to renew your vehicle registration be sure to check your mail closely because notices being sent from the state now have a much different look.

Starting this month, the Department of Revenue is sending postcards to motor vehicle registrants to remind them of upcoming renewal dates.

The postcards are replacing traditional letters and will reduce state mailing expenses by an estimated $500,000. Other states – such as Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming – also send postcard notices for registration renewals.

“The renewal notices provided by the state are much smaller than the previous envelope style and have a new look in the form of a two sided card,” said DeKalb County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss. “Be sure to check your mail closely because you don’t want to mistake your notice for something else and possibly discard it”.

“This is a more efficient, effective way to remind citizens about their upcoming registration renewals,” Commissioner David Gerregano said. “It’s also a good way for the state to save money without sacrificing any services.”

The department partners with the state’s 95 county clerks to administer vehicle title and registration in the state. You can find more information about renewals, as well as a sample postcard, on the department’s website at www.tn.gov/revenue/renewals.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the department encourages motorists to renew their registration online at www.tncountyclerk.com. If you do not have online access or your county does not have online renewals, you can mail in your renewal to your local clerk. The TNCountyClerk website also allows registrants to sign up for e-mail and text message reminders about renewal dates.

The Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws and the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws. The department collects about 87 percent of total state revenue. During the 2020 fiscal year, it collected $15.1 billion in state taxes and fees and more than $3.2 billion in taxes and fees for local governments. To learn more about the department, visit www.tn.gov/revenue.

January 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams are hoping to avenge earlier losses to York Institute tonight (Friday) as they host the Dragons and Dragonettes in Smithville.

(Click link below to hear WJLE’s Tiger Talk program)

https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk-january-19/

The girls game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game and WJLE plans LIVE coverage.

The Tigers are 7-7 (3-4) and the Lady Tigers sport a record of 7-8 (2-5). The Dragons are 10-7 (5-0) and the Dragonettes own a record of 14-3 (5-1).

In the last meeting on January 2 at Jamestown, the Lady Tigers lost 51 to 45 while the Tigers were defeated 66 to 52.

Girls District Standings:
*Upperman: 20-0 (8-0)
*York Institute: 14-3 (5-1)
*Macon County: 10-3 (4-2)
*Watertown: 14-3 (3-3)
*DeKalb County: 7-8 (2-5)
*Smith County: 6-7 (1-5)
*Livingston Academy: 9-4 (0-1)
*Cannon County: 3-12 (0-6)

Boys District Standings:
*Upperman: 14-3 (7-0)
*York Institute: 10-7 (5-0)
*Watertown: 10-4 (3-3)
*DeKalb County: 7-7 (3-4)
*Cannon County: 8-9 (2-4)
*Smith County: 5-8 (2-4)
*Livingston Academy: 5-7 (0-1)
*Macon County: 2-10 (0-6)

January 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Joe Foutch has resigned as member of the DeKalb Utility District Board of Commissioners.

Foutch, who was appointed to a new four year term in 2019, tendered his resignation at the December DUD board meeting. At the January board meeting, after providing public notice as required, the DUD board authorized its attorney Keith Blair to submit to County Mayor Tim Stribling a certified list of nominees in the order of preference for filling the unexpired term which ends on August 31, 2023.

The list of nominees, in the order of preference, as submitted by the DUD Board of Commissioners is Kerry Davis, C.D. Webb, and Betty Lattimore.

County Mayor Tim Stribling informed the county commission Thursday night that he intends to appoint Davis to the board.

The DUD Board is made up of five members, three from DeKalb County (Jimmy Womack, Joe Foutch, and Hugh Washer), one from Cannon (Roger Turney), and one from Smith County (Danny Bass). The terms are staggered. All terms are for four years.

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