Newly Elected Assessor, Constables, and School Board Members to Take Oath of Office Tuesday

August 22, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Although their terms of office won’t start until September 1, the recently elected Assessor of Property, Constables, and School Board members will take their oath of office Tuesday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the County Complex.

County Mayor Tim Stribling will administer the oath.

Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell will be starting his second four year term.

The constables are 1st District: Waylon Kyle ,2nd District: Darrell Johnson, 3rd District: Travis Bryant, 4th District: Paul Cantrell, 5th District: Mark Milam, 6th District: Jason Brown, and 7th District: Johnny King.

New School board members Jamie Cripps in the 5th district and Jason Miller in the 6th district will also take their oath of office.

All terms are for four years.

(Click Link Below to View Photos of Constables and Others)

https://www.wjle.com/news/assessor-of-property-shannon-cantrell-cruises-to-second-term/

August 22, 2020
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The DeKalb County Election Commission has announced deadlines and procedures to vote by mail for the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election.

“The process starts with the voter making a request to vote absentee by mail,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections. That request can be made in person, by mail, fax or email. The request must include the voter’s signature. A printable request (application) can be found online at www.dekalbelections.com and copies are available at our office.”

In Tennessee, voters must have a legal reason listed in the law to be eligible to vote absentee by mail. Some of the most common legal reasons are voters who are 60 or older and voters who will be out of their counties during the election.

Eligible voters who have a special vulnerability to COVID-19 due to an underlying illness, physical disability, or other health condition and who cannot appear at the polling place on Election Day due to this condition may vote by absentee ballot under the “illness or physical disability” reason. Likewise, eligible voters who are caretakers to individuals with a special vulnerability may vote by absentee ballot under the “caretaker” reason.

Voters should consult trusted guidance from medical experts and use common sense in determining whether they have a special vulnerability. The CDC provides a website with helpful information that voters may wish to consult.

“We have been receiving absentee requests daily since August 5 and some voters may be wondering why they have yet to receive an official ballot,” Stanley continued.

County election commissions will start mailing out ballots in September. Election officials are currently taking steps to finalize the November ballot, including certifying the August election results as well as waiting on both major parties to officially confirm their presidential nominees.

“We will be prepared to send the voter the actual ballot as soon as it is available,” Stanley said. “Once you receive that ballot, vote it and mail it back as soon as possible so it is ready to be counted on Election Day.”

Absentee by-mail ballots must be returned by-mail. This includes the U.S. Postal Service and services like FedEx and UPS. Each state is different when it comes to election law. Tennessee law does not permit voters to turn in their ballots in-person or for the use of drop boxes.

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced recently the postal service “is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall” and “we will deliver the nation’s election mail on time and within our well-established service standards.”

For the last information on the Nov. 3 election log onto www.dekalbelections.com or follow the state’s social media channels: Twitter–@SecTreHargett; Facebook—Tennessee Secretary of State; and Instagram–@tnsecofstate.

August 22, 2020
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After a week into the season, the Lady Saints Soccer team sports a 1-0 conference record with an overall 1-1 start.

On Tuesday, August 18th the Lady Saints played host to Thurman Francis Middle School, a soccer powerhouse from Smyrna. At half time the Lady Saints found themselves behind 1-0. During the second half, possession went back and forth, and finally, Lady Saint Katherine Knowles scored to tie 1-1. Shortly after, Thurman Francis added another goal to make it 2-1. The Lady Saints had hoped to tie the match again but last-second goal by the visitors made the final score 3-1. The Junior Varsity team also fought hard but lost 3-0.

On Thursday, August 20th, the Lady Saints had their first away game against conference foe Upperman. The Lady Saints didn’t take long to get started as they scored 4 goals in the first 10 minutes of the contest. Defensive mids Zoe Keys, Hailee Merriman, and Larissa Mooneyham helped keep the ball on the offensive third of the field as the Lady Saints added 5 more goals in the second half enroute to a 9-0 victory.

The goal-scoring didn’t stop there as the JV team cruised to a 3-0 victory.

Varsity:
Goals: Katherine Knowles (3), Tatum Young (3), Addison Miller (2), Emily Robinson (1)

JV:
Goals: Yoselyn Garcia (2), Elizabeth Sanchez (1)

The Lady Saints are on the road again as they travel to Jackson County on Monday, August 24th. The next home game will also be 8th-grade night set for Thursday, August 27th where the Lady Saints will take on the Avery Trace Raiders. Ceremonies start at 5 pm with kickoff at 5:30 PM.

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