Wilson Bank & Trust Honors Top Students at DCHS

August 13, 2020
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The Smithville office of Wilson Bank & Trust celebrated the academic success of DeKalb County High School’s top students recently.

With the traditional end-of-year lunch gathering not possible due to the coronavirus pandemic, Office Manager Chad Colwell and the rest of the WB&T staff welcomed students individually at the bank, and presented each with a gift bag.

The DCHS class of 2020 students honored for their special achievement in the classroom were Meghan Brandt, Anna Chew, Holly Evans, Kirsten Griffith, Joseph Johnson, Daniel Puckett, Jake Ramsey, Mya Ruch, Megan Walker and Justin Washer.

Wilson Bank & Trust (www.wilsonbank.com), a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender, is an independent, locally owned bank established in 1987 to provide personal and professional service in a hometown setting. One of the top banks in the South in stability, products, technology, growth and earnings, WB&T currently operates 28 full-service offices in nine Middle Tennessee counties, offering a full range of financial products that include secondary market mortgage loans and mobile and online banking services.

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DeKalb County High School’s top 10 students from the class of 2020

August 13, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A DeKalb County Blood Assurance Drive will be Thursday, August 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the DeKalb County Health Department inside the Bloodmobile.

All donors will be given a “Team Blood Donor 2020” beach towel. All donors will also be entered for a chance to win a “Big Green Egg+ Eggcessories Grill”

Donors may download “bloodassurancequicksreen” and answer the health questions the day of the drive prior to coming to the mobile unit to donate. This will save 10 minutes on the bus.

Blood Assurance will also be doing the Antibodies Screening for COVID-19 to donors who wish to have this done the day of the drive during their donation.

To schedule an appointment, go to Bloodassurance.org/dekalbhealth or contact Ashby Woodward at 615-597-7599 or Ashby.Woodward@tn.gov

Please remember to EAT A GOOD MEAL and drink additional water and bring a photo ID. Blood Assurance is the SOLE blood provider for our local hospitals.

August 12, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The City of Smithville is looking to hold spending for the new police department building to no more than $2.5 million.

The architect for the project, Wayne Oakley of Oakley Architects, LLC of Lebanon met with the Mayor and Aldermen Monday night to report that the contractor, Boyce Ballard Construction Company of Murfreesboro, has cut the cost to $2,395,749, a savings of almost $290,000 from the awarded bid price.

The aldermen had previously authorized the issuance of up to $2.7 million in bonds but Mayor Josh Miller said that can now be held to $2.5 million. That still leaves enough funds available to furnish the building after construction.

Should there be change orders, Oakley said the aldermen could authorize the mayor to approve them up to some amount, possibly not exceeding $10,000. Beyond that the aldermen would have to give their blessing. The mayor and aldermen will meet in special session Thursday, August 27 at 5 p.m. at city hall to consider making that official.

The new police department will be built on the north side of the city hall/fire department complex at Don Cantrell Street on land donated to the city.

The proposed facility will have a total roofed area of 12,800 square feet which includes a 1,400 square foot sally port. It is to encompass a front lobby, records clerk office, hallways, three holding cells, armory, conference and training rooms, offices for the chief, captain, detectives, and other officers, rooms for records, evidence, investigations, filing reports, locker room, electrical room, closets, restrooms, break room, and a sally port.

Groundbreaking is tentatively set for August 31. The contractor has 300 days to complete the project.

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