Early Morning Fire Destroys Home on New Bildad Road

July 7, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A fire Thursday morning destroyed a home on New Bildad Road.

DeKalb County Fire Chief Donny Green said although firefighters were alerted quickly after the blaze was discovered they could not save the structure.

“Thursday morning at approximately 5:30 a.m., DeKalb County Firefighters were called to New Bildad Road, near the DeKalb-Warren County line for a reported structure fire”.

“When fire crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed and walls collapsed. Firefighters quickly contained the fire to prevent spread to other nearby property. The homeowner was not at home and no one was injured. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time,” said Chief Green.

DeKalb County Fire Department’s Belk Station, Short Mountain Station, and tanker truck responded, along with DeKalb County Emergency Medical Services and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.

July 6, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville First Baptist Church will be starting a preschool in August.

Pastor Chad Ramsey said registration is underway for the new preschool which will begin on August 7.

“Its for kids from 18 months to pre-K age or the year leading up to kindergarten on Mondays and Wednesdays. Several preschools out there are operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays but we will do ours on Mondays and Wednesdays,” said Ramsey.

“We felt there was a need for more preschoolers in our community because several of those I talked to had waiting lists for their preschools. We believe the more kids who are getting that education and being prepped to go into kindergarten the better it is for them, their parents, and for educators alike”.

“One of the things I am excited about is the amount of experience our wonderful teachers have coming in. Many of them are educators in trade with degrees who want to work and do it for God. Everything we are going to do is focused on the kids. It’s centered on our Baptist beliefs and making sure these kids know their ABCs and know their Jesus,” said Ramsey.

“We still have openings in each of the classes. If you are interested contact the church or go to our website at www.smithvillefbc.org to get information about registration.

July 6, 2023
By: Bill Conger

Seventeen Middle Tennessee Tae Kwon Do students earned their way into the Top 100 in the US Chung Do Kwan Association. Congratulations to Abigail Karsky, Aislynn Colenso, Amy Lloyd, Bane Averitte, Benjamin Jones, Bryan Parker, Destiny Earlington, Gabriel Blair, Ivanny Earlington, Izabella Ramirez, Jacob Blair, Kayleigh Ramirez, Kinley Fisher, Madison Mosley, Miguel Ramirez, Naomi Karsky, Reagan Maness-Stevens.

The students will have a chance to battle it out with the other 83 USCDKA students for a chance to be in the TOP 10 this weekend at the 2023 Edward B. Sell/USCDKA National Championships in Orlando, Florida.

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