Senior Dogs Deserve a Good Home Too! Meet “Molly” (View Video Here)

July 26, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Senior dogs deserve a good home too!

If you have room in your home and heart for a lovable 10 year old Australian Shepherd then meet “Molly” the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”

“Molly is a senior. We think she is about 10 years old. Molly is an Australian Shepherd mix and she is super sweet. We have discovered that she loves playing with other dogs including puppies but she really loves everybody,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.

DeKalb Animal Shelter Director Megan Moore with Emmaly Bennett and Molly from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“The younger dogs really bring out the young dog in her. She’s calm most of the time but when she sees a puppy she starts jumping around trying to play. Molly is small to medium in size at about 35 pounds and she has been spayed. Her adoption fee is only $50 to an approved application,” said Shelter Director Megan Moore.

“We are still doing everything by appointment only. Give us a call and we can walk you through that process or visit our facebook page. You can find our adoption application at dekalbanimalcoalition.org. On the adopt tab scroll all the way to the bottom to find the application and send it to our email and we will call you and schedule an appointment,” said Moore.

The shelter, located on Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive off Highway 70 east in Smithville, has been in operation since November, 2017 under the DeKalb Animal Coalition, a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

A volunteer orientation will be held at the shelter on Saturday, August 15 from 12 noon until 1 p.m. for anyone who would like to volunteer. Please wear a mask for the class. Phone 615-597-3647 (DOGS) for more information.

July 30, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Early voting ends Saturday, August 1 for next week’s election.

As of Thursday July 30, a total of 1240 people had taken advantage of early voting (July 17-30) for the August 6 election.

According to the DeKalb County Election Commission Office, 122 people cast ballots Thursday including 114 in person and 8 absentees. Of that number 80 voted in the Tennessee Republican Primary and 42 in the State Democratic Primary.

The City of Smithville vote stands at 350 total through Thursday including in-person and absentee ballots and property rights voters. Thirty two people voted Thursday.

After twelve days a total of 812 have voted in the Tennessee GOP primary, 383 in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, and 45 have voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary.

Early voting started Friday, July 17 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 1 in the downstairs courtroom of the courthouse.

Hours for early voting are Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Election day voting at all 15 precincts will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 6.

July 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Attention Parents of Smithville Elementary Kindergarteners:

Kindergarten orientation will be held on Monday and Tuesday nights (July 27-28) beginning at 6:00 p.m. for incoming Kindergarteners.

July 27, 6:00 pm Orientation for These Teachers: Mrs.Crystal Young, Mrs.LeVaughnda Midgett, Ms.Emily Bartlett, Mrs. Kelly Huling, Mrs. Kristen Malone.

July 28, 6:00 pm Orientation for These Teachers: Mrs.Cristy Spears, Mrs.Misty Agee, Mrs.Tanya Howard, Ms.Lindsey Bouldin

Important Info to know:

Kindergarten teachers mailed letters or postcards to their new students.

A maximum of 3 attendees (student, and two parents/guardians) at the event. Due to limited space and observation of social distancing, please do not bring siblings or more than the number of people per student to the orientation.

Parking is available in the front of the building, facing E. Bryant Street

Enter at the side entrance (Kindergarten Hallway) of the school, next to Walker Drive

Masks are ALWAYS encouraged, but not mandatory at this time

Temperatures MUST be checked by SES staff prior to entering the building. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or above will not be permitted to enter the building.

All attendees will be required to answer the following questions:

Have you been in close contact with a person with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19?

Have you had an unusual cough or shortness of breath?

Have you had a sore throat or other flu like symptoms?

Have you had a new loss of taste or smell?

Have you vomited or had diarrhea in the past 24 hours?

If you answer YES to any of the questions listed above, you will not be permitted to enter the building for Kindergarten Orientation.

Parents who have not registered their Kindergartener by July 27 can come to Smithville Elementary School between 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27 or Tuesday, July 28 to register their child. However, online registration is encouraged and recommended. On-line registration can be found on the Smithville Elementary website (ses.dekalbschools.net).

If you have any questions, please contact Smithville Elementary School at 615.597.4415 between the hours of 7:00-3:00, Monday through Friday.

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