Voter Registration Deadline Announced

May 2, 2020
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Looking for a convenient way to register to vote or change your name and address?

DeKalb County Administrator of Elections Dennis Stanley said there are various ways to register and update your information from the comfort of your own home.

“A registration form, which can be used for a new voter or for change of address, can be found at www.dekalbelections.com,” Stanley said. “Another option is the GoVoteTn app and website https://www.govotetn.com/.

The Tennessee Online Voter Registration System offers a convenient way for voters to easily register or change their address if they have moved. The system allows U.S. citizens with a driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to register to vote online.

In order to register on-line at GoVoteTn you must have a Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security ID in order to submit the application online. If you do not have a Tennessee driver’s license or Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security ID, you will be able to print the voter registration form and submit it by mail to the local election office. The printable form on the local election office website (www.dekalbelections.com) must also be printed and mailed to P.O. Box 543, Smithville.

The registration deadline for the August election is July 7th.

“Our office encourages potential voters and those who need to change address to do so on-line,” Stanley said. “It’s convenient and the instructions are easy to follow.”

“But if you do not have computer access, our office is here to help you with the process,” he continued. “Just give us a call at 615-597-4146.”

May 1, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 17.

As of Friday, May 1, the Tennessee Department of Health reported that 642 people had been tested with 625 negative results and 17 positive. There have been no deaths in DeKalb County from the virus and 10 of the 17 persons tested positive have recovered.

The DeKalb County Health Department is conducting its COVID-19 drive through assessments each week Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the health department at 254 Tiger Drive.

Anyone, with or without COVID-19 symptoms who has concerns, is invited to receive testing for COVID-19. This testing will be provided at no cost to participants, and those who come for testing can remain in their vehicles throughout the process of collecting their samples.

Nurses and/or National Guard medics will collect nasal swabs from those who want to be tested, and test results may be available within 72 hours after the samples arrive at the lab, depending on lab volume.

Tennessee’s Coronavirus Public Information Lines are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., CDT daily at 833-556-2476 or 877-857-2945. TDH is posting updated COVID-19 case numbers by 2 p.m. CDT each day at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html. Find additional information at www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19.html and www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Visit the Tennessee Department of Health online at www.tn.gov/health.

May 1, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Two men were airlifted by helicopter ambulance Thursday night after being wounded in a shooting and stabbing during an altercation which began at a residence on Adcock Cemetery Road.

The shooter, a 23 year old man, suffered stab wounds. The gunshot victim is a 20 year old man. The names of the men have not yet been released by the TBI who is investigating the case.

According to a statement released by Sheriff Patrick Ray, the altercation started at a residence on Adcock Cemetery Road.

“On Thursday at 3:39 p.m. central dispatch received a call from an individual who said he was taking (driving) a 20 year old man with gunshot wounds to the emergency room of the hospital and that they were being chased by the shooter”.

Upon arrival at the emergency room, city (Smithville Police) and county (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department) officers learned that the person in the vehicle following the gunshot victim was not the shooter.

“More officers went to the address on Adcock Cemetery Road and during an investigation at the scene received information of a possible suspect and the vehicle he was driving. With that information, a “BE ON THE LOOKOUT” (BOLO) was issued to surrounding counties.

Officers later spotted and stopped the vehicle on Prater Road in the Four Seasons area. Three persons were in the car but neither of them was the suspected shooter. The vehicle was impounded and towed to the jail for evidence processing.

At 5:54 p.m., more than two hours after the initial call to central dispatch, the suspected shooter showed up at the hospital and was spotted there by officers.

Both the gunshot and stabbing victims were airlifted to an undisclosed hospital.

Agencies on all three scenes (hospital, Adcock Cemetery Road, Prater Road) were Sheriff Patrick Ray, officers from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, 13th District Attorney Bryant Dunaway and members of the District Attorney General’s Office, agents from the Tennessee Bureau of investigation, officers from Smithville Police Department, and Constable Mark Milam.

The investigation is ongoing.

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