Eddie Rowland Gets SES 30 Year Service Award

May 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Electric System recently presented Eddie Rowland with an award for 30 years of service.

Eddie started in 1991 as a lineman for the utility and has served in that role ever since. “We appreciate his outstanding service and leadership for the past 30 years,” said SES Manager Richie Knowles.

May 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s share of local option sales tax collections for April 2021 outperformed the same month in 2020 by more than $58,000 according to the Tennessee Department of Revenue. For the county and the four cities therein combined collections were up by more than $137,000.

In his monthly report on local option sales tax collections, County Mayor Tim Stribling informed the county commission Monday night that DeKalb County brought in $149,918 in April, 2021 compared to $91,857 for April, 2020.

The four cities within DeKalb County also hauled in more local option sales tax revenue.

The comparisons between the two months for each municipality are as follows:

Smithville: $376,296 (April 2021), $308,898 (April 2020)

Alexandria: $34,482 (April 2021), $27,902 (April 2020)

Dowelltown: $3,159 (April 2021), $1,838 (April 2020)

Liberty: $9,604 (April 2021), $5,172 (April 2020)

NET COLLECTIONS (LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX): $573,462 (April 2021), $435,669 (April 2020)

April sales tax collections reflect previous month activity

May 25, 2021
By: Leigh Fuson

The 2021 recipients of the DeKalb County 4-H scholarships are Briona Agee, Gracie Griffin, and Lily Martin. The $500 scholarships are given in memory of Ms. Jo Ellen Huffman, former administrative assistant at UT Extension, and Mr. Ron Rogers, former 4-H Extension agent. The scholarship was established in 2017 through alumni and community donations and is awarded to active 4-H members attending college or technical school.

Briona has been involved in judging teams and volunteer work. She participated in poultry, livestock, and horse judging this year and will be competing at the state horse judging contest in June. Briona job shadowed at the Extension office her senior year as part of the work study program at DCHS. She was a valuable asset assisting the 4-H agent with meetings and events. She plans on attending TN Tech with a major in Agriculture Education.

Gracie has competed in livestock judging and the outdoor meat cookery contest. She attended State 4-H Congress and Academic Conference, as well as other local meetings and events. Gracie plans on majoring in Pre-Veterinary Science at TN Tech in the fall to pursue her passion for animals and agriculture.

Lily has been heavily involved in her project area of Nutrition, Health, and Fitness where she has taught younger 4-H members, completed a portfolio, and earned a trip to the Healthy Living Summit in Washington, D.C. Lily also has the distinct and rare honor of being part of two state champion teams: poultry judging and outdoor meat cookery. She went on to win a national title in poultry judging in Louisville, KY. She has been an active Honor Club and All-Star member all throughout her high school career attending numerous events and completing many volunteer hours. Lily plans on attending UT Knoxville this fall with a major in Psychology.

DeKalb County 4-H and UT/TSU Extension wishes these young ladies the best of luck and is proud of all their accomplishments. For more information about 4-H or the scholarship fund, please call 615-597-4945.

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