DeKalb Farm Service Agency Office Closed Due to Partial Government Shutdown

January 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office in Smithville is closed due to the partial federal government shutdown.

The director and the two employees of the office have been on furlough since the close of business on Friday, December 28.

A sign on the office door states that “This U.S. Department of Agriculture office is currently closed, due to the lapse in federal government funding. The office will reopen once funding is restored.”

Meanwhile the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the DeKalb Soil and Water Conservation District which share office space within the USDA Service Center with the Farm Service Agency are continuing to work through the government shutdown. The SWCD is funded through state and local dollars, while the NRCS had carryover funds from 2018 that allows it to remain open.

January 9, 2019
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School today (January 9) announced the Students of the Month for January. Receiving the honor are Molly Reynolds (Pre-K), Sophia Eakes (Kindergarten), Kayleigh Ramirez (1st grade), Kaylee Womack (2nd grade), Chase Perez (3rd grade), Autumn McElhaney (4th grade), Nicholas Maddox (5th grade), Ava Cantrell (6th grade), Zoi Hale (7th grade) and Luke Driver (8th grade). Teachers select students based on their grades, characters and other traits that make them an outstanding student.

Picture front row left right are: Molly Reynolds, Kaylee Womack, Chase Perez, Sophia Eakes, and Kayleigh Ramirez.

Back row left to right are: Assistant Principal Joey Agee, Luke Driver, Ava Cantrell, Zoi Hale, Nicholas Maddox, Autumn McElhaney, and Principal Sabrina Farler.

January 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — State Representative Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon) has officially been sworn in to office as the 111th General Assembly convened to organize this week.

Representative Boyd serves the men, women, and families of Cannon County, as well as parts of Wilson and Dekalb Counties. He is eager to continue the remarkable progress Tennessee has made in recent years.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to continue to serve, and I look forward to tackling the meaningful issues for the people of District 46 during the 2019 legislative session,” said Representative Boyd. “Together with my constituents, our local leaders, and our General Assembly members, I know we will ensure that our communities and our state continue to thrive.”

Throughout the 111th General Assembly, Representative Boyd will fight to further reduce taxes, eliminate burdensome regulations and red tape, and support additional job creation. Boyd and Republican leaders will also focus on continuing the improvements made to the state’s education system, securing our school facilities, and increasing access to work-based learning, vocational instruction, as well as technical training opportunities.

He will also work on criminal justice reform, and enhancing access to and the quality of health care services available to Tennesseans while lowering patient costs. The opioid crisis, as well as the allocation of new resources to better address mental health and substance abuse issues are also important priorities for Boyd and the General Assembly in the days, weeks, and months ahead.

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