Smithville Mayor and Aldermen-Elect to start new terms September 1

August 9, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Mayor and Aldermen-elect will be sworn into office to begin their new 4 year terms during the next city council meeting at city hall on Thursday, September 1 at 6 p.m.

The monthly meeting will be held on September 1 instead of Monday, September 12 as had been scheduled.

In Smithville, Mayor Josh Miller was re-elected unopposed to a second term last Thursday with 805 votes while Alderman Beth Chandler won her first full term with 670 votes. She has been filling an unexpired term. Don Crook was also elected Alderman. He received 508 votes and will succeed Brandon Cox who chose not to seek re-election as Aldermen but instead ran for and was elected DeKalb County General Sessions Court Judge.

August 9, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Saints opened the season with a 16-0 win over Overton County Thursday night in Smithville.

Running Back J.T. Summers had 8 carries for 85 yards and a touchdown with a 2-point conversion for the Saints while Quarterback Jesse Foutch was 2 of 5 passing for 44 yards and he threw for a touchdown. Foutch also had 7 carries for 52 yards rushing and a 2-point conversion

Wide Receiver Carmello Davis had 2 caches for 44 yards including that touchdown pass from Foutch.

Meanwhile Running back Cecil Ketchum had 4 carries for 9 yards rushing and Running back Preston Taylor had 1 carry for 3 yards.

The Saints will travel to Macon County Thursday night, August 11. Kick-off will be at 6:30 p.m.

August 8, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Fresh off election night Thursday, the Liberty Mayor and Aldermen-elect met Monday night to take their oath of office in a brief swearing in ceremony outside the town hall at the old high school building.

Smithville attorney Brandon Cox, the newly elected DeKalb County General Sessions Court Judge who will soon take office himself, administered the oath.

Audrey M. Martin, the first woman to ever be elected Mayor of Liberty, has taken over from Jason Hayes Ray , whom she defeated in the election Thursday while the new makeup of the town council includes Ryan Dodd and Kendra Stanford along with Incumbents William H. Reynolds, Jr. and Joe D. Bratten who were re-elected. Kevin R. Mullinax, who had been serving as an appointed Alderman, was also elected to his first full term on Thursday. Derek Johnson was defeated in his bid for re-election as Alderman.

An enthusiastic Mayor Martin said she wants to help renew the vitality of the town and restore the historic old Liberty High School building.

“I am very excited to be Mayor, especially the first woman mayor of the town and I want to bring Liberty back to life. I believe with the help of all of our Aldermen we can. I believe us being united is important to accomplishing anything that needs to be done,” said Mayor Martin.

“I am looking into having an historical society grant for this beautiful old schoolhouse that needs a lot of restoration and that is going to be my main concern right now,” she added.

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