Stage Set for November Tennessee General Election

August 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The stage is set for the Tennessee General Election on November 8th.

On the ballot will be candidates for Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and Tennessee House of Representatives.

Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee will be challenged by Democrat Jason Brantley Martin. Statewide, Governor Lee, who ran unopposed in the GOP Primary Thursday, received 494,195 votes while Martin garnered 101,221 to win the State Democratic Primary over two challengers, JB Smiley Jr., who received 99,753 votes, and Carnita Faye Atwater, who had 56, 061 votes statewide.

In DeKalb County, Governor Lee received 2,893 votes in the State GOP Primary. On the Democratic Primary Ballot, Martin had 302 votes in DeKalb County while Atwater received 158 votes and Smiley got 111 votes.

Sixth District Congressman John Rose won the State GOP Primary unopposed with 57,115 votes district-wide. In DeKalb County Congressman Rose had 2,626 votes. His Democratic opponent in November will be Randal Cooper who won the State Primary with 17,071 votes. Cooper defeated Clay Faircloth in the Democratic Primary. Faircloth received 5,798 votes.

In DeKalb County, Cooper had 398 votes to 123 for Faircloth.

The Tennessee House of Representatives-District 40 candidates are Republican Michael Hale and Democrat Tom Cook, both of DeKalb County. Hale secured the Republican nomination for the office on Thursday, defeating Incumbent Republican State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver district wide 6,696 to 4,542. Hale won DeKalb with 2,392 votes compared to 1,152 for Weaver. Cook, the Democratic nominee, received 1,464 votes in the district including 504 in DeKalb County.

In other races Thursday:
State Executive Committeeman District 16 – Republican Primary: Jerry S. Anderson-20,665 (District-wide), DeKalb County 2,138

State Executive Committeeman District 16 – Democratic Primary: Bobby Eddress Bush, Jr- 4,684 (District-wide), DeKalb County 454

State Executive Committeewoman District 16 – Republican Primary: Amy. L. Dennis- 20,157 (District-wide), DeKalb County 2,108

State Executive Committeewoman District 16 – Democratic Primary: Shelia Younglove- 4,911 (District-wide), DeKalb County 490

August 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Adopt-A-Teacher Program is back for the third year!

The school bell has rung and children all over DeKalb County have started a new school year. All summer long teachers have attended inservice training, developed lesson plans and worked tirelessly on making plans for this school year.

“Lets spread some good throughout the county. We all know teachers are our unsung heroes and the heartbeat of our community. Let’s make things a bit easier for them and help them understand how much they mean to us in our county,” said program coordinator Shelly Barnes.

Teachers available for adoption can be found on the following sites for each school. Special thanks to local parent, Heather Young, for helping create the sites.

If you would like to adopt a teacher, simply click sign up on the teacher (s) you would like to adopt. Click submit and sign up at the bottom of the page. Add comments on the items you are getting for the teacher. Add your name and email then click sign up now.

DWS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444a8ae2fa6fd0-adopt8

SES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444a8ae2fa6fd0-adopt9

NES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444a8ae2fa6fd0-adopt7

DMS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444A8AE2FA6FD0-adopt6

DCHS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444A8AE2FA6FD0-adopt5

Let’s work together as a community and show our educators how important they truly are. Thank you to everyone that has adopted already!

August 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A 70-year-old Cookeville man lost his life in a pickup truck crash Thursday afternoon on Highway 56 near Center Hill Lake.

Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Phillip Smith was traveling north in a 2016 Nissan Frontier when he ran off the left side of the road and struck a rock bluff head on. Smith died at the scene.

Members of the DeKalb County Fire Department, Sheriff’s Department, and DeKalb EMS all responded along with other members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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