Early Voting Resumes Monday

July 19, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A total of 263 people have taken advantage of early voting for the August 6 elections through Saturday.

According to the DeKalb County Election Commission Office, 73 people cast ballots Saturday. Of that number 49 voted in the Tennessee Republican Primary, 20 in the State Democratic Primary, and 4 voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary.

The City of Smithville vote stands at 41 through Saturday (19 Friday and 22 Saturday) including in-person and absentee ballots but does not include property rights voters.

For the first two days of early voting (Friday and Saturday), a total of 137 have voted in the Tennessee GOP primary, 116 in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, and 10 have voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary.

Early voting started Friday, July 17 and runs Monday to Saturday until Saturday, Aug. 1 in the downstairs courtroom of the courthouse.

Hours for early voting are Mondays 1-5 p.m.; Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursdays 2-6 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Election day voting at all 15 precincts will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 6.

July 18, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Animal Shelter is currently home to a host of kittens and they are all available for adoption.

Come meet Toast, Smoky, Arlo, and Manny, the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pets of the Week”

Now through the month of August the shelter is offering a special on cat adoptions.

“Our cats are half price at $40 which includes the costs for spay/neuter, age appropriation vaccinations, dewormer, and their rabies vaccinations if they are old enough. If you decide to adopt a second cat to take home the cost for the second cat is only $20,” said Director Megan Moore.

Please call to make an appointment if you want to adopt.

“We are still doing everything by appointment only. Give us a call and we can walk you through that process or visit our facebook page. You can find our adoption application at dekalbanimalcoalition.org. On the adopt tab scroll all the way to the bottom to find the application and send it to our email and we will call you and schedule an appointment,” said Moore.

DeKalb Animal Coalition Offering Adoption Special for Cats and Kittens from dwayne page on Vimeo.

The shelter, located on Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive off Highway 70 east in Smithville, has been in operation since November, 2017 under the DeKalb Animal Coalition, a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

A Volunteer orientation will be held at the shelter on Saturday, August 1 from 12 noon until 1 p.m. for anyone who would like to volunteer. Phone 615-597-3647 (DOGS) for more information.

July 17, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

After months of planning, the first day of early voting for the Aug. 6. State and Federal Primary and County General election is off to a safe and secure start in DeKalb County.

“Our staff has been working diligently to prepare for this election. We have ensured our polling locations have room for social distancing and have taken other measures to protect voters and poll officials.” said Dennis Stanley, DeKalb County Administrator of Elections. “It is great to see all of our plans in action and I encourage voters to take advantage of early voting to skip Election Day lines.”

The voting total of 190 includes today’s in-person turnout of 76 and absentee ballots cast to date. Of the 190 number, 96 cast ballots in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, 88 in the Tennessee Republican Primary, and 6 voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary.

The City of Smithville vote stands at 19 including in-person and absentee ballots cast through today (Friday) but does not include property rights voters.

Early voting started today (Friday, July 17) and runs Monday to Saturday until Saturday, Aug. 1. Election Day is Thursday, Aug. 6.

Hours for early voting are Mondays 1-5 p.m.; Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursdays 2-6 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Election day voting at all 15 precincts will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 6.
Early voting allows DeKalb County voters to avoid Election Day crowds and the flexibility of afternoon and Saturday hours.

Voters are encouraged to do their part during early voting and on Election Day. This includes wearing a face covering and maintaining a six-foot distance from poll officials and others. Voters should expect to see signs with further safety instructions at their polling locations. All poll officials will be wearing face coverings and will be trained to take appropriate protective measures.

“I commend all of the election commissions across the state who have been preparing for months for this election,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “It’s encouraging to see voters safely taking advantage of Tennessee’s generous early voting period.”

The easiest way for voters to find early voting and Election Day voting locations, view and mark sample ballots and much more is by downloading the GoVoteTN app or by visiting GoVoteTN.com. Download the GoVoteTN app for free in the App Store or Google Play.

Tennesseans voting early or on Election Day should remember to bring valid photo identification to the polls. A driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, by Tennessee state government or by the federal government are acceptable even if they are expired. College student IDs are not acceptable.

For more information about early voting in DeKalb County visit www.dekalbelections.com.

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