NWS Confirms EFI Tornado Touched Down in Smithville Monday

May 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The National Weather Service has confirmed that the storm that struck Smithville Monday afternoon was an EFI tornado.

Crews surveyed the storm damage on Tuesday, May 7. In a preliminary report, officials determined that the EF1 tornado touched down east of Highway 70 in northwest Smithville, and then moved west along Allen Ferry Road.

Maximum wind gusts reached speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, according to the NWS. Only minor injuries were reported.

According to storm surveyors, the worst damage was seen along Highway 56 just north of Smith Road. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted, and some homes in the area suffered significant roof and exterior damage.

Meanwhile on Wednesday night, more severe thunderstorms raked across middle Tennessee but in DeKalb County the major concern was flooding in the typical flood prone areas of the Dowelltown/ Liberty area and at Temperance Hall where rising creek waters overflowed their banks.

The DeKalb Swift Water Rescue Team was summoned Thursday to assist a stranded mailman reported to be stuck in the water near Smith Fork Creek.

May 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Commencement for the Class of 2024 will take place on the football field of DeKalb County High School tonight (Friday) starting at 7 p.m.

The DCHS band will perform the traditional pomp and circumstance as members of the class file onto the field to take their seats.

The program will open with an invocation, a performance by the DCHS Choir and band, remarks by Class President Ella Hendrixson and Valedictorian Peyton Norris, recognition of students who have earned honors and service awards, including Distinction and Top Rank, presentation of the prestigious White Rose and Citizenship awards. Diplomas will then be presented to the graduates by Principal Bruce Curtis, Assistant Principal Jenny Norris, and Director of Schools Patrick Cripps followed by the benediction to close out the commencement.

May 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Members of the DeKalb County High School Class of 2024 took a trip down memory lane with visits to Smithville Elementary School and DeKalb West School Friday morning in what has become a tradition each year for graduating seniors.

The Senior Walk is an opportunity for high school students to return to the elementary campuses where they once attended school to stroll through the hallways in their caps and gowns. “While we hope this will inspire our future graduates, we are excited about our seniors being able to see their elementary school teachers one last time before they graduate,” said DCHS Principal Bruce Curtis.

As they arrived by school bus and then walked single file down the aisles, the seniors were greeted with smiles, hugs, confetti, special welcoming signs, and high fives from youngsters at both Smithville Elementary and DeKalb West School where their own educational journey began thirteen years ago.

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