Assessor Reminds Property Owners of Important Deadlines

February 13, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell reminds you that March 1 is an important date for business owners and March 15 for applicants of the Greenbelt Program.

“March 1 is the deadline for personal property schedules. Anyone who owns a business needs to have those turned in by March 1. If you do not turn one in at all or it is not turned in by March 1, there are penalties after that deadline. We want you to avoid those penalties, if possible,” said Assessor Cantrell.

“March 15 is the deadline for Greenbelt applications. If you do not have your form turned in by March 15, you will not be able to qualify for the savings for the 2023 tax year,” said Cantrell.

“If you are already enrolled in the Greenbelt program, you do not have to reapply. However, if you have purchased property, added acreage to your farm, or had a name change within the last year and seek to enroll in the Greenbelt program, you need to apply by March 15 in order to get the 2023 savings. In addition to not receiving the 2023 savings, there could be a rollback tax that might apply as well. A rollback tax is the savings received on the property for the previous three years,” Cantrell said.

“Basic requirements for the Greenbelt application are that you must own a minimum of fifteen acres and be actively farming a minimum of fifteen acres and are able to produce some kind of agriculture product to the gross amount of $1,500 per year. Also, if you own fifteen acres and you do not have an agriculture product, your land may qualify under forestry. Requirements under the forestry program include a forestry plan written for the property.

February 13, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

February is the month for showing your love with Valentine’s Day on the calendar and what better way to do that than to donate blood to help your neighbor? Thanks to Blood Assurance you will have two opportunities to do that locally in February.

A DeKalb County Neighbors Helping Neighbors Blood Drive will be Monday, February 13 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 718 South Congress Boulevard, Smithville outside in the parking lot in the bloodmobile followed by another blood drive on Wednesday, February 15 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Family Medical Center outside in the parking lot in the bloodmobile at 302 North Congress Boulevard, Smithville. Each donor will receive a t-shirt.

For the February 13th blood drive you may schedule an appointment at www.bloodassurance.org/helpingneighbors213. You may also call Jimmy Poss at 615-464-7426 or jimposs72@yahoo.com.

For the February 15th blood drive you may schedule an appointment at www.bloodassurance.org/familymedical215. You may also contact Michiko Martin concerning the blood drive at 615-597-4395 or mmartin@dtccom.net.

Remember to eat a good meal, drink additional water, avoid energy drinks and bring your ID. Blood Assurance is the sole blood provider for the local hospitals and your donation is needed for an adequate supply. One donation can save three lives.

February 12, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

An early Sunday morning fire destroyed the home of James and Ashley Milam at 738 New Home Road.

DeKalb County volunteer firefighters were summoned to the scene at 3:47 a.m.

“Upon arrival crews found fire on the roof and in the attic of the residence,” said Assistant County Fire Chief Anthony Boyd. “The home belonged to James and Ashley Milam and they were not at home at the time of the fire,” he said.

Responding units were the Main Station, Cookeville Highway, Liberty, and Temperance Hall station along with Tank 1, Tanker 2, DeKalb EMS, and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.

“The cause of the fire is undetermined. The residence and all contents were lost in the fire,” said Assistant Chief Boyd.

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