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MeetUp Spot Offers Safe and Convenient Location for In-Person Transactions

Smithville Mayor Josh Miller and Police Chief Mark Collins at Meetup Location in the City

October 24, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

In an effort to protect buyers and sellers and ensure that all exchanges are done in a safe manner, Chief Mark Collins has established a meetup spot. The Smithville Police Department is proud to partner with MeetUp Spot to offer online buyers and sellers with a trusted location to inspect the item and safely complete the transaction. “Our MeetUp location is in the parking lot on Don Cantrell Street across from the Police Department’s north side entrance. OfferUp has partnered with local businesses and police stations to create community MeetUp Spots that are designated as well-lit, public, surveilled locations for buyers and sellers,” said Chief Collins.

The safe spaces come as a result of risks posed by meeting strangers to swap online sales.

To see more meet-up location options, check out www.safetradespots.com, the largest national database of police and sheriff’s departments and other law enforcement agencies that have designated locations for in-person transactions.

DeKalb Emergency Services Association to Deliver Thanksgiving Meals

Dustin and Kristie Johnson of the DeKalb County Emergency Services Association delivering Thanksgiving Day meals last year

County Mayor Tim Stribling delivers Thanksgiving Day meals last year as part of the DeKalb County Emergency Services Association Effort

October 24, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA), in partnership with Adoration Health as well as local businesses and volunteers, will again be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving Meals to the needy or underserved on Thursday, November 22.

“We feel that this is just another way our local emergency service providers and our supporters can serve our community. If you or a family member would like a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day, please call one of the numbers listed below to be added to our delivery list. We will need your address, phone number, and number of persons in your household. The meals are scheduled to be delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon,” says Association President Blake Cantrell.

DESA will accept names of persons requesting meal through Friday, November 16.

To get your name on the delivery list, call 615-390-0297 or 615-712-4286.

Additionally, if you want to support this community project by donating food items or volunteering your time to prepare meals and/or make deliveries, you can contact any of the phone numbers above. The DeKalb Emergency Services Association also plans to prepare and deliver meals on Christmas Eve. A future announcement will be publicized later for this project.

Early Voting Update

October 24, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

A total of 1,604 have cast ballots during the first seven days of early voting for the November 6 Tennessee General Elections.

According to Administrator of Elections Dennis Stanley, 182 voted Wednesday (148 in person and 34 by absentee); 210 voted Tuesday (203 in person and 7 by absentee); 246 voted Monday (245 in person and 1 by absentee); 214 voted Saturday (207 in person and 7 by absentee); 263 voted Friday (260 in person and 3 by absentee). On Thursday 259 cast ballots (257 in person and 2 by absentee). Last Wednesday 230 voted (194 in person and 36 by absentee)

The early voting times are as follows:

Mondays—1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesdays—9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesdays—9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursdays—2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Fridays—9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays—9 a.m. to noon.

Early voting is on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.

Election day voting is 8:00 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all 15 precincts in the county.

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