19th Annual Storytelling Day Saturday

April 4, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Its story telling time again in DeKalb County with the 19th annual Dots Storytelling Day dedicated to the children of DeKalb County to raise money for the Imagination Library.

Dots Storytelling Day is sponsored by the Smithville Study Club. This year’s theme is “Hero’s Past & Present”.

The event will be presented on Saturday, April 6 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the DeKalb County Complex History Room at 712 South Congress Boulevard, Smithville. For more information contact Susan Hinton at 615-597-9300 or email: hinton@dtccom.net

April 4, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Municipal Election will be uncontested on Thursday, August 1.

The three incumbent aldermen up for re-election, Shawn Jacobs, Danny Washer, and Jessica Higgins will be running unopposed. The terms are for four years each.

The deadline to qualify for the August 1 municipal elections in Alexandria, Dowelltown, and Smithville was 12 noon today (Thursday, April 4).

Only three people qualified for the Alexandria Municipal Election on August 1.

In this election, the positions to be filled are for mayor (unexpired term), three aldermen, and three other aldermen (unexpired terms).

Beth Tripp will run unopposed for the unexpired mayor’s term while Jeff Ford is without opposition for an unexpired alderman term and Jonathon Tripp is unopposed for a full alderman term. No one qualified to run for the other positions.

No one qualified to run in the Dowelltown Municipal Election on August 1 in which a mayor and two aldermen are to be elected.

The offices of County Commission District 6 and District 7 will be on the DeKalb County General Election Ballot August 1 to fill unexpired terms.

Andy Pack in the 6th district and Mathias Anderson in district 7 were recently nominated and certified as Republican candidates through the local GOP caucus process.

Meanwhile, Keith Elkins will be a write-in candidate for 6th district constable in the county general election August 1. Elkins recently filed with the election commission a certificate of write in candidacy for the position.

All the local Republican nominees from the March primary will be unopposed in the August 1 DeKalb County General Election including Incumbent Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell, Sixth district incumbent school board member Jason Miller, Fifth district school board candidate Megan Moore; Constable candidates 1st District: Tyler Cripps, 2nd District: Danny Adamson, 3rd District: Incumbent Travis Bryant, 4th District: Incumbent Lane Ball, 5th District: Incumbent Mark Milam, and 7th District: Jeremy Neal, and Judge Shawn C. Fry for the newly created Criminal Court Judge position in Part III of the seven-county 13th Judicial District.

The Voter Registration Deadline for the August 1 elections is Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Early Voting: Friday, July 12 – Saturday, July 27, 2024 (times not yet set)

April 4, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department has picked up five people who were named in sealed indictments by the grand jury last week.

All either have been or will soon make an appearance in DeKalb County Criminal Court for arraignment.

54-year-old Angela Joan Close of Carter Street, Smithville, was indicted on two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver. Her bond is $100,000 and she will be arraigned on April 17. Sheriff Patrick Ray said the indictment against Close is from an undercover drug buy by the sheriff’s department.

Three people were indicted by the grand jury on charges in a companion case made by the sheriff’s department including 51-year-old Melissa Faye Murphy, 34-year-old Cody Lynn Murphy, and 33 year old Michaela Lynn Murphy all of Ferrell Road, Smithville.

“This was a search warrant that was done by the sheriff’s department on a death at that residence on Ferrell Road. The detective obtained a search warrant, served that, and found drugs, paraphernalia, and weapons,” said Sheriff Ray.

Melissa and Cody Lynn Murphy are each charged in the indictment with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Cody is also charged, along with Michaela Murphy with possession of a schedule V drug with intent to sell or deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond for Melissa and Cody is $50,000 each and $25,000 for Michaela.

53-year-old Donnie Lee Ramsey of Gassaway Main Street, Liberty, is indicted on two counts of possession of a schedule VI drug with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver. According to Sheriff Ray, the marijuana was discovered during a traffic stop in Liberty. Ramsey’s bond is $75,000 and he will be arraigned April 17.

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