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Smithville Police Officer Presented THSO Award
December 16, 2024
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Smithville Police Officer Nik Agee was presented an Impaired Driving Enforcement award from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), Thursday, December 12 at the Cumberland Law Enforcement Liaisons Holiday Network Meeting and Awards in Cookeville for his dedication to keeping impaired drivers off the roadways.
THSO recognizes law enforcement from different agencies who may have saved a life through their extraordinary efforts to reduce alcohol and drug-impaired driving.
The Smithville Police Department is proud of Officer Agee for demonstrating proactive policing and his dedication to traffic safety.
Trio of 12th graders named DCHS Students of the Month for November
December 16, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A trio of 12th graders has been awarded “Students of the Month” for November at DeKalb County High School.
Jackson Mathis, Luke Midgett, and Ian Barnes were selected for the help and friendship shown to a deserving freshman student throwing him a birthday party.
Each received a certificate from the school and a gift card for a meal from F.Z. Webb & Sons Soda Fountain. A different restaurant offers a meal gift card to each month’s honorees. The Student of the Month award is voted on by the teachers at DCHS.
To help their friend celebrate, Jackson gave him a cat as a gift. Ian provided the cake and Luke had a birthday card for him.
Mathis is the son of Chad and Amanda Mathis. Midgett’s parents are Casey and LeVaughnda Midgett, and Barnes is the son of Adam and Ashley Barnes.
All three are members of FBLA and the high school tennis team.
After graduation both Mathis and Barnes plan to attend Tennessee Tech. Mathis said his plans are to go into nursing. Midgett will be attending Faulkner Christian University in Alabama to become a youth minister.
Alexandria Christmas Parade Delights (View Video Here)
December 15, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The Alexandria Christmas parade delighted holiday lovers of all ages Saturday afternoon.
This year’s grand marshals of the parade were three veterans including 92-year-old Billy McClanahan, who served as a US Army Private First Class in the Korean War and Army Sergeant Dora Stranathan and her husband Air Force Sergeant Michael Stranathan. Their float stopped in front of the reviewing stand and the veterans were recognized from the stage for their service by Alexandria Mayor Beth Tripp who had gifts for each of them including American flags donated by State Representative Michael Hale and a Korean War patch presented by Mayor Tripp to McClanahan.
The parade also featured many crowd favorites including the DCHS band, Smithville’s Frosty Flakes led by Bee Tubbs Trigueros, vintage automobiles, horseback riders and horse drawn wagons, pageant royalty, and of course Santa.
After the parade, drawings were held for prizes, most of them donated by Mayor Tripp.
