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The teachers had the children line up in the gym. Parents and grandparents were there taking pictures, so proud of their offspring. It was an exciting day. The end of the school year was near, and no one felt like doing any school work. Read More
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DeKalb County graduates took home nearly $1 million in scholarship money at the Class of 2013’s Senior Awards Day ceremony Thursday. Read More
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While some county commissioners felt that the commission should vote Monday night on the subject of hiring more school resource officers in the county school system, the move was tabled to allow time to study the situation further. Read More
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A local man convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a child in April has been sentenced to eight years and six months in the state penitentiary. Read More
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The DeKalb County Board of Education has adopted a proposed tentative spending plan for the 2013-14 school year. Read More
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The board of education Tuesday night voted unanimously to accept sealed bids on a house built by students of the DeKalb County High School Construction Technology program. Read More
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The Smithville Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols on May 24-27 in an ongoing effort to provide safer roadways for the public. Read More
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DeKalb County High School Band Director Jonathan Wright is asking for your help in solving a burglary and theft at the band room around midnight or after early Saturday morning. Read More
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According to Smithville police, 33-year-old Anthony Doel Atnip was arrested on May 11 for domestic assault and public intoxication. Read More
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Authorities still have many questions concerning why a Putnam County woman drove her Chevrolet Blazer off a Johnson’s Chapel boat ramp and into Center Hill Lake Monday. Read More
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The threat of rain did not prevent an impressive turnout for the 16th annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life Friday. Read More
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After voicing opposition to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to restrict fishing near dams located on the Cumberland river, Senator Lamar Alexander told Corps officials last week that if they follow through with their proposal he would hold up budget requests for the agency. Read More
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A prisoner at the DeKalb County Jail was charged with having a meth lab at his residence after the sheriff’s department heared him discussing it with his wife on the jail phone. Read More
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The Smithville Police Department has partnered with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Department of Health, DeKalb Prevention Coalition, and Pioneer Credit and announced its plan to introduce a permanent collection bin for the residents of DeKalb County to properly dispose of used or unwanted medication. Read More
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Governor Bill Haslam has vetoed the so-called “Ag-Gag” bill, which would have required evidence documenting animal abuse to be turned over to law enforcement within 48 hours. Read More
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced that DeKalb County native Eric McCormick has been promoted to Sergeant for the counties of Smith and DeKalb in the Cookeville District. Read More
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Mr. William Freddy Curtis, Advanced Placement (AP) US Government & Politics Teacher at Cannon County High School, was selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in Advanced Placement US Government & Politics. Read More
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The Peeled Chestnut Cemetery, just across the DeKalb County line in White County, is one of the oldest in the area and the final place of rest for hundreds of people. There are veterans of every war since the Civil War buried alongside their neighbors and family members. The facility is a free cemetery, the land donated by members of the community. However, with a $5,000 bill coming in every month for upkeep, and monthly ... Read More
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Noah Jones, 20, was ejected from this 1998 GMC pickup after losing control on Jacobs Pillar Road Monday and hitting a ditch, a tree and a fence, rolling the truck over. Jones was transported to DeKalb Community Hospital by local EMS, apparently with non life-threatening injuries. According to the THP, Jones was traveling south when he failed to negotiate a curve, and was cited for failure to maintain his lane of travel, expired tags, expired ... Read More
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