Help repairing your home
DeKalb County has secured a $500,000 HOME program grant from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) to help local families with home repairs. Informational meetings will be held at the following locations to learn more about the application procedures and grant guidelines.
April 19: Smithville- Community Complex in the Auditorium
April 26: Austin Bottom- Austin Bottom Fire Hall
May 3: Keltonburg- Community Center
All meetings will be held at 6:00 p.m. Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing during these events.
UCDD
UCDD offers relative caregiver, housing assistance. Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? For more information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the Upper Cumberland Development District toll-free at 1-877-275-8233. A support group meeting will be held for relatives that are caring for relative children during the month of March 2021. Please contact Melissa Allison at 931-476-4127. For housing assistance contact Myra Walker at 931-432-4111.
UCHRA
The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency will hold a commodities distribution for DeKalb County on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the DeKalb County UCHRA office. Sign up will be available at the distribution site.
Hiring Event, April 29
This event will be held at the Community Center Auditorium, 712 S. College Blvd. on April 29, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open interviews, immediate job offers. Interested employers email james.b.simpson @tn.gov or sparklesims@careerteam.com Mask and social distancing required.
Jefferson Cemetery, May 2
Will have its decoration on May 2, 2021. There will be no business meeting and lunch because of Covid 19. Donations for the mowing of the cemetery may be mailed to: Woody Adcock, 1283 Jefferson Road, Smithville, TN 37166.
Parkinson’s Support Group, May 4
The Parkinson’s Support Group will meet May 4 at 10 a.m. Our speaker will be Kelly Arney, MSSW. She is the Outreach Coordinator at Vanderbilt’s Parkinson’s Foundation. To participate by Zoom, call Nancy at 931-284-1010. To come in person, RSVP to Pat at 931-284-8818. The meeting will be at Caney Fork Baptist Church, 2404 Hwy. 70 E. Cookeville, Tennessee. Masks required, and social distancing.
