State Senator Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet) said this week that she has been informed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) that a $150,000 grant has been approved for the Smithville Municipal Airport.
The grant is available through TDOT’s Division of Aeronautics. 
“This airport is very important to many local residents and businesses,” said Senator Beavers. “This grant will help make needed improvements.”
The grant will be matched with $16,667 in local funds for a total of $166,667.
  “I am very pleased to see these funds coming to our county.  We will continue to work to bring tax dollars back to DeKalb County,” Beavers concluded.