DeKalb Football Lift-a-Thon Breaks Records
The DeKalb County Football team completed their annual “Lift-a-Thon” Friday breaking lifting, conditioning and fundraising milestones. The Tigers coaching staff have implemented a system for players to earn “yards” throughout their time at DeKalb by performing in the weight room, on the practice field, in games and in the classroom. Head Coach Steve Trapp said […]
Flash Flood Concern Remains, More Storms Til AM
Another round of tornado warnings Wednesday night produced scattered damage, but the biggest concern remains flooding heading into the latter part of the evening. A tornado warning issued for Dekalb, Smith and Putnam Counties around 6:45pm Wednesday night. Rotation concerns centered on Carthage. Aarons Branch Road in Jackson County reported impassable due to flooding. Trees […]
Schools Closed Wednesday For Weather Threat
Concerns about possible severe weather Wednesday have led Upper Cumberland school systems to close Wednesday. “It’s really for the safety of our students and for our teachers and staff and administration,” Communications Supervisor Buddy Pearson as Putnam County Schools will be closed Wednesday. Pearson said the director of schools spent time Tuesday in contact with […]
UC Farmers Eligible For Loans After Fall Drought
Farmers in several Upper Cumberland counties are eligible for federal loans in the aftermath of the fall drought conditions. The US Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency offering loans to help producers recover. Farmers in Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White Counties are eligible. Greer Gill is outreach and public affairs […]
DeKalb Approves Funding Requests For Anti-Drug Programs
DeKalb County Commissioners approved the additional funding of four anti-drug programs during their Monday meeting. The funds will be split between the local sheriff’s DARE program, the Youth and Family Resource Network, the DeKalb Prevention Coalition, and the Recovery Court Program. County Mayor Matt Adcock said the funding requests totaled just over $145,000. “The state […]
DeKalb County Deciding Next Steps To Fund New Criminal Justice Center Or New School
DeKalb County Commission faces a decision soon: fund a new county jail project or a new school project in the near future. County Mayor Matt Adcock said the county has been working on options for a new justice center after becoming aware the current facility is close to becoming decertified. He said that the school […]
DeKalb Sheriff’s Dept. Continuing Search For Missing Woman
DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department will discuss the next moves in the search for missing 32-year-old Brittany Miller. Miller has been missing since July 2022. Sheriff Patrick Ray said the widespread controlled search Saturday across some 187 acres near her Hurricane Ridge home yielded no results. “We will sit down today and regroup and see where […]
DeKalb Leaders Working On Master Plan For Jail
DeKalb County officials excited to take the next steps forward in improving their jail operations and standards. County leaders met with officials from the Tennessee Correctional institute and CTAS this week. County Mayor Matt Adcock said the meeting is the first of several planned after TCI officials met with then-county leaders several years ago on […]
Smithville Launches Online Property Tax Payment Portal
Smithville residents will now be able to pay their property taxes online with a recently developed web tool. Property Tax Clerk Holly Anderson said the tool comes just in time for this year’s property taxes to be mailed out this Friday. “We had been looking into it for a while just to make it easier […]
Two Motorcyclists Die In Separate Weekend Incidents
Two motorcyclists died in two separate incidents over the weekend. 52-year-old Bryan Colson of Cookeville died while negotiating a curve on Benton Young Road around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday evening. He ran off the road and struck a tree. 28-year-old Brooke Murphy of Antioch, Tennessee was also negotiating a curve in DeKalb County when she […]
