Smithville voters chose three aldermen yesterday, and while incumbents Shawn Jacobs and Danny Washer retained thier seats on the Smithville city council, newcomer Josh Miller took the third seat, ousting one-term incumbent Gayla Hendrix. Read More

Ricardo Duenas, 19, of  McMinnville drowned after apparently attempting to swim across Center Hill Lake near Sligo Bridge just after 5:30 p.m. last Wednesday. Duenas had reportedly made it about halfway across the lake when he went down and did not resurface. Other swimmers told authorities they tried to save  Duenas to no avail. The body was recovered more than three hours later when TWRA officers conducted a sonar scan and spotted the young man’s ... Read More

According to Metro Nashville police, Patrick F. Counts, a 2007 graduate of DeKalb County High School, was charged with aggravated assault last Tuesday after allegedly pulling a knife on a National Guard recruiter. Read More

Violet Tucker, 29, was airlifted after being injured in a Thursday morning collision with a utility pole in front of B and G Supply on Highway 70. Smithville police said Tucker was traveling west in a 1990 Ford Ranger when she left the road and ran head-on into the pole. She was transported from the scene by DeKalb EMS, then taken by Life Flight helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Corporal Travis Bryant of ... Read More

The Smithville city council voted Monday night to adopt the new 2013-14 city budget on second and final reading. Read More

Bids for the planned renovation of DeKalb West School have come in more than $1.4 million higher than the school system’s architect initially estimated. Read More

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting driver license roadside safety checkpoints during the week of July 26 on Highway 70 East in DeKalb County. Read More

Over the course of the last few months of the 2012-13 school year, the DeKalb County High School's General Metals Class has partnered with the DeKalb County Fire Department to complete a very important project that increases the capabilities of three of the department's tanker trucks. Read More

A 36-year-old Smithville woman faces charges of vandalism, burglary and theft after being arrested by the sheriff’s department in connection with a string of thefts at a local marina. Read More

The Leadership DeKalb Class of 2013 is asking for your help to "Feed the Need" of hungry children in DeKalb County this summer. Read More

A Short Mountain Highway home suffered extensive fire damage Friday morning. The residence at 944 South Mountain Street near the DeKalb EMS headquarters caught fire just before 5 a.m. The fire started in the kitchen and spread to the living and dining room. City firefighters were able the save the rest of the structure. The cause has not been determined. The residents were not at home when the incident took place. Read More

The New Life Pentecostal Church held its annual cruise-in Saturday. The event boasted many classic cars, snacks, door prizes, lots of bench racing and a good time for hot-rodders of all ages. Read More

The county budget committee is struggling to find a solution to address the shortfall in the present budget proposal without raising the property tax rate. Read More

Both occupants of a Nissan Altima that overturned and collided with the end of a guardrail on McMinnville Highway Monday night were airlifted due to their injuries. Read More

A Smithville man was charged with initiation of a process in the manufacture of methamphetamine after a sheriff’s department drug detective allegedly found a rolling meth lab while conducting  a traffic stop on June 4. Read More

A one-motorcycle crash on Dale Ridge Road claimed the life of a Mount Juliet man last Tuesday. Read More

An undercover drug investigation by the Smithville Police Department has resulted in a local man being charged with two counts of sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance (Dilaudid). Read More

Smithville-based Omega Apparel Incorporated announced last week that they have received notification from the Department of Defense that they won their bid to produce skirts for the Air Force and Marine Corps. Read More

DeKalb County resident Tommy Stockling has been named the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) part-time Boating Officer of the Year for 2012. Read More

DeKalb County 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Members recently competed in the Central Region 4-H Wildlife Judging Team competition held at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Read More