July County Commission Committee Meetings
Budget Committee
Date: 07/08/2025
Time: 6pm
Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse
Topic: County Budget
Health, Education, and Public Welfare Committee
Date: 07/10/2025
Time: 6pm
Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse
Topic: Quarterly Reports
Purchasing Committee
Date: 07/16/2025
Time: 12pm
Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse
Topic: County Purchases
County Commission Workshop
Date: 07/24/2025
Time: 6pm
Location: Tennessee Room of the County Complex
Topic: Regular Business
County Commission Meeting (Formal)
Date: 07/28/2025
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Auditorium of the County Complex
Topic: Regular Business
Jamboree Kick-off at Evins Park
Evins Park, located across from Justin Potter Library and the Smithville Post Office, will serve as the festive backdrop for this community celebration drenched in red, white, and blue pride.
Event Schedule 6:00 PM – The Smithville Community Chorus, under the skillful direction of longtime director Faye Fuqua, will deliver a moving patriotic concert. Immediately Following – Six square dance teams, led by Smithville’s own Square-Dancing Queen, Mary Ann Puckett, will take the stage with lively, crowd-pleasing performances by the Old-Time Dance Club.
Dance Teams:
·Smithville Select
·DeKalb Dancin’ Delights
·Center Hill Hoedown
·Caney Fork Circle Eights
·Ragland Bottom Roundup
·Little Liberty (making their debut this year)
Thanks to Farmhouse Realty’s commitment to community values and Studio 105’s creative dedication to local arts, this night will sparkle with hometown energy and Appalachian tradition.
Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and gather friends and family for an evening that sets the tone for a festival rooted in heritage and heart. Parking is available at the former Smithville Review parking lot, located at 106 So. 1st St., Smithville.
The Jamboree You Love Just Keeps Getting Better! Come be part of the tradition Thursday, July 3rd, at 6 PM for the Jamboree Community Launch Party. Let the music begin!
For more information, visit smithvillejamboree.com or www.visitdekalbtn.com.
Smithville Elementary Kindergarten Registration
Smithville Elementary will hold kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year on Monday, July 21 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Smithville Elementary. (If you have already pre-registered your child you do not need to attend this event.)
Please bring COPIES of the following documents to Registration:
– Certified copy of the child’s birth certificate
– Current, up-to-date, physical examination and immunization record (These must be on a Tennessee Department of Health Certificate of Immunization, which can be obtained from
your doctor’s office or the Health Department)
– Proof of residency for DeKalb County (i.e. gas/electric bill)
* Children who register to attend kindergarten must turn five years old on or before August 15, 2025.
Smithville Mayor and Aldermen to Meet
The Smithville Mayor and Aldermen will have the July monthly meeting Tuesday, July 1 at 6 p.m. at city hall instead of July 7
The agenda is as follows:
2nd Reading and public hearing of Ordinance No. 535 rezoning property on West Main St from R-1 to C-1 (Hart Builders, Inc)
2nd Reading and public hearing of Ordinance No. 534 rezoning property on Foster Rd from R-1 to R-2 (Josh Hawkins)
Public hearing of proposed annexation request at 640 East Broad Street (Lou Ann White )
1st Reading of Ordinance No. 536 rezoning property of Holmes Creek Rd from R-1 to R-2 (Hollingheads Land, LLC)
Any other business properly brought before the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Smithville Christian Fellowship Church Homecoming
The Smithville Christian Fellowship Church will have a Homecoming Celebration June 29 with a message by Brother David Lunsford and Music by the Singing Believers. Lunch will follow the service. The church is located at 1200 South Congress Boulevard, Smithville
DeKalb County Grand Jury to Convene
The next term of the DeKalb County Grand Jury will meet on Wednesday, July 9.
“It is the duty of your grand jurors to investigate any public offense which they know or have reason to believe has been committed and which is triable or indictable in the county. Any person having knowledge or proof that an offense has been committed may apply to testify before the grand jury subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated 40-12-105. The foreman in this county is presently Ms. Katherine Pack, 1 Public Square, Room 201, Smithville, Tennessee, 37166.” said DeKalb Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin.
“The grand jury will next meet on Wednesday, the 9th day of July, 2025, at 8:30 a.m.. You may be prosecuted for perjury for any oral or written statement which you make under oath to the grand jury, when you know the statement to be false, and when the statement touches on a matter material to the point in question,” she said.
Empower Upper Cumberland has plenty for families
Happy Summer from Empower Upper Cumberland! Want more for your family? Empower Upper Cumberland is a FREE grant-funded program for families with children under 18 years old in the home. We are in all 14 Counties of the Upper Cumberland. If you receive Free or Reduced Lunch at school, are receiving SNAP or TennCare, or make less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Guideline, then you may be eligible for this program. Empower UC is enrolling families continuously and has funding to help families get more out of life & become more prosperous. Some ways we might empower families are: Help with finding & keeping employment (& higher paying employment), transportation to/from work, finding childcare or helping with costs, higher education (TCAT, 2-Year & 4-Year pathways), financial counseling, credit recovery, computer skills training, resume assistance, one-on-one coaching and much more. Everything is free & confidential and our funding does not affect benefits eligibility. Empower UC works around your schedule so you don’t have to take time away from your job, school or family. There are fun & free monthly Family EmpowerMENT Nights with family meals, too. It only takes 5-10 minutes to apply and there is nothing to upload. Call/Text Janna Palmer, DeKalb County Empower Navigator, at 931-357-0721 for more information or if you need help applying. Enjoying more for your family can start today with a short online form or a quick phone call. (Volunteers and Donations are gathered through our website and efforts directly benefit DeKalb County Families.) Apply now at empoweruppercumberland.org , by calling 833-367-9782, or calling/texting Janna at 931-357-0721. Janna is also happy to visit & speak at your church, community group, school or business to help reach & serve as many families as possible.
DeKalb County Health Department Vaccine Clinics
The DeKalb County Health Department will have Vaccine Clinics for Kindergarten to 12th grade and college vaccines on July 22 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and July 24 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Smithville Church of Christ Vacation Bible School
The Smithville Church of Christ will have Vacation Bible School “Waymaker” June 30- July 3 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. for ages 3 to grade 6. The church is located at 520 Dry Creek Road, Smithville