Community Calendar

The Smithville City Hall will be closed April 18 for Good Friday and there will be no city garbage pickup on April 18. The Friday routes this week will be run Monday, April 21 along with the Monday routes.

The Smithville Lions Club Annual Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction will be held on April 26th at the DeKalb County Community Center from 7 to 10 am. Menu includes pancakes, freshly grilled sausage or bacon, eggs, fruit and orange juice, milk and coffee. Cost is $10 adults and children under 12 $6. Tickets can be purchased before event from Dr. Starla Meigs, and Vester Parsley or at the door. Our Silent Auction will have some great items for Mothers’ Day. All proceeds will be used to help citizens in DeKalb County.

A Heritage Revival at Pomeroy Chapel at 2855 Midway Road will be Sunday, April 27 to Friday, May 2 with special singing nightly. The Sunday night service will be at 6 p.m. and weeknights at 7 p.m. Guest speakers are as follows: Sunday-Ken Kirby, Monday- Bernard Houk, Tuesday-John Wilson, Wednesday-Bryan Jones,-Thursday-Billy Martin, and Friday-Greg Jenkins. Everyone welcome

World Vision Global 6K for Water

Saturday May 17 at DeKalb West School, 8am start time, 7:30 sign in opens

$50 registration

World Vision Global 6K for Water.

THIS SPRING, CHANGE A LIFE. Join thousands of people across the globe in our mission to bring life-changing clean water and fullness of life to children in communities around the world.

Walk, run or roll at the World Vision Global 6K for Water. Each registration provides lasting clean water to a child, like the child on
your race bib!

https://global6k.worldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=38051

A WJLE Radiothon to raise money for the DCHS Class of 2025 Project Graduation will be Good Friday, April 18 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

High school seniors and parents on the Project Graduation committee will be answering phones, taking pledges during the drive. Any member of the Class of 2025 is urged to stop by the station to make an appearance on the radiothon to talk about their school activities and future plans.

Last year during the three-hour fundraiser which was also LIVE streamed on Facebook almost $8,500 was raised in pledges and donations for the 2024 Project Graduation event. The radiothon will be hosted by Jordan Atnip of the Smithville First Baptist Church.

Project Graduation is an all-night drug-free, alcohol-free graduation party for members of the DCHS Class of 2025 committed to having a safe, wholesome, yet entertaining celebration together for the last time as a class. The event begins following the graduation ceremony Friday, May 16.

Call 615-597-4265 during the Radiothon to make your pledge from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Friday, April 18.

Listen LIVE on FM 101.7/AM 1480 and LIVE audio streaming at www.wjle.com.

The annual meeting of the Cannady Cemetery Association will be April 19, 2025 in the Fellowship Hall of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Smithville at 10:00 a.m.  All those interested in this historic cemetery are invited to attend. If you have any questions contact Denise Brown at 615-464-8633.

DeKalb County residents are urged to take part in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The DeKalb Prevention Coalition and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at two locations in DeKalb County. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Take Back locations locally are Smithville City Hall, 104 East Main Street and the Alexandria City Hall, 102 High Street.

The Smithville Church of God will host Easter in the Park Sunday, April 20 at Green Brook Park starting at 10 a.m. with a worship service at 11 a.m. Activities include blow ups, horses, axe throwing, face painting, bingo, kettle corn, an egg hunt, and more!

April 2025
County Commission Meetings

Health, Education, and Public Welfare Committee

Date: 04/21/2025

Time: 6pm

Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse

Topic: Quarterly Reports of Department Heads

Budget Committee

Date: 04/15/2025

Time: 6pm

Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse

Topic: County Budget

Budget Committee

Date: 04/22/2025

Time: 6pm

Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse

Topic: County Budget

Purchasing Committee

Date: 04/23/2025

Time: 12pm

Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse

Topic: This is a notice that the April 1st bid opening for the Health Dept was cancelled by the State and it will be moved to April 23rd at Noon

County Commission Workshop

Date: 04/24/2025

Time: 6pm

Location: Tennessee Room of the County Complex

Topic: Regular Business

County Commission Meeting (Formal)

Date: 04/28/2025

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Auditorium of the County Complex

Topic: Regular Business

Budget Committee

Date: 04/29/2025

Time: 6pm

Location: Lower Courtroom of the Courthouse

Topic: County Purchases

The Christ Pentecostal Church at Brush Creek will have a community cookout at the church on Saturday, April 26 at 402 Alexandria Highway, Brush Creek. The cookout begins at 3 p.m. with music provided by Right On Time at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Come and celebrate with them.

Want more for your family? Empower Upper Cumberland is a FREE grant-funded program for families with children. 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. You do not have to be receiving government benefits to qualify. Empower UC is enrolling families continuously and has funding to help working families get more out of life to become more prosperous. Some ways we might empower families are: Help with finding & keeping employment (and higher paying employment), transportation to/from work, support services, healthcare costs, finding childcare or helping with costs, higher education pathways, financial counseling, credit recovery and much more. We work around your schedule so you don't have to take time away from your job or school. It only takes 5 minutes to apply and there is nothing to upload. Call Janna Palmer, DeKalb County Empower Navigator, at 931-357-0721 for more information or if you need help applying. Texts are welcome, too! You can also reach Janna by email at JPalmer@uchra.com. It all starts with a short 5 minute online form or a quick phone call. (Volunteers and Donations are gathered through our website and efforts directly benefit DeKalb County Families.) Why not make 2025 the best year yet for your family by getting started on your prosperity pathway today! Apply now at www.empoweruppercumberland.org , by calling 833-367-9782, or calling Janna at 931-357-0721 to get started.

Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, cousins and lady friends, get your tickets now for the Last Minute Toy Shop’s event to be held on May 3, 2025 at the DeKalb County Complex auditorium from 11:30a-1:30p. Four guest speakers, including Wanda Redmon, Tara Hale, Billy Ann Tubbs-Trigueros, and Beth Gill will talk about standing together in prayer to fight the opposition, along with ideas of creating your own war board, war room or war binder. Tickets are $20, and include finger-foods, drink and desserts along with games and door prizes. Contact Angie Meadows 615-464-5056, or any LMTS volunteer for tickets. You can also visit the LMTS Facebook page. Tickets are limited, FCFS.

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will hold a commodities distribution in DeKalb County on Thursday, April 24, from 9 until 11 a.m. at 726 S. Congress Blvd.: Smithville, TN. Clients can sign up ahead of time online or at the distribution site on the day of the event. Visit uchra.org/2025-commodities-distribution-events for more information about UCHRA’s commodities program including instructions on how to apply. This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee.

2025 DCHS Tigerette Softball Schedule:
Regular Season
March 11: Cumberland County*- Away : 5:30 p.m.
March 12: Oakland- Away: 5:00 pm
March 17: Watertown-Away: 5:30 pm
March 19: Macon County-Home: 5:30 pm
March 20: Stone Memorial*- Home: 5:30 p.m.
March 21-22: Wildcat Classic- Chattanooga
March 24: Green Hill-Away: 5:30 pm
March 25: Upperman*-Home: 5:30 p.m.
March 27: Livingston Academy*: Home: 5:30 p.m.

April 1: White County*- Away: 5:30 p.m.
April 3: Cumberland County*-Home: 5:30 p.m.
April 8: Stone Memorial*-Away: 5:30 p.m.
April 15: Livingston Academy*- Away: 5:30 pm
April 17: White County*-Home: 5:30 .p.m.
April 22: Upperman *-Away: 5:30 pm
April 24: Gordonsville-Home: 5:30 p.m.
April 29: Watertown (Seniors)- Home: 5:30 p.m.

POST SEASON:
May 2-9: District Tournament-TBA
May 12: Regional Semi-Finals-TBA
May 14: Regional Finals
May 16: Sectionals
May 20-23: State Tournament-TBA

2025 DCHS Tiger Baseball Schedule:
Regular Season
March 3: Franklin County- Away : 6:00 pm
March 7: Macon County- Home: 5:30 pm (JV)
March 10: Cannon County-Home: 5:00 pm (JV)
March 11: Cannon County-Away: 5:00 pm (JV)
March 14: Warren County- Away: 6:00 p.m.
March 17: White County-Away: 5:30 pm (JV)
March 18: White County- Home: 5:30 p.m. (JV)
March 20-22: WCI Tournament: TBA
March 24: Livingston Academy- Home: 5:30 p.m.
March 26: Livingston Academy-Away: 5:30 p.m.
March 27: Watertown- Away: 5:30 p.m. (JV)

April 3: Watertown- Home: 5:30 pm (JV)
April 4-5: Tournament: TBA
April 7: Upperman-Away: 5:30 pm (JV)
April 8: Upperman-Home: 5:30 p.m. (JV)
April 10: Franklin County- Home: 5:30 p.m.
April 14: Stone Memorial- Home: 5:30 p.m. (JV)
April 15: Stone Memorial- Away: 5:30 p.m. (JV)
April 17: Macon County-Away: 5:30 pm (JV)
April 18: Sequatchie County- Away: 5:30 pm
April 21: Cumberland County- Away: 5:30 pm (JV)
April 22: Cumberland County-Home: 5:30 pm (JV)
April 24: Westmoreland- Home: 5:30 pm (JV)
April 25: Central Magnet- Away:
April 28: Warren County- Home: 5:30 p.m.

POST SEASON:
April 30-May 7: District Tournament-TBA
May 9-10: Region Tournament-TBA
May 14-17: Sectional Series-TBA
May 20-23: State Tournament-TBA