Commission Reappoints Beer Board Members

April 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Commission Monday night reappointed four members to the Beer Board.

Current members of the Beer Board are Jim Stagi in the 1st District, Myron Rhody in the 2nd District, Edward Frazier in the 3rd District, Robert Rowe in the 4th District, John Hummer in the 5th District, Leonard Dickens in the 6th District, and Johnny King in the 7th District.

All seven members serve as appointees and the two year terms are staggered with the  1st,  3rd,  5th, and 7th district positions being appointed in odd years. The 2nd,  4th, and 6th district seats  are filled in even years.

Stagi , Frazier, Hummer, and King were all up for reappointment this year and were approved to serve new terms by the county commission Monday night.

April 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Students at Smithville Elementary School enjoyed Easter egg hunts outside and Easter parties in their classrooms with teachers and family Thursday.

Similar activities were also held at other schools in the county.

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April 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Members of the “Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour” group, Chamber leaders, and local public officials gathered at the site of a new road sign Tuesday funded by Robin and Kristie Driver, owners of Center Hill Realty and Chalets.

The new sign, located at North Congress Boulevard and Church Street, will let tourists and others arriving in Smithville know that the annual studio tour, hosted by local crafters and artisans, is held on the last full weekend of every October. The tour began in 1999. This year’s event will be October 25-27. Artists will be demonstrating their craft mediums and offering handcrafted shopping opportunities at every stop on the tour.

In 2018, the tour featured more than 30 individual artists at 14 studio stops.

Pictured: left to right: Chamber Director Suzanne Williams, Jessica Higgins, Robin Driver, Kristie Driver, Smithville Mayor Josh Miller, Kathy Hendrixson of Justin Potter Library, Smithville Alderman Gayla Hendrix, Crafters and Artisans Claudia Lee, Lauren Bryant, Abraham Pardee, Sherri Cratty, Rob Harvey, and Louis Colombarini.