Another Candidate May Enter Assessor of Property Race

December 11, 2023
By: dwayne page

Another candidate may be entering the Assessor of Property race in 2024.

According to the DeKalb County Election Commission, Mike Clayborn has obtained a qualifying petition for Assessor of Property as an Independent in the August 1st General Election. Clayborn is a former county clerk.

Meanwhile incumbent Property Assessor Shannon Cantrell and challenger Amy Clare Lockhart will be vying for the GOP nomination for the office in the March 5 DeKalb County Republican Primary. Both Cantrell and Lockhart have returned their qualifying petitions and are qualified candidates.

So far, no Democrat has obtained a petition for Assessor of Property. Noon Thursday, December 14 is the qualifying deadline for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.

Names of candidates or potential candidates for other local offices in the March 5 GOP primary are as follows:

Board of Education: Tom Walkup & Megan Moore (5th District) and Jason Miller (Incumbent) (6th District) Miller has returned his qualifying petition and is a qualified candidate.

Constable:
Tyler Cripps (1st District)

Danny Adamson (2nd District). He has returned his petition and is a qualified candidate.

Travis Bryant (3rd District) (Incumbent)

Lane Ball (4th District) (Incumbent). He has returned his petition and is a qualified candidate.

Mark Milam (5th District) (Incumbent). He has returned his petition and is a qualified candidate.

Jason Brown (6th District) (Incumbent)

Jeremy Wayne Neal (7th District)

Recently governor appointed judge Shawn Fry of Cookeville has also filed his petition in the six counties including DeKalb that make up the 13th Judicial District to seek a full eight-year term to the newly created criminal court judgeship.

Both the DeKalb County Republican and Democratic Parties will be holding primaries simultaneously on Tuesday, March 5th for the offices of Property Assessor, Constable (districts 1-7), and Board of Education (5th & 6th) districts along with the newly created position of criminal court judge-Part III in the 13th judicial district. The primaries will be held in conjunction with the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary.

The qualifying deadline is Thursday, December 14 at 12 noon. The voter registration deadline for the March 5th primaries is February 5 and the early voting period will be Wednesday, February 14 through Tuesday, February 27. The Absentee ballot request deadline is Tuesday, February 27, 2024.

Independents wishing to run for Assessor of Property or Constable (districts 1-7), Board of Education (5th & 6th) districts, or for criminal court judge-Part III in the August 2024 County General Elections must also qualify by noon on Thursday, December 14.

Party nominees and independents for these offices will run in the DeKalb County General Election on Thursday, August 1, 2024 and those elected will take office September 1, 2024.

The incumbents in these offices are Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell and Constables- 1st District: Waylon Kyle, 2nd District: Darrell Johnson, 3rd District: Travis Bryant, 4th District: Lane Ball, 5th District: Mark Milam, 6th District: Jason Brown, and 7th District: Johnny King.

The school board seats up for election in 2024 are currently held by Jamie Cripps in the 5th district and Jason Miller in the 6th district.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Tre Hargett has certified the names of nine Republicans and one Democratic presidential candidate for the March 5, 2024, Super Tuesday Presidential Preference Primary and County Primary Election. On Super Tuesday, 15 other states will join Tennessee in helping decide each party’s presidential nominee.

The following candidates will be on Tennessee’s March 5, 2024, ballot:

Republican Primary Ballot:
Ryan Binkley
Doug Burgum
Chris Christie
Ron DeSantis
Nikki Haley
Asa Hutchinson
Vivek Ramaswamy
David Stuckenberg
Donald J. Trump

Democratic Primary Ballot:
Joseph R. Biden

December 11, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A Golden Girl!

The DeKalb Animal Shelter is home to “Golden” a one-year-old Shar Pei mix and she would love nothing better than to have a forever home in time for the holidays!

Why not welcome “Golden” into your family?

“Golden was an owner surrender,” said Cathy Bader of the Friends of DeKalb Animal Shelter organization. “The owner could no longer care for her. She is a very sweet dog and has lots of energy. She is spayed and up to date on all her shots. Golden loves to play. She will fetch a ball and bring it back to you. She is good with other dogs and children but not good with cats. Golden is housebroken and ready to be adopted. If you are looking for a wonderful loving dog full of energy this is the dog for you. She is the sponsored pet of the Friends of the DeKalb Animal Shelter this month so the cost of her adoption is $80,” said Bader.

“If you are interested in adopting Golden, please check out the adoptable pet’s link on our website to fill out an application at https://www.dekalbanimalsheltertn.com/ and we will call you to come in and meet her,” she said.

The shelter is open Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 and Saturday from 8 to 12 at 186 Transfer Station Road. Phone 615-597-3647.

Meanwhile the DeKalb Animal Shelter is selling long sleeved Christmas shirts for $23 as a fundraiser. The shirts are available in several sizes.

December 10, 2023
By: dwayne page

Bragging Rights for a good cause!

In the first ever Border Battle of high school alumni basketball between the two counties, Cannon County High School swept both men’s and women’s games Saturday night against DeKalb County in Smithville. Proceeds from the event are going to Project Graduation.

Featuring basketball stars from the past, the Cannon County Lions beat the DeKalb County Tigers 66 to 46 while the Cannon County Lionettes prevailed over the DeKalb County Lady Tigers 39 to 33. The DeKalb Tigers Alumni team was coached by former educator and coach Mike Braswell while former Lady Tiger basketball star MaryAnn Puckett coached the Lady Tigers.

In the men’s alumni game, Cannon County led 17 to 8 after the 1st period, 34 to 20 at halftime, and 48 to 34 after the 3rd period before claiming a 66 to 46 victory over the DeKalb County Alumni team.

For DeKalb County, Trey Jones scored 9, Lucas Phillips 8, Ethan Roller 6, Justin Bone, Tanner Poss, Hayden Thomas, and Brayden Antoniak each with 4, Zackary Vincent 3, and Jordan Young and Colter Norris each with 2.

Cannon County only had six players in their lineup, and they were led in scoring by Brady Cunningham with 23 points followed by Lane Willis 13, Jacob Nave 12, Austin Brock with 11 and Trey Fann 7.

In the women’s game, Cannon County led 14 to 7 after the 1st period, 26 to 14 at halftime, and 32 to 17 after the 3rd period before defeating the Lady Tigers Alumni team 39 to 33.

For DeKalb County, Kelly Parkerson Pyburn scored 10, Casey Bogle Agee 6, Mallori Hart 4, Hannah Panter Bone 3, and Tonya George Lee, Stephanie Hart Williams, Danielle Tyson Horton, Jailyn Bolding, and Gracie Griffin each with 2.

Cannon County was led in scoring by Macy Clements and Amber Burnett each with 10, Erin Fann 9, Hope Young-8, and Dani Young 2.

The DCHS Alumni men’s roster included the following and their year of graduation:

Jacob Rankhorn-2004, Lucas Phillips-2013, Zackary Vincent-2013, Ethan Roller- 2014, Justin Bone-2015, Trey Jones-2018, Noah Martin-2019, Colter Norris-2019, Tanner Poss-2019, Hayden Thomas-2019, Brayden Antoniak-2022, Nathaniel Crook-2022, and Jordan Young-2022.

The DCHS Alumni women’s roster included the following and their year of graduation:

Tonya George Lee-1992, Casey Bogle Agee-1999, Kelly Parkerson Pyburn-1999, Stephanie Hart Williams- 2003, Brooke Hutchings-2012, Abbey Roller-2013, Danielle Tyson Horton-2014, Jailyn Bolding-2016, Hannah Panter Bone- 2017, Lydia Brown- 2019, Megan Cantrell- 2021, Gracie Griffin- 2021, and Mallori Hart- 2021.

The Cannon County High School Alumni men’s roster included the following and their year of graduation:

Josh Rhulen-2011, Jacob Nave-2015, Marshal McReynolds-2015, Austin Brock-2016, Trey Fann-2018, and Lane Willis-2018.

The Cannon County High School Alumni women’s roster included the following and their year of graduation.

Brandi Burnett-2005, Hope Young-2005, Amber Burnett-2007, Eden Fann-2007, Erin Fann-2010, Jordan Hollis- 2013, and Macy Clements-2014.