DeKalb Fair Fall Festival Baby and Toddler Shows October 31

September 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Fair Fall Festival is accepting baby and toddler show entries for the pageants to be held Saturday, October 31 starting at 9 a.m. at the Lions Club Pavilion on the fairgrounds in Alexandria.

The entry fee is $25 per contestant. The deadline to enter is October 24 and no late entries will be accepted. The baby and toddler shows are open only to DeKalb County residents. Ribbons will go to the first and second place winners.

The Baby Show will include four age groups for baby boys and girls along with a separate category for twins:

The categories are: 1 day to 3 months; 4 to 6 months; 7 to 9 months; 10 to 12 months; and twins 1 day to 12 months.

The Toddler Show will include five age groups for baby boys and girls along with a separate category for twins:

The categories are: 13 to 18 months; 19 to 24 months; 25 to 30 months; 31 to 36 months; 37 to 47 months; and twins 13 to 47 months.

Send completed entry form with the $25 entry fee to DeKalb County Fair Association: Angie Meadows. Attention: Baby/Toddler 3385 New Home Road, Smithville 37166. Make checks payable to the DeKalb County Fair Association. Include the name of the parents, full address and phone number. Parents must sign the form.

September 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Hand-held drawing signups will be Wednesday, September 9 at Edgar Evins State Park for an archery only deer hunt in the safety zone of the park October 13 & 14.

“We will have this signup for a hand held drawing at the park office from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. You need to show up in person with your basic information including your hunting license,” said TWRA Officer Tony Cross.

“This is for an archery only hunt scheduled for October 13 & 14. It offers an extra opportunity for archery hunters to access an area they normally cannot enter to hunt and to thin out the deer population in the park. During the hunt the bag limit is two deer and the first deer you take has to be antlerless,” he said.

The maximum number of hunters allowed for this event is 100.

September 7, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville’s newest fitness center is now open!

Gym Bob’s Fitness Center at 658 West Broad Street celebrated its grand opening on Saturday and a good crowd turned out to greet the owners, Bobby and Sydney Johnson, and to enjoy and take advantage of delicious food, hospitality, a bench press competition, Tiger Nutrition Gift Card Raffles, and a drawing for a free one month membership.

“Bobby has a passion for working out and he has been wanting to open up a fitness center for quite some time. This has been in the making for about six months. We started working on remodeling the building back in March and went forward from there. We are a family owned 24/7 gym for those who are looking to take their fitness to the next level. We take pride in the quality and cleanliness of our gym for our members to enjoy and get fit using the latest and most up to date fitness equipment. When you sign up you get a key fob so when you scan it at the door it will let you in 24/7,” said Sydney.

During Saturday’s Grand Opening. The Iron Kitchen of Cookeville and Josh Odom, a representative of REDCON1 served up some samples of food and supplements from their display tables.

Memberships are $30 monthly or $5 for single day use, $50 for married couples, and the Family Plan is $50 for 2 plus $10 for each member after 2. Gym Bob’s accepts silver sneaker and renews active insurance members. Phone 615-598-6724