Motorcycle Operator Injured in Crash with Van

July 23, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A 56 year old Huntingdon man was seriously hurt Tuesday evening when his motorcycle crashed into a van on Bright Hill Road.

Charles Corforth was riding a 1980 Harley Davidson when he crossed into the path of a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country van driven by 35 year old Ashley Williams of Smithville.

Corforth was transported to the hospital by EMS. He was charged with failure to maintain lane of travel, violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance) and operating a motorcycle without a license. Williams was cited for driving on a suspended license.

The crash was investigated by Trooper Jonathan Burke of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

July 22, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s confirmed number of COVID-19 cases now totals 192 with 116 active cases and 1 death.

As of Thursday, July 23, a total of 3,449 people had been tested with 3,257 negative results and 192 positive and 1 death. A total of 75 persons tested positive since March have recovered.

The DeKalb County Health Department’s new testing hours are Monday-Friday from 9am to 12 NOON every day.

At 192 cases, DeKalb County ranks 6th highest in the 14 county Upper Cumberland region behind Putnam with 1,313 (9 deaths), Macon 747 (10 deaths), Cumberland 287 (6 deaths), Smith 268 (2 deaths ), and Warren 262 (3 deaths). Other counties in the region with COVID-19 cases are White 145 (3 deaths), Overton 102 (1 death), Jackson 91, Cannon 87, Fentress 48, Clay 41, Van Buren 19, and Pickett 16 (1 death)

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July 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A total of 668 people have taken advantage of early voting for the August 6 elections through Thursday, July 23.

According to the DeKalb County Election Commission Office, 111 people cast ballots Thursday including 101 in person and 10 absentees. Of that number 85 voted in the Tennessee Republican Primary, 23 in the State Democratic Primary, and 3 voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary.

The City of Smithville vote stands at 221 total through Wednesday including in-person and absentee ballots and property rights voters. Thirty one people voted Thursday.

For the first six days of early voting a total of 419 have voted in the Tennessee GOP primary, 225 in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, and 24 have voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary.

Early voting started Friday, July 17 and runs Monday to Saturday until Saturday, Aug. 1 in the downstairs courtroom of the courthouse.

Hours for early voting are Mondays 1-5 p.m.; Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursdays 2-6 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Election day voting at all 15 precincts will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 6.