FREE Fall Fest for Kids and Families Saturday

October 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Kids and their families are invited to a fun filled day Saturday, October 20 at the DeKalb Community Complex from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The first ever FREE Fall Fest will feature games, cake walk, face painting, kids arts and crafts, popcorn, live bluegrass music, a line dancing class at 12:30pm, and much more.

View video below of Director Josh Isaac inviting you to this event

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For more information call 615-597-2121.

October 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The L.B.J. & C. Smithville Head Start Center will be hosting an Open House on Friday, October 19 from 1-4 p.m.

Special fun activities will be available for the kids including inflatables and face painting and refreshments will be served.

“We will have vendors here with booths and displays to provide families information including the Genesis House, Healthier Beginnings, Stephens Center, the DeKalb Prevention Coalition, Justin Potter Library and the Imagination Library, the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department, and more. The DeKalb County Health Department will also be making flu shots available,” said Cathy Shehane, Director of the Smithville Head Start Center.

The staff and parents are looking forward to showing their center and the children’s arts and crafts.

“We serve four classrooms of 74 three and four year old children with school readiness skills to prepare them for kindergarten. Our staff consists of 13 people,” said Shehane.

Head Start provides children with activities that help them grow mentally, socially, emotionally, and physically.

“We invite families and the community, including public officials to stop by during our open house to see what we do,” added Shehane.

The center is located at 118 Kimberly Lane.

October 17, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The first of two Tennessee young sportsman deer hunts for the 2018-19 season will be held the weekend of Oct. 27-28.

Youth ages 6-16 years of age may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, and archery equipment.

Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 or older who must remain in position to take immediate control of the hunting device. The adult must also comply with the fluorescent orange regulations as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youth may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.

Archery season began in the state on Sept. 22 and the first segment ends Oct. 26, the day prior to the opening of the young sportsman hunt. The second segment of archery only season is Monday, Oct. 29 through Friday, Nov. 2. Muzzleloader/archery season starts Nov. 3.

The TWRA makes the recommendation that all hunters obtain a 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide. The guide lists license requirements, the counties and bag limits for each of the different deer management units. The guide is available on the TWRA website. www.tnwildlife.org and where hunting and fishing licenses are sold.

In 2017, youth hunters harvested a total of 6,418 deer during the first weekend. It was an increase of 564 from the 2016 total.