Betty Jean Pack, age 71, of Smithville passed away Thursday morning, April 10, 2025, at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital, ER. Betty was a member of Gospel Lighthouse Baptist Church and worked at Texas Boot ...

George Taylor Malone, age 96, passed peacefully on April 9, 2025. Raised in Smithville, Tennessee, George lived a life dedicated to public service, joining the Navy at the age of 18. George moved to ...

Pam Bullard Pleasant, age 70, of Rock Island went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025, at Willow Branch Nursing Home in McMinnville. She was a retired shirt factory worker and ...

John Allen Judkins, Jr., 51, pled guilty to DUI first offense and received 11 months, 29 days all suspended to supervised ...

Parole Board member Gary Faulcon voted to decline parole for Tatrow due to the seriousness of the offense. The final decision ...

It was Prom Night at DeKalb County High School last Friday evening with seniors decked out in their best gowns and tuxedos.

The DeKalb County Board of Education met last Thursday night and tabled a resolution to accept one-time teacher bonuses as part of Tennessee’s Universal School Voucher Program. The board voted 5-0 in ...

Local residents and country music fans were on hand last week as a dedication ceremony was held for the new Aaron Tippin ...

Members of The Order of the Eastern Star (Dekalb-Smithville) Joel Dawes and Pat Wilt present stuffed animals to Smithville ...

DWS March Students of the Month picture front row left to right are Tristen Lynn, Marley Pyburn, Landon Fuson, Madeline ...

The public also was allowed the opportunity to speak out over the jail issue and the various proposed locations. The main ...

Please keep in prayer the following people: Dusty Johnson, Mary Melton, Diane Evans, Rose Watts, Walter and Faye Ferrell, ...