Tag Archives: Dekalb County

Smithville facing some flash flooding issues as heavy rain passed through the city Wednesday afternoon. DeKalb County EMA Director Charlie Parker said the Highway 56 and Highway 70 intersection, Bright Hill Road and Golf Club Drive were impassable at one point. Parker said the water levels have since dropped to passable levels. Parker said he did not receive any reports ... Read More »

The District Attorney’s Office and TBI now assisting with a missing person’s case in DeKalb County. 31-year-old Brittany Ann Miller has been missing since July 4th. Sheriff Patrick Ray said after actively working the case each day, no new evidence of her whereabouts have been found. Miller was last seen at her Smithville home on Hurricane Ridge Road. Ray said ... Read More »

One of the biggest traditions of DeKalb County returns for the 51st year this Friday: the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree. Marketing Director Shan Stout said the two-day festival will bring in several musicians and dance performers of all ages competing in their respective category. “Tradition is what has kept the Jamboree such a wonderful, recurring event that has really stood the ... Read More »

A DeKalb County juvenile will appear in court Monday for alleged aggravated arson and the first-degree murder of his father. 43-year-old Edward Lemons died when his house caught fire in December. Sheriff Patrick Ray said the department believes the fire was intentionally set. “It has been a tragic event for our county,” Ray said. “The victim of this here was ... Read More »

The DeKalb swift water Rescue Task Force saw its first real action last week since forming last year. Captain Dusty Johnson said crews responded when swift water swept a vehicle off the road. Johnson said an older man attempted to drive through Alexandria to Dismal Road while covered by water. “I was very pleased how they performed,” Johnson said. “We ... Read More »

The UCHRA/UCDD Executive Committee will consider auctioning some 110 acres that once housed a DeKalb County group home. The Indian Mounds Residential Center for Boys closed last year due to COVID. Executive Director Mark Farley said reusing the property for services was not an option due to the remoteness. “Its in a very remote area of DeKalb County, which was ... Read More »

A 49-year-old man was found Tuesday after getting lost while hunting in DeKalb County. A multi-agency search began when Rodney Weathers was separated from his hunting partner in the Pea Ridge area Monday. The two were coon hunting when Weathers went back to his vehicle while his partner pursued a scent of an animal. The man tried to reunite with ... Read More »

The recently formed DeKalb County Water Rescue Task Force has completed its first round of training. EMA Director Charlie Parker said the 20-hour swift water rescue course at Rock Island serves as the first of many. “We’re getting calls several weekends throughout the summer below the dam with the kayakers down there, and then we have other creeks around the ... Read More »

DeKalb County will see a small change in its districts after the county commission approved the redistricting plan Monday. Only four districts and 264 people will be affected. 158 people from District 3 moved to District 2 and 106 residents shifted from District 5 to District 6. DeKalb County’s total population based on the 2020 Census is 20,080. Read More »

DeKalb County residents should expect slight changes to districts based on the county redistricting committee’s recommendation to the commission. Mayor Tim Stribling said a small increase in total population caused changes in four districts, moving 264 people. “We moved 158 people from District Three to District Two, and we moved 106 residents to District Five to District Six,” Stribling said. ... Read More »