A 60 year old man, allegedly involved in the distribution of child pornography, recently received a six year sentence after pleading guilty by information in criminal court to a charge of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
Joseph Buck was accused of knowingly possessing less than 25 images with intent to promote, sell, distribute, transport, or exchange material which includes a minor engaging in sexual activity or simulated sexual activity.
In addition to the six year sentence, Buck is under lifetime community monitoring and shall not possess any computer which is capable of accessing the Internet.

The DeKalb County School System is about to run out of “snow days”.
Director of Schools Mark Willoughby says only one “snow day” remains to be used and any further days missed would have to be made up somewhere.
Eleven days are built into the school calendar each year for “snow days” or inclement weather and two days are included for so called “stockpile” or professional development days. On the stock pile days, students do not attend. One of the stockpile days has already been used and the other is scheduled for Friday, March 5th. Willoughby says the school board could elect to have school on the remaining stockpile day, if necessary.
If more than two days are missed, the board would have to decide how to make them up.
State law requires students to be in school a certain number of days each year.
The remaining school calendar calls for students to be off again for President’s Day, Monday, February 15th and spring break March 29th to April 2nd
Students will not attend on Friday, May 21. That will be an administrative day and all teachers must attend.. The last day of school will be Saturday, May 22nd. That will be an abbreviated school day and report cards will be sent home.

51 year old Joseph Mantz,Jr. received a total sentence of eight years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a total of eleven drug charges in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Monday.
Judge Leon Burns Jr. presided.
Mantz entered a plea to four counts of sale of a schedule II drug and he received three years in each case; four counts of delivery of a controlled substance with a three year sentence in each case; one count of sale of a schedule III drug and a two year sentence; and two counts of delivery of a schedule III controlled substance with a two year sentence in each case. Most of the sentences run concurrently but three counts run consecutively for a total of eight years.
In other cases, Mantz’s wife, 47 year old Mary L. Mantz received a total sentence of eight years, suspended to probation supervised by community corrections after pleading guilty to ten drug charges. Mantz entered a plea to three counts of sale of a schedule II drug and received a three year sentence in each case; three counts of delivery of a controlled substance with a three year sentence in each case; two counts of sale of a schedule III drug and a two year sentence in each case; and two counts of delivery of a schedule III controlled substance with a two year sentence in each case. Most of the sentences are to run concurrently but three counts will run consecutively.
33 year old Christopher E. Young pleaded guilty to theft of property under $500 and a second offense of driving under the influence. He received a sentence in each case of 11 months and 29 days to run consecutively. The sentence is to be suspended except for 45 days to serve. He will lose his drivers license for two years. Young must also pay a $610 fine, and complete the alcohol safety education program. He was given jail credit of twenty days of time served.
41 year old Donna Estes pleaded guilty to a worthless check charge. She received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days all suspended to supervised probation to run concurrently with another criminal court sentence against her. Estes must pay $75 to the economic crime fund, perform 10 hours of community service work, and make restitution of $71.78 to Food Lion.
30 year old Brandon Loader pleaded guilty to a fourth offense of driving under the influence. He received a two year sentence, all suspended to supervised probation except for 150 days to serve. Loader will lose his drivers license for five years and he must complete the alcohol safety education program and pay a fine of $3,015. He is also under an order classifying him an habitual motor vehicle offender, with three or more requisite convictions within a ten year period. This order means he has lost his driving privileges for at least three years and must petition the court in order to have them restored.
44 year old Ricky Estes entered a no contest plea to theft over $1,000 and received a three year sentence to be on probation except for one year to serve. He must make restitution in the amount of $385 to one victim and $75 to another. Estes also pleaded guilty to a fifth offense of driving under the influence and received a one year sentence. He must pay a $3,000 fine in that case. Estes was also found to be an habitual traffic offender and received a one year sentence.. All the sentences are to run concurrently and Estes was given jail credit of 260 days.
43 year old Eddie Leroy Taylor pleaded guilty to five counts of passing a forged instrument and received a two year sentence in each case to serve in the Tennessee Department of Corrections. The sentences are to run consecutively for a total of ten years but concurrently with other cases against him in DeKalb, Rutherford, and Warren Counties. He was given jail credit of 398 days.
30 year old Robert Paul Brawley pleaded guilty to theft over $1,000 and possession of drug paraphernalia. He received a four year sentence in the theft case, to be released on probation after being given credit for time served. Brawley received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days on the drug paraphernalia charge, also to be released on probation.
30 year old Ken W. Bly was found to be an habitual motor vehicle offender, with three or more requisite convictions within a ten year period. This order means he has lost his driving privileges for at least three years and must petition the court in order to have them restored.
Harold Blackwell pleaded guilty to violation of probation, was given credit for time served, and released back on probation.
Philando Darnell Fullilove was found in violation of probation after a hearing and ordered to serve the balance of an eight year sentence.
Rodney Hugo Gora pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and was ordered to serve the balance of a sentence
Mark George Koch pleaded guilty to a violation of probation, was ordered to serve ten days, and then he will be released back on probation.
Patsy Estes McCoy pleaded guilty to two counts of violation of probation and was ordered to serve one year in each case.
Billy Paul Mooneyham pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and must serve 45 days.
Mark Randall Robinson was found in violation of judicial diversion after a hearing and a sentencing hearing will be held for him on March 22nd.
Stephanie L. Vanatta pleaded guilty to a violation of probation and she must serve the balance of a four year sentence.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating a Saturday evening stabbing and shooting which occurred at the home of 22 year old Bransford (Brad) Patterson on Patterson Road.
In a prepared statement, Sheriff Patrick Ray says at 4:57 p.m. central dispatch received the call. Upon arrival, officers found two female victims who were each stabbed once and Patterson who had suffered a single gunshot wound.
Vanderbilt Life Flight was summoned to the intersection of Patterson Road and Turner Road and airlifted Patterson to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. At last report, Patterson was in stable but critical condition. The two female victims were transported to DeKalb Community Hospital by personal vehicle where they were treated and released.
According to Sheriff Ray, Patterson had gotten into an argument with members of his family and stabbed the two females, who are also related to him. Patterson then started beating one of the wounded females. In an attempt to get Patterson under control, another family member got a pistol and fired a warning shot. When that failed, the family member then shot Patterson one time and called central dispatch.
Patterson faces multiple charges pending his release from the hospital. The case is still under investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Sheriff Ray has not released the names of the females who were stabbed or the person who shot Patterson.
Members of the Main Station and Short Mountain Highway Station of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department, the DeKalb County Ambulance Service, DeKalb County Constables Mark Milam and Johnny King, Sheriff Ray, Deputies and Detectives from the DeKalb Sheriff’s Department, and the TBI were all on the scene.
Meanwhile, in other crime news, 27 year old Roxanne Mignon White of Bill Cobb Road, Smithville was arrested on Tuesday, February 2nd for theft of property. Detectives allege that on January 1st White took jewelry and jewelry tools from a residence on Bill Cobb Road without the owners consent, including a diamond pendent, a set of gold earrings, a rope chain, a heart pendent, and some loose diamonds, and then sold them to a jewelry store in Smithville. Meanwhile on two other occasions, White took two jewelry buffing machines, two jewelry steam cleaners, a ring resizing machine, jewelry cleaner, scrap gold, and a bag of loose diamonds to another jewelry store in Smithville where she sold those items. The total value of the theft was $7,225. Bond for White was set at $10,000 and she will appear in court on March 4th.
On Wednesday, February 3rd deputies, while on patrol on Highway 70 West, stopped 21 year old Sarah Michelle Ferrell of Vickers Hollow Road for a traffic offense. When the officer asked for her driver’s license she replied that she did not have it on her. After the deputy ran a computer check, it revealed that Ferrell’s driver’s license were suspended for failure to satisfy a citation in South Carolina. Ferrell was charged with a second offense of driving on a suspended license. Her bond was was set at $2,000 and she will appear in court on February 24th..
37 year old Amy Jo Odell of Hurricane Ridge Road, Smithville was arrested on Friday, February 5th for filing a false police report. Odell came to the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office on Thursday and reported that she had been pulled over by an unknown person who then assaulted and robbed her in Dowelltown. Odell said that after being hit, she fell to the ground and did not remember much after that. Odell also gave a list of items stolen from her vehicle. After Detectives interviewed Odell she finally admitted that she had made up the story so that her doctor would prescribe her more narcotics, thinking that her medicine was stolen. Bond for Odell was set at $2,500 and she will appear in court February 11th.
On Saturday, February 6th, deputies while on patrol on Highway 70 West, stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver, 20 year old Juan Pablo Garcia of Park Way Drive, McMinnville was found to be driving on a suspended license for failure to satisfy a citation in Warren County. Garcia was charged with a first offense of driving on a suspended license. His bond was set at $1,000. He will appear in court on February 17th.

The DeKalb County Democratic Party has a new chairman.
Jim Judkins was introduced as the new party leader during Saturday’s mass meeting at the high school cafeteria. The retiring chair, Faye Fuqua, who has held the post for twenty five years, made the announcement.
Judkins, selected by the party’s executive committee, said he is honored to have been chosen for this position and thanked his predecessor for the work she has done for the party. “I want to thank former Chair, or Chair Imeritus Faye Fuqua for her many years of service and devotion. She has been a teacher and an inspiration to me for many years. She means a lot to me.”
“I am humbled and honored at the trust you have placed in me. This position is one I do not take lightly. This party is steeped in tradition. It is as old as DeKalb County itself, organized in 1838. The roots of the Democrat party run deep in DeKalb County. The founder of our party, President Andrew Jackson, spent the night about 1,000 yards from where we are, in the old Beckwith Inn.”
“This party, as all previous parties, faces new challenges. We will meet those challenges fairly and diligently.”
“Although the torch has been passed, we are still DeKalb countians. We share the same values, ideals, hopes, and dreams as our forebearers. While we look to the future, we must always remember from where we have come. We are the party of Edgar Evins, Joe L. Evins, and of McAllen Foutch.”
Fuqua, in her remarks, called this a “New Era for DeKalb County Democrats”.
“In the last 100 years, we have had only five chairs: Tom Webb, McAllen Foutch, Ed Fuqua, M.T. Puckett, and myself. It is indeed an honor and I am so very proud to serve the fine people of DeKalb County and the State of Tennessee for 25 years. The Executive Committee has been very supportive of me throughout all these years and I can say that I truly appreciate that.”
“I took office in 1984, first serving as Women’s Chair and then as the first woman to serve as County Chair. I also served on the state level as the State Chair.’
Speaking of her successor, Fuqua said “Jim is very in tune with both the long-standing traditions of the Democratic Party here in DeKalb County, as well as being the youthful embodiment of what our future holds. His leadership and drive, along with the tremendous support of all the young Democrats, is exactly what we need to move strongly into the future. More than all that, Jim knows and understands the people and politics of DeKalb County.’
“Of course, our team will depend on the rest of us to continue to provide support and share the wealth of experience we have gained throughout the decades. I will continue to serve on the Executive Committee and be a presence in whatever way I can. I encourage all of you to stay strong and supportive of the Party.”
“Now I feel is it time to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders.”
In addition to Judkins being named chairman, Larry Bain, Mack Harney, and Kim Luton were all named co- vice chairs.
Members of the executive committee are Mildred Clayborn, James Hale, Faye Iverlette, Sherry Bush, Jackie Smith, George Sperry, Betsy Driver, Jordan Wilkins, Glynn Merriman, Chris Summers, Katherine Pack, Faye Fuqua, and Mike Clayborn.
Several state and local candidates also announced their intentions during Saturday’s mass meeting including the following:
(Click here to listen to the announcements of candidates for county offices)
District Attorney General: Randy York
Circuit Court Judge: Amy Hollars
County Mayor: Mike Foster
Circuit Court Clerk- Katherine Pack
County Clerk- Mike Clayborn, Glynn Merriman, and Chris Smithson
Register of Deeds- Jeff McMillen
Road Supervisor-Jimmy Sprague
County Commissioner Candidates:
(Click here to listen to the announcements of county commission candidates)
First District- Elmer Ellis, Jr.
Second District- Jack Barton
Third District- Jerry Scott, Roy Merriman, Bradley Hendrix
Fourth District- David McDowell, Jesse Baker
Fifth District- Randy Braswell
Seventh District-Larry Summers
(Click here to listen to the speeches of State Representative candidate Jamie Winkler, State Senate candidate Aubrey Givens, and State Representative candidate James Hale in that order)
State Senate Candidate: Aubrey Givens
State Representative- James Hale and Jamie Winkler (Sarah Marie Smith attended but did not make an announcement)
Governor candidates: Kim McMillan and Jim Kyle. Mike McWherter could not attend. Bert Driver spoke in his behalf.
(Click here to listen to Governor candidates speak)
Democratic candidates were not required to make an appearance during the mass meeting. All potential Democratic candidates have until noon on Thursday, February 18th to qualify for the May 4th DeKalb County Democratic Primary.
Independents for county offices also have until February 18th to qualify for the August General Election.
Candidates for state offices, Governor, Congress, State Senator, and State Representative, have until noon April 1st to qualify for the Tennessee Democratic and Republican Primaries in August.
In addition to those who announced Saturday, the following Democrats have either picked up or returned a qualifying petition to the Election Commission Office.
County Mayor:
David C. Redmon (picked up petition)
Register of Deeds:
Clarence R. Trapp (picked up petition)
County Commission Third District:
Johnathan W. Willoughby (picked up petition)
County Commission Fourth District:
Wayne Cantrell
Ronald H. Rogers (picked up petition)
County Commission Fifth District:
Johnny Ringo Colwell
Bobby R.Taylor
John D. Green
County Commission Sixth District:
Jeff Barnes
Marshall Ferrell
County Commission Seventh District:
Jimmy W. Poss
County Commission candidates running as Independents in the August General Election
Fifth District:
Lloyd Emmons (Independent) picked up petition
Seventh District:
Richard Kinsey (Independent)
Meanwhile, candidates for the Board of Education who have picked up petitions for the August General election include the following:
School Board:
First District:
John David Foutch (picked up petition)
Second District:
Charlie Robinson (picked up petition)
Third District:
Kenny Rhody
Seventh District:
Johnny Lattimore (picked up petition)
School board candidates run as non-partisans and have until noon April 1st to qualify.
Meanwhile candidates who have picked up petitions for the Smithville Municipal Election include the following:
Smithville Alderman:
Steve White (picked up petition)
Smithville Alderman:
Cecil Burger (picked up petition)
Smithville Mayor:
Taft Hendrixson (picked up petition)
Smithville Mayor:
Bruce Medley (picked up petition)
The Smithville Municipal Election will be held on June 15th to elect a mayor and two aldermen. Candidates run as non-partisans and they have until March 18th to qualify.
(Pictured second from top: Bottom row left to right: Betsy Driver, Larry Bain, Jordan Wilkins, Kim Luton, and Glynn Merriman; Back row left to right: Chris Summers, Katherine Pack, Jim Judkins, Faye Fuqua, and Mike Clayborn)

Members of the DeKalb County Republican Party held their convention Saturday morning at the courthouse.
There were no surprises.
The delegates formally nominated Republican incumbents Sheriff Patrick Ray, Trustee Sean Driver, Road Supervisor Kenny Edge, First District County Commissioner Mason Carter, and Second District County Commissioner Bobby Joines, who all announced their intentions to seek re-election in January.
These candidates will be on the ballot in the August DeKalb County General Election and will face any Democrats or Independents who may run against them.
Meanwhile, after the convention, Republican candidates for Congress, Lou Ann Zelenik and Dave Evans, spoke briefly announcing their intentions to run for the party’s nomination in the August State Primary.
Click here to listen to the speeches of Lou Ann Zelenik and Dave Evans
For more information about these candidates visit Lou Ann Zelenik’s website at http://www.votelouann.com/. Dave Evans’ website is www.daveevansforcongress.com.
(Pictured above: Left to Right- Sean Driver, Bobby Joines, Kenny Edge, Mason Carter, and Patrick Ray)

Smithville Police have charged a 37 year old man in connection with thefts from two local businesses.
Scottie Lynn Sykes of 605 Alexander Street was arrested on Wednesday, February 3rd for theft of property and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sergeant Randy King was dispatched to Ace Hardware where he spoke with Officer Matt Holmes. Officer Holmes said that he reviewed a store video and saw Sykes stealing a hammer from the store. Sykes was stopped by Deputies Jody Johnson and Roger Whitehead on Adams Street where he was placed under arrest. While getting Sykes out of the vehicle he was driving, Sergeant King spotted a used needle lying in the floorboard. The hammers found in his vehicle had been stolen from Ace Hardware. Also found were items stolen the previous week from Smithville Builders Supply. Bond for Sykes was set at $3,000 and his court date is February 25th.
56 year old Patricia Jade Farler of 111 Stone Street, Liberty was arrested Sunday, January 31st for a first offense of driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was also cited for failure to use due care. Officer Matt Farmer was dispatched to the intersection of Highways 56 & 70 to take a report of a wreck that had occurred. While taking the report, Officer Farmer noticed that Farler, a driver of one of the vehicles involved in the accident, was unsteady on her feet, she had slurred speech, and she could not follow a conversation that Officer Farmer was trying to have with her. This led Officer Farmer to believe she may be intoxicated. Farler also couldn’t perform the four field sobriety tasks requested of her. After placing her in the patrol car, police searched her vehicle and found drug paraphernalia. Bond for Farler is $2,500 and she will be in court on February 11th.
31 year old Jerry Goff of 356 Page Drive was arrested Sunday, January 31st for possession of a schedule VI drug for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended license. K-9 Officer Bradley Tatrow saw Goff operating a motor vehicle on East Bryant Street. Having prior knowledge that Goff’s license was suspended, Officer Tatrow made contact with him and Goff gave verbal consent for a search of his vehicle. Goff informed Officer Tatrow that there was some marijuana under the passenger seat. Approximately 4.5 ounces of marijuana were found under the seat in a zip lock bag. A set of digital scales were also found in Goff’s pocket. His bond was set at $5,000 and he will be in court on February 25th.
22 year old Coty Lynn McCormick of 524 Frazier Road was arrested on Tuesday, February 2nd for shoplifting at Wal-Mart. An employee saw McCormick leave the store with merchandise unpaid for. Officer Scott Davis found an item on McCormick during a search incident to arrest. His bond is $1,500 and his court date is February 18th.
28 year old Eddy Deloyd Farris of 732 Gentry Avenue and 23 year old Nathan Dewayne Farris of 405 Church Street were arrested on Tuesday, February 2nd for assault. Corporal Travis K. Bryant responded to a call of a fight in progress at the hospital emergency room. Witnesses said that Eddy and Nathan Farris assaulted Bobby Turner. Eddy Farris informed Corporal Bryant that he and his brother had assaulted Turner in retaliation for an incident that occurred earlier. Bond for each is set at $1,500 and their court date is February 18th.
32 year old Angela Jean Atnip of 1053 Greenhill Road was arrested on Thursday, February 4th for driving under the influence. Central dispatch informed Officer Bradley Tatrow that an off duty officer from McMinnville was behind a possible drunk driver inbound on McMinnville Highway. Officer Tatrow observed the vehicle weaving left of the yellow line several times. Officer Tatrow activated the blue lights on his patrol car but the vehicle in front of him continued on approximately one mile before it stopped on Jennings Lane. Upon contact with the driver, Atnip, Officer Tatrow found her to be unsteady on her feet and she had slurred speech. Atnip submitted to field sobriety tasks but performed poorly. Her bond was set at $1,500 and she will be in court on February 25th.
34 year old Juan A Valdivia of 1222 South College Street was arrested on Friday, February 5th for a second offense of driving on a suspended license. Officer Matt Holmes and Sergeant Andy Snow were following a person driving recklessly but could not catch up with the vehicle. Corporal Travis Bryant, who was in the vicinity, was able to stop the automobile, driven by Valdivia. A computer check revealed that his license was suspended in Warren County. He also has a prior offense of driving on a suspended license in DeKalb County. His bond is set at $2,000 and his court date is February 17th.
Any information received that will help Smithville Police solve any criminal offense will be greatly appreciated. All information is confidential.

Lenzi Dickens, a seventh grader at DeKalb Middle School, won the 7th annual DeKalb County Spelling Bee Friday night at DeKalb County High School.
Dickens, the 12 year old daughter of Len Dickens and Mandi Sullivan of Smithville was among almost forty students from the fourth grade to the eighth grade who participated in the contest.
She correctly spelled the words “cafeteria” and “ominous”” in the 12th round to claim the championship.

Nine year old Grace Godowns, a fourth grader at Northside Elementary School, was the runner-up in the contest. She is the daughter of Kelly Godowns of Smithville.
Students from DeKalb Middle School, DeKalb West School, and Northside Elementary School recently competed at the school level to become eligible for the county competition.
Along with students from thirty nine other counties, Dickens and Godowns will compete in the Tennessean Regional Spelling Bee on March 4th at Belmont University in Nashville.
The winner of the Regional Spelling Bee will compete in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.
The purpose of the County Wide Spelling Bee is to help students improve spelling skills, increase vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.
WJLE taped the spelling bee and will air the broadcast Monday night, February 8th at 7:00 p.m.
Participants in this year’s County Wide Spelling Bee were:
Northside Elementary School:
Fourth Grade- Hannah Brown, Grace Godowns, and Hayley Martin
Fifth Grade- Erica Birmingham, Madison Bouldin, Timothy Cassinera, Katlyn Cox, Caelin Crips, Eli Cross, Madison Dickens, Hali Huang, Sara Beth LeFever, Baylee Phillips, and Taylor Spare.
DeKalb Middle School:
Sixth Grade-Chase Bryant and Kyra Trapp
Seventh Grade- Peter Antoniak, Lenzi Dickens, Matthew Foutch, Justin Johnson, Brandon Kircher, Makalee Rush, Makayla Starnes, and Jacob Washer.
Eighth Grade- Josh Davidson and Jacob Pittman
DeKalb West School:
Fourth Grade- Breanna Gibson and Danielle Theriaque
Fifth Grade- Jayra Plattenburg, Brandy Rock, and Paige Snyder
Sixth Grade- Ashley Grater
Seventh Grade- Leah Burchfield, Cason Oakley, Lydia Trail, and Bruce Wilson
Eighth Grade- Zach Bandy, and Crystal Vickers
(Bottom Photo: left to right front row- Grace Godowns and Lenzi Dickens; left to right back row- Michelle Burklow (Spelling Bee Coordinator) Mark Willoughby (Director of Schools), Charles Robinson (School Board Chairman), and Jon Fontanez (Official Pronouncer)

Citizens can now look up financial information for most counties across Tennessee online, thanks to a new service that is being offered by the state Comptroller’s office.
By clicking to a page on the Comptroller’s web site, it is now easy to find detailed financial information about revenues and expenditures for 89 of the state’s 95 counties. The web address is: www.comptroller1.state.tn.us/TAG/
“I am very pleased that we are able to offer this new service,” said Comptroller Justin Wilson. “This is an excellent way to follow the money or to see where it comes from and where it goes. Citizens will find that there is a great deal of information about their county governments that is now available at their fingertips.”
The information is compiled from the annual audit reports done by the Comptroller’s Division of County Audit. Jim Arnette, the division’s director, said revenue and expenditure data from the last four fiscal years is now available at the site, which is called Transparency and Accountability for Governments (TAG) in Tennessee. Arnette said several years’ worth of data will be kept available for access through the TAG Tennessee archives.
“We envision this as a tool citizens can use to keep up with what their local governments are doing,” Arnette said. “And local and state government officials should find it helpful to have easy access to this information as well.”
The TAG Tennessee site includes information about school departments, but not other agencies, component units or enterprise funds that are accounted for separately from the counties’ main budgeted operations.
Six counties are audited annually by private certified public accounting firms rather than the Comptroller’s office, so their financial information isn’t available on the site at this time. Those counties are: Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, McMinn, Shelby and Washington.

The new Smithville Roses store will be having a Grand Opening on Thursday, February 25th at 8:30 a.m. at 750 South Congress Boulevard.
Steve Swenson, Senior Vice President of Store Operations, made the announcement on WJLE’s Chamber Chat program Wednesday morning. “We want everyone to come out and help us celebrate our grand opening and ribbon cutting.”
“We’re a value priced merchant and we offer apparel, shoes, and accessories for the entire family. In addition, we offer housewares, home decor, health and beauty aids, food, toys, lawn and garden, and this fall Christmas decor.”
“We’re excited to be here. It gives us an opportunity to continue to grow in the market where we already have stores operating in McMinnville and Murfreesboro, Memphis, and Bowling Green. We have another new location opening the same day as Smithville in Livingston. Stores hours will be 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.”
“We’ll have a quiet store opening next Tuesday, February 9th at 9:00 a.m.”
“I hope everyone comes out to help us celebrate this big event. We’re extremely excited to be in Smithville and we look forward to being here for a long time.”