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  DeKalb County, Smithville, Tennessee - Home of Center Hill Lake
DeKalb County, Tennessee is located in central middle Tennessee on the Highland Rim, a beautiful part of rural Tennessee made up of lush green forests and hills, crystal clear streams and a beautiful pristine lake.
DeKalb County is the home of Center Hill Lake, a 64 mile long reservoir with 415 miles of largely undeveloped shoreline and 18,200 acres of deep, pure water – the ideal habitat for many species of fish.
Smithville, Tennessee, the county seat of DeKalb County, Tennessee, is world renowned for its annual Fiddlers' Jamboree and Craft Festival, held on the first weekend in July.
www.smithvilletn.com   (455 words)

  
  DeKalb County Government
In those counties in which the general sessions court is also the juvenile court, the clerk of the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction in such counties prior to May 19, 1982,serves as the juvenile court clerk unless a private act or county or metropolitan charter provides otherwise.
If the county mayor does not sign or veto a resolution or report the mayor's action to the legislative body within 10 days after the resolution is submitted to him or her, the resolution becomes effective without the mayor's signature after 10 days or at a later date if the resolution so provides.
The county mayor is a member of the board of directors of the development district and human resources agency of which his or her county is a part.
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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: DeKalb County
County, a large urban county and a center for education in the Atlanta metropolitan area, was the home county for Atlanta until 1853, when Fulton County was established.
DeKalb was created in 1822 from portions of Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties.
Named for Baron Johann DeKalb, a hero of the Revolutionary War (1775-83), DeKalb County was settled by new arrivals from Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina on land allotments of 202.5 acres each.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Counties&id=h-1403   (0 words)

  
 THE DEKALB HISTORY CENTER - DeKalb History
DeKalb was established as Georgia's 56th county and is situated on a natural ridge that runs between Atlanta and Athens, the Continental Divide.
DeKalb was established from parts of Henry, Fayette and Gwinnett Counties with the General Assembly of the State of Georgia appointing five commissioners who picked land lot 246 in the 15th militia district as the county site.
DeKalb was already organized into militia districts with justices of the Inferior Courts and justices of the peace retained their offices.
www.dekalbhistory.org /02_history/02.html   (0 words)

  
 DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation
DeKalb County offers a very competitive wage and salary structure that is 10%-20% below the metropolitan area due to the lower cost of housing and general living and commuting expenses.
Spousal employment in DeKalb County has numerous opportunities in education, health care, construction, manufacturing, professional services, and retail employment; or other jobs are available within an easy commute to the Elgin, Aurora, or Fox Valley areas, usually 30 – 45 minutes away.
DeKalb County has very low traffic congestion, reducing the stress of very busy young families and folks interested in returning home quickly to become involved with their children’s activities or to pursue other recreation.
www.dekalbcountyedc.org /targitIndust/office_ops.html   (1028 words)

  
 DeKalb County, Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DeKalb County was established on January 9, 1836 and was the southern part of the original Cherokee Nation and was the one time home of the famous Cherokee Sequoyah.
The county's eastern edge, along the state line, was also the epicenter of a strong earthquake on 2003 April 29, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older.
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 DeKalb County Il - History - The County Courthouse
The DeKalb County Courthouse stands as a silent witness to 93 years of the county's history.
The county had just been formed in 1837 and the title of county seat was coveted.
By 1850 the county had grown substantially and the need for a new courthouse was evident.
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 DeKalb County, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 36.70% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who were 65 years of age or older.
The portion of DeKalb County not within the city of Atlanta nor the city of Decatur is served by DeKalb County School System.
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 DeKalb County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 22.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 17.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,828, and the median income for a family was $58,194.
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 DeKalb County Hospice
DeKalb County Hospice works with the primary physician to provide the most advanced medications to alleviate pain and discomfort of the disease process.
DeKalb County Hospice endeavors to not pass on the cost of care to the patient.
For the past 20 years DeKalb County Hospice has needed and relied on the generosity of community members, families of Hospice patients, community agencies, and the countless hours donated by its core of dedicated volunteers to provide services to the community.
www.dekalbcountyhospice.org /pages/aboutus.htm   (0 words)

  
 DeKalb County Marines - Marine Corps League Detachment 847
He was a former member of the DeKalb Jaycees and a current member of the DeKalb Rotary.
Leon served as a commandant for the DeKalb County Detachment 847.
He was currently serving as the Junior Past Commandant for the DeKalb County Detachment and was a representative for the La Salle Veteran's Home.
www.dekalbcountymarines.com /LeonK.htm   (0 words)

  
 Job Openings - DeKalb County Public Library
DeKalb County Public Library, a 2005 winner of a Georgia Humanities Award, is a 23-branch system located in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
DeKalb County Public Library believes its employees are its most valuable resource and encourages their professional growth and development.
DeKalb County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or physical/mental disability (except when physical/mental requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification).
www.dekalb.public.lib.ga.us /new/jobs.htm   (1125 words)

  
 DeKalb County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links
DeKalb County, Indiana - information about memorials, related cemeteries, and politicians who were born, lived or died in Daviess County.
The Steuben County town of Hamilton is situated near the DeKalb and Steuben county line, with a small portion of the outskirts extending into DeKalb County.
The community of Newville is identified as Vienna and Newville P. on an 1880 DeKalb County Atlas.
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 DeKalb County - Metro Atlanta Guide and Atlanta Business Directory
Today, DeKalb County Georgia is an ethnically diverse community that is a hub for education, the arts and more.
DeKalb County is the home of Stone Mountain Park, a 3,200 acre educational, historical and recreational facility that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and hosted three Olympic events and various Olympic trials.
DeKalb is very accessible, with four major interstate highways and the most modern public transportation system in the southeast.
www.metroatlantaguidebook.com /dekalbcounty   (650 words)

  
 DeKalb County Visitors Bureau
The DeKalb County Visitors Bureau invites you to experience DeKalb County, the epitome of small, rural, Midwestern towns with a rich history centered around its transportation heritage.
DeKalb County is the home of multiple museums showcasing the history of automobiles, trucks, railroads, aircraft, military collections and county history.
The county has recognized, valued, and preserved its heritage in such a manner as to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
www.dekalbcvb.org   (86 words)

  
 DeKalb County Online - DeKalb County Illinois
DeKalb — Alan Robinson won an award last week at the annual meeting of the DeKalb County Partnership for a Safe, Active and Family Environment.
Officials from the City of DeKalb and District 428 met in a special meeting at the school district's administrative center on October 29 to discuss options in a likely referendum proposal.
The meeting was open to the public but, other than elected officials and the media, attendance was scarce.The school district faces the daunting task of convincing taxpayers to approve a referendum in an uncertain economy and in a presidiential primary election that has been moved up to February '08.
www.dekalbcountyonline.com   (705 words)

  
 DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
DeKalb Watershed Management is continuing its educational efforts to encourage citizens to limit water use by offering complimentary water conservation kits through www.dekalbwatershed.com.
DeKalb County Television, DCTV Channel 23 provides an avenue for County government to directly speak to the more than 700,000 citizens in the county.
DeKalb County Parks and Recreation department is proud of their progress and would like to share this with you!
www.co.dekalb.ga.us   (417 words)

  
 DCSS: Schools & Centers DeKalb County Schools
DeKalb County with a population of some 660,000 people is situated in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.
There are over 100,000 students in the public schools in DeKalb County, and our mission is to give each of these children an excellent education.
DeKalb invites you to browse through our website and learn all about DeKalb Schools.
www.dekalb.k12.ga.us /schools   (113 words)

  
 DeKalb County, Tennessee, Genealogy
DeKalb County was established in December 1837 by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee.
The First settler of DeKalb County was Adam Dale who was born in 1768 in Worchester County on the eastern shore of Maryland.
One of the biggest events in the history of DeKalb County and one that affected the lives of hundreds was the passing by Congress of the Flood Control Act of 1938.
www.tngenweb.org /dekalb   (1401 words)

  
 History & Genealogy - County Records - DeKalb County Genealogical Fact Sheet
Census on microfilm for DeKalb County: 1840-1880, 1900-1930
Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: DeKalb County.
Sketch of the Counties of White, Warren, Coffee, DeKalb and Cannon (Marsh, 1972)
www.tennessee.gov /tsla/history/county/factdekalb.htm   (0 words)

  
 ACES: DeKalb County Extension Office
The rural county's population of 57,487 is 28 percent fl and 72 percent white.
DeKalb County leads the state in swine production and is second in poultry production.
The county is also the third largest cattle producer in the state.
www.aces.edu /counties/DeKalb   (248 words)

  
 ScanDeKalb: Live DeKalb County Police and Fire Radio
DeKalb firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in the clubhouse at a Stone Mountain apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon.
DeKalb County police continue to investigate an overnight shooting near Brookhaven that killed a man.
DeKalb County police are looking into what led to a deadly wreck involving a taxi cab.
www.scandekalb.com /index.php   (1200 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
In 1997, DeKalb County voters aproved a homestead option sales tax that included funds for an addition to the current courthouse.
In January 2001, the county awarded a $32 million contract for construction of a seven-story addition on the back of the courthouse.
County History: DeKalb County was created from Fayette and Gwinnett counties on Dec. 9, 1822 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1822, p.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/dekalbCH.htm   (294 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - 10 Killings This Year by Ga. County Cops - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
ATLANTA — DeKalb County police killed a suspect they were chasing early Tuesday, marking the department's 10th fatal shooting this year.
The toll is more than three times the number of fatal shootings by police in all of last year in the county of 700,000 residents.
DeKalb Police Chief Nick Marinelli has blamed the rise in fatal police shootings in part on loose gun laws in the South and more aggressive criminals.
www.foxnews.com /wires/2006Oct03/0,4670,PoliceShootings,00.html   (0 words)

  
 Welcome to DeKalb County Schools
Little did Nancy Lorenz know the special assembly was in her honor as Georgia’s chosen 2007 American Star of Teaching.
Nancy Lorenz, an interrelated special education teacher in her sixth year of teaching in DeKalb County, is known at Vanderlyn for her contribution to grant writing on behalf of the school as well as her educational internet blog.
The DeKalb Board of Education Chair, Cassandra Anderson-Littlejohn, as well as member Zepora Roberts and Area Assistant Superintendent Marilyn Steele were present to applaud Nancy Lorenz’s achievement.
www.dekalb.k12.ga.us   (469 words)

  
 Dunwoody and Dekalb County Real Estate - Realtors, MLS Listings, Agents, and More For Dunwoody and Dekalb County ...
Dunwoody and Dekalb County Real Estate - Realtors, MLS Listings, Agents, and More For Dunwoody and Dekalb County Georgia real estate
Dunwoody and Dekalb County real estate listings, relocation info, and more!
Gwinnett County & Lawrenceville GA real estate
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 Dekalb County Real Estate, Dekalb County Homes for Sale, and Condos
MissouriRealEstater.com showcases local Dekalb County, Missouri real estate agents that have direct access to their local Multiple Listing Services (MLS) on their website allowing you to directly search the MLS for all active Missouri real estate listings.
Note that individual broker listings may be shown in place of Dekalb County MLS Listings due to availability.
Dekalb County Moving Resources • Dekalb County Mortgages • Dekalb County Foreclosures
www.missourirealestater.com /dekalb-county/real-estate.html   (224 words)

  
 wsbradio.com: News Garbage Power in DeKalb County
DeKalb is the first county government in Georgia to harness the power of landfill gas.
County officials held the official ribbon-cutting earlier this month, the result of two years of effort by county officials to participate in Georgia Power's alternative energy program.
Gil Turman, a community leader in south DeKalb, said some residents near the landfill initially were concerned about noise from the engines, but he said he hadn't heard any complaints.
wsbradio.com /news/122706shooting.html   (390 words)

  
 DeKalb County Animal Control   (Site not responding. Last check: )
DeKalb County Animal Services and Enforcement was chartered to protect the public from diseases transmitted by animals, from damage caused by animals, and to protect animals from abuse or neglect.
Forget the old image of the "dog pound and dog catchers!" DeKalb Animal Services and Enforcement is a progressive division of the DeKalb County Police Department.
DeKalb Animal Control's staff are professionals in the animal control industry.
www.dekalbcountyanimalservices.com /index.htm   (92 words)

  
 DeKalb County Lamb & Wool Producers
The organization also sponsors the marketing and sale of local lamb to help producer members in DeKalb County and surrounding areas, along with encouraging youth/4-H members to raise and sell sheep projects.
Currently there are 56 family members in the county organization.
Those joining the county also have the opportunity to join the state organization headquartered at Bushnell, IL (Illinois Lamb & Wool Producers) for $20 annually.
www.dekalbfarmbureau.org /html/lamb.html   (0 words)

  
   Health - Animal Control
DeKalb County Animal Control, a division of the Health Department, is responsible for enforcing the Illinois Animal Control Act.
Program administrator is William Augustine D.V.M., and is under the administrative direction of the DeKalb County Board of Health and the Public Health Administrator.
Rabies tags are available at all vaccinating veterinary clinics within DeKalb County and through the Animal Control office when vaccinations occur outside DeKalb County.
www.dekalbcountyhealthdepartment.org /health_animalcontrol.html   (0 words)

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