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Encyclopedia > Dekalb County

DeKalb is the name of some places in the United States of America, named after Johann de Kalb:


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DeKalb County, Smithville, Tennessee - Home of Center Hill Lake (455 words)
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.
DeKalb County Government (10319 words)
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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