DeKalb Students Make Dean’s List and Honor Roll at Motlow

February 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Sixteen students from DeKalb County made the Dean’s List for the 2017 Fall Semester, nineteen are on the Honor Roll, and eleven graduated at Motlow State Community College.

Local students on the Dean’s List are as follows:
Hannah Elizabeth Evans of Alexandria
Hannah Elizabeth Culwell of Dowelltown
Kallie B. Petty of Dowelltown
Megan E. Strayn of Liberty
Justin Tyler Bass of Smithville
Madison M. Bouldin of Smithville
Leah Payton Clark of Smithville
Chloe Mae Cripps of Smithville
Miranda Lea Dyer of Smithville
Kaylene Marie Ferguson of Smithville
Devon Lynn Hickey of Smithville
Karen Lynn Johnson of Smithville
Olivia Grace Odom of Smithville
Lexie Lynne Saylors of Smithville
Stephanie Carmen Tiner of Smithville
Emily Kay Vanatta of Smithville.

Local students on the Motlow Honor Roll include:
Peyton Shay Frazier of Alexandria
Jailyn Paige Bolding of Dowelltown
Tabitha Georgette Kelly Estes of Dowelltown
John Nelson Herriott of Dowelltown
Kalob O’Neal of Dowelltown
James Mathis of Liberty
Peyton Faith Hensley of Rock Island
Matthew Nickolas Adcock of Smithville
Jade Danyelle Cade of Smithville
Alexis Paige Caldwell of Smithville
Aspen Nicole Flarity of Smithville
Clint Allen Hawker of Smithville
Katherine Belle Parker of Smithville
Mason Amanda Hunter Robinson of Smithville
Heather J. Scott of Smithville
Hailey M. Summers of Smithville
Julian C. Webb of Smithville
Samuel Wright of Smithville
Jasmine Rayann Yost of Smithville.

Local students on the 2017 Fall Semester Graduate List are:
Matthew Nickolas Adcock of Smithville
Jade Danyelle Cade of Smithville
Hunter Lee Eckert of Smithville
Aspen Nicole Flarity of Smithville
Clint Allen Hawker of Smithville
Chad Edward Keith of Smithville
Lukas Phillip Knowles of Smithville
Heather J. Scott of Smithville
Ethan Thomason of Smithville
Hunter Woods of Smithville
Jasmine Rayann Yost of Smithville

Motlow is now making available online a listing of students, by semester, who made the Dean’s List or Honor Roll. Also available by semester is a listing of students who have graduated.

“We are pleased to be able to release this information to the public, as we hope it will facilitate recognition for our students’ accomplishments within their respective communities,” said Melody Edmonds, interim vice president of academic affairs.

The report can be accessed at www.mscc.edu/deans_list, and provides the user the opportunity to select by county and by city, making it easy for local media to recognize students from their service area. Results for the fall 2017 semester are now available.

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February 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Volunteer Firefighter and Deputy Chief Hoyte Hale received the “Highest Attendance Award” Friday night during an appreciation dinner for city firefighters at the Smithville First United Methodist Christian Fellowship Center.

The award was presented to Hale by Smithville Fire Chief Charlie Parker. This is the fourth straight year Hale has earned this award.

Hale, a 33 year veteran of the department, attended 252 calls during the year 2017. This includes calls, trainings, and workings.

“This award really shows his dedication to the department and to the city. He gets up at two o’clock in the morning to do these things and it really makes a difference. Having responded to 252 calls last year, that tells you how much he is committed to what he does at the Smithville Fire Department,” said Chief Parker.

Other firefighters with high attendance responses to their credit were Lieutenant Donnie Cantrell with 232, Lieutenant John Poss and Lieutenant Danny Poss each with 218 and Garrett Johnson with 184 calls.

Chief Parker also presented an award to former Smithville Volunteer Firefighter and local businessman Walter Burton, who served for 25 years on the department starting in 1972.

Members of the department also got a special treat when Chief Parker announced that the new fire truck had arrived. After the dinner, firefighters and others had a chance to see the new truck for the first time as it was brought in and parked in front of the building. This new Pierce Impel PUC Rescue Pumper is a combination fire engine/rescue vehicle.

In his remarks during the dinner, Chief Parker thanked the mayor and aldermen for their support and highlighted achievements during the past year.

“Our new year resolution was to connect with other fire departments to actively work, train, and assist them if we needed to. I think 2017 was a very good start. We now have quarterly meetings with the Alexandria and DeKalb County Fire Departments. Our officers meet quarterly. We’re doing some joint trainings. We’ve already had one joint training exercise and we have another one planned this spring. I think this is very good. We have a good working relationship with them and we hope to improve that. We’re also involved in the Upper Cumberland Fire Chief’s Association. I think that is proving very beneficial to us too. We’ll be hosting the April meeting of the Upper Cumberland Fire Chief’s Association,” said Chief Parker..

“In January we purchased the new fire truck and this is going to be a big accomplishment for us and it seems appropriate that we got to buy the new fire truck in our 80th year. 80 years ago Saturday, February 3 the city council passed ordinance # 92 to form the Smithville Fire Department. In doing that they appointed Mr. Bethel Thomas as Chief and Freddie Tramel as Assistant Chief. Bob Herndon was the Captain. They appointed 22 businessmen to become the Smithville Fire Department. That’s what it was back then. It was made up of businessmen who wanted to do something to help their neighbors. I think we have come a long way in those 80 years,” added Chief Parker.

Meanwhile city firefighters were recognized for years of service including the following:

Caleb London-1 year
Ryan Herron: 2 years
Garrett Johnson: 2 years
Seth Wright-2 years
Kim Johnson-2 years
Robin Summers-2 years
Bradley Johnson- 4 years
Dalton Roberts-4 years
C.J. Tramel- 4 years
Shawn Jacobs-5 years
Becky Atnip- 5 years
Cory Killian-7 years
Glen Lattimore-10 years
Stephanee Wright-12 years
Gary Johnson-13 years
James Randall Hunt-13 years
Wallace Caldwell- Chaplain 14 years
Lieutenant Kevin Adcock- 19 years
William (Wink) Brown-20 years
Greg Bess-photographer 23 years
Lieutenant John Poss-27 years
Captain Jeff Wright-32 years
Deputy Chief Hoyte Hale-33 years
Lieutenant Donnie Cantrell-38 years
Lieutenant Danny Poss-38 years
Chief Charlie Parker-38 years

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February 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

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