DeKalb Health Department gets first round of COVID vaccine

December 21, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Health Department received its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday and began administering it to local first responders and health care providers.

Every county health department in the state was shipped at least 100 doses of the vaccine but some got more based on population for people in Phase 1a1 of the Tennessee Department of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination plan including first responders, home health care providers, student health care providers and staff members.

“We got doses in this morning (Monday) and we are trying to reach out to first responders today to go ahead and start getting that (vaccine) out there,” said Michael Railing, Director of the DeKalb Health Department.

The Tennessee Department of Health announced last week that the state was expected to receive an initial allocation of a total of 115,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the next two weeks, following Emergency Use Authorization issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its recommended release by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Smaller hospitals that are not receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are expected to receive Moderna vaccine the week of Dec. 28.

“We are excited to receive these vaccines and see our COVID-19 vaccination activities underway,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP. “Tennessee county health department staff members will administer the Moderna vaccine to first responders, home health care providers and student health care providers in partnership with these organizations and their local community emergency management agencies.”

“ We don’t have a shipment date yet for the next round of vaccines. Hopefully as we get more vaccine in as time goes on we can move on through the State of Tennessee’s Covid vaccine plan to serve more people,” said Railing

“A big thanks to the DeKalb County Health Department staff including our first line workers. I am very proud of them. They have gone above and beyond not only with testing but in the vaccination phase,” Railing concluded.

December 21, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The joy of Christmas is giving so why not let “Flapjack” give his love to you?

“Flapjack is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”

DeKalb Animal Shelter Director Megan Moore and employee Emmaly Bennett with Flapjack from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“Flapjack is an 8 month old Australian Shepherd/Lab Mix. When we got this cute little guy he didn’t have any hair. He had the mange but he has come a long way. His coat is really growing out now . He loves other dogs and people, especially kids. He is an all around good, sweet dog,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.

If you would like to meet Flapjack put in an application on our website //www.dekalbanimalcoalition.org/ and we will call you to set up an appointment,” said Bennett. For more information call 615-597-3647 or send a message on facebook or email.

December 21, 2020
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Starting in January 2021, the Department of Revenue will send postcards to motor vehicle registrants to remind them of upcoming renewal dates.

The postcards will replace traditional letters and will reduce state mailing expenses by an estimated $500,000. Other states – such as Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming – also send postcard notices for registration renewals.

“The renewal notices provided by the state will be much smaller than the previous envelope style and have a new look in the form of a two sided card,” said DeKalb County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss.

“This is a more efficient, effective way to remind citizens about their upcoming registration renewals,” Commissioner David Gerregano said. “It’s also a good way for the state to save money without sacrificing any services.”

The department partners with the state’s 95 county clerks to administer vehicle title and registration in the state. You can find more information about renewals, as well as a sample postcard, on the department’s website at www.tn.gov/revenue/renewals.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the department encourages motorists to renew their registration online at www.tncountyclerk.com. If you do not have online access or your county does not have online renewals, you can mail in your renewal to your local clerk. The TNCountyClerk website also allows registrants to sign up for e-mail and text message reminders about renewal dates.

The Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws and the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws. The department collects about 87 percent of total state revenue. During the 2020 fiscal year, it collected $15.1 billion in state taxes and fees and more than $3.2 billion in taxes and fees for local governments. To learn more about the department, visit www.tn.gov/revenue.

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