DCHS Career Technical Education Programs Gets State Grant for New Equipment

February 4, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Students in the Career Technical Education Program at DCHS have more up to date equipment to work with in their training thanks to a $120,000 state funded grant.

“We received a Career and Technical Education Grant through the State of Tennessee for $120,000 that was used for three of our Career and Technical Education Programs including the Advanced Manufacturing Program which is taught by Todd Cantrell; Information Technology, which is taught by Coach Steve Trapp; and the Health Science Programs, which are taught by Angie Anderson and Jane Rice. This money was used to buy equipment for those areas for our students at DCHS,” said Brad Leach, Career and Technical Education Director.

The Advanced Manufacturing Program was the first to receive new shop equipment from the grant funds including a computer numerical controlled mill machine and lathe along with a manual milling machine, belt sander and horizontal /mitering bandsaw. New equipment for the other programs are coming soon.

Computer numerical control (CNC) is the automation of machine tools by means of computers executing pre-programmed sequences of machine control commands to form metal into different shapes for various projects and applications. This is in contrast to machines that are manually controlled by hand wheels or levers mechanically automated by cams.

“Some of the equipment we got was to replace older ones that been here and needed updating. The two biggest pieces of equipment we got were the new CNC Mill and CNC Lathe. Its a step up from the manual mills and lathes. With the manual milling machine, students have to crank it by hand. They have to move everything. They have to think, measure and they have to keep up with a lot of information. Now we can have computer numerical controls. Students can set at a computer, design a part, program it and tell the machine what to do based on their knowledge and the part can be reproduced in a fraction of the time it would take if it were done on the manual machines. It makes it easier because the computer doesn’t have to think or stop and measure,” said Cantrell.

Leach said the newer equipment is more like what these students will see when they get into the workforce.

“With the way it is with our nation today and the need for advanced manufacturing workers, its one of the reasons the state has got on board with us to try and update that (technology) so we can better prepare students for the work force and help keep our jobs here in America. It (new equipment) is a good addition for us to get students better trained to become good quality workers in our local and regional work force,” said Leach.

DCHS also has a dual credit agreement with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in McMinnville under which high school students can accumulate credit hours toward training at the TCAT center.

“Students who get an education here can transfer the time they have spent here in our shop and get up to 360 hours of credit at the TCAT center in McMinnville. That’s our dual credit agreement. It helps students get more prepared to go out and make a smoother transition into the work force,” said Leach.

“I want to say thank you to the state of Tennessee especially our state representatives and senators for getting this grant money for us to use and we hope to continue to work with them for more funding for our programs,” Leach concluded.

February 4, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

Happy Birthday to the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department!

The department officially turned 80 years old on Saturday, February 3 and current officers and members of the department will soon have a special observance to mark the milestone.

Chief Charlie Parker said the department was founded by the mayor and aldermen in 1938.

“80 years ago on 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.

Chief Parker said a list has been compiled of persons who have served on the department over the last eight decades (shown below) but there may be others unknown to the current members who need to be included on the list. To add names please contact Chief Parker at 615-597-4141 and leave a message or email smithvillefiredept@gmail.com. You may also visit www.smithvillefire.com or send a message through the Smithville Fire Department Facebook page.

The names of current and past members are listed in alphabetical order by last names and the year they joined the department
Kevin Adcock-1999 (current member)
Auvil D. Adcock-1953
Becky Atnip-2013 (current member)
D.J. Atnip- ?
Greg Bess-1995 (current member)
W.H. (Dub) Bing-?
Bill Bond-1938
Alton Bonham-1938
Carter Braswell-1969
Wink Brown- 1998 (current member)
Stephanie Brown-2009
Walter Burton-1972
Wallace Caldwell-2004 (current member)
Charles Cantrell-1938
Donnie Cantrell-1980 (current member)
Gerald Cantrell-?
Harold (Soapy) Cantrell-1960
Ray Lee Cantrell-1965
Don Cantrell-1961
Van Cleveland-1938
Buba Coffee-?
Freddy Colvert-1963
Lonnie Colwell-?
Eddie Colwell-2010
A.P. Conger-?
Roy Conger-1938
Corkey Conger-?
W.O. Conger-1955
Shannon Cook-?
Billy Joe Cripps-1966
Jim John Dearman-1938
Leonard Dickens-1969
James (Bo Bo) Driver?
M.V. Driver-1938
Bill Durgham-1938
Patrick Edge-2009
Robert Eller-1946
Billy Estes-1946
Frank Evetts-1964
W.J. Evins-1938
Davey Ferrell-1999
Harry Foutch-1938
Glynn Frazier-1968
Cody Fults-2014
Glen Gill-1973
Dereck Graham-?
Lanelle Haggard-1964
Hoyte Hale-1985 (current member)
Joseph Hall- 2008
Bill E. Hendrixson-1938
Sellars Hendrixson-1941
Toby Hendrixson-?
Robert (Bob) Herndon-1938
James Herndon-?
Ryan Herron-2016 (current member)
Tim Holmes-?
Billy Hooper-1964
Kenneth Howard-1938
James R. Hunt-2005 (current member)
Shawn Jacobs- 2013 (current member)
Bradley Johnson-2014 (current member)
Garrett Johnson-2016 (current member)
Gary Johnson- 2005 (current member)
Kim Johnson- 2016 (current member)
Dusty Johnson-2005
Jeff Keith-?
W.J. (Dub) Keith-1967
Ronnie Kemper-?
Cory Killian-2011 (current member)
John Kunstman-?
Glen Lattimore-2008 (current member)
R.E. Lawrence-1938
Odell Lewis-?
Donnie Lewis-1976
Charlie Lockhart-1944
Houston Lockhart-1938
Caleb London-2017 (current member)
Tyler Ludwick-?
Eddie Mabe-?
Melvin McCormick-1968
Jack McGuire-1952
Clyde Medley-?
W.H. (Moon) Mullinax-1973
Lynn Newby-1967
Earl Odom-1972
Wendell Owens-1970
Charles Owens-1970
David Pack-1981
Buddy Parker-1966
Charles Parker-1980 (current member)
Danny Poss-1980 (current member)
John Poss-? (current member)
David Redman-?
Dalton Roberts-2014 (current member)
Kent Robinson-1973
Erik Russell-2007
Edward Rutland-1975
Abe Silman-?
Barney Sorell-?
Robin Summers-2016 (current member)
Jimmy Taylor-?
Bethel Thomas-1938
Clarence Thweatt-?
C.J. Tramel-2014 (current member)
Freddie Tramel-1938
Mike Turner-1967
Jimmy Vickers-?
W.H. Vickers-1938
Earl Wade-1938
J.C. Webb-1941
Norvel Webb, Jr.-?
Ronald Whitaker-?
Paul Willoughby-1938
W.H. Windham-1964
Anthony Wright-?
Jeff Wright-1986 (current member)
Seth Wright-2016 (current member)
Stephanee Wright-2006 (current member)
Charles Young-?
Joe Young-1938
Jeremy Young-?
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February 4, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The City of Smithville has a new fire truck.

The new Pierce Impel PUC Rescue Pumper, which is a combination fire engine/rescue vehicle, arrived Friday evening in time for members of the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department to get their first look and inspection of it following the firefighter appreciation dinner downtown.

In January, 2017 the aldermen voted to spend $751,575 over a two-year period to purchase the new fire truck. It will replace the fire department’s oldest truck, a 1992 model, and a 20-year old rescue and service truck. The new vehicle will also come equipped with five air packs and other tools and equipment.

The city plans to eventually sell the 1992 truck along with the rescue truck and service truck.

In addition to the new truck, the fire department has three other fire trucks, a 1992 and 2001 model along with a 2012 ladder truck.

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