DeKalb County Adopt-A-Teacher Program Returns for Third Year

August 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Adopt-A-Teacher Program is back for the third year!

The school bell has rung and children all over DeKalb County have started a new school year. All summer long teachers have attended inservice training, developed lesson plans and worked tirelessly on making plans for this school year.

“Lets spread some good throughout the county. We all know teachers are our unsung heroes and the heartbeat of our community. Let’s make things a bit easier for them and help them understand how much they mean to us in our county,” said program coordinator Shelly Barnes.

Teachers available for adoption can be found on the following sites for each school. Special thanks to local parent, Heather Young, for helping create the sites.

If you would like to adopt a teacher, simply click sign up on the teacher (s) you would like to adopt. Click submit and sign up at the bottom of the page. Add comments on the items you are getting for the teacher. Add your name and email then click sign up now.

DWS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444a8ae2fa6fd0-adopt8

SES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444a8ae2fa6fd0-adopt9

NES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444a8ae2fa6fd0-adopt7

DMS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444A8AE2FA6FD0-adopt6

DCHS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090444A8AE2FA6FD0-adopt5

Let’s work together as a community and show our educators how important they truly are. Thank you to everyone that has adopted already!

August 6, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A 70-year-old Cookeville man lost his life in a pickup truck crash Thursday afternoon on Highway 56 near Center Hill Lake.

Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said Phillip Smith was traveling north in a 2016 Nissan Frontier when he ran off the left side of the road and struck a rock bluff head on. Smith died at the scene.

Members of the DeKalb County Fire Department, Sheriff’s Department, and DeKalb EMS all responded along with other members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

New mayors were elected in Liberty and Alexandria Thursday.

Audrey M. Martin unseated Incumbent Liberty Mayor Jason Hayes Ray 73 to 58 while in Alexandria Alderman Lloyd Dyer was elected Mayor. He defeated Alderman Jana Beth Tripp in the mayoral race 101 to 47. Dyer will succeed Mayor Bennett Armstrong who chose not to seek re-election but opted for an unsuccessful run for a seat on the county commission in the 1st district.

Meanwhile Curtis J. Rutter received 86 votes to fill an unexpired Alexandria Alderman Term.

Five were elected Alderman in Liberty Thursday including Kevin R. Mullinax with 98 votes, Joe D. Bratten 91, Ryan Dodd 88, Kendra Stanford 86, and William H. Reynolds, Jr. 80. Derek Johnson lost with 74 votes.

In Smithville, Mayor Josh Miller was re-elected unopposed with 805 votes while Alderman Beth Chandler won her first full term with 670 votes. She had been filling an unexpired term. Don Crook was also elected Alderman. He received 508 votes. Rhonda Tiefenauer garnered 337 votes in an unsuccessful bid for Alderman.

Alderman Greg Fish ran unopposed and received 51 votes in the Dowelltown municipal election.

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