DCHS Lady Tiger Soccer Sensation Carly Vance Signs with Freed-Hardeman

April 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Carly Vance, a senior and Class of 2021 Valedictorian at DCHS and a star Lady Tiger soccer player signed a letter of intent with Freed-Hardeman University on Thursday to play collegiate soccer for the Lady Lions next season after she graduates in May.

Joining Vance for the signing were members of her family, coaches, and fellow players.

“I am very excited. I have been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time. I have always wanted to play college soccer and I am very grateful for this opportunity. I can’t wait to see what God has in store for me at Freed-Hardeman and I can’t wait to grow as a player,” said Vance.

Last fall Vance drew the attention of Jason Elliott, the head soccer coach at Freed-Hardeman who asked his assistant coach Luke Janiec to come up and watch her play.

“The coach came up to me and said I need you to go watch this girl named Carly Vance at DeKalb County High School so I came up and watched the game and saw that she was an outstanding presence on the team. She was very determined and hard working throughout the entire game. She didn’t just do all the offensive things that bring glory she worked for the hard stuff like playing defense and helping out on the back line and as a mid fielder that is what you really look for. I was very impressed,” said Coach Janiec.

During her high school years, Carly anchored the Lady Tiger Soccer Team as a defensive midfielder.

“Carly is a special player and a special person,” said Coach Dylan Kleparek (Coach K). I started coaching her in the recreation league when she was just a little kid at maybe age six or seven and I have had the privilege of coaching her all the way through her career. Carly is a phenomenal player and kid. I always knew she would be something special as a person and player. She is an outstanding student and I can’t say enough about her leadership. Kids on the team try harder trying to please her. Carly is super humble and works hard. She is the kind of kid you want around your team all the time. On the field she dominates and uses her aggression and intelligence to affect the game. Carly knows what to do with the ball and knows where to play it. She is a fantastic player and will do really well at Freed-Hardeman and if she plays there with the intensity she played for me she will be a starter right away,” said Coach K.

While Carly competed in cross country during her middle school years, soccer has always been her first love when it came to sports.

“I started playing soccer when I was seven years old. I did do cross country when I was in middle school which helped me get into shape and I am really grateful for that time I spent with cross country but my main focus in life has been soccer,” she said.

Although she will miss her coach and fellow teammates, Vance will be forever grateful to them for their support and encouragement.

“I am going to miss my team and coach so much. They have had such an impact on my soccer career in high school and were supportive of me and my decision to play college soccer. I will miss playing games, bus rides, and going to camps with them but at the same time they are the ones who have helped me get to where I am today and they have helped to shape me into the player I am today. I am grateful that I am able to carry on in this journey with soccer,” said Vance.

Carly said she plans to major in Kinesiology, the scientific study of human body movement, and obtain a bachelors degree with a focus in exercise science in order to become a physical therapist.

Freed–Hardeman is a private university associated with the Churches of Christ and located in Henderson, Tennessee. It is primarily undergraduate and residential, enrolling full-time students of traditional college age. The university also serves some commuting, part-time, and adult students on-campus and through distance-learning programs. The university offers a limited number of master’s and doctoral level graduate programs including Bible, Business, Counseling and Education. Arts, science, and professional degrees are conferred.

Freed–Hardeman teams, nicknamed athletically as the Lions and Lady Lions, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I level. Until the fall 2020 semester, they primarily competed in the American Midwest Conference, but since have become part of the Mid-South Conference. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, and tennis; while women’s sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.

April 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

City of Smithville water customers on Bright Hill Road, Walker Drive, East and West Bryant Streets, and Highway 56 (South Congress Boulevard) from the red light at Hardees to Harney Nursery will be without water starting at 5 p.m. Monday, April 26 for at least two hours due to connection of new water lines in the highway construction zone.

April 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The County Commission will again try to settle on terms for leasing the Cherry Hill Community Center when it meets in regular monthly session Monday night.

Jason Carver, the owner of JBeez Watercraft near Silver Point on Highway 56 wants to possibly open up a restaurant there and apparently is willing to sign on to a five year lease with three more renewable five year options up to 20 years but terms of the offer may change after a meeting of the county commission’s public works committee Wednesday night, April 21.

In the original proposal the rent for the first five years would be $500 per month and increase by $100 per month in the subsequent five year intervals ($600 per month in years 6-10, $700 per month in years 11-15, and $800 per month in years 16-20). Under the terms, Carver would be responsible for maintaining the HVAC, roof and septic system and all general upkeep of the building and grounds including walls, floors, ceilings, parking areas, driveways, sidewalk, landscaping, etc. Both the county and Carver would carry liability insurance on the property.

Although the commissioners signaled their support of the move during the regular monthly meeting on March 22 they wanted to see the deal in writing and voted have the county mayor direct the county attorney to prepare a lease for them to vote on in April. A week later on Tuesday, March 30 a special meeting was held to consider approval of the agreement but after several motions and amendments, the commission could not muster the seven votes needed to grant the lease. Some commissioners thought the county was acting too quickly and should take more time to consider terms of the lease. Others thought a potential 20 year lease was too long.

During Wednesday night’s meeting, the public works committee voted to recommend changes from the original proposal.

Commissioner Jerry Adcock said he could not not support a potential 20 year lease.

“I don’t mind going five years but I don’t believe in giving him the only option to keep redoing this. We should have the option also. After five years we should renegotiate. If he (tenant) wants to put the money in to do this (make improvements) he can and we will in good faith consider that and we could extend him a year or two years otherwise its like giving him a blank check and saying this is yours for the next 20 years if you want it. Its not far off the Interstate. If someone wanted to come in and buy it and put a McDonalds there it would be worth more to us than to leasing him,” said Adcock.

Commissioner Myron Rhody pointed out that under terms of a lease with Carver over twenty years the county stands to gain up to $200,000 while it is currently getting no income off the property and still having to maintain it.

“I understand what you are saying Jerry but we need to figure out some way to entice him (tenant) to stay and invest money in it because he is running out of time to get it up and running for his season,” said Rhody.

The committee ultimately adopted a recommendation based on a motion by Commissioner Beth Pafford to offer a five year lease to Carver for $500 per month including terms that he be responsible for all upkeep, maintenance, repairs, and improvements and that at the end of the five year period Carver be given the first opportunity to purchase the property at fair market value if it is legal for the county to sell it without taking bids.

Members of the committee voting to make that recommendation to the full county commission were Beth Pafford, Myron Rhody, Jerry Adcock, and Matt Adcock.

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