Blake Cantrell Presented Governor’s Volunteer Star Award

February 24, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Blake Cantrell of DeKalb County was honored earlier this month during the 11th Annual Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards ceremony at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin.

Cantrell was awarded for his active role in improving his community and helping others. The awards celebrated the efforts of 108 volunteers statewide who have strived to improve their communities through service.  Miss Tennessee 2018, Christine Williamson, presented the awards, and NewsChannel5 weekend anchor, Jennifer Kraus, served as emcee for the event.

One youth and one adult volunteer were selected from participating counties to receive this prestigious award.  Nominees were judged based on the community’s need of the volunteer service performed, initiative taken to perform the service, creativity used to solve a community problem and impact of the volunteer service on the community.  The individual awards are sponsored by Tennessee 4-H.

Cantrell was recognized for his volunteer work in DeKalb County in which he previously was named Community Leader of the Year and he received the 2017 Git-R-Done award for the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department. He was DeKalb County High School Quarterback Club Vice President for 9 years. He attended the Citizen Fire Academy in the fall of 2014, became a volunteer firefighter in 2015, and served as the DeKalb County volunteer fire department communications officer. Blake is President of DeKalb Emergency Services Association and President of 2017-18 DeKalb County High School Project Graduation. He also volunteers his  services to Haven of Hope, Lighthouse Christian Camp, and various churches and civic groups.

February 23, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Plan to hunt or fish this year? Now is the time to purchase your license to get the most out of Tennessee’s license year. New 2019-20 Tennessee hunting and fishing licenses are now on sale, with over one million licenses expected to be purchased in the coming year. All current year Tennessee hunting and fishing licenses expire Feb. 28.

Licenses are available online anytime at www.GoOutdoorsTennessee.com, on the TWRA “On the Go App,” or at one of more than 700 license agents across the state. You can now select to auto-renew your license and never worry about your license expiring again. Customers can also purchase a collector’s card for any annual license. This waterproof, durable card features paintings by Tennessee artists. Customers may choose between a largemouth bass or a waterfowl hunting scene featuring mallards and a retriever.

If you like wildlife of any kind, you should thank a hunter or fisherman. Without them, we would not have the abundance of fish and wildlife that we all enjoy.

Hunters and anglers have been funding Tennessee’s and the nation’s wildlife conservation for more than100 years through license purchases. One-hundred percent of hunting and fishing license fees go to support wildlife conservation in Tennessee. What’s more, a license purchase returns taxes paid on firearms, archery equipment, fishing gear and boat fuel to Tennessee at a rate of up to $40 per year so a license purchase is a great investment. This successful funding system is the Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration program which is the largest driver of wildlife conservation nationwide. Support Tennessee wildlife and buy your 2019-20 licenses now!

February 23, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers upset the 11^th ranked Cumberland County Lady Jets winning 67 to 66 in overtime Friday night at Crossville in the quarterfinals of the Region 4AA basketball tournament.

Lady Tiger Joni Robinson’s buzzer beating three pointer at the end of regulation sent the game into overtime and from there DC outscored the Lady Jets 7 to 6 for the thrilling victory.

The Lady Tigers (21-10) seeded fourth in the tournament from District 8 will advance to the semi-finals while Cumberland County (23-7) and the top seed from District 7 has been eliminated.

DeKalb County will face the 5^th ranked Upperman Lady Bees for the fourth time this season on Monday night, February 25 at 7:30 p.m.  The game will be played at Cumberland County High School in Crossville.

In fact all District 7 teams have been eliminated from the girls Region Tournament as Upperman defeated Sequatchie County 69 to 30, Macon County upended Grundy County 83 to 35, and York Institute beat Bledsoe County 54 to 41 Friday night.

In the DC game Friday night, the Lady Tigers led 17 to 16 after the 1^st period and 33 to 30 at halftime. Cumberland County grabbed a 43 to 41 lead after the 3^rd period but the game was tied at 60 by the end of regulation. The Lady Tigers went on to win 67 to 66.

Lydia Brown led the Lady Tigers in scoring with 22, Kadee Ferrell 17, Emme Colwell 11, Mya Ruch 10, Joni Robinson 3,  and Maddison Parsley and Kenzie France  each with 2 points.

Miss Basketball finalist Gracee Dishman led the Lady Jets with 32 points, Addy Wilson 13, Jessica Hedgecoth 14, Alli Smith 5, and Sophie Smith 2

Girls Region Tournament Schedule Monday, February 25:

Macon County vs York Institute: 6:00 p.m.

DeKalb County vs Upperman: 7:30 p.m.

The Region Tournament Championship game will be Wednesday, February 27 at 7 p.m.

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