Tigers Fall to Macon County 20-17 (VIEW VIDEOS HERE)

October 13, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The window of opportunity for the DeKalb County Tigers to make the state play-offs narrowed with a 20-17 loss at Macon County Friday night at Lafayette.

(VIEW VIDEO BELOW OF DEKALB KICKER ANDREW FUSON KICKING 33 YARD FIELD GOAL TO TIE THE GAME 3-3 IN THE 2ND PERIOD)

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After an open date next week, the 2-7 Tigers will host the 1-7 Cumberland County Jets in Smithville in the regular season finale on Friday, October 26. A win for the Tigers would put them in the play-offs as the 4th place team in this region.

In the game Friday night, Macon County got on the scoreboard first with 27 seconds left in the 1st period on a 30 yard field goal by kicker Ryan Underwood.

DeKalb County’s Andrew Fuson tied the game on a 33 yard field goal with 5:17 left in the 2nd period.

Macon County took the lead again with 37 seconds before halftime on an 8 yard touchdown pass from John Mark Gammons to Landon Whitmore. Underwood added the PAT and the score was 10-3.

A Hail Mary pass from Axel Aldino to Grayson Redmon on the last play of the half for a would be tying touchdown was wiped off due to an illegal procedure penalty and Macon County held its 10-3 lead through half time.

DeKalb County had an opportunity to draw closer in the 3rd period on a 44 yard field goal attempt by Andrew Fuson but the kick was no good.

(VIEW VIDEO BELOW AS DEKALB COUNTY QUARTERBACK AXEL ALDINO SCORES ON 1 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN IN 4TH PERIOD TO TIE THE GAME 10-10)

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The DC Tigers scored their first touchdown of the game on a 1 yard plunge by Quarterback Axel Aldino with 7:58 left in the game. Fuson booted the extra point and the game was tied at 10-10.

Macon County jumped back out front 13-10 with 5:02 left on a 30 yard field goal by Ryan Underwood and later stretched the lead on a 5 yard touchdown pass from John Mark Gammons to Chris Oliver. The PAT by Underwood was good and Macon County led 20-10.

(VIEW VIDEO BELOW OF DEKALB COUNTY TOUCHDOWN PASS FROM AXEL ALDINO TO GRAYSON REDMON LATE IN THE 4TH PERIOD)

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DeKalb County’s last touchdown of the night came on a 9 yard pass from Aldino to Grayson Redmon . Fuson added the extra point but the DC Tigers came up short losing 20-17

October 12, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

People are turning pink today in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A group of caring folks all decked out in pink turned out for a media photo this morning at the courthouse in a show of solidarity for the observance.

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“Today is our fifth annual DeKalb County wide Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness sponsored by all of our civic organizations, courthouse, and Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital,” said Shan Williams, Regional Community Relations Coordinator for Saint Thomas Health.

“This is solidarity for us to remember not only those we’ve lost to this terrible disease but to remind everyone that it is time for their annual mammogram because prevention is very important with breast cancer,” she said.

“We (hospital) are offering 2D and 3D mammography right here in our regional area and that is the best state of the art mammography services in the entire nation. Its right here locally. You don’t have to go out of town,” Williams continued.

“This year in October we (hospital) are giving away a free gift to anyone who has their annual mammogram so we encourage you to come out and do that every single year. It is so valuable and so very important. Everyone has been affected by cancer in some way so please get your mammogram,” added Williams.

Thanks to largely stable incidence rates, improved treatment, as well as earlier detection through screening and increased awareness, a woman’s risk of dying of breast cancer dropped 39 percent between the late 1980s and 2015, translating into more than 300,000 breast cancer deaths avoided during that time.

Despite that progress, there’s much more to be done. Breast cancer is still the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, second only to lung cancer.

At this time, there are more than 3.1 million people with a history of breast cancer in the United States. (This includes women still being treated and those who have completed treatment.)

You can reduce your risk of cancer by making healthy choices like eating right, staying active and not smoking. It’s also important to follow recommended screening guidelines including mammograms, which can help detect certain cancers early.

October 12, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is set for Saturday, October 27. As part of this major health and safety initiative, the DeKalb Prevention Coalition will host this take-back event at Smithville City Hall around the Town Square from 10am till 1pm.

According to the DEA’s Atlanta Division, formerly Tennessee’s field division, a record 34 tons (68,053 pounds) of drugs were collected in Tennessee during the October 2017 Take-Back Day. On that one day, Tennesseans turned in more drugs than Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio combined.

“Fifty-three percent of Americans who use prescription drugs recreationally got them from a friend or relative according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,” said Lisa Cripps, local Coordinator of the DeKalb Prevention Coalition. “Take-Back Days are a safe and easy way to protect your loved ones and to get these drugs out of your home.”

“With 64 percent of Tennesseans’ knowing someone who has become addicted to prescription pain medication, we want to provide more opportunities for people to safely dispose of their medications,” said Dr. Andrea Willis, senior vice president and chief medical officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day occurs twice a year, so we can better prevent these addictive drugs from getting into the wrong hands.”

If you can’t make it to this take-back event, our county has two drop boxes in the following locations: City Hall in Alexandria and City Hall in Smithville.

We hope to see you on Saturday, October 27 from 10am -1pm to help you dispose of any unused, out of date, or unwanted medication.

Thank you for your continued support of Count It! Lock It! Drop It!

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