4-H Members Shine at 96th Annual State Round Up

August 1, 2019
By: Leigh Fuson

Over 300 high school aged 4‐H members from across the state traveled to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for State 4‐H Roundup and All Star Conference during the week of July 22‐26th.

Representing DeKalb County this year were Clayton Crook, 12th grade, and Caleb Taylor, who graduated this past May.

4‐H’ers competed in projects such as communications, livestock, computers and technology, healthy living, and photography for college scholarships and trips to National 4‐H Congress in Atlanta. The State 4-H theme in 2019 is “Roadmap to Success,” because youth from all corners of the state and different backgrounds can come together to learn more about careers, service, leadership, and more.

Clayton was a state finalist in the Beef project and participated in competition interviews. He placed 3rd overall and attended Round Up on scholarship. Caleb attended as an All-Star member and completed service projects for foster families in East Tennessee. As a whole, Tennessee 4-H All Star members completed over 600,000 service hours in the last year with 514 projects reported. DeKalb County is proud to contribute to that number!

Clayton also received the Vol State award, the highest level of recognition a 4-H member can be awarded. This award is given to current or incoming high school seniors who have excelled in 4-H programs and activities. Clayton was among the prestigious group of 92 members to receive the award this year. Caleb had an important speaking part during the Vol State ceremony as a past recipient. There are only four members from across the state to have this honor.

Conference attendees also enjoyed a banquet, dance, learning sessions, and campus tours, all while making lifelong friends. Roundup is one of the highlights for Tennessee’s 4‐H program. Delegates who attend have spent years of work in their respective project areas. Over $75,000 in scholarship money is awarded each year.

For more information about DeKalb County 4-H, please call 615-597-4945. 4‐H is the Youth Development program for University of Tennessee Extension and Tennessee State University. Tennessee Extension offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

August 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

An annual prayer for our schools observance will be held Sunday, August 4 at the DeKalb County High School gym starting at 2 p.m.

Parents, church leaders, educators, and community leaders are invited to attend this special “BACK 2 SCHOOL -CALL 2 PRAYER” gathering. Information from the past year and projections related to the new school year will be presented by Director of Schools Patrick Cripps.

Prayers will be offered by pastors and youth pastors for each school in DeKalb County and for school sponsored activities. A special prayer will also be offered for law enforcement agencies and the school board.

Instead of a closing prayer, those present will be asked to go to the geographical location of each school and pray. A prayer of blessing, safety, and learning will be offered for the students and faculty for the school year.

The order of the meeting is as follows:

*Welcome by Donnie Kelly, retired Pastor of the Smithville AG (First Assembly of God)

*School plans and projections for the new school year by Director of Schools Patrick Cripps.

*National Anthem by Jamie Greco, Praise and Worship leader at Smithville AG

Call to Prayer:

*DeKalb County High School-Jordan Atnip, Youth Pastor of Smithville First Baptist Church

*DeKalb Middle School-Chris Moore, Pastor of the Smithville Church of God

*Northside Elementary School-Shayne Ray, Youth Pastor of Outreach Baptist Church

*Smithville Elementary School-Sam Scavo, Campus Pastor at Christpoint in Smithville

*DeKalb West School-Jimmy Arms, Pastor of Upper Helton Baptist Church

*School Transportation-Graden Kirksey, Pastor of Refuge Church

*Athletic Department/Band-Brian Jones, Pastor of Pomeroy Chapel

*Law Enforcement Departments-Dan Gulley, Minister at the Smithville Church of Christ

*School Board- Joel Wood, Pastor of the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church

July 31, 2019
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The Upper Cumberland region will be welcoming the Model T Ford Club of America USA National Tour to Tennessee as they explore our unforgettable, scenic backroads traversing the Highland Rim of the Upper Cumberland Plateau from August 16th to 22nd.

On Sunday, August 18th, the Model T’s will be visiting DeKalb County. In the morning, the tour will take the backroads through Buffalo Valley to the Center Hill Dam and Edgar Evins State Park. Lunch will be at the Appalachian Center for Craft’s Blue Water Grill on the Hill, and a little shopping at the Craft Center’s Gallery. After lunch, the Model T folks will head to the public square by way of “town hill” around 1 PM to visit the downtown Smithville stores. Next stop will be for ice cream at Webb’s Soda Fountain and other local places of their choice. They will travel down the Old Snow’s Hill Road on their way to Temperance Hall and Lancaster communities where State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver will have lemonade waiting for them.

“Currently, there are 140 cars and 270 people registered to be a part of this upcoming Model T tour. We are thrilled to be included. I have been meeting with this trip’s tour coordinator, George Akins, for over a year. In April 2018, several members of the Tennessee Model T group made an early visit in their vintage cars to work on the itinerary. It is such an honor to be included as a point of interest for this wonderful group of people,” said Chamber Director Suzanne Williams. Sara Beth Urban, Middle Tennessee Division Manager at Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, was invited by the Chamber to the initial visit and was so excited to be part of the Meet and Greet. Sara Beth has provided Tennessee Welcome and Informational Packets that will be ready for them as they arrive. Williams continues, “We encourage our local businesses with message signs to post ‘Welcome Model T Club’ to show appreciation to our guests and to encourage them to visit again in the future. And to everyone else, if you see them driving by, be sure and wave.”

Sponsored by the Tennessee T’s, this will be a perfect opportunity to showcase the beautiful state of Tennessee and the Upper Cumberland region to the rest of the country through the windshield of a Model T Ford.

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