DeKalb Farm Bureau Announces Poster Contest and Essay Winners

March 7, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Farm Bureau announces the 2018 Fourth Grade Poster Contest and Seventh Grade Essay Winners. Pictured from left to right are Cathy Officer, Farm Bureau Women’s Chair, Yvette Chivers, 1st place winner of Poster Contest – $50.00, Olivia Gilley, 2nd place winner of Poster Contest – $25.00, Cooper Brown, 1st place winner of Essay Contest- $50.00, and Stephen Officer, President, DeKalb County Farm Bureau.- Also, Mrs. Shelly Jennings was awarded $50.00 for the most entries from her classroom in the Poster Contest and Mrs. Amy Fletcher was awarded $50.00 for the most entries in the Essay Contest. The posters were based on “Farm to Fork” and the essays were titled “Why is Agriculture Important?” (Not pictured-Nolan Gottlied-2nd place winner of Essay Contest-$25.00 recipient). The first place winners will be submitted to the state contest.

March 7, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

They were used this year for snow, flooding, sickness, stockpile , and even for the solar eclipse, but the thirteen days built into the school calendar for inclement weather have all been used up and if more days should be missed between now and May 24, they will have to be made up.

The remainder of the school calendar for this year is as follows:

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 8 at DeKalb Middle School, Northside Elementary, Smithville Elementary, and DeKalb West School and on Tuesday, March 13 at DeKalb County High School from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Spring break will be March 26-30.

Students will not attend on Wednesday, May 23. That will be an administrative day and all teachers must attend. The last day of school will be Thursday, May 24 and report cards will be sent home.

The commencement for the DCHS Class of 2018 will be on Friday, May 18 on the football field.

March 6, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The mother of a missing DeKalb County teenage girl needs your help in locating her.

16 year old Hannah Marie Grisham went missing from her home in Liberty on February 11 according to her mother, Darlene Grisham.

No one has seen or heard from her and police have no leads as to her whereabouts.

If you should see or speak to Hannah or know where she is please contact Central Dispatch at 615-215-3000 or her mother at 615-318-3040 or 615-580-9064.

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