DeKalb West Selects Students of the Month

May 5, 2023
By: Bill Conger

DeKalb West School has announced the Students of the Month for May. Chosen for the honor were Karson Davenport, Pre-K, Lakenly Dunham, K, Liberty Gray, 1st, Vaylee Ellis, 2nd, Mary Alice Moore, 3rd, Karson Mullinax, 4th, Sophia Caraway, 5th, Kaylee Womack, 6th, Zoey Skeen, 7th, and Kaylee Redmon, 8th. Students are chosen for the award based on academics, character, and other traits that make them an outstanding student.

28 year teaching veteran Tonya Ellis was named the Teacher of the Month. She is longtime Kindergarten educator at DWS.

May 4, 2023
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Seniors Aaron Gottlied, Nolan Gottlied, Ally Beneke, along with juniors, Ella Van Vranken and Kaleb Spears, all qualified for advancement to the TSSAA D1-AAA Sectional Meet that will be held at Stewarts Creek High School on May 9th.

On May 1st at Franklin County High School’s Sub-Sectional meet, these athletes all placed in the top 4 in their events advancing them to the next round before States. Schools participating at sub-sectionals included: Franklin Co, Cookeville, Rhea Co, Warren, and Coffee Co. 3 individuals and one relay team from each school were allowed to enter into events.

In the field events, Nolan Gottlied placed 3rd in the discus with a personal best throw of 116 feet 10 inches, while high jumper, Ally Beneke, took home the win with a jump of 5 feet 6 inches!

For the boys running events, Kaleb Spears placed 1st overall in the 400 meters with a personal best of 51.65 seconds (school record holder) and 3rd in the 800 (2:09), while Aaron Gottlied placed 2nd in the 800 meter run (2:05) and the led his team to a 2nd place finish in the 4X800. Spears and Gottlied were also a part of the winning 4 X400 meter relay team with a time of 3:38 seconds, just shy of breaking the Warren County school record.

For the females, Ella Van Vranken sealed a first place win in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:26. She was also part of the 4X 400 meter relay team that broke the Warren Co. school record with a time of 4:28 seconds and took home first place.

Congratulations to these athletes!! In order to advance to the State Championship meet on May 25th, athletes need to place in the top 4 in their event at Sectionals on May 9th.

May 4, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has given the green light for the installation of red lights at the intersection of Highway 70 & 83 (New Home/Allen Ferry Road) near Kilgore’s Restaurant.

Although it may be several months before they’re actually installed, State Representative Michael Hale told WJLE Wednesday that TDOT has approved the project after conducting a traffic study at the busy and dangerous intersection which is about to get even busier with the opening soon of a new Bizzy Mart convenience market/truck stop there.

“I got word this week that the red-lights request has been approved. Its about a $150,000 project but its been sent to TDOT headquarters to get the process underway. I am very thankful because this is a very busy highway and intersection. The state will install the lights and then they will be turned over to the city to maintain like all other traffic lights in town. TDOT has not given a time frame for when the lights will be installed. It may be a year or more down the road. Sometimes with government the process is slow and takes time,” said Hale.

In a letter to Representative Hale, Landon Castleberry, P.E. TDOT Regional Traffic Engineer wrote “TDOT performed the turning movement count and the signal warrant analysis for the intersection.  We concluded that enough traffic exists at the intersection to warrant a traffic signal.  What’s more, we pulled crash reports from our Department of Safety database and found that the intersection has a crash rate that qualifies it for safety funding.  This is very helpful because the cost of installing a traffic signal can easily fetch around $150k. Moving forward with this good news, my intent is to submit this intersection to my superiors in TDOT HQ to approve safety funds to signalize,” wrote Castleberry.

Over the years this intersection has become a hot spot for car crashes including at least one fatality even with caution lights there. An 83-year-old woman died in a wreck there in April 2015. With another business opening up and added traffic creating more congestion, both County Mayor Matt Adcock and Smithville Mayor Josh Miller sent letters in January to State Senator Janice Bowling, State Representative Michael Hale, and officials of the Tennessee Department of Transportation to make a formal request for the red lights. TDOT responded that a traffic study would first have to be conducted to determine a need for the lights. Both Mayors Adcock and Miller said they are pleased and appreciative that TDOT has approved the project and they wish to thank Representative Hale for his help.

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