Lady Tigers Travel to Cumberland County Tonight for Regional Quarterfinals

February 22, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers will travel to Crossville tonight (Friday) to face Cumberland County in the quarterfinals of the Region 4AA basketball tournament.

WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Lady Tigers John Pryor. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

Cumberland County (23-6) is the top seed from District 7 while the Lady Tigers (20-10) are seeded 4th from District 8.

Lady Tiger Coach Danny Fish said Cumberland County will be a challenge.

“I think it’s going to be a tough game for us but we’re used to tough games. We play in one of the toughest districts in the state with Macon County and Upperman but we have a pretty good feel for them (Cumberland County). We played them in camp earlier this year and it was a pretty tight game until the end and we played them last year too but they are a little bit different now and so are we so we’re looking forward to the challenge,” said Coach Fish.

“Cumberland County’s Gracie Dishman can score points and she will be up for Miss basketball this year. They play at a fast pace and they are long and pretty athletic. We’re going to try and do our best job on her (Dishman) and see where the chips fall. They are very good but if we shoot the ball well from the perimeter and we can get some interior aggressiveness to the rim and get to the free throw line we can cause them some problems. Their pressure is the key. They really sell out on the pressure so how we handle their press and their trap style defense is really going to dictate how we do tonight,” Coach Fish continued.

“If we win tonight we will probably meet Upperman again and I feel pretty good about that game. If we are good enough to get past Cumberland County tonight and get to Upperman I feel like we have a good shot of making it to the regional finals. We gained a lot of confidence when we played them in the district tournament. After watching film on that game we were really a lot closer than maybe some people thought we would be. We were a couple shots away from really putting them on the ropes and knocking them out. I like our chances in the next round and I feel if we can get to the regional finals we have an opportunity to go to the glass house because District 8AA and having Cumberland County in our region is like a gauntlet. You’re looking at some of the better teams in double A,” added Coach Fish.

Meanwhile Lady Tigers Kadee Ferrell and Lydia Brown were named to the All-District Tournament Team earlier this week.

February 21, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A DeKalb County woman who began teaching and missionary work in Haiti two years ago plans to return there soon perhaps for a much longer stay.

Kidman Puckett, daughter of Jimmy and Anita Puckett of Smithville and a member of the Outreach Baptist Church in Smithville said she felt the call to do missionary work shortly after graduating from college.

“After I graduated high school I went to UT-Chattanooga and when I completed my education there I worked at Pates Ford Marina and started going to church at Outreach Baptist Church and that’s where I felt called to do missionary work and began thinking about moving to Haiti,” said Puckett.

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“When I was in high school I went on youth trips with my church and one time went to Mobile, Alabama and we did mission type work and I loved it so much I knew it was something I was really going to be passionate about although I had never really thought about doing it full time. Over time missions became heavier on my heart so I began to pray for reassurance in the calling and then on the last weekend we were open at Pates Ford Marina I had an elderly couple come in and they asked me what my plans were after the season was over. I told them missionary work was heavy on my heart. They asked where do you want to go. I said that was something I was still praying about but for some reason Haiti has been on my mind. They said that’s really funny and after talking to them for about ten minutes the man pulled out his card and said he does mission work in Haiti. Once that happened I realized it was an answer to my prayer. After making connections through him and I was able to go with them to Haiti for a week in 2017 and ended up staying nearly a full year from January to October. I went back and visited for a week in July 2018 and moved back on December 28. Although I am home right now I plan to return to Haiti in two weeks with no time limit. It could be for two years or forever,” said Puckett.

As part of her mission work, Puckett teaches English at an orphanage compound and university and also leads Bible studies.

“In Haiti their main religion is voodoo and that is very strong throughout the country but at the same time the people who worship and believe in voodoo know that God is more powerful so usually when it comes to witnessing to the people in Haiti they are very open to hearing what you have to say about it. I teach second and third graders through a state academic program. It is an English speaking school so all of these kids are learning English and they will graduate with an American high school degree. I also teach English at a university in Haiti and do Bible studies with girls age 15 and older who can understand English,” Puckett said.

“Haiti is a third world and very impoverished country with no electricity and it is hard to get clean water but there are lots of wells. Although the people are very poor they are generally very happy,” said Puckett.

“I want to thank Outreach Baptist Church for supporting me every month while I am there. They have gotten really involved and been able to take trips down there with me sometimes so that’s really exciting,” added Puckett.

February 21, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin has announced the launch of a new website for her office at http://www.dekalbtennessee.com/circuit-court-clerk.html.

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“We’re excited to announce it. There are four different ways to access it. Google DeKalb County Tennessee Circuit Court Clerk and that will bring it up or go to DeKalb Tennessee.com. Another way is DeKalb Tennessee.com/circuit court clerk which goes directly to the site and WJLE will have a link to the site,” said Martin.

“Once you get to the website, look in the top right corner at Circuit Court Clerk On-Line services and click it. That will take you to the new page.

The site, designed by Lisa Cripps of Main Street Studio, offers information for the DeKalb County Circuit, General Sessions, Juvenile and Criminal Courts including dockets of upcoming court dates, general court procedures, information for prospective jurors, as well as various court costs and fines, courtroom conduct, court forms for divorces, the office holiday schedule, and contact information.

Online Payments are now accepted on the site. Visit the Online Payments page and follow the instructions. Please contact the appropriate court if you encounter any problems.

Martin said the courts and dockets link will be useful to many. “We receive a lot of calls about the court dockets. People want to know if they are on the docket for a certain date. Now they can go to the court and dockets link and find all the court dates. Right now all the court dates for the month of February are listed. If you want to check today’s court docket go to February 21 and click the docket and see what is on there. It will bring up the link and you will see the names of those listed on the docket for today. We don’t list juvenile court cases because those are confidential,” said Martin.

Another popular feature will be the payment online option. “By clicking that link it will take you to BIS (Business Information Systems) which handles the payments for us. You may click the link to the court in which you want to pay and follow the steps. We currently have a lot of people who call in to make credit card payments. Now they can do it online,” added Martin.

Those needing to know about jury duty can access a link on the site as well as persons wanting to attend driver safety school.

“The big one we receive calls on daily is driver safety school and traffic citations. If you click on that link it will tell you all your charges whether it be for a seatbelt violation, cell phone usage, No driver license, financial responsibility, etc and you can see exactly what it is going to cost you. If you get a ticket in DeKalb County you can pay the ticket and it will go on your record or you can attend driver safety school if you have not been within the past year. All the information you need about driver safety school is on our website”.

“We’re also getting a new phone system giving you the option of speaking with the clerk of your choice, whether it be for General Sessions, Juvenile, or Circuit and our scanners are coming in this week. We’re moving right along with our upgrades and we’re excited about it,” said Martin.

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