DCHS Celebrating Homecoming This Week

September 27, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

It’s homecoming at DeKalb County High School and spirit week activities are scheduled each day Monday through Friday including a parade on Friday, September 30 from the school to downtown and the DCHS
Homecoming Football Game against Livingston Academy Friday night at 7 p.m.

Friday Parade Schedule:
12 noon- Parade lines up

12:30 p.m.- Parade leaves DCHS

12:30 p.m. Band performs at Northside Elementary School

1:00 p.m. Band arrives at Smithville Elementary School

1:20 p.m.- Parade arrives at Northside Elementary School. Band leads the parade from Northside Elementary to downtown

1:40 p.m. Parade arrives on the public square Followed by pep rally and band performance on the square.

FCCLA is sponsoring the Homecoming Business Decorating Competition again this year.  Help support our Tigers and our community by decorating your business the week of homecoming.  Please have the attached form completed and submitted by noon on Wednesday, September 28th.  FCCLA members will be by after school on Thursday, September 29th to vote and the winner will be announced at the Pep Rally on the square.  The winning business will be treated to dessert the following week compliments of FCCLA.  Thanks for your support of our Tigers, School, and Students! Here is the link to the google form to sign up: https://forms.gle/LwnSwqLZVS7LayeN6

September 27, 2022
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The DeKalb County High School Golf Team concluded their season on Monday.

In the Division I AA Region 4 Tournament, held at the Golden Eagle Golf Course in Cookeville, Alison Poss shot an 84 to finish tied for 8th out of 24 golfers. Brayden Summers shot an 81 to finish tied for 19th out of 40 golfers.

“Brayden is a junior and I really think he has a good chance to qualify for state next year if he keeps improving. Alison is a sophomore and has a good chance to go to state in her next two years. They are just awesome to work with,” said coach John Pryor.

Cookeville won the boys’ tournament with a team total of 289 and Joseph Agee of Cookeville won the tournament with a 66. Also qualifying for the State Tournament was Tyler Williamson from Greenbrier with a 66, Maddox Crowder (defending state champ) from Macon County with a 69, and Jaxon Reed from Cumberland County with a 69. Cookeville also won the girls’ tournament with a team total of 149. Lauren Slatten of Warren County won the tournament with a 69. Also qualifying for state was Reese Rexroat of Beech High School with a 77 and Meredith Eller of Wilson Central with an 80.

September 27, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A drunk driver who got violent with law enforcement officers during his arrest Sunday is facing several charges.

36-year-old Steven Wallace Morris of Eads, Tennessee in Shelby County is under a $33,500 bond and his court date is October 13. Morris is charged with three counts of assaulting a first responder, a 2nd offense of driving under the influence, simple possession or casual exchange of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, vandalism under $1,000, violation of the implied consent and open container laws, giving a false report, and resisting arrest.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that the case against Morris began as two deputies were dispatched to South Tittsworth Road Sunday where Morris had backed his vehicle into a ditch. After being confronted by the officers, Morris denied driving the automobile, refused to submit to field sobriety tasks and a blood test, and he assaulted both officers hitting them in the head and vandalized a patrol car. Containers of alcohol, a baggie of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were found in the car. Morris later assaulted another officer at the hospital after being taken there while in custody on a search warrant for a blood sample from him.

The warrants describe each charge against Morris as follows:

Assaulting first responders- Two deputies responded to the area of South Tittsworth Road due to a vehicle backed into the ditch. Morris became very belligerent and violent. He placed his hands on the deputies and started to resist. Reasonable force was used by the officers to place Morris in custody. When putting him in back of the patrol car, Morris became violent with the deputies and started flailing his arms and kicking at the patrol car door. During the scuffle one of the deputies was hit on the right side of the head causing bruising while the other officer was kicked in the face causing swelling to his right cheek.

DUI (2nd offense) and possession of drug paraphernalia: Morris was found to be unsteady on his feet at the scene on South Tittsworth Road and he had a strong odor of alcohol on him. Morris refused field sobriety tests and he became violent and fought officers. A search of Morris’ vehicle incident to arrest yielded several containers of alcohol, a baggie containing a green leafy substance that weighed 0.13 grams believed to be marijuana, and a colored glass pipe with a green leafy substance in it thought to be marijuana. Morris’ first conviction for DUI was September 22, 2017.

Assaulting another first responder. After being arrested at South Tittsworth Road, a deputy transported Morris from the sheriff’s department to the emergency room of the hospital for a blood draw ordered by a search warrant due to a DUI charge. Upon arrival at the hospital, Morris became very combative with the deputy. While escorting Morris to the emergency room, Morris began to tense up and resist grabbing onto the deputy’s right wrist and refusing to let go causing redness, irritation, and swelling to the officer’s wrist.

Vandalism under $1,000: Morris caused damage to a county patrol car using his knee to put a dent on the back right corner panel.

False report: Morris said he was not driving the vehicle that had backed into the ditch on South Tittsworth Road and that one of his friends had been driving and left the scene. An eyewitness, however, gave a written statement that Morris had been driving the vehicle.

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