Early Morning Fire Leaves Belk Community Family Homeless

November 13, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

An early morning fire Friday destroyed a home on Corinth Church Road in the Belk community leaving a family of three homeless.

Lieutenant Matt Adcock of the DeKalb County Fire Department said the residents, Marty and Tamara Hensley and their teenage son Elijah escaped from their burning home through a window without any serious injuries. The family dogs perished in the blaze.

Lt. Adcock said the call came in at 1:23 a.m. Friday. “ We were paged out to a structure fire at 2189 Corinth Church Road. We arrived to find that the home was already engulfed in flames and couldn’t be saved. The Hensley’s had been asleep when the fire started but their son awoke and discovered it. He then woke his parents. They at first tried to escape through the front door but could not so they got out through a window. One of them suffered a minor scrape and was treated at the scene by DeKalb EMS. The cause of the fire is undetermined,” said Lt. Adcock.

The family lost all their belongings in the fire except the clothes on their backs. American Red Cross volunteers came to the scene to arrange help and shelter for the Hensley’s.

Members of the Belk, Short Mountain, Keltonburg , and Four Seasons fire stations responded with Tanker 1 along with DeKalb EMS and the Sheriff’s Department.

Firefighters were called back to the scene at 10:41 a.m. after the fire rekindled.

November 13, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The State Football Play-Off run ended for the DeKalb County Tigers Friday night at Baxter with a 40 to 14 loss to the Bees in the second round. Isaac Knowles was responsible for both Tiger touchdowns and a 2 point conversion in the game.

The Tigers conclude the season at 7-5 while Upperman runs its record to 11-1 and will travel to Chattanooga Red Bank Friday night, November 19 in the Class 4A State Play-Off quarterfinals.

The Bees struck first scoring on a 1 yard touchdown run by Terrance Dedmon with 8:20 left in the 1st period. The PAT was good and Upperman led 7-0.

Jaxson Rollins extended the lead for the Bees on a 2 yard touchdown run with 11:56 left in the 2nd period. The PAT attempt was blocked but Upperman led 13-0.

The Bees got on the board again with 7:37 left in the 2nd period on a 36 yard touchdown run by Ty Dutchess. Dedmon then scored on the 2 point conversion and the Bees held a 21-0 advantage.

DeKalb County’s first points came with 2 minutes left in the half on a 1 yard touchdown run by Isaac Knowles. The PAT attempt was no good and the Tigers trailed at halftime 21-6.

Knowles again scored a touchdown for the Tigers, this one for 29 yards and he then converted the 2 point play to cut the Tiger deficit to 21-14.

Upperman answered on the ensuing kickoff as Jaxson Rollins raced 70 yards on the return for a touchdown. The PAT attempt was no good but the Bees were up 27-14 with 5:45 left in the 3rd period.

The Bees padded their lead with 3:35 left in the 3rd period on a 16 yard touchdown run by Rollins. The PAT was good and Upperman was on top 34-14.

The last score of the game came on a 7 yard touchdown run by Ty Dutchess with 9:43 left in the 4th period. The PAT attempt was no good but Upperman prevailed winning 40-14.

November 12, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS Tiger football standout Isaac Knowles has been selected to participate in this year’s East-West All-Star Classic next month.

Knowles is among nearly 90 of Tennessee’s best senior high school football players and more than a dozen coaches included in the event, sponsored by the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (T.A.C.A.). Knowles will be on the roster as wide receiver for the East.

The Classic will be held Friday, December 10 at Fortera Stadium on the campus of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

“This event continues to be the marquee event in the state,” stated Bill Marbet, Executive Director of T.A.C.A. “College bound athletes from Memphis, Jackson, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and the Tri-Cities will participate in our game,” he added.

Leading the East squad this year will be Mt. Juliet Coach Trey Perry. Ingle Martin, head coach at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, leads the West staff.

Players will report to Clarksville on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Practice sessions will take place that same evening with two-a-days scheduled for both teams on Wednesday and Thursday of that same week.

Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 10, at 7 o’clock, Central Time.

« First ‹ Previous 1 774 864 872 873 874875 876 884 974 2406 Next › Last »