Registration Deadline Approaching for March 3 Primaries

January 23, 2020
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With the March election only weeks away, the DeKalb County Election Commission is reminding voters of some upcoming important dates.

Persons who are not registered need to do so no later than February 3 in order to be eligible to vote in March. “Any new voter registration received after February 3 will not be processed until after the March election,” said Administrator Dennis Stanley. “Therefore, the voter would not be eligible to vote until the August elections.”

In addition, current voters are reminded to keep their residential address up to date with the election office.

“When a voter fails to update their address at the election office, they experience a slight delay when they arrive to vote because they have to fill out a form with the correct address and, on election day, may even have to go to another location to vote,” said Stanley. “That’s why it is very important to update your address with our office. No one wants to experience delays and we want to make the voting process go as smooth as possible.”

“Registering to vote, updating your address, or checking your registration status is easy, fast and secure through the Secretary of State’s online voter registration system at GoVoteTN.com,” he added, “or by simply calling the election office at 597-4146.”

Early voting begins February 12 and runs through February 25. Early voting is held on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville. Hours vary and are as follow: Mondays 1 to 5 p.m. (except no voting on Presidents Day); 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and 9 a.m. until Noon on Saturdays. Election day hours at 15 locations are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Election information can be found at www.dekalbelections.com and is routinely available at wjle.com.

January 23, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Sportsmen beware! A scam website has been detected by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. There is a new bogus website that appears when you Google Tennessee fishing license.
The scam website appears as an advertisement during a Google Search for “Tennessee Fishing License.” The site then allows you to enter your personal information, such as name, date of birth, social security number, driver’s license number, phone number, email address and residential address. It gathers this info, but never asks for payment for the license.

This website appears to have been created outside the United States, and the TWRA is working to get the site shut down. TWRA encourages anyone who has submitted information through this scamming site to monitor or freeze their credit.

The only legitimate place to purchase a hunting and fishing license online in the State of Tennessee is at https://gooutdoorstennessee.com/.

January 23, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Another outstanding DCHS softball player has signed a letter of intent with Cumberland University of Lebanon to play collegiate ball for the Phoenix after she graduates here.

Kenzie France, a senior, put pen to paper Wednesday at DCHS. Members of Kenzie’s family, coaches, and fellow players joined her for the occasion including Heather Stanfill, head coach of the Cumberland University Phoenix.

Cumberland is a member of the Mid-South Conference affiliated with the NAIA.

“The reason I chose Cumberland is because I have always been a little bit of a home body and it was close enough that I could be away from home but I could also come back whenever I needed to and when I went to visit there it was a great family atmosphere and Coach Stanfill really made me feel I was part of the family. Everyone there is just so loving. I am so blessed and thankful for this opportunity and I give all glory to God,” said France.

“The first time we saw her play we definitely knew we wanted her. She is just an all around athlete. A good hitter and a good fielder and more importantly she is just a good person. I think for us she will fit right in with our current team. Everybody is excited to have her. Personality wise she just clicked with our team. Everybody wanted her and I think she will be a standout player for us. My goal is for her to move right into that first base position,” said Coach Stanfill.

Kenzie joins a growing list of softball players from DCHS who have made the move to Cumberland University after their high school playing days.

“We have had great success with players from DeKalb County. It started with Victoria Bennett and then we got Tyra Graham, Kayley Caplinger and down the line. It’s been incredible the character they have which matches really well with what I want,” added Coach Stanfill.

Although Kenzie will be handling first base duties at Cumberland, she will primarily be on the mound for her senior season with the Tigerettes this spring where she has had past success. Kenzie also achieved another feat last season by having set the DCHS softball program’s all time homerun record as a player for her career.

“I am expecting more big things from Kenzie this season. Big things from a big hitter. She will be primarily on the mound for us this year. She has been very good there for us but at the plate is where she owns it. As s sophomore she hit 15 homeruns and last year as a junior she had 60 RBIs. Everybody pitched around her. She set the all time homerun record here for her career at the end of last year. I have to check but I believe she had five homeruns as a freshman, 15 as a sophomore and 8 last year. She tied Tyra Graham for all time homeruns in a season as a sophomore. Kenzie is a prolific big bomb hitter,” said Tigerette Coach Danny Fish.

Kenzie said her career goal is to work in health care. “I would like to go into nursing and be a nurse practitioner with a major in mental health,” she said.

As for the upcoming softball season, her last as a Tigerette, Kenzie has high hopes. “I am so excited to see what this season has in store for us. We are going to work for it and I am hoping we go back to state,” Kenzie concluded.

Cumberland University softball has been selected fifth in the Mid-South Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Head coach Stanfill begins her 12th season with the Phoenix and returns five starters from last year’s club that finished 26-22 overall, 11-15 in conference action. Senior Tyra Graham of DeKalb County and junior Madison Woodruff both earned First Team All-Mid-South accolades last season.

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