Ronnijo Shelton Receives DCHS Parent of the Month Honor for October

November 17, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A twelfth grader at DCHS prepared a winning essay in tribute to her mother for the honor of “Parent of the Month” for October.

Ronnijo Shelton received a certificate from the school and a gift card for a meal at Kilgore’s Restaurant.

“Kerstian Strawser wrote an essay about why her mother is deserving of this parent of the month award,” said Assistant DCHS Principal Seth Willoughby.

“I think my mom deserves it,” said Strawser. “I love her and she is a really great woman. She goes out of her way to give 110% in everything she does and she is really good at cooking food. Every meal she makes is really good. Mom is really a sweet woman and she has raised me to be the woman I am today. I love her,” said Kerstian.

“I am overjoyed and blessed beyond measure,” said Kerstian’s mom Ronnijo when told she was receiving this recognition. “I knew absolutely nothing about this. It was a complete surprise. I couldn’t ask for a better or more respectful child than Kerstian,” said Shelton.

And when asked about her favorite dish, Ronnijo answered “Chicken and Dumplings”

Shelton is a McDonalds Restaurant manager.

Kerstian is a member of the FCCLA, FBLA,and Service Society clubs at the high school. After graduation Kerstian said her goal is to be a practical nurse and maybe a volunteer firefighter.

November 17, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

One of the defendants arrested in a drug roundup after being indicted by a special session of the grand jury in August recently appeared for sentencing in criminal court.

30-year-old Richard Wayne Norrod of Calhoun Street, Smithville entered a plea on November 4th to the charge of unlawful sale of a schedule II drug (methamphetamine) less than 0.5 grams and received a TDOC sentence of three years suspended to 81 days of time served with the balance on supervised probation. He was fined $2,000 and must complete an alcohol and drug assessment and finish a long-term residential treatment program. The offense date was November 29, 2023.

Norrod was among several people indicted on drug charges after a joint undercover investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Smithville Police Department, and TBI that spanned several months.

November 16, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Christmas is the season for giving and children who participate in this year’s 10th Annual Patchwork Regifting Event will have a chance to experience that by doing something special for their parents and total strangers.

Regifting gives children ages 4 to 12 an opportunity to shop for their parents or caregivers at no cost. The gifts are then wrapped, tagged, and prepared for Christmas giving.

This year’s Regifting Event will be on Saturday, December 7 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. or until all gifts are gone at the DeKalb County Complex. Families may pre-register their children or register the day of the event in order to be eligible for a chance to receive a door prize. Bring your children to the county complex and wait for them to shop. All children who shop will receive a goody bag.

Donations are collected throughout the year for this event so that those who can’t afford to buy gifts can still share in the joy of giving by regifting something.

“We let kids come in and shop for their parents or caregivers. It’s not income based. It’s for anybody. They shop for free, wrap the presents, and fill out the card,” said Kim Walker, who organizes the annual event.

The children are then asked to prepare a blessing bag to be given to others.

This year, children will help assemble Blessing Bags for local head start families.

Walker said the hope is the children take home more than that. “We’re trying to share God’s love with kids to plant a seed so that no matter how old they are they always remember to help somebody else”.

The kids and other volunteers will also decorate a quilt square. “After they decorate the quilt squares we put them together and donate the quilt to somebody who needs a blessing in the community due to a health or life challenging issue,” said Walker. Again, you may contact the event organizers to nominate someone for the quilt.

If you need more information or would like to volunteer call or text Chelsye Madden at 931-247-3369 or Joanna Fuson at 615-517-9100. Please no calls after 9 p.m. You may also call or text 615-464-7516, Kim Walker at 931-212-7567 or Amber Adams at 615-684-5798 from 6-8 p.m. Email patchworkuc@outlook.com or visit facebook.

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