County Commission Reappoints Three Beer Board Members and Fills Vacancy

April 28, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Commission Monday night reappointed three members and filled a vacancy on the Beer Board.

Current members of the Beer Board are Jim Stagi in the 1st District, Myron Rhody in the 2nd District, Robert Rowe in the 4th District, John Hummer in the 5th District, Leonard Dickens in the 6th District, and Johnny King in the 7th District.

All seven members serve as appointees and the two year terms are staggered with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th district positions being appointed in odd years. The 2nd, 4th, and 6th district seats are filled in even years.
Rhody, Rowe, and Dickens were all up for reappointment this year and were approved to serve new terms by the county commission Monday night.

Third district county commissioner Bobby Johnson was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the recent death of Edward Frazier, a long time member of the Beer Board from the third district. County Mayor Tim Stribling praised Frazier for his many years of community service.

April 27, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased to 14.

As of Monday, April 27, the Tennessee Department of Health reported that 564 people had been tested with 550 negative results and 14 positive. There have been no deaths in DeKalb County from the virus and 8 of the 14 persons tested positive have recovered.

The DeKalb County Health Department is conducting its COVID-19 drive through assessments each week Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the health department at 254 Tiger Drive.

Anyone, with or without COVID-19 symptoms who has concerns, is invited to receive testing for COVID-19. This testing will be provided at no cost to participants, and those who come for testing can remain in their vehicles throughout the process of collecting their samples.

Nurses and/or National Guard medics will collect nasal swabs from those who want to be tested, and test results may be available within 72 hours after the samples arrive at the lab, depending on lab volume.

Tennessee’s Coronavirus Public Information Lines are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., CDT daily at 833-556-2476 or 877-857-2945. TDH is posting updated COVID-19 case numbers by 2 p.m. CDT each day at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov.html. Find additional information at www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19.html and www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
Visit the Tennessee Department of Health online at www.tn.gov/health.

April 27, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Justin Potter and Alexandria Libraries continue to be closed to the public due to the COVID-19 Virus, but they are offering the following services to the community:

Justin Potter Library will have a Facebook Live Story Time on Friday, May 1st at 10:00. We hope you can join us for this event.

Curbside book and DVD service, faxing and copying are offered at both libraries. These services are offered without any direct contact with the public.

Please check our Facebook or website at dekalblibraries.net, call Alexandria Library at 615-529-4124 or Justin Potter Library at 615-597-4359 for more information on these services.

“We miss all of our friends and look forward to welcoming them back to the libraries when the situation is safe for the community and our staff,” said Library Director Kathy Hendrixson.

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