DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers Bounced from District Tournament

February 17, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Both the DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers were bounced from the district 7 3A basketball tournament Friday evening by Livingston Academy. The same teams that had beaten them twice before within the last 15 days.

In the opening round of the tournament Friday at Tennessee Tech, the DCHS Lady Tigers lost to Livingston Academy 59 to 28 while the Tigers followed with a 71 to 56 loss to the Wildcats.

The season now comes to a close for DeKalb County. The Tigers completed the year at 10-19 overall and the Lady Tigers finished at 9-20.

The Livingston Academy girls advance in the tournament and will face Upperman, the 2nd seed today (Saturday, February 17) at 4 p.m. and the Wildcats will see action next against Stone Memorial, the 2nd seed tonight (Saturday) at 5:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech.

The Lady Tigers trailed Livingston Academy 19 to 5 after the 1st period, 29 to 12 at halftime, and 50 to 20 after the 3rd period before losing the game 59 to 28.

Ella VanVranken scored 10, Tess Barton 7, Avery Agee 3, Chloe VanVranken, Cam Branin, Brooklyn Fuson, and Lillie Grace Young each with 2.

The Tigers found themselves behind Livingston Academy 15 to 11 after the 1st period and trailed 35 to 25 at halftime, and 54 to 37 after the 3rd period before falling 71 to 56.

Conner Close led the Tigers in scoring with 21, Jon Hendrix 12, Dallas Kirby 8, Jordan Parker 7, Seth Fuson 4, Ian Colwell 3, and Kaleb Spears with 1.

Meanwhile in other Friday district tournament games, the Stone Memorial girls, the 5th seed, eliminated Cumberland County, the 4th seed, 57 to 51 and the White County boys, the 4th seed, knocked off Cumberland County, the 5th seed, 61 to 44.

Today (Saturday, February 17), the Stone Memorial girls will meet the number 1 seed, White County at 7 p.m. while the White County boys will face the top seed Upperman Bees  at 8:30 p.m. in the tournament semi-finals at Tennessee Tech.

February 16, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A cutsie “Bootsie”!

For only $50 you can take home from the DeKalb Animal Shelter today a beautiful cat sure to give you and your family years of love and companionship.

“Bootsie” is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”.

“Bootsie is a five-and-a-half-year-old spayed female,” said Laura Parsley of the DeKalb Animal Shelter. “ She is up to date on her vaccinations and flea and tick deworming, so she is ready to go home with you today. She loves being out in the Catio and sunbathing on pretty days. Bootsie tolerates the other cats and she doesn’t seem to mind the dogs when we are out walking them around. She would be a pretty good addition for a home with other pets. Her adoption fee is only $50 because she is one of our sponsored pets,” said Parsley.

“If you are interested in adopting Bootsie, please check out the adoptable pet’s link on our website to fill out an application at https://www.dekalbanimalsheltertn.com/ and we will call you to come in and meet her,” Parsley said.

The shelter is open Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 and Saturday from 8 to 12 at 186 Transfer Station Road. Phone 615-597-3647.

February 16, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department awarded the Clyde Thomas Family with its highest honor, Honorary Lifetime Membership at its January awards banquet.

Jan Thomas, daughter of the late Clyde and Bobbye Page Thomas, made a generous donation to the Fire Department for new additions to its training grounds. The Fire Department intends to add new training props that will enable firefighter training to be more prepared when arriving on scene.

“We are so appreciative of this donation from the Clyde Thomas Family to better prepare our firefighters to respond to the needs of our community,” said Chief Donny Green. “Training is extremely important in the fire service and we have maintained a high level of training in our department over the past 15 years. This donation will enable us to take our training to a new level by providing live scenarios to train and view multiple scenarios that we may encounter as we respond to calls. We are grateful for this donation and Ms. Jan’s support of the DeKalb County Fire Department.”

“It is an honor to be able to support the DeKalb County Fire Department to enhance their training capabilities,” said Jan Thomas. “My father (Clyde Thomas) was a true servant leader and it is a blessing to be able to continue his legacy in support of firefighter training. He would be so proud to see his legacy continue to better equip individuals who serve our communities.”

Once the training facility is completed, the department will hold a ribbon-cutting and open house to be announced at a later date. There will be a plaque at the Main Station of the Fire Department to display the support from the Clyde Thomas Family.

If you would be interested in making a donation to the DeKalb County Fire Department, DeKalb Fire, Inc. (501c3 non-profit) in honor or memory of an individual, or if you would like to donate or provide labor for the DCFD Training improvements, please contact Chief Donny Green, (615) 464-7176.

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