Support Staff Named for 2023-24 School Year

June 9, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps has employed the 177 support staff members for the 2023-24 school year.

The personnel report was submitted to the Board of Education during Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting.

Those employed at DeKalb County High School are:

Abby Bates, Dean Broadhead, Kathy Chapman, Jamie Cripps, Tena Edwards, Lori Gallagher, Yvonne Hale, Brooke Hutchings, Isbella Johnson, Tracy Kyle, Patricia Linder, Cheryl Mach, Marsha Martin, Mike Merriman, Tera Mooneyham, Holly Moore, Cora Pack, Sara Parker, Santos Sosa, Jerry Strait, and Vicky Walker.

DeKalb Middle School:
Fay Baker, Patricia Bratcher, Deanna Brooks, Martha Cantrell, Melanie Crews, Rochelle Davis, Katie Denton, Trena Ferrell, Ester Holder, Ginda Kilgore, Tammy Maynard, Lacey McMillen, Lisa Norton, Brandi Patterson, Tina Pedigo, Jessica Tatrow, and Miranda Waggoner

Smithville Elementary School:
Jennifer Adcock, Charlotte Bertsh, Jamie Bloise, Kristen Braseel, Dean Broadhead, Brenda Beth Cantrell, Brenda G. Cantrell, Darlene Evans, Brittany Gard, Tavia Gilbert, Margie Hale, Jaley Hale, Tanya Howard, Talitha Looney, Rita Matthews, Rebecca Parker, Lori Poss, Brenda Rigney, Jennifer Roller, Talitha Shirah, Jackie Stockling, Marie Storie, Allison Taylor, Mary-Margaret Tripp, Tammy Tyler, Harper Wallace, and Celia Whaley.

Northside Elementary School:
Tiffany Bjorge, Kortny Blaylock, Chelsie Bryant, Rosalinda Cervantas, Terrie Ford, Glenda Gassaway, Mary Hancock, Janda Hendrixson, Tamara Judkins, LaTonya Kleparek, Ivory Knauer, Ann Knisley, Crystal Moore, Angela O’Connell, Deanna Page, Dennis Patz, Stephanie Reeder, Jada Shinkle,, Joy Troncoso, and Deneene Willingham.

DeKalb West School:
Brenda Bandy, Margaret Curtis, Emily Davis, Donna Driver, Makenzie Dunaway, Erica Garrett, Alex Hancock, Alyssa Harvey, Raniey Hunt, Nancy Mulloy, Tina Paschal, Kayla Randolph, Courtney Reynolds, Tonya Roberts, Kristi Sullivan, Danyelle Troyer, and Brandi Womack

County Wide Positions:
Chandra Adcock, Linda Adcock, Ally Atnip, April Brooks, Amanda Carter, Cindy Childers, Debra Culver, Bettye June Dodd, Christie Driver, Wade Ferrell, Lacey Foutch, Greg Frasier, Jordon Funk, Donna Hale, Jessica Hale, Lisa Hale, Rebecca Hawkins, Dillon Hicks, Tammy Judkins, Lindsey Knight, Jenean Lawson, Debra London, Shirley Mathis, Greg Matthews, Kirby Morton, Natasha Pedigo, Melissa Pirtle, Danny Pirtle, Jr., Cindy Rhody, Roger Sharp, Brooke Shirah, Aaron Shirah, Kathy Stanley, Beverly Starnes, Kimberly Turner, Rita Umstead, Steve Vandagriff, Jamie Vickers, Joannie Williams, Linda Williams, Mary Williams, and Aaron Young.

Transportation:
Danny Bond, Debra Bernal, Dwayne Cantrell, Todd Cantrell, Shara Cowan, Cathy Driver, Debbie Eaton, Marshall Ferrell, Julie Fitts, Lori Gallagher, Judith Hale, Tonya Hale, Melissa Hicks, Danny Jenkins, Daniel Lawson, Josh Lawson, Cheryl Mach, Scott McBroom, Mike Merriman, Ronald Merriman, Brandi O’Conner, Linda Gail Pack, Tony Poss, Kelly Pyburn, Ashley Redmon, Myron Rhody, Carol Swope, Bobby Taylor, Nathan Thomas, Danny Washer, Lorie Watson, Angela Wilkerson, and James Wilkerson.

June 9, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Nine teachers have been granted tenure by the Board of Education.

During Thursday night’s monthly meeting, Director of Schools Patrick Cripps presented the names of Katie Barrett, Lacey Foutch, Justin Nokes, Thomas Cagle, Sarah Jacobs, Kelly Pyburn, Edward Dillard, Jennifer Martin, and Kristen Rowland requesting they be granted tenure.

“These teachers have successfully completed the probationary period of five years and received evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of above or significantly above expectations as required for tenure. It is my recommendation that these teachers be granted tenure,” said Director Cripps.

Meanwhile the following personnel have either resigned or retired:

Erica Birmingham, resigned as Assistant Band Director

Dr. Kathy Bryant, resigned from the central office as Supervisor of Instruction for grades 6-12

Summer Cantrell, resigned as Principal at Smithville Elementary School

Brittany Daniel, resigned as teacher

Beverly Ferrell, retired from DCHS as an educational assistant

Kyrsten Johnson, resigned as teacher

Terrie Kilgore, resigned as DCHS secretary

Jama Martin, retired as teacher

Shirley Ours, retired as SPED secretary

Tammy Payne, retired as teacher

Paris Rabidoux, resigned as teacher

June 8, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A new industry is coming to Smithville!

Anchor Fabrication has acquired an existing building across from Tenneco Automotive in the Industrial Park on Highway 70 east and will soon open as a metal fabrication operation serving the heavy truck industry.

Gary Parsons, Human Resources Manager for the company told WJLE Wednesday that the building is being prepared for Anchor Fabrication to move in but applications are already being accepted from anyone looking for a job. Although it may take a while, Parsons said the company hopes to eventually have up to 200 employees.

Anchor has another location in Tennessee at Lavergne along with plants in Texas and Mississippi. The Tennessee plant, dating back to the early 1970s, was at that time owned by Quality Industries of Nashville but was purchased by Anchor Fabrication in 2019.

“We have been in the Nashville area since the early 1970s. We started out in the food service and heavy truck industry as a metal fabrication company. We moved to Lavergne in the early 1980s and that is where our present location in Tennessee is now. In 2019 the company (Quality Industries) was bought by Anchor Partners and we have a plant in Fort Worth Texas and Mississippi as well as a plant in Denton Texas along with the one in Lavergne,” said Parsons.

“We are glad to be moving into the Smithville area. Its new business for our company and it is an extension of our Laverge plant to start a new facility here,” Parsons continued.

“It is very much a startup right now. The building is being prepared now with equipment being moved in and we are excited to get moving forward. We are working on hiring now. We offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401 K. Over the next couple of years, we plan to maybe have up to 200 employees. We’re having to build up production in stages. Right now, we need welders, MIG and TIG with aluminum and steel. We will later need powder painters, assembly operators, material handling, shipping, quality control, and all the standard needs you find in a manufacturing facility. We will be building this team as we go forward,” said Parsons.

To apply, visit www.anchorfabsmithville.com.

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