Back 2 School-Call 2 Prayer Set for Sunday

August 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

An annual prayer for our schools observance will be held Sunday, August 4 at the DeKalb County High School gym starting at 2 p.m.

Parents, church leaders, educators, and community leaders are invited to attend this special “BACK 2 SCHOOL -CALL 2 PRAYER” gathering. Information from the past year and projections related to the new school year will be presented by Director of Schools Patrick Cripps.

Prayers will be offered by pastors and youth pastors for each school in DeKalb County and for school sponsored activities. A special prayer will also be offered for law enforcement agencies and the school board.

Instead of a closing prayer, those present will be asked to go to the geographical location of each school and pray. A prayer of blessing, safety, and learning will be offered for the students and faculty for the school year.

The order of the meeting is as follows:

*Welcome by Donnie Kelly, retired Pastor of the Smithville AG (First Assembly of God)

*School plans and projections for the new school year by Director of Schools Patrick Cripps.

*National Anthem by Jamie Greco, Praise and Worship leader at Smithville AG

Call to Prayer:

*DeKalb County High School-Jordan Atnip, Youth Pastor of Smithville First Baptist Church

*DeKalb Middle School-Chris Moore, Pastor of the Smithville Church of God

*Northside Elementary School-Shayne Ray, Youth Pastor of Outreach Baptist Church

*Smithville Elementary School-Sam Scavo, Campus Pastor at Christpoint in Smithville

*DeKalb West School-Jimmy Arms, Pastor of Upper Helton Baptist Church

*School Transportation-Graden Kirksey, Pastor of Refuge Church

*Athletic Department/Band-Brian Jones, Pastor of Pomeroy Chapel

*Law Enforcement Departments-Dan Gulley, Minister at the Smithville Church of Christ

*School Board- Joel Wood, Pastor of the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church

July 31, 2019
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The Upper Cumberland region will be welcoming the Model T Ford Club of America USA National Tour to Tennessee as they explore our unforgettable, scenic backroads traversing the Highland Rim of the Upper Cumberland Plateau from August 16th to 22nd.

On Sunday, August 18th, the Model T’s will be visiting DeKalb County. In the morning, the tour will take the backroads through Buffalo Valley to the Center Hill Dam and Edgar Evins State Park. Lunch will be at the Appalachian Center for Craft’s Blue Water Grill on the Hill, and a little shopping at the Craft Center’s Gallery. After lunch, the Model T folks will head to the public square by way of “town hill” around 1 PM to visit the downtown Smithville stores. Next stop will be for ice cream at Webb’s Soda Fountain and other local places of their choice. They will travel down the Old Snow’s Hill Road on their way to Temperance Hall and Lancaster communities where State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver will have lemonade waiting for them.

“Currently, there are 140 cars and 270 people registered to be a part of this upcoming Model T tour. We are thrilled to be included. I have been meeting with this trip’s tour coordinator, George Akins, for over a year. In April 2018, several members of the Tennessee Model T group made an early visit in their vintage cars to work on the itinerary. It is such an honor to be included as a point of interest for this wonderful group of people,” said Chamber Director Suzanne Williams. Sara Beth Urban, Middle Tennessee Division Manager at Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, was invited by the Chamber to the initial visit and was so excited to be part of the Meet and Greet. Sara Beth has provided Tennessee Welcome and Informational Packets that will be ready for them as they arrive. Williams continues, “We encourage our local businesses with message signs to post ‘Welcome Model T Club’ to show appreciation to our guests and to encourage them to visit again in the future. And to everyone else, if you see them driving by, be sure and wave.”

Sponsored by the Tennessee T’s, this will be a perfect opportunity to showcase the beautiful state of Tennessee and the Upper Cumberland region to the rest of the country through the windshield of a Model T Ford.

July 30, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

After registration for the new school year Tuesday evening, sixth graders at DeKalb Middle School and their parents got to shop for clothes as the Saint Bernard Boulevard Clothing Market opened for business in the gym.

Suzette Barnes and Angela Johnson, sponsors of the DMS Student Council said the clothing market was started two years ago as a way of serving students who were in need of clothes and shoes.

“We saw a need at the beginning of the school year a couple of years ago where students needed clothes and shoes so we felt like it was a worthy cause. We started working together to get people to help us volunteer to make it happen,” said Johnson.

“We collected clothes during the summer and have now set up a store in our gym where the students can shop,” said Barnes.

After the clothes and shoes were collected, they were sorted and grouped according to sizes and displayed in the gym where the students can now shop free of charge.

Sixth graders and their families got the first opportunity to shop Tuesday evening. Seventh and eighth graders will get their turn Thursday morning, August 1st after registration.

“This is for Middle School sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students and we allow their families to shop too if they need clothing or materials. Any child is eligible. We open it up for our entire school. Any of our students can come and participate in it. We try to furnish shoes, jackets, and any type of clothing as well as backpacks,” said Barnes.

“We have also collected personal hygiene products to send home with some of the students such as deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.,” added Johnson.

“It has really been successful in the previous two years we have done this. We even have grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and they need clothes and supplies so we have been able to supply them during their times of need when they bring the kids in to register for school,” Barnes continued.

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