St. Gregory Parish Welcomes New Pastor

March 6, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The parishioners of St. Gregory Parish are pleased to welcome our new pastor, Father John Patrick Day, CP, who celebrated his first mass at the parish on Sunday, March 3 at 11 a.m. He was assisted by  Reverend Timothy Winters, Deacon .

Father Patrick grew up in Illinois, and ordained as a Passionist Priest in 1972 . While in Japan he served as St. Teresa of Calcutta’s chauffeur during her visit there, and served in parish ministry in Japan for 14 years. After returning from Japan, Father Patrick served as chaplain with the Illinois State Police for 33 years , and with the Missouri Highway Patrol for 20 years.

Father Patrick, who is the pastor at St. Andrew, in Sparta  will now also serve as Pastor in St. Gregory as well. Mass in St. Gregory will now be held at 11 AM and religious education classes will be held earlier.

March 6, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Health Department was honored at the TNCPE Excellence Awards Celebration and Banquet, held on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The Commitment Award was presented by Mr. Bob Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program/NIST, and Tamera Fields Parsons,  TNCPE President and CEO. Business and community leaders from across Tennessee and the Southeast joined us to recognize and celebrate the winners. Twenty-two organizations representing high-performing businesses, government agencies, nonprofit, health care and education organizations were recognized for their commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

For more information, visit www.TNCPE.org.

Photo Credit: George Walker IV

March 6, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers were denied a trip to the State Tournament’s Final Four as they lost 34 to 31 to the Marshall County Tigerettes today (Wednesday) in the quarterfinals at MTSU.

Marshall County led 11 to 10 after the 1^st period, 19 to 12 at halftime and 27 to 23 after the 3^rd period before holding on for the 34 to 31 victory.

Lydia Brown had 16 points, Emme Colwell 6, Kadee Ferrell 4, Mya Ruch 3, and Maddison Parsley with 2 points.

The Lady Tigers season ends with a record of 23-12.

In other quarterfinals girls games today (Wednesday) Macon County defeated Covington 56 to 38, and Cheatham County beat Grainger 49 to 41. Macon County (30-5) will meet Cheatham County (28-3) in the state’s semi-finals Friday while Marshall County (26-7) will face either Westview or South Greene in the other semi-finals game Friday. The state championship game will be Saturday at MTSU

« First ‹ Previous 1 1857 1947 1955 1956 19571958 1959 1967 2057 2456 Next › Last »