Board of Education to Meet Via Zoom Thursday Night

December 9, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Board of Education will meet in regular monthly session Thursday, December 10 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

This meeting is being held electronically under the provisions of the Executive Order 16 issued by Governor Bill Lee on March 20, 2020. There will be no public access to this meeting, but it will be broadcast LIVE on WJLE Radio AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.

The agenda is as follows:

Consider and act on Board Policies on 1st reading.

Personnel Report

Any Board member with business that may properly come before the Board will also be considered.

The consent agenda is as follows:

Approval of minutes from November

Consider and act on IDEA budget amendment

Consider and act on 21st Century Original Budget

Consider and act on DeKalb County School Board members attending the Tennessee School Board’s Association Day on the Hill in Nashville February 15-16

December 8, 2020
By: Leigh Fuson

The DeKalb County 4-H County-Wide Speech  Contest will be held Saturday, January 9th 2021 at the DeKalb Community Complex Auditorium. This year’s contest will be open to any 4th-12th grader who wishes to participate. 4th-8th grade speeches may be on any topic while 9th-12th grade must relate to 4-H.

Time limits:

-4th: 1-3 Minutes

-5th-6th: 2-4 Minutes

-7th-12th: 3-5 minutes

Contest Times:

-4th Grade: Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the contest starting at 10:00 a.m.

-5th Grade: Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the contest starting at 1:00 p.m.

-6th-12th Grade: Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the contest starting at 3:00 p.m.

Contestants must RSVP to 615-597-4945 or lfuson2@utk.edu by January 5th. Covid-19 precautions will be in place. We ask that everyone social distance and wear a mask when not presenting. Contestants are limited to two guests each if possible.

December 8, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The Sons of Confederate Veterans will honor Mac and Eva Willoughby with an informal reception prior to and following the Alexandria Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 12 at 5 p.m. The outside reception is on the east side of the Public Square at 404 East Public Square in Alexandria.

Mac and Eva have moved to Murfreesboro. Former students, friends, co-workers, and the curious are invited to stop by the Sons of Confederate Veterans tent on the east side of the Alexandria Public Square and wish Mac and Eva well. Social distance will be maintained during this event.

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