Teacher of the Year Banquet Set for March 5

February 8, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The twelfth annual Teacher of the Year banquet will be held Tuesday, March 5 starting at 6 p.m. at the Smithville First Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center.

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps made the announcement during Thursday night’s regular monthly Board of Education meeting.

“We just want to congratulate each of our teachers for their hard work and being recognized by their peers. We know there are several deserving of this and we appreciate everything they do,” said Cripps.

This year’s honorees are first grade teacher Vicky Hawker at Smithville Elementary School;  fifth grade teacher Cheryl Vandagriff at Northside Elementary School; Jessica Antoniak, a sixth grade math and science teacher at DeKalb West School; Justin Nokes, a seventh grade history teacher at DeKalb Middle School; and Linda Parris,  a family and consumer sciences/culinary arts teacher at DeKalb County High School.

One of them will receive the District-Wide John Isabell Teacher of the Year award.

In other business, Director Cripps announced in his monthly personnel report that Charlotte Blaylock has been granted a leave of absence and Michael Agee, a mechanic has resigned.

Northside Elementary Principal Karen Knowles gave a brief school report announcing that smart boards have been added to classrooms due federal programs funding and proceeds from cookie dough sales. Students will also be participating in MTSU’s invention convention on February 21. Knowles also congratulated Cheryl Vandagriff for being named the school’s Teacher of the Year at Northside Elementary.

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DeKalb West School Principal Sabrina Farler also addressed the school board announcing that the 4^TH Annual Family Literacy Night will be Thursday, February 28 from  5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at DeKalb West School. Any pre-k to 8^th grade student system wide can participate with their parents. Farler also congratulated Jessica Antoniak as the DWS Teacher of the Year and she mentioned that the first home baseball game will be March 7.

February 8, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS Tiger basketball player Tanner Poss has joined the 1,000 point club.

The senior was honored between games Thursday night for scoring 1,000 points in his high school career. Poss actually achieved that milestone last season as a junior at Macon County on February 8, 2018 but he was not formally recognized at that time.

Poss was sidelined for part of this season due to an injury. He has been back on the court for the last few weeks.

During a team pre-game meal prior to Thursday night’s games, Poss was presented a cake in honor of his athletic accomplishments.

February 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell reminds you that March 1 is an important date for business owners and applicants of the Greenbelt Program.

“March 1 is the deadline for two different things coming out of the Assessor’s Office. One is the Greenbelt application. If you don’t have your form turned in by March 1 then you won’t be able to qualify for the savings for the 2019 tax year,” said Cantrell.

“If you are already enrolled in the greenbelt program you do not have to reapply. However, if you have purchased property or have added acreage to your farm within the last year and seek to enroll in the greenbelt program then you need to apply by March 1 in order to get the 2019 savings,” Cantrell said.

“Basic requirements for the Greenbelt application are that you must own a minimum of fifteen acres and are able to produce some kind of agriculture product to the gross amount of $1,500 per year. Also if you own fifteen acres and you don’t have an agriculture product and its all forestry you can get a forestry plan and qualify that way”.

“March 1 is also the deadline for personal property schedules. Anyone who owns a business needs to have those turned in by March 1. If you don’t turn one in at all or its not turned in by March 1 there are penalties after March 1. We want you to avoid those penalties if possible,” said Assessor Cantrell.

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