DeKalb County Recognizes Community Health Center Week

August 16, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Community Health Center/Health Department is celebrating National Health Center Week Aug. 12-18. The goal of this observance is to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers and the dedicated staff members who bring health care to the medically underserved.

There are 14 community health centers/health departments across the Upper Cumberland Region. These health centers provide full-service adult and pediatric primary care as well as preventive health services to anyone with private insurance, TennCare or Medicare as well as those without insurance. They are part of nationwide network of health centers that serve more than 27 million Americans.

The heroes who work at health centers and help make affordable health care possible for people in need are at the center of this year’s NHCW. This includes doctors, nurses, dentists, administrative staff members and much more. Working together, these dedicated and caring professionals produce innovative solutions to the most pressing health care issues in their communities. It is their work that has helped generate a record of success.

To learn more about the services of your local community health center, please call 615-597-7599.

Visit the Tennessee Department of Health online at http://tn.gov/health.

Connect with TDH on Facebook and Twitter @TNDeptofHealth!

By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Schools will close at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning, August 17 in memory of Coach Jerry “Red” Foster who passed away Tuesday at his home. Coach Foster was a former DCHS girls basketball coach and teacher at Northside Elementary School. As per his request, the memorial service for Coach Foster will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the DCHS Gymnasium. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel and Friday from 12:30 p.m. until the service at 2 p.m. at the gym.

By: Dwayne Page

Sportsmen will have the opportunity to participate in Tennessee’s inaugural statewide archery, private lands only/antlered only deer season from Aug. 24-26.

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission voted at its May meeting to establish this short season to give hunters an opportunity to harvest a buck with velvet-covered antlers. The hunt is not open on any Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s wildlife management areas. Sportsmen are reminded to ask for permission to hunt on private lands.

The annual bag limit for antlered deer is two. Deer taken during this three-day hunt will count toward the bag limit.

More information about this year’s hunting seasons is in the 2018-19 Tennessee Hunting & Trapping Guide. It is available from businesses that sell hunting and fishing licenses and also on the agency’s app and website at www.tnwildlife.org.

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