DCHS Football Cheerleaders attend NCA Camp

July 17, 2023
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The DCHS Football Cheerleaders attended NCA Camp in Lagrange, Georgia last month. They spent four days learning new cheers, chants and dances while also improving skills such as jumps and stunts. In the final day competitions, they received several certificates and awards.

•They won the 1st place trophy in the Top Team Cheer Competition where they performed a spirited/tumbling entrance and a cheer with an advanced stunt and pyramid. The judging criteria included visual appeal, motion technique, crowd effectiveness, timing, skill incorporation and execution. This is awarded to the team that exemplifies the best cheerleading technique, skill incorporation and performance ability.

•They won 3rd place in the Top Team Band Chant competition for performing a band chant focusing on leading the crowd.

•They received the Stunt Safe Award for displaying excellent skills in spotting and stunt technique.

•They earned a bid to compete in the NCA National Championship.

•For their accomplishments, they were also invited to perform at the 2024 Citrus Bowl in January.

•Nine of our cheerleaders were nominated to try out for the All-American team. They are Ally Fuller, Jade Mabe, Elaina Turner, Macy Anderson, Annabella Dakas, Addyson Swisher, Brylee Kirby, Kenzie Moss and Landen Tubbs. Cheerleaders are nominated by the NCA staff for jumps, motions, tumbling, stunting, dance and leadership.

•Annabella Dakas and Landen Tubbs made the NCA All-American team. They were two of only ten cheerleaders selected from the entire camp. Cheerleaders are selected based on their performance in tryouts consisting of three consecutive advanced jumps, a spirited tumbling entrance and the NCA All-American cheer.

•Landen Tubbs received the Top All-American Medallion for earning the highest score in the All-American tryouts.

•As stand-outs at camp, the three seniors on the team (Ally Fuller, Jade Mabe and Elaina Turner) were offered applications to join the NCA staff.

•The team received the coveted spirit stick each day at camp for showing sincere spirit and enthusiasm.

•The team is coached by Amanda Fuller and Taylor Chapman.

Team picture:
Front row (left to right) – Deanna Agee, Annabella Dakas, Macy Anderson, Jade Mabe, Ally Fuller, Elaina Turner, Addyson Swisher, Madeline Martin and Caroline Crook

Back row – Leah Trapp, Miah Johnson, Taylor White, Brooklynn Blaylock, Landen Tubbs, Brylee Kirby, Carleigh Beckham, and Kenzie Moss

July 17, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The Alexandria Police Department will soon have a new chief.

Chris Russell, who has served as Alexandria Police Chief for eight years, will soon be stepping down. Russell will be joining the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department as a detective.

Russell joined the Alexandria Police Department as a patrolman in 2007 and was later promoted to sergeant before becoming police chief in 2015.

Prior to his tenure in Alexandria, Russell worked for the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department starting in 1999 and moved to the Smithville Police Department in 2002 where he worked for five years until joining the Alexandria Police Department. He has logged 24 years in law enforcement.

Russell said he has enjoyed working for the people of Alexandria and he is appreciative to all the mayors and aldermen, past and present, for their support. His last day as chief will be July 21.

The Alexandria Mayor and Aldermen will meet in regular monthly session on Tuesday, July 25 and may officially name Russell’s successor at that time.

July 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Square dancing was one of the major attractions on closing night of the 167th edition of the DeKalb County Fair Saturday evening in Alexandria.

(View UPDATED and Completed WJLE DeKalb County Fair Photo Gallery featuring 259 photos at the Fair from Monday-Saturday at link below sponsored by Family Care Chiropractic and Good Health Family Clinic. You might see yourself or someone you know) Also view videos in other posts further down this page from fair pageants, lip sync, and more!

https://www.wjle.com/dekalb-county-fair/

The square-dancing teams of Mary Ann Puckett wowed the crowd including the DeKalb Dancin’ Delights, Center Hill Hoedown, Caney Fork Circle Eights, and Smithville Select, the two time and reigning Youth Square dancing champions of the Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival.

Smithville Select will also make an appearance later this year at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry to dance on stage with the Opry Square Dancers at a date to be announced.

After the square dancing the Dalton Gray band took the stage for more than an hour of country, pop, and rock originals and cover songs.

A scheduled Super Truck and Tractor Pull at the T.C. McMillen arena was cancelled apparently due to poor field conditions from rains the latter part of the week.

Nine people each took home $500 in cash from the fair Saturday night. Every night during the week, two drawings were held each for $500, but winners had to be present to get the cash otherwise the unclaimed money would roll over to Saturday night when drawings would be held until it was all given away. There had only been three winners up until Saturday night which meant a total of $4,500 would be given away on the last night of the fair.

Saturday night’s $500 cash winners were Taylor Davis of Alexandria, Misty Gingerich of DeKalb County, Jennifer Martin of Liberty, John Anderson of Cookeville, Kailey Harvey of Alexandria, Westly Ashford of Watertown, Steven Peyatt of Carthage, David Lawson of Liberty, and Blake Pichey of Walling.

In addition to the rides and carnival attractions, the last night of the fair also featured a homemade ice cream contest at the ag center and the winners were Tim Rowland, who took first place and specialty show for his strawberry cheesecake ice cream while Wayne Robinson won first place for his vanilla ice cream. Gary Council won first place for his chocolate ice cream.

A pet show was also among the attractions of the night.

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