DTC Communications to Host Annual Meeting. Three Directors Up for Re-election Unopposed

August 16, 2021
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DeKalb Telephone Cooperative, Inc. d/b/a DTC Communications will host its annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria.

DTC will follow the recommendations from the Tennessee Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control in addressing safety measures for the well-being of DTC members and employees.

Directors will be elected in the Alexandria, Liberty, and Smithville exchanges.

Incumbents Bennie “Buck” Curtis – Alexandria exchange, Randy Campbell – Liberty exchange, and Ronnie Garrison – Smithville exchange are running unopposed.

Voting for directors will take place at the cooperative’s annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 18. Gates to the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria will open at 8:45 a.m., with voting from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. The business meeting will begin at 11 a.m. or once the last person in line at that time has voted.

Only DTC members may vote, and each member must present proper photo identification. For a single membership, only that individual may vote. Either member of a joint membership may vote, but not both. In the case of a business membership, a business affidavit is required.

The last day to make changes to your membership or to be eligible to vote in the 2021 election will be Thursday, September 7.
For questions regarding membership and voting, call DTC at (615) 529-2955.

DTC Communications is a member owned telecommunications cooperative established in 1951. DTC provides world-class broadband and technology solutions to improve the quality of life of our members and communities in the regions we serve.

August 15, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

As the delta variant takes hold in Tennessee, the state is seeing a sharp surge in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths that is showing no signs of stopping, according to Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey.

Faced with the threat, the state health department continues to urge people to get Covid-19 vaccinations.

“Vaccination is the single best tool we have to prevent COVID-19 both in ourselves and in our communities,” said Piercey .

The delta variant has now spread across the entire state. “It’s everywhere,” she said. “It’s all over the nation. It’s all over the state.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control’s Covid Data Tracker the total number of vaccine doses administered in DeKalb County through Saturday, August 14 is 13,054 with 30.06% of the population here fully vaccinated and 34.78% with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Tennessee Department of Health reports that DeKalb County has recorded 57 deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 with 58 hospitalizations due to Covid-19. The total number of cases here since March 2020 comes to 3,012 while 2, 862 are inactive or have recovered.

There are 93 active cases of Covid-19 as of Friday, August 13 including 9 new cases.

August 15, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps updated the Board of Education Thursday night on personnel moves since last month

Those employed are:

Brooke Howard, teacher at Smithville Elementary School
Janda Hendrixson, Educational Assistant at Northside Elementary School
Cheryl Mach, bus driver
Haley Haggard, Educational Assistant at DCHS
Victoria Christian, teacher at DeKalb Middle School
Cody Burton, teacher at DCHS
Jayrah Trapp, teacher at DCHS
Lorie Watson, bus driver
Lacey McMillen, Educational Assistant at DeKalb Middle School
Jessica Brewington, bus driver
Alyssa Harvey, Educational Assistant at DeKalb West School
Dalton Stallings, ISS at DCHS and DeKalb Middle School
Ethan VanHook, Educational Assistant at DeKalb Middle School
Kayla Randolph, Educational Assistant at DeKalb West School
Maxwell Patterson, teacher at Smithville Elementary and Northside Elementary School
Tara Driver, Educational Assistant at Northside Elementary School
Erica Birmingham, teacher at DeKalb Middle School and DeKalb West School
Danielle Horton, teacher at DCHS
Justin Braswell, Educational Assistant at DCHS
Jessica Taylor, teacher at DeKalb Middle School
Taylor Spare, teacher at Northside Elementary School
Morgan Hutson, teacher at Smithville Elementary School
Mary Helen Hancock, Educational Assistant at Northside Elementary and Smithville Elementary School

Leave of Absences as requested
Jennifer Roller, Courtney O’Conner, Elise Driver, Alyssa Leslie, and Sonja House.

Transfers
Ginda Kilgore transferred from Educational Assistant to Bookkeeper at DeKalb Middle School

Resignations/Retirements
Sean Antoniak- resigned
Far Gilreath-retired
Phyllis Hallum-retired
Julie Hale-resigned
Samantha Antoniak-resigned

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