Dowelltown Christmas City Lights Winners Awarded

December 21, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Winners have been announced in the 20th annual Dowelltown Christmas City Lights Contest.

For Best Scene Overall, 1st place went to Darry and Susan Driver. Lisa and Aaron Wadziski took 2nd place and Sabrina, Jordan, and Jay Melton received 3rd place.

Winners for Best Door/Porch were 1st place Darlene Mathis and 2nd place Cindy and Eric Snow.

Vicky Hobbs and Jennifer won 1st place for Best Window and Jerry Hall earned 2nd place.

The contest was sponsored by DTC Communications, Wilson Bank & Trust, and Liberty State Bank

December 21, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Lady Tigers competed in the Sonic Shootout at Sparta Saturday but lost to Cumberland County 44 to 30. The Tigers did not participate in the Shootout.

With the loss, the Lady Tigers drop to 3-4 on the season.

Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers are now off for the holidays and are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, January 2 at York Institute in Jamestown starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contest.

December 21, 2020
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DeKalb County’s COVID-19 fatality rate exceeds state average

DeKalb County’s current fatality rate of 1.49 percent for COVID-19-related deaths surpasses the state average of 1.17 percent. The county ranks seventh among 14 counties of the Upper Cumberland region in COVID-19 mortality as of December 20.

The fatality rate for the disease in DeKalb County outpaces all six of its neighboring counties, including Wilson County. Wilson has more cases than any Upper Cumberland County at 10,770 reported, but its death rate is 1.04 percent.

In the two-week period from December 6 to December 20 the state saw an increase of 119,093 positive cases, a growth 29.73 percent. DeKalb County cases rose by 40.53 percent during that same span.

In a broadcast on Sunday Governor Lee implored Tennesseans to stay home through the remainder of the holiday season.

“Now, Tennessee is Ground Zero for a surge in sickness,” Governor Lee said.

COVID-19 Fatality Rates in Upper Cumberland as of December 20

Rank- County-Cases-Deaths- Fatality Rate

1 Pickett (493 cases) (17 deaths) (3.45% rate)
2 Clay (768 cases) (21 deaths) (2.73% rate)
3 Jackson (873 cases) (18 deaths) (2.06% rate)
4 Overton (1,916 cases) (39 deaths) (2.04% rate)
5 Fentress (1,672 cases) (27 deaths) (1.61% rate)
6 Macon (2,351 cases) (36 deaths) (1.53% rate)
7 DeKalb (1,817 cases) (27 deaths) (1.49% rate)
8 White (2,461 cases) (36 deaths) (1.46% rate)
9 Putnam (7,717 cases) (108 deaths) (1.40% rate)
10 Cumberland (3,723 cases) (48 deaths) (1.29% rate)
11 Smith (1,863 cases) (23 deaths) (1.23% rate)
12 Van Buren (510 cases) (5 deaths) (0.98% rate)
13 Warren (3,783 cases) (29 deaths) (0.77% rate)
14 Cannon (1,207 cases) (7 deaths) (0.58% rate)
Upper Cumberland (31,154 cases) (441 deaths) (rate 1.42%)
Tennessee (519,687 cases) (6,071 deaths) (1.17% rate)
Source: Tennessee Department of Health

DeKalb County ‘s COVID-19 infection rate among Tennessee counties (per capita) has dropped to 17th at 168.7 per 100,000 residents and to 49th nationally according to COVID Act Now (CAN).

(Click link below to view CAN report on DeKalb County)
https://www.covidactnow.org/us/tennessee-tn/county/de_kalb_county?

As of Sunday December 20, the Tennessee Department of Health reported a total of 31 new COVID-19 cases in DeKalb County bringing the total number of active cases to 337 and the confirmed or probable cases to 1,848 since March. A total of 1,484 are inactive or have recovered. There have been 27 COVID related deaths in DeKalb County this year and 36 have been hospitalized.

(Click Link Below for DeKalb County Report)
https://covid19.tn.gov/data/dashboards/?County=Dekalb

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