No DCHS District Tournament Basketball Games Until Sunday (View Community Calendar Update Here)

February 18, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

*The DeKalb County Health Department will be closed again Friday, February 19 due to weather. The health department will be reaching out to those due for COVID-19 vaccine second doses this weekend or the beginning of next week.

*The DCHS District Tournament Basketball games have been rescheduled for Sunday, February 21 in Smithville at DCHS starting with the girls game at 1:30 p.m. followed by the boys game. Both DCHS teams will be facing Smith County. Because of a commitment to regularly scheduled Sunday religious programming, WJLE will tape record the basketball games for play-back Sunday starting at 4:30 p.m.

DeKalb County Schools district-wide will be on remote learning Friday, February 19 via Google Classroom. No classes will be held on campus at either school for in-person learning Friday due to inclement weather.

*The L.B.J. & C Smithville Head Start Center will be closed Friday, February 19 due to inclement weather.

*God’s Food Pantry will have no pantry or deliveries this week. The pantry will reopen next Wednesday, February 24.

Due to continued hazardous weather and travel conditions in Middle and West Tennessee, including freezing rain, ice and snowfall, Gov. Bill Lee has closed state offices on Friday, February 19 in several counties including DeKalb

*The DeKalb County Commission will meet in regular session on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mike Foster Multipurpose Center in the County Complex.

*Snow Hill Baptist Church will have a food giveaway Sunday, February 21 at 1:30 at the church. Please line up on the East side of the church and drive around. Someone will put the food in your car. Please stay in your car. No restrooms will be available. Everyone is welcome. Todd Pack is the pastor.

*The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will hold a commodities distribution for DeKalb County on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the DeKalb County UCHRA office. Sign up will be available at the distribution site. This project is funded under a Grant Contract with the State of Tennessee.

*A DeKalb County Blood Assurance Drive will be Saturday , February 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital inside the Bloodmobile at the hospital parking lot. All donors will receive a “Loyal Lifesaver” t-shirt and be entered into a drawing for a “2021 Side-by-Side ATV”. Save time by answering your health history questions the day of the blood donation before you arrive. Download “bloodassurancequicksreen” on your phone and answer the questions online. Blood Assurance will also be doing COVID Antibodies Screening. To schedule an appointment, go to Bloodassurance.org/saintthomasdekalb or contact Barbara Jacobs at 615-215-5302 or Barbara.jacobs@ascension.org. Please remember to eat a good meal and drink additional water and bring a photo ID. Blood Assurance is the SOLE blood provider for our local hospitals.

*Signups for the DeKalb Youth Baseball League will be held Saturday, February 20 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon at the county complex in the UT Extension office. Registration fees are $65 per child and $50 for each sibling. Parents who don’t want to work the concession stand may make a $25 buyout payment. Please bring proof of player age and proof of residency. Tryouts are set for February 27. See the DeKalb Youth Baseball League Facebook for details. Debit and credit cards will be accepted and transaction fees apply. DeKalb County Youth Baseball, formerly known as Little League, is played at the park on Allen’s Ferry Road. Player ages for this league are from 7 to 15 years old.

*DeKalb T-Ball, Coach Pitch, & Girls’ Fastpitch Softball signups will be Saturday, February 20 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon at the UT Extension Office in the County Complex. If you signed up your athlete(s) last year and did not receive a refund you do not have to come out. You will only need to confirm uniform sizes are accurate at a later date with the coach or if address or phone number changes. Fees are as follows: $40 for the first kid, $30 for each sibling, 25 additional concession buyout each kid. Ages as follows: 3 and 4 year old for T-Ball, can’t be 5 before May 1st; 5 and 6 year old boys and girls for Jr Coach Pitch, can’t be 7 before May 1st; 7, 8, & 9 year old for Coach Pitch Softball, can’t be 10 before May 1st; 10, 11, & 12 year old for Girls’ Kid Fastpitch Softball, can’t be 13 before May 1st; 13, 14 ,15, & 16 year old for Girls’ Kid Fastpitch Softball, can’t be 17 before May 1st.

*As part of its community outreach ministry, the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church is again hosting a drive thru mobile food pantry sponsored by the TVA, Saturday morning February 27th 2021. In partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, the church plans to prepare enough food boxes to serve up to 300 families regardless of their income status, on a first come, first served basis. Second Harvest will bring in pallets of food on trucks. The food will then be off-loaded and organized in preparation for the distribution. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Name, address, and household size are required. Cars will line up facing north on College Street across from the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Recipients will drive through. Please have your own box or basket for the food to be placed in. Limit 2 households per car, unless a member from each family is represented. Others who wish to volunteer may show up Saturday or call Myra for more information at 615-597-4197.

*A DeKalb County Blood Assurance Drive will be Monday, March 1 from 12 noon until 5 p.m. inside the Bloodmobile in front of the Senior Citizens Center in Smithville. All donors will receive a “Never Stop the Adventure of Savings Lives” t-shirt and be entered into a drawing for a “2021 Side-by-Side ATV”. Save time on your donation by answering your health history questions the day of the blood donation before you arrive. Download “bloodassurance.org/quickscreen” on your phone and answer the questions online. This will save you 10 minutes. Blood Assurance will also be doing COVID Antibodies Screening. To schedule an appointment, go to Bloodassurance.org/dekalbneighbors or contact Jimmy Poss at 615-464-7426 or jimposs72@yahoo.com. Please remember to eat a good meal and drink additional water and bring a photo ID. Blood Assurance is the SOLE blood provider for our local hospitals.

February 18, 2021
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As efforts continue to slow the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds all
visitors, volunteers and employees that a face mask is required in all USACE buildings and facilities. Masks must also be worn outdoors on USACE-managed lands and recreation areas if physical distancing cannot be met, such as when hiking on trails or visiting sites that may be popular or crowded.

Visitors actively engaged in water-related activities with a clear and immediate risk of masks becoming wet may temporarily forgo wearing masks. These activities may include but are not limited to swimming, waterskiing, riding on personal watercraft, kayaking and other boating related activities that present a clear and immediate risk to the mask becoming wet. However, physical distancing must always be maintained whenever possible.

This requirement complies with President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing, issued Jan. 20, as well as guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

USACE continues to evaluate facility capacity limits and implement measures to adjust the density of visitors in buildings, recreation areas, and other areas prone to crowding. Areas where crowding impedes physical distancing will be evaluated for closure or modification of operating procedures to reduce impacts.

USACE will continue to leverage social media and local media to inform the public of mask and physical distancing requirements, and to inform the public when areas have reached capacity to reduce overcrowding.

We ask visitors to assist in our efforts by avoiding crowded areas and wearing masks. Park rangers are available to provide information, protect visitors and park resources, and to encourage compliance with this requirement.

“Protecting the health and safety of our visitors and workforce are our top priorities,” said Thomas Smith, USACE Chief of Operations and Regulatory Division. “We must do all we can to ensure the health and safety of our workforce, our families, and our communities.”

For information on the current status of USACE recreation areas, we ask that you contact the USACE lake or river project before your visit. A complete list of recreation areas is available at www.CorpsLakes.us.

USACE is one of the nation’s leading federal providers of outdoor and water-based recreation, hosting millions of visits annually to its more than 400 lake and river projects. It’s estimated that 90 percent of the USACEoperated recreation areas are within 50 miles of metropolitan areas, offering diverse outdoor activities for all ages close to home.
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February 18, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County School District has used up all its 13 allotted inclement weather “snow days” for the year.

Students district-wide will return to remote learning Thursday and Friday, February 18 & 19 via Google Classroom.

No classes will be held on campus at either school for in-person learning due to inclement weather Thursday and Friday. When weather and road conditions improve, classes will resume on-campus at each school.

Except for 11th graders, all other students at DeKalb County High School will be on remote learning on March 2 to allow juniors to take the ACT exam in person at school.

“ Wednesday (February 17) was our last inclement weather day and going forward If we miss any days due to inclement weather we will be continuing by remote,” said Director of Schools Patrick Cripps.

“We build up 13 days throughout the school year to use for inclement weather but starting this school year back in August we had to shut down due to COVID-19 so we used 9 of those days. The unfortunate part is that we were unable to go remote during that time because we didn’t have our 1:1 devices. We sent that request into the state and got approval. Our only other choice would have been to add those 9 lost days to the end of the school year,” he said.

Director Cripps said remote learning is the preferred option over extending the school year or canceling spring break.

“A good thing about having the 1:1 devices is that you can do that (continue instruction) without having to add days to the end of the school year. The state says we have to put in 180 days of instruction each year so when we miss school over our allotted 13 inclement weather days we have to make up that time but I don’t like trying to change our school calendar once it is set because families make plans. Being able to do the remote learning prevents us from having to add days to the end of the school year,” said Director Cripps.

The remainder of the 2020-21 school calendar shows that DeKalb County students will be off for spring break with no on campus or remote learning the week of March 29 to April 2. Thursday, May 2 will be an administrative day with no school for students. Friday, May 21 will be the last day of school for the year and report cards will be sent home.

Graduation for the Class of 2021 will be Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m. on the high school football field.

The DCHS prom date will be April 9 at the Capital Theatre in Lebanon.

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