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4-H’ers Awarded at Regional Poultry Contest
October 7, 2019
By: Leigh Fuson, 4-H Agent
The Poultry Project is one of DeKalb County’s most popular 4-H activities. In addition to the Chick-Chain where youth raise chickens, anyone can be involved in poultry judging even if they can’t raise birds at home. DeKalb County was recently well represented by 11 members at the Central Region contest held in Lebanon. There were over 180 participants from across middle Tennessee.
The junior team of Wade Evans, Levi Griffin, Adam Jones, and Bill Stanton placed 4th while the team of Cali Agee, Bryson Arnold, Olivia Gilley, and Laura Magness placed 2nd. DeKalb County also had half of the top ten high individuals: Cali 2nd, Laura 5th, Olivia 8th, Bill 9th, and Adam 10th. We also had the 7th place senior high team which consisted of Clayton Crook, Lily Martin, and Megan Price. Senior teams are eligible to compete at the state level contest on October 19th in Knoxville.
During the contest, there are three classes where eggs are graded on quality: candling, broken out, and exterior. Contestants must know the parts of an egg and how it deteriorates over time when candling. A light is held to the eggs in order to see the interior. The shell is then graded in the exterior quality class, and contestants look for defects and abnormalities. Egg whites and yolks are graded in the broken out class. A class of four, live White Leghorn hens is judged on their egg laying ability. This is determined by the pigment of their skin and abdominal capacity. Senior High members must give oral reasons on this class to defend their decision. Finally, meat parts are identified and carcasses are graded in the ready-to-cook poultry classes.
Many of our poultry judgers have chickens of their own, and the knowledge gained through this contest will help them better care for their birds and market their eggs. Congratulations to these young people on a job well done!
If you are interested in poultry judging or any other 4-H activity, please call 615-597-4945. 4-H is a proud part of UT Extension, the UT Institute of Agriculture, and TSU Cooperative Extension. UT-TSU Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment through the cooperation of county, state, and federal governments.
Rose Announces Local Office Hours
October 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The staff of Congressman John Rose (TN-6) will be in DeKalb County on Tuesday, October 15th to meet with local citizens who need assistance with federal services.
“I am thrilled to have a talented district staff serving the good folks of Tennessee’s Sixth District. We are focused on providing top-notch constituent services for all 19 counties,” said Rose. “Knowing that at times it may be difficult to travel to one of our two district offices, I have directed my district staff to periodically set up office hours in other locations throughout our 19 county-district. This will allow everyone in the Sixth District to have face-to-face access to my district staff and the services we provide.”
“The next opportunity for constituents to take advantage of these remote office hours will be in Smithville,” Rose announced. “My staff will be meeting with constituents at the DeKalb County Board of Education on Tuesday, October 15th from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Central Time. Constituents who do not need a face-to-face meeting may call the Cookeville office to discuss any questions at 931-854-9430.”
Congressman John Rose represents Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District and resides in Cookeville with his wife, Chelsea, and their son, Guy. The Sixth District includes Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, White, and Wilson counties as well as portions of Cheatham and Van Buren counties.
County Clerk’s Office Receives Visit from State Liaison
October 7, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A liaison with the Vehicle Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Revenue paid a call on the DeKalb County Clerk’s Office last week.
Tanner Poss stopped by to greet County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss and the staff and to learn firsthand what the department can do to assist the local office in providing better service to the people.
“I am a state liaison with the county clerk’s offices mainly for the eastern part of the state. I listen to concerns from the different counties on what they deal with on a day to day basis. We don’t deal with customers everyday on the state level like the county clerks do so we want to get a sense of what the main issues are at the local level and what we can do to best help them,” said Poss.
County Clerk Poss said although he is in regular contact with the state department on matters related to his office, this is his first visit from a state liaison since he took office in 2014.
“Tanner and others at the state are always available to assist us with concerns that our office or the people of our community may have related to motor vehicle transactions and we appreciate their help,” said County Clerk Poss.
“We’re in contact with the county clerks every day. We have a good support team who works with them but my main job is to listen to any kind of concerns they have been having and bring them back to my superiors. Our goal is to make the state and county relationship stronger,” added Tanner Poss.
Although Tanner does not reside in DeKalb County, he and County Clerk Poss recently discovered that they are distantly related. Coincidentally, Tanner shares the same name as Jimmy’s youngest son.
“I was a hockey player in high school and college and I was looking at my stats on line one day and noticed the name Tanner Poss from DeKalb County who played basketball. I wondered if we were somehow related so I asked my grandfather Harry and he said “yes”.
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