Wear Your Pearls & Bowties Friday for NAS Awareness Month

October 4, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

During the month of October, Tennessee is observing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness Month. Over the last decade, opioid use in the United States and Tennessee has rapidly increased, causing an alarming number of babies born with NAS, a set of withdrawal symptoms a newborn may experience as a result of prenatal exposure to prescription drugs or heroin.

To raise awareness about NAS in our community, the DeKalb Prevention Coalition is asking individuals to wear Pearls and Bowties for Babies on Friday, October 5. The Prevention Alliance encourages you to invite your family, friends, players, and coworkers to participate and post their photos on social media using the hashtag #NASMONTHTN.

A suggested post could be as simple as, “A baby’s life shouldn’t begin with detox. I’m wearing my pearls/bowtie today to support NAS awareness in TN. #NASMONTHTN”

The main messaging for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome is that it is 100 percent preventable. Especially sharing that babies are born dependent and not addicted. The CDC states that 86% of pregnancies are unintended among women who abuse opioids

For more information visit Borndrugfreetn.com

October 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

A local pilot escaped serious injury in a plane crash Wednesday evening.

911 received the call at 6:00 p.m.

According to Smithville Airport Manager Joe Johnson, the pilot Jeff Parker took off from the runway in a Piper Comanche and was about 200 feet off the ground when his engine quit. The plane came down in a field beside Cordell Love Road near the airport. Parker was taken by DeKalb EMS to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital.

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Members of the Smithville Police and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Departments were on the scene along with the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department. The FAA has also been notified.

October 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County High School was all abuzz with activity Tuesday night as hundreds of students and their families attended a STEM night Harvest Festival.

The event, especially for Pre-K to 8^th grade students and their parents, treated attendees to a variety of STEM-related hands-on activities in an effort to bolster excitement about a future in science, technology, engineering and math.

Students were able to use a 3-D printer, operate robotics, see through virtual reality goggles and much more!

“Some of the booths offered demonstrations of STEM activities which allowed students to make things. Some things they made and took home with them were pumpkin pies in a bag through our Culinary Program. Others made eco-systems in a bottle that they took home to plant.. We also featured new items in the Makerspace like the virtual reality and the robotics. There were all sorts of things like that to get students excited about STEM,” said DCHS Math teacher Amy Fricks.

STEM activities were conducted in the DCHS cafeteria, patio, in the CTE machine, automotive, and carpentry shops, and at the Makerspace in the media center.

“We had a lot of support from all the teachers and staff from all the five schools and also from a lot of community members. It has really grown our numbers. We have had a lot of kids come through and do some really fun activities. We’re excited that they are getting excited about science and math,” said Fricks.

STEM Family Night was created in an effort to introduce elementary and middle school age students — and their parents — to STEM-inspired career paths and to further their understanding of how STEM-specific skills are used. Another STEM Family Night will be held later in the school year.

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