DeKalb Emergency Services Association to Deliver Thanksgiving Meals

October 30, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA), with the help of volunteers, will again be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving Meals to DeKalb County residents on Thursday, November 23.

This year’s meal will consist of turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and a homemade dessert.

If you or a family member would like a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day, please call one of the numbers listed below or visit the website listed to be added to our delivery list. They will need your address, phone number, and the number of persons in your household. The meals are scheduled to be delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon.

DESA will accept names of persons requesting a meal through Sunday, November 19.

To get your name on the delivery list, call 615-390-0297 or 615-712-4286 or visit www.dekalbesa.com/meal
Additionally, if you want to support this community project by donating or volunteering your time to prepare meals and/or make deliveries, you can contact the phone number above or visit www.dekalbesa.com/help to donate or sign up to volunteer.

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association also plans to prepare and deliver meals on Christmas Eve. A future announcement will be publicized later for this project.

October 30, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

A group of people from the community recently got some first-hand knowledge and experience of what it’s like to be a county volunteer firefighter and to learn more about how the department and supporting agencies operate.

The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s Citizens’ Fall Fire Academy just completed its six-week run with a graduation ceremony for the participants last week.

Chief Donny Green commended FIrefighter Alex Woodward for coordinating and delivering his first session of the Citizens’ Fire Academy. “The purpose of this academy is to provide a behind-the-scenes look, from a citizens’ perspective, at the organizational structure, administration, operation, and response capabilities of the DeKalb County Fire Department and supporting agencies, such as the 911 Dispatch, said Woodward.

Participants had the option of either observing or actually getting some hands-on experience by dressing up in firefighter turnout gear and operating department equipment including the jaws of life extrication tools under the supervision of the county firefighters.

“We are not trying to train people to be firefighters. This is more of an educational type of venture and, while participants have the opportunity to cut up a car using the jaws of life and use a fire hose to spray some water, it’s not a physically demanding program,” said Woodward.

Although the course is not primarily designed to recruit future volunteer firefighters, the department has picked up a few over the years because of the academy. “We have had people go through the program and their level of interest was high enough that they did later apply and become part of our fire department team,” added Chief Green.

Members of this year’s academy were Liberty Mayor Audrey Martin, Bruce Schaffer, Cindy Snow, Connie Cripps, Corey Cripps, Drew Burklow, Ian Chandler, Keith Farler, Kelly Brown, Marshall Farler, Mike Tabor, County Commissioner Sabrina Farler, and Tony Lockhart.

If you would like to know more about how to get on the participant list for next year’s Citizens’ Fire Academy, please contact Alex Woodward at 615-489-7292 or Chief Donny Green at 615-464-7176.

October 30, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Elementary students and teachers will pay tribute Thursday morning, November 2 to the brave men and women who have served our country in honor of Veterans Day during an assembly program at the county complex. The program starts at 9 a.m. and all veterans are urged to attend and please be there by 8:45 a.m. The public is also invited.

Local veterans seated on the stage will be treated to children singing patriotic songs in honor of each military branch of service during the program.

Principal Anita Puckett said the purpose of the assembly is to honor veterans and instill in these children at an early age the importance of the men and women who have dedicated their lives to the service of our country.

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