Tad Webb Named New DCHS Tiger Baseball Coach

July 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Principal Randy Jennings didn’t have to look far to find a new coach for the DeKalb County High School Baseball Program.

Less than two weeks after announcing the resignation of Jon Adam Kefauver, Jennings has named Tad Webb as the new Tiger Coach.

Webb was recently transferred to the high school from DeKalb Middle School where he has served the last two years as Assistant Principal. He will be teaching Algebra I at DCHS.

“I am looking forward to it and very eager to get started. I want to thank the Lord for opening this door because after my decision to come to the high school to teach Algebra this was definitely a blessing that was put on me. My family and I did a lot of talking and communicating back and forth during the decision process of me getting back into coaching and without them and especially my wife being by my side this would not be possible,” said Coach Webb.

Jennings said Webb just seemed the perfect choice for the position given the fact that he has years of coaching experience.

“Upon Coach Kefauver’s departure, I got to talking to Coach Webb about the job and I believe he will really be a good fit for our program. Coach Webb has a lot of experience, coaching multiple sports, and he has always had a good relationship with the kids,” said Principal Jennings.

The fact that Webb is from here, Jennings said will help bring more stability to the high school baseball program which has had three different head coaches within the last seven years.

“The last couple of coaches have not been from DeKalb County. I’m not saying that is necessarily a bad thing but both were here for three years and moved on to something else. We need some stability and it’s the one program here at DCHS that hasn’t had any stability in a few years. I think to build a program, we need that stability with somebody who is going to be here and that is Coach Webb. He has kids in the school system so I don’t think he will be going anywhere for a while and I think that will pay dividends for us going forward,” Jennings continued.

Coach Webb has been in the school system for 16 years. During that time he has served as teacher at Northside Elementary School and later at DeKalb Middle School. He had stints as assistant DCHS football and baseball coach and later as head coach of the Saints Football and Bulldogs Baseball programs.

“The first five years I was at Northside Elementary and during that time period I was an assistant high school baseball coach under Coach Scott Odom and assistant football coach with Coach Steve Trapp. From there I went to DeKalb Middle School where I was head football coach and later I took over the West School baseball program. The last two years I stepped away from coaching to serve as Assistant Middle School Principal,” he said.

Webb said he is looking forward to coaching again and can’t wait until the dead period is over so he can meet with his team. He can have no contact with the players right now.

“My vision for this program is for it to be one of the hardest working programs around. I want the players to get back to working on the fundamentals and small things. I not only want to teach the boys the game of baseball but more importantly about becoming fine young men,” he said.

Coach Webb and his wife Tracy have three sons Ty, Tucker, and Tate. Ty will be in the 7th grade this fall while Tucker will be in the 5th grade and Tate will be starting kindergarten.

July 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County unemployment rate for May was 3.6%, up from 3.4% in April but well below the 4% rate for May, 2018.

The local labor force for May was 7,910. Employment was 7,620 and 290 were unemployed.

Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) for May 2019 shows unemployment rates for nearly every county in the state are below 5 percent for the month.

Ninety-one counties have unemployment rates lower than 5 percent and four counties have a rate of 5 percent or higher in May.

While Tennessee continued to experience low unemployment in May, 90 of the state’s counties did see a slight uptick in their rates, one county remained the same, and unemployment dropped in four counties

“It’s not unusual to see a minimal increase in local unemployment rates at the start of the summer season,” explained TDLWD Commissioner Jeff McCord. “May is a month of transition; many high school and college graduates enter the workforce for the first time during the month and most school personnel start their summer break in May.”

At 2.2 percent, Williamson County currently has the state’s lowest unemployment rate. That represents a 0.3 of a percentage point increase when compared to April.

Davidson County also experienced an uptick in its unemployment rate, increasing from 2 percent in April to 2.3 percent in May.

While Clay County has Tennessee’s highest unemployment for the month, its new rate of 5.4 percent is still 0.2 of a percentage point lower than it was in April. Hancock County recorded the second highest rate in May at 5.3 percent, a 0.4 percentage point increase from the previous month.

Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate experienced a slight uptick in May. For three consecutive months, it remained at the all-time low of 3.2 percent but increased by 0.1 of a percentage point when compared to April’s rate.

Nationally, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent, mirroring April’s national rate.

County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted, while the state and national rate use the seasonal adjustment to eliminate outside influences on the statistics.

June 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Animal Coalition sponsored a Shelter Adoption Event Saturday at Tractor Supply on West Broad Street in Smithville and all 11 cats and kittens there were adopted during a four hour period from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Kittens were $20 to adopt. A full refund is made with proof of a spay/neuter for pets at least six months of age.

Adoption fees for adult females was $75 and $60 for adult males.

The shelter, located at 186 Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive, is now open for business Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12pm-4pm and Saturday 10am-12pm.

The new phone number is 615-597-3647 (DOGS).

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