DMS Cross Country John Freeman Invitational

September 8, 2021
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The girls and boys DMS cross country teams competed at the Webb School, in the John Freeman Invitational, this past Saturday, Sept. 4th. Personal records were set and 3 top 15 finishes were earned.

The girls team was led by 8th grader Chaylea Lundsford who finished 4th out of a field of 112 runners with a PR of 13:59. Her teammate, Emily Fry, earned a top 15 finish as well, placing 13th, with a time a PR of 14:44. Rounding out the girls team was Kaylee Kent; 16:06, Gracie Brewington; 18:32, Anaka Oakley; 20:24, and Isobella Franz; PR of 21:22.

7th grader Ben Driver, paved the way for the DMS boys with a top 10 finish, placing 7th overall in a field of 172 runners with a time of 12:55. Rounding out the boys was 6th grader, Carson Davis; PR of 14:25, Ethan Spears PR of 14:37, Hayden Merriman, PR of 14:57, and Christian Hernandez; 15:10.

Not competing at the meet were teammates, Dylan Cathey, Andrew Cathey, Chloe VanVranken, Sydney Polk, Candice Rico, and Kaelyn Beltran-Ortega.

September 8, 2021
By: Johnny Barnes Extension Agent & County Director

The DeKalb County 4-H Grilling Team has done it again! For the third straight year of competition, DeKalb County 4-H is Regional Champions. The senior high team comprised of Avalynn Smullen, Riley Fuson, Lily Waggoner and Paul Oliver won first place at the Central Region 4-H Grill Master Challenge. The Competition featured 4-H teams and individuals from all over Middle Tennessee. 4-H members in the 9th-12th grades compete in the senior high division with 6th-8th grades being in the junior high division. Each 4-Her grills either a pork, beef, lamb, or poultry product and submits for judging. DeKalb County’s junior high team placed fourth in their division.

Along with team accomplishments, several of the members excelled individually which propelled their teams to the top of the contest. In the Sr. High division, Lilly Waggoner was the champion in poultry and Paul Oliver was the lamb champion with Avalynn Smullen coming in eighth in pork. In Jr. High, Trinity Young was the champion in pork and Ben Barton was the lamb champion. Also in the top ten were Wade Evans third place in lamb, Cali Agee fourth in pork, Kylynn Smullen sixth in poultry, and Hannah Keith ninth in beef. The competition was held on August 26 at the fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN.

The senior high team will now go on to compete at the State Contest which will be on October 23 in Knoxville where they will compete against the champions from West and East Tennessee. DeKalb County was the State Champions in 2018 and State Runners-Up in 2019 and this team hopes to continue that success. No competitions took place in 2020 due to Covid. A big thank-you goes out to C&S Farms and Food Lion for helping to sponsor. Good luck to these kids at the next round of competition!

September 8, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The number of COVID cases in DeKalb County has gone up since Friday.

According to the Tennessee Department Health, DeKalb County had 370 active COVID 19 cases Tuesday, September 7, which is up from 346 on Friday, September 3. Forty six new cases were recorded in DeKalb County on Tuesday alone.

At last report a total of 7,849 people (38.3%) have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 6,437 (31.4%) are fully vaccinated in DeKalb County.

There have been 59 deaths in DeKalb County since the pandemic began in March 2020 and 98 have been hospitalized.

Over the last seven days, (August 31 – September 6) DeKalb County had a case count of 227 for a daily case rate of 158.3 per 100,000 residents.

For the most recent 14 days, (August 24- September 6) DeKalb County’s case count was 458 for a daily case rate of 159.7 per 100,000 residents.

For the 14 days prior (August 10 to August 23), the case count was 231 for a daily case rate of 80.5 per 100, 000 residents.

From March 5, 2020 to September 7, 2021, DeKalb County has had a total of 3,670 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily case rate of 32.6 per 100,000 residents.

Over the last 7 days the average percent positive was 32.4 %.

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) wants to remind Tennesseans that COVID-19 vaccines are the best defense in preventing the continued spread of the virus. Vaccination rates across the state have increased over the last month as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Delta variant.

Individuals seeking more information on the COVID-19 vaccines can visit covid19.tn.gov or www.vaccines.gov to schedule an appointment with a local vaccine provider.

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