High School Equivalency Exams Move to Online Format

June 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Tennesseans working to obtain a high school equivalency diploma can now take their exams at home via a new online program, HiSET Exam at Home. This program makes the test accessible to adult learners while many testing centers are closed due to COVID-19.

Starting Monday, June 22, 2020, Tennesseans can register to take the HiSET test online using the human remote proctoring service, ProctorU.

The online exams are identical to HiSET exams taken in physical testing centers in terms of content, format, on-screen experience, and scoring. Each of the features test takers experience in testing centers, such as the ability to preview, skip questions, review, and change answers, are available with the online exam.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s HiSET Voucher Program covers all costs associated with the exams. To receive a voucher from a local Adult Education program, a test taker must be a Tennessee resident and demonstrate test preparedness through a qualifying practice test.

Adult learners interested in completing the HiSET Exam at Home program should first contact their local Adult Education provider. You can find a list of local providers here.

https://www.tn.gov/workforce/jobs-and-education/ae/aer/find-your-program.html

To utilize the HiSET Exam at Home option and associated vouchers, an individual must be at least 18 years old and ensure that their computer and testing room meet the remote proctoring requirements. You can find a list of those requirements here.

https://www.ets.org/s/cv/hiset/at-home/equipment/

ETS, the program’s vendor, is taking every precaution to ensure the HiSET at Home Exam meets the highest standards of validity, security, and reliability. The at-home solution employs multiple best-in-class security measures, including real-time human monitoring and artificial intelligence technology. These measures allow for the recognition and remediation of the hardest-to-detect security incidents.

An adult learner who passes the HiSET at Home Exam will earn their high school equivalency diploma issued by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Adult Education Division.

May 28, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County is officially on record in support of the second amendment of the United States Constitution which protects the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms.

A symbolic resolution was adopted by the county commission during its regular monthly meeting Monday night. The vote was 12-2. Only Commissioners Dennis Slager and Bobby Johnson voted against it. The others were in favor, Julie Young, Sabrina Farler, Myron Rhody, Jenny Trapp, Janice Fish Stewart, Dr. Scott Little, Anita Puckett, Jerry Adcock, Jeff Barnes, Matt Adcock, Beth Pafford, and Bruce Malone.

Sixth district commissioner Matt Adcock asked that the resolution be approved and local resident James Bond also backed the move.

Changes were made to the resolution to make it more acceptable to some commissioners who had concerns.

The resolution was adopted as follows:
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United State of America is the supreme law of our
nation, and

WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution adopted in 1791
as part of the Bill of Rights states, “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed…”, and

WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has affirmed in District of Columbia v.
Heller, 554 U.S.570 (2008) an individual’s right to possess firearms, unconnected with service in
a militia, for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home, and

WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court in McDonald v. Chicago 561 U.S.742
(2010) has affirmed that the right of an individual to “keep and bear arms” as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against the states, and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the DeKalb County Commission to declare its support of
the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and to protect the inalienable and
individual right to keep and bear arms; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Dekalb County Commission to publicly declare to
State and Federal elected officials the support of the Second Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, it is resolved that DeKalb County publicly declares our support for the second amendment is also qualified by our support for background checks to prevent firearm purchase and use by declared criminals, the mentally ill, and terrorists who are threats to public safety and general welfare of citizens of the county, state, and nation.

IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander; U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn; U.S. Representative John Rose;
Governor Bill Lee; State Senator Mark Pody; State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver; State Representative Clark Boyd.

June 23, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Johnsons Chapel Road will soon have a posted speed limit.

During Monday night’s monthly meeting, the county commission established a posted 35 mile per hour speed limit on the road in response to a petition seeking the change.

Under state law, the speed limit on any county road is 55 miles per hour unless the county commission acts to change it.

“I had a gentleman call me a few weeks ago and he talked about his concern of the speed on Johnsons Chapel Road. I gave him the contact names of Commissioners Anita Puckett and Jerry Adcock. There is a petition that he brought by my office to give to the two commissioners with some signatures, addresses and phone numbers. I can’t tell you that this is from everybody who lives on Johnsons Chapel Road but they are requesting that the speed limit be changed to 35 miles per hour,” said County Mayor Tim Stribling.

“This gentleman called me and said he was mowing his yard when a car with a boat on it almost took him out. He said that has happened two times in the last month,” said Commissioner Adcock.

The county commission has set speed limits on other county roads before but some say it is difficult to enforce with limited manpower from law enforcement agencies.

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