State Reports Over 600 Active COVID Cases in DeKalb County

February 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The number of active COVID cases in DeKalb County is still on the rise.

At last report the Tennessee Department of Health recorded 621 active cases of COVID in DeKalb County, up from 417 in the report last week. As of January 22, DeKalb County has had 91 deaths and 136 hospitalizations due to COVID since March 2020.

“The number of cases reported by the Tennessee Department of Health for the month of January statewide are the highest we’ve seen thus far. The omicron variant is the dominant strain of COVID 19 in Tennessee, and it has swept across the state very quickly,” said Dr. Lisa Piercey, TDH Commissioner.

The Centers for Disease Control reports that 46.1% of the DeKalb County population has received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 40.24% is fully vaccinated.

Over the seven-day period, January 16-22, DeKalb County had a case count of 373 for a daily case rate of 260.1 per 100,000 residents, up from 186.9 per 100,000 residents from the period of January 9-15.

For the 14-day period, January 9-22, DeKalb County’s case count was 641 for a daily case rate of 223.5 per 100,000 residents, up from 152 per 100,000 residents for the period of January 2-15.

For the 14 days prior, December 26 to January 8, the case count was 276 for a daily case rate of 96.2 per 100,000 residents, up from 49.2 per 100,000 residents December 19- January 1.

From March 5, 2020, to January 22, 2022, DeKalb County has had a total of 5,363 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily case rate of 38 per 100,000.

Over the last 7-day reporting period the average percent positive was 51.4%, up from 43.6% in the previous report.

February 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A brand-new Christian music video and radio single by Southern Gospel Artists Johnathan Bond & Young Harmony are hitting the airwaves starting today (February 1).

“Cries from the Cross”, a song about the crucifixion of Christ, has been released to Christian radio and digital outlets. Scenes for the music video were recorded in December by a cast assembled on location at the Smithville First Free Will Baptist Church.

The song was recently composed as a collaborative work of local talent Vonda Brown and Johnathan Bond, who is a professional singer and songwriter.

“Vonda reached out to me with some lyrics to the song. She asked me what you think about co-writing this so we sat down and began to write and ask for God’s direction on it and it just unfolded beautifully. When we were finished writing I said I have an idea. I want to release this to radio for Easter and do a full video,” said Bond.

From start to finish, Brown said the project took only four months to complete. “I am really overjoyed that God planted the idea for the song in my thoughts and heart and then one morning gave me the words to it within 15-20 minutes. September 28 was the day that I sent the lyrics to Johnathan and here we are four months later ready to release the song and video to the public. I am so excited,” she said.

Although they would like to see the song become a commercial success, both Brown and Bond said the most important thing is for the message to penetrate hearts and change lives.

“As we approach the upcoming Easter celebration, we know this video will bring to remembrance the scripture, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”, said Bond.

“If one person who is lost hears it or sees the video and it causes them to turn to Christ its been well worth it,” added Brown.

“Cries from the Cross” short sleeved shirts are also available and can be pre-ordered for purchase in any size for $20 each or $22 for long sleeved shirts plus shipping and all proceeds above costs for making the shirts will go to benefit the Extended Arms Project, a division of Young Harmony, Inc, which is a non-profit organization that helps people have the power to lift themselves out of the darkness of poverty both physically and mentally. Visit http://ExtendedArmsProject.com

Please call Christian radio and request “Cries From The Cross” by Artists Johnathan Bond & Young Harmony and distributed with Millennium Music Group. The song was written by Vonda Brown, Johnathan Bond, and Michael Lee. Publisher: HIS Choice Music/BMI.

Johnathan Bond / Young Harmony, a Rick Hendrix Management Artist, is based out of Chattanooga, TN. Johnathan is a writer Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), a member of The National Songwriters Association, Inc. (NSAI), NARAS (www.Grammy.com) and The Gospel Music Association (www.GMAMusicAwards.com) and also a songwriter for HIS Choice Music Publishing. Johnathan has recorded a total of 23 projects, with his latest being “Family & Friends”.

Johnathan Bond has been nominated for the most honored Dove Awards for the years of 2005, 2006 and 2007. In the 2007 voting’s, GOD’s Still GOD (written by Johnathan) was nominated as Southern Gospel Song of the Year and also nominated as “Song of the Year”.

Johnathan has been serving GOD in full-time ministry since 1995. Prior to that time, Johnathan was singing with two of his cousins known as, The McClure Trio. As concert dates began to increase, he then formed the trio that became known as, Young Harmony.

January 31, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Forty two of the 66 petitions issued for the 2022 elections have been filed with the DeKalb County Election Commission as of Wednesday, February 2. The first step in the process of persons becoming a qualified candidate.

The 42 candidates who have filed their qualifying petitions with the election commission to date are as follows:

Democratic Primary May 3:

General Sessions Court Judge-Tecia Puckett Pryor
County Mayor-Tim Stribling (Incumbent)
Board of Education (School Board), District 4-Scott Little
Register of Deeds– Shelby D. Reeder
Road Supervisor-Wayne Shehane
County Commissioner, District 3– Jack E. Barton, III, Susannah Cripps Daughtry (Incumbent), and Jenny A. Trapp (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 6– Jeffery K. “Jeff” Barnes (Incumbent) and Danny L. McGinnis

County Commissioner, District 7- Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Pafford (Incumbent)

Republican Primary May 3:
Board of Education (School Board), District 2- Alan Hayes (Incumbent)
County Mayor– Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock and Anita T. Puckett
Sheriff-Patrick R. Ray (Incumbent) and Keneth Lee Whitehead
General Sessions Court Judge-Mingy Kay Ball and Brandon Cox
Register of Deeds– Daniel A. Seber
Road Supervisor-Danny Lynn Hale (Incumbent) and Shane Walker
County Clerk- James L. “Jimmy” Poss (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Clerk– Susan L. Martin (Incumbent)
Trustee-Sean D. Driver (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 1– Bennett Armstrong and Thomas E. “Tom” Chandler
County Commissioner, District 2-Sabrina Farler (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 4– Greg Matthews
County Commissioner, District 5– Larry L. Green and Joshua E. Holloway
County Commissioner, District 6- Justin Douglas Adcock
County Commissioner, District 7– Boyd Bruce Malone, (Incumbent)

The Election Commission has also received the proper duplicate petitions from the following candidates in the 13th judicial district (multi-county races)

Republican Primary –May 3:
Circuit Court Judge Part II-13th Judicial District-Caroline E. Knight
Chancellor- 13th Judicial District- Ronald Thurman (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Judge Part II- 13th Judicial District-Jonathan Young (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Judge Part I- 13th Judicial District -William T. “Will” Ridley
Criminal Court Judge Part II 13th Judicial District-Wesley Bray (Incumbent)
Public Defender13th Judicial District- Craig P. Fickling, Jr. (Incumbent)
Criminal Court Judge Part I 13th Judicial District- Gary S. McKenzie (Incumbent)
District Attorney General 13th Judicial District- Bryant C. Dunaway (Incumbent)

August General Election
Board of Education (School Board), District 1- Danny Parkerson (Incumbent) to run as an Independent candidate
Circuit Court Judge Part 1 13th Judicial District- Amy Turnbull Hollars (Incumbent) to run as an Independent candidate

The other petition holders have until February 17 to file those petitions and become a qualified candidate for the 2022 elections

The entire list of persons who have been issued qualifying petitions by the election commission office for either the May primaries or the August General Election is as follows:

Democratic Primary-May 3:
County Mayor- Mike Foster and Timothy Robert “Tim” Stribling (Incumbent)
General Sessions Court Judge-Margie Rigsby Miller and Tecia Puckett Pryor
Register of Deeds– Shelby D. Reeder
Road Supervisor-Wayne Shehane
County Commissioner, District 1– Julie Ann Young (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 2– Billy Myron Rhody (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 3– Jack E. Barton, III, Susannah Cripps Daughtry (Incumbent), and Jenny A. Trapp (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 4– Janice M. Fish Stewart (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 6– Michael Paul Atnip, Jeffery K. “Jeff” Barnes (Incumbent), Danny L. McGinnis
County Commissioner, District 7– Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Pafford (Incumbent)
Board of Education (School Board), District 4– Dr. Scott Little

August General Election:
Board of Education (School Board), District 1- Danny Parkerson (Incumbent)-Independent
County Commissioner, District 4– Wayne Cantrell- Independent
County Commissioner, District 3– Robert Anthony “Tony” Luna- Independent
Board of Education (School Board), District 7-Emitt Shaun Tubbs (Incumbent)-Independent candidate

Republican Primary-May 3:
County Mayor– Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock, Bradley S. Hendrix, Anita T. Puckett
Sheriff-Patrick R. Ray (Incumbent) and Keneth Lee Whitehead
General Sessions Court Judge-Mingy Kay Ball and Brandon J. Cox
Register of Deeds– Daniel A. Seber
Road Supervisor-Danny Lynn Hale (Incumbent) and Shane Walker
County Clerk- James L. “Jimmy” Poss (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Clerk– Susan L. Martin (Incumbent)
Trustee-Sean D. Driver (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 1– Bennett Armstrong and Thomas E. “Tom” Chandler
County Commissioner, District 2– James David “Jim” Pearson and Sabrina R. Farler (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 3– Joshua Brown Chapman and Tim Perricone
County Commissioner, District 4– Tony L. “Cully” Culwell and Gregory S. “Greg” Matthews
County Commissioner, District 5– Jerry Adcock (Incumbent), Larry L. Green, Joshua E. Holloway, Charles Glynn Merriman, and Steve Randall Merriman, Sr.
County Commissioner, District 6– Justin Douglas Adcock and Doug Stephens
County Commissioner, District 7– Boyd Bruce Malone (Incumbent), Trevin Merriman, and Timothy Brian Reynolds
Board of Education (School Board), District 2- Thomas Alan Hayes (Incumbent) and Matthew J. Quarles
Board of Education (School Board), District 3-Jim Beshearse (Incumbent)

Board of Education (School Board), District 4-Eric Ervin
Board of Education (School Board), District 7-Ryan Wayne Mollinet

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