Lady Tigers Snap Losing Streak
by: Dwayne PageJan 28, 2025
The DeKalb County High School Lady Tigers snapped their losing streak with a 43 to 35 victory at Warren County Monday night but the Tigers’ slide continued with a 56 to 40 loss to the Pioneers.
In the girls game DC trailed 8 to 3 after the 1st period but grabbed a 17 to 10 lead at halftime and a 30 to 24 advantage by the end of the 3rd period before notching a 43 to 35 win.
Jordyn Agee scored 18 followed by Lillie Young with 12, Avery Agee 5, Brooklyn Fuson 4, and Allie Melton and Chloe VanVranken each with 2.
The Pioneers led 16 to 11 after the 1st period, 27 to 19 at halftime, and 39 to 32 after the 3rd period before claiming a 56 to 40 victory over the Tigers.
Dallas Kirby scored 14, Logan Duke 8, Seth Fuson and Jon Hendrix each with 6, Elliot Barnes 3, Chase Young 2 and Jordan Parker with 1.
The Lady Tigers improve to 6-17 and the Tigers drop to 8-15. DeKalb County will host White County Friday night, January 31 starting with the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game. WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Tigers and Lady Tigers John Pryor.
County Seeking School Traffic Officer
by: Dwayne PageJan 27, 2025
The county needs a school traffic officer to fill a vacancy.
Through a longstanding agreement, the City of Smithville, DeKalb County Government, and the DeKalb School District, share in the annual cost of paying two traffic control officers in the school zones mornings and afternoons (during the school year) at Northside Elementary School and at DeKalb Middle School/DCHS. The positions pay $20 per hour. The county makes the hires.
According to County Mayor Matt Adcock, the schedule is approximately an hour and half in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon during school traffic hours. It is approximately 25 hours every two weeks. Payment is received bi-weekly. “The county is looking to fill the position immediately. If someone is not hired we will have one school without an officer,” said County Mayor Adcock.
National Weather Service to Recognize DeKalb County as “StormReady”
by: Dwayne PageJan 26, 2025
The National Weather Service Monday night will recognize DeKalb County as being “StormReady” during the monthly county commission meeting.
A representative from the National Weather Service will present County Mayor Matt Adcock and the county commission with a certificate officially confirming this designation.
“DeKalb County has been working through a process with 911 and EMA to get DeKalb County storm ready certified,” said DeKalb Emergency Management Agency Director Charlie Parker. “We have met all the requirements. The National Weather Service is coming Monday night to present a certificate of recognition that we have checked all the boxes to become storm ready county. It shows we are working to protect citizens through our local emergency planning committee. We also have some of our factories, businesses, schools, and the hospital on board with this also to do more storm preparedness,” said Parker.
For a county, business, building, or organization to be designated “StormReady” they must have provided emergency managers with clear-cut guidelines on how to improve their hazardous weather operations. To be officially StormReady, a community must:
•Establish a 24-hour warning point and emergency operations center
•Have more than one way to receive severe weather warnings and forecasts and to alert the public
•Create a system that monitors weather conditions locally
•Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars
•Develop a formal hazardous weather plan, which includes training severe weather spotters and holding emergency exercises.
The county commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the county complex.
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