DCHS Fighting Tiger Band to Perform During Halftime of Friday Night’s Football Season Opener (View video here)

August 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Fighting Tiger band is fine tuning this week for its first public performance of the season Friday night during halftime of the DeKalb/Warren County Football game in McMinnville.

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The band, under the direction of Tracy Luna, is scheduled to perform at each football game this fall. Their first competition will be the second week of September.

August 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb Middle School has a new portable automated external defibrillator (AED) thanks to the DeKalb Junior Pro Basketball Program

Matt Quarles, President of the League, made the presentation Monday morning to DMS Principal Lacy Foutch, Assistant Principal Anita Puckett, and School Nurse Joanie Williams.

The defibrillator will be placed at the old DMS gym which is where the DeKalb Junior Pro teams practice but the AED can be used elsewhere in the school if the need should arise.

DeKalb County Schools were designated as Heart Safe Schools in the spring of 2019 through a collaboration with Vanderbilt University and Middle Tennessee Project ADAM.  This included AED placement and staff education about the response to sudden cardiac arrest. In an ongoing process,  staff training is conducted for CPR Certification, student education about emergency response, and drills for preparedness in case of a cardiac event on school grounds.

“This is a way we try to give back. We used part of our funds from games, sponsorships, and people paying to play to purchase this defibrillator for the school. Last year we donated funds to resurface the gym floor at Northside Elementary School where we play our regular season games,” said Quarles.

“We are going to put it in the old gym at DeKalb Middle School so if someone were to fall ill it will be there for us to use and they (school) can use it for any kind of emergencies they have. They let us use the gym so we’re just trying to give back a little bit,” said Quarles.

The DMS administration and teachers say they are grateful for this donation by the DeKalb Junior Program Basketball Program.

An automated external defibrillator, or AED is an automated, computerized medical device that is capable of checking a person’s heart rhythm and, when necessary, providing an appropriate electrical shock that may “reset” the heart to an acceptable, normal rhythm.

August 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

After finding a home for most of her puppies, the DeKalb Animal Coalition is now in search of a loving abode for Elsa, as well as the rest of her litter.

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“Elsa is a 4-5 year old Australian Shepherd mix. She is a mama dog at the shelter. Elsa had a litter of 7 and took fantastic care of them. All but three of her puppies are gone but Elsa hasn’t had a whole lot of attention so she is now looking for her time in the spotlight. Although a little insecure sometimes, Elsa is a great dog and gets along well with others here. She has already been sponsored and the cost to adopt her is only $40,” said Shelter Director Megan Moore.

Meanwhile, after recently losing a full time employee, the shelter is in search of someone to fill the position. Until then the shelter is operating on temporary limited hours. Its open Fridays from 12 until 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10-12.