Steve Trapp Earns Region Football Coach of Year Honors While Axel Aldino Named MVP

November 10, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Seventeen DCHS Football players have earned 2020 All-Region honors including Tiger Quarterback Axel Aldino who has been named Most Valuable Player in Region 3, Class 4A.

Aldino is joined by Tiger Wide Receiver Desmond Nokes, the region’s Co-Offensive MVP with Macon County’s Running Back Ethan Jenkins, and Tiger Linebacker Isaiah Harrington, the Defensive MVP.

Tiger Coach Steve Trapp is the Region’s Coach of the Year while members of his staff earned the following region honors: Offensive Assistant Coach Michael Shaw, Defensive Assistant Coach Thomas Cagle, and Special Teams Coach Corey Rathbone.

Other Tiger players with Region honors are as follows:
Most Outstanding Defensive Back: Isaac Knowles
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman: Caven Ponder
Most Outstanding Wide Receiver: TJ Alexander
Most Outstanding Kicker: Jasper Kleparek

All Region 1st Team: Evan Jones, Peyton Leaf, Diego Coronado, Bryan Portillo, Ean Jones, and Aiden Curtis

All Region 2nd Team: Colby Barnes, Josh May, Antwon McCoy, and Wil Ferris.

November 9, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

If you get a phone call supposedly coming from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office — think twice before giving out your financial information.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said someone is targeting would be victims with spoofed phone calls which means even though the caller ID may show otherwise, the calls are not coming from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.

It’s a scam intended to coerce or threaten would be victims into sending money .

“I have had multiple calls today (Monday) from citizens who have been targeted. The scammers are using different scenarios trying to pull off their crimes and in many cases have been very rude and threatening to people,” said Sheriff Ray.

“In one case a citizen called me and said a Sheriff’s Department’s phone number called them and said they had a warrant on them for a court case. They even used a former deputy’s name. The caller told the victim not to hang up, not to tell anyone like her spouse and do not call the Sheriff’s Department. The caller wanted the victim to go get green dot cards at Walgreens to pay for the warrant. The victim and their spouse thought something didn’t sound right and called me,” said Sheriff Ray.

“Scammers are good at what they do. They research areas such as our county and spoof phone numbers of businesses and in this case the Sheriff’s Department’s number,” he continued.

“Do not go and get any cards that have money applied to them or give people who call you your bank card or credit card number. Once you give the scammer the card numbers, the scammer will take the cash which has been applied to them and collect the money into an overseas account. There is no way to get your money back. Most of the time these scammers are overseas where our laws mean nothing. The FBI has a difficult time working these types of cases,” Sheriff Ray said.

“If you get a call like this, please hang up immediately and call me at the jail. The number is 615-597-4935,” he said.

November 9, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Schools will remain on virtual learning through Friday, November 13.

Director of Schools Patrick Cripps made the announcement Monday afternoon (today).

“Due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases and quarantines among faculty and staff DeKalb County Schools will continue virtual learning through November 13. We hope to return to in-person learning Monday, November 16,” said Director Cripps.

All five schools in the district have been on virtual learning since Wednesday, October 28.

“The anticipated date of return is November 16, however we will continue to monitor the numbers and will make adjustments as necessary. Our expectation is that all students will continue their education virtually through Google classroom,” said Director Cripps.

The following locations can be utilized for hotspots to download assignments if needed:

*DeKalb Middle School Parking Lot

*Northside Elementary School Parking Lot

*DeKalb West School Parking Lot

*DTC Office Smithville location (beside Walmart) 200 Walmart Drive

*DTC Office location in Alexandria at 111 High Street

*Community Center locations: Belk, Blue Springs, Temperance Hall, Keltonburg, and Midway.