Gottlied Qualifies for State Championship Meet

November 4, 2020
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XC runner Aaron Gottlied has qualified for the D-1 Large School State Meet which will be held on November 5th in Hendersonville at Sanders Ferry Park.

On October 27th the TSSAA D-1 Region 3 Large School raced in Chattanooga at Woodland Baptist Church. It was at this race where Aaron qualified for the State Championship meet.

He placed 9th out of 111 runners earning him a spot to the State Championship. Gottlied finished the mile course with a time of 17:45. This was a personal record for the sophomore and his second year in a row to make it to State.

He was followed by Varsity teammates: Ian Colwell 19:24, Cooper Brown 19:29, Luke Jenkins 19:58, Andrew Tramel 20:02, Jacob Hendirx 20:02, and Kaleb Spears 23:19. JV finishers included Evan Carmichael 24:09, Xavier Parker 26:11 and Ceasar Gaspar 26:21.

In the girls regional race, Kaylee Mullican finished with a time of 27:59 and Mackenzie Sprague with a time of 31:23. Missing from the girls Varsity race were freshman Ella VanVranken, Cadee Griffith and Maleah Ruch.

November 4, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA), in partnership with Adoration Home Health as well as local businesses and volunteers, will again be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving meals to the needy and underserved on Thursday, November 26th.

“We feel that this is just another way our local emergency service providers and our supporters can serve our community. If you or a family member would like a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day, please call one of our numbers listed to be added to the list. We need the address, phone number, and number of persons in your household. Meals are scheduled to be delivered between 11:00 & Noon,” said Association Vice President Myra Reffue.

DESA will accept names of persons requesting a meal through Thursday November 19th. To get your name on the list, call 615-516-6662 or 615-712-4286.

Due to COVID-19 volunteers and donations will operate differently this year. If you would like to volunteer contact Myra Reffue at 615-516-6662. CDC guidelines will be followed to only allow 25 volunteers inside the building. Delivery drivers will still be needed but you will be given a time to line up and the meals will be placed in your vehicle to deliver. All volunteers will have temperature checks and must wear appropriate PPE. All donations should be monetary this year and they can be taken to Wilson Bank to be directly given to DESA or they can be given to Myra Reffue or Brandi Cantrell.

November 4, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A grand opening celebration and dedication of Smithville’s new Central Bark Dog Park will be Friday, November 6 at 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

The park is located at 186 Transfer Station Road behind the DeKalb Animal Shelter off Highway 70 east to the rear of Tenneco Automotive.

Randy Boyd of the Boyd Foundation Dog Park Dash Grant Program and President of the University of Tennessee will be the guest speaker. The Boyd Foundation last year awarded a $25,000 grant to the City of Smithville for the development of the park.

The program will begin with welcome remarks by Mayor Josh Miller and Gayla Hendrix, grant writer and former Smithville Alderman who came up with the idea and secured the grant for the dog park.

Reverend Mark Pafford of Authentic Being Counseling Services, PLLC will offer the invocation and Dr. Scott Little of the DeKalb Animal Clinic will lead the blessing and dedication followed by the ribbon cutting.

The Dog Park is enclosed with a chain link fence where dog owners can bring their pets for a stroll. The park, which can accommodate both smaller and larger dogs, will have water stations, agility equipment, and park benches.