4-H’ers Place 2nd in Land Judging

September 29, 2019
By: Leigh Fuson, 4-H Agent

Have you ever stopped to think about the importance of soil?  Without quality soil, we would have no plants or animals, and thus no food!  4-H members Landon Colwell, Paul Oliver, Mason Taylor learned all about soil types and the lay of the land while preparing for the Central Region Land Judging contest held in Lewisburg.  They had great success by earning 2^nd place in the junior high division.  Individually, Paul was 1^st, Landon 4^th, and Mason 6^th.

The purpose of soil judging is to teach youth the skills necessary for soil science and land use. Competitors jump in the soil “pit” to test texture and determine quality. This offers the students insights into any potential problems or benefits of using a certain piece of land for production agriculture or home site development. Examining the soil also helps with conservation efforts. 4-H members must also learn about slope.

DeKalb County was represented very well in this challenging contest. We also want to thank Melissa Oliver, NRCS Soil Conservationist for coaching the team. For more information about Land Judging or any other 4-H activity, please contact the UT/TSU Extension office at 615-597-4945.

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DeKalb County 4-H members placed 2^nd in the regional Land Judging contest: Mason Taylor, Paul Oliver, and Landon Colwell.

September 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County High School Tigers celebrated the last night of Spirit week Friday with a 41-10 homecoming victory over their border rivals from Cannon County.

The Tigers struck with 4:53 left in the 1^st period on a 4 yard touchdown run by Colby Barnes. Alan Munoz converted the PAT and DeKalb County led 7-0.

Dylan Denson capped a 57 yard scoring drive on a 1 yard touchdown run with 9:19 left in the 2^nd period. Munoz added the extra point and the Tigers led 14-0.

Quarterback Axel Aldino scored on an 8 yard keeper with 6:20 left in the 2^nd period. Munoz booted the extra point and DeKalb County ‘s lead was 21-0.

Aldino found Munoz on a 10 yard touchdown pass with 26 seconds left before the half. The PAT try by Munoz was no good but the Tigers held a 27-0 lead by halftime.

The Tigers scored on the opening kick of the third period on an 87 yard return by Desmond Nokes. Aldino scored on the 2 point conversion run and DeKalb County led 35-0.

Colby Barnes scored his second touchdown of the game on a 15 yard run with 1:20 left in the 3^rd period. The PAT attempt by Munoz was no good but DeKalb County led 41-0.

Cannon County got on the board with 10:40 left in the 4^th period on a 58 yard touchdown pass play from Jamal Barrett to Brady Cunningham. The 2 point conversion pass from Barrett to Lavell Rogers was good and the Lions trailed 41-8.

The Lions got a safety as a high snap sailed over Tiger quarterback Kolter Kilgore’s head into the DC endzone with 5:10 left in the game. DeKalb County went on to win 41-10.

DeKalb County improves to 3-3 (1-0) on the season while Cannon County drops to 2-4. The Tigers will visit Livingston Academy in a region showdown next Friday night, October  4 at 7:00 p.m. WJLE will have LIVE coverage. The Wildcats are 6-0 (2-0).

September 27, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County is about to enter the political season, at least for the first election scheduled in 2020.

Local primaries will be held in conjunction with the Presidential Preference Primary on March 3 and petitions for the offices on the local ballot will be available beginning October 14.’

“The DeKalb County Democratic Party will hold a primary for the office of Assessor of Property and Constable in all seven districts,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections. “The Republican Party will select their nominees for those offices by caucus.” In addition, both local parties will hold a primary for the office of Criminal Court Judge Part II in the 13^th Judicial District.

“I understand it can be a little confusing to the voters and candidates,” Stanley said, “but in simple terms Democratic candidates for Assessor of Property, Constable and Circuit Court Judge must qualify by petition and they will be available beginning October 14. Republican candidates for Circuit Court Judge only must qualify by petition. The other offices are chosen by another party method.”

He also reminded potential Independent candidates that they must qualify by the petition process and can obtain a petition beginning at the same time, even though they would not appear on the ballot until August.

Here are the key dates for the March 3, 2020 election:

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First day to pick up petitions—October 14

Qualifying deadline—Noon December 12

Voter registration deadline—February 3, 2020

Early Voting period—Feb. 12 through February 25, 2020

The election office also reminds voters about the rules regarding Absentee voting.

To vote absentee by mail, the voter must make the request in writing and include their name (as registered), social security number, date of birth, residential address, mailing address (if different), the election(s) in which they wish to vote in and political preference if voting in a primary, the reason they are requesting to vote absentee and their signature.

“We will accept written requests for an absentee ballot by mail, fax or email beginning December 4 through February 25,” Stanley said. “All absentee ballots must be returned by mail.”

For more information about the upcoming election call the local election office at 615-597-4146 or log on to https://www.dekalbelections.com.

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