DTC Annual Meeting Saturday

September 17, 2021
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DeKalb Telephone Cooperative, Inc. d/b/a DTC Communications will host its annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria.

DTC will follow the recommendations from the Tennessee Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control in addressing safety measures for the well-being of DTC members and employees.

Directors will be elected in the Alexandria, Liberty, and Smithville exchanges.

Incumbents Bennie “Buck” Curtis – Alexandria exchange, Randy Campbell – Liberty exchange, and Ronnie Garrison – Smithville exchange are running unopposed.

Voting for directors will take place at the cooperative’s annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 18. Gates to the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria will open at 8:45 a.m., with voting from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. The business meeting will begin at 11 a.m. or once the last person in line at that time has voted.

Only DTC members may vote, and each member must present proper photo identification. For a single membership, only that individual may vote. Either member of a joint membership may vote, but not both. In the case of a business membership, a business affidavit is required.

DTC Communications is a member owned telecommunications cooperative established in 1951. DTC provides world-class broadband and technology solutions to improve the quality of life of our members and communities in the regions we serve.

September 17, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Three people were involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Highway 56 near the DeKalb/Warren County line.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 77 year old Melva Patton of Smithville was traveling south on Highway 56 in a 2015 Toyota Rav4 attempting to turn left onto R. Arnold Road but Patton failed to yield to northbound traffic and was struck by 2000 GMC Sierra driven by 64 year old George Nixon. The impact caused Nixon to run off the road to the right and then hit a ditch before overturning several times. Both Nixon and his passenger, 64 year old Joyce Nixon were injured. Patton was not hurt. All three were wearing their seatbelts. Patton was charged with failure to yield.

September 17, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

DCHS students will go on a shopping spree Tuesday without having to leave campus during the biannual “Tiger Boutique”.

Organized by the Service Society Club, formerly known as Climate Crew, the “Tiger Boutique” will be held in the DCHS Ina Ruth Bess auditorium and students can obtain for free gently used donated brand name clothes, shoes, and accessories regardless of income. Shopping hours will be from 7:20 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.

If you’re looking to clean out your closets to get rid of some older clothes your kids have outgrown, it’s a great way to dispose of them. The only requirements are the donated clothes have no tears, rips, stains, or odors. Donations will be accepted through Tuesday, September 21 at DCHS. The biggest need is for men’s clothes.

After the collection effort the clothes are sorted and displayed. Students are then treated to an entire day of shopping during their free time at school. The “Tiger Boutique” is usually held twice a year during the fall and spring.

”On Tuesday we will have the “Tiger Boutique set up where we offer clothes for free to any student at DCHS. We give out some VIP passes to give early access before school starts to some students and then all throughout the day when they have a free period or in between classes they can ask permission to come in and shop,” said Sara Young, Math teacher and Service Society Club sponsor, who oversees the project along with Sonja House.

“The clothes are all donated by people in the community. We have some people who donate brand new clothes and others who donate clothes that they can’t or don’t wear anymore. The idea is to make the clothes available to those who can use them,” she said.

The name of the sponsoring club was recently changed from Climate Crew to Service Society to better identify the mission of the group. “The new name better reflects what we do. We try to do different service projects throughout the year,” said Young.