DCHS Tigers Fall to Watertown in Region Baseball Tournament Championship Game

April 6, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The Watertown Purple Tigers shutout the DeKalb County Tigers 1 to 0 Wednesday night to claim the Championship of the Region 4AA baseball tournament in Watertown.

As the runner-up, DeKalb County (16-12-1) will travel to Signal Mountain (25-8) Friday evening for a sub-state game. The winner will advance to the state tournament. Signal Mountain defeated Hixson 7 to 3 on Wednesday.

Watertown’s Kendal Bayse threw a four hit shutdown against DeKalb County. He struck out seven.
Avery South went the distance for DeKalb County giving up one run. He struck out two.

Grayson Hendrix, Patrick Cantrell, and Kolter Kilgore each singled and Aiden Curtis had a double.

Wednesday night’s game was the fourth meeting between DeKalb County and Watertown this season.

The Tigers, the regular season District Champs, won both games during the regular season including a 7 to 6 victory at home on April 12 and a 2 to 1 win at Watertown on April 13. DC lost to the Purple Tigers 8 to 3 in the District Tournament Championship game at home on May 12.

DeKalb County is 16-12-1 while Watertown is 26-5

The Tigers’ next opponent, the Signal Mountain Eagles are 25-8

By: Dwayne Page

As a local provider of internet services, DTC is participating in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

This is a national FCC program to help households struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare
services, and virtual classrooms.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount per household.

Eligibility for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program:

A household is eligible if one member of the household:

 Qualifies for the Lifeline program; Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school
lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year;

 Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;

 Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or

 Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers’ existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

“I am thankful that DTC is able to participate in the Emergency Broadband Discount Program for our eligible members,” noted Chris Townson, CEO of DTC Communications. “While the program
benefits are temporary, we recognize the significance this type of monthly internet services discount means to so many in the communities we serve. Participating in this program is just one
more way DTC is helping our friends and neighbors make meaningful connections.”

The FCC started accepting applications on May 12, 2021. Please visit https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit for program update and to apply online.

More information on the program, visit our website at dtccom.net/ebbp.

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.

May 19, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Members of the Smithville Church of Christ will be rolling up their sleeves and pitching in to help show their Christian love for others during the congregation’s annual Work Camp scheduled for June 14-17.

The Work Camp is an annual home rehabilitation/beautification project organized by the Smithville Church of Christ.

The church began the Work Camp as a means of helping less fortunate residents of the county do some fix up and clean up projects around their homes. The Smithville Work Camp concentrates its efforts in the Smithville-DeKalb County area.

If you would like to have your home considered for the project contact the church at 615-597-4159 by Friday, June 4 to acquire an application and release form.