DPC to Host National Prescription Drug Take Back Events in Smithville and Alexandria Saturday

October 22, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Prescription drugs are a common cause of accidental poisonings and should not be kept around if they’re no longer needed.

Leftover prescription opioid painkillers, in particular, pose a risk for addiction and overdoses.

According to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health, “a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet,” the DEA said in a statement. Another study surveyed 1,000 people with opioid painkiller prescriptions and found that one in five of them admitted sharing their pills with another person.

The DeKalb Prevention Coalition will be hosting a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, October 23 at the city hall locations in Smithville and Alexandria from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Be sure to bring all expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. (Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharp instruments, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. For more information please email DeKalb Prevention Coalition at dekalbtnprevention@gmail.com or call 615-580-9290.

In Smithville please access Don Cantrell Street between the city hall and new police department building to the drug take-back drop off location downtown Smithville.

October 21, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Celebrate fall at the Pumpkin Festival downtown Smithville Saturday, October 23.

The seven hour event to be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. will feature lots of exciting and fun things to see and do including dozens of arts and crafts, helicopter rides, a mini-pumpkin patch, petting zoo, fun zone for kids, and a mule which will be helping make ice cream by walking a treadmill to turn a churn. The event is sponsored by Center Hill Events.

“We will have more than 80 arts and crafts booths to shop with including boutique and food vendors featuring kettle corn and pork rinds , barbeque and much more. We will have a whole street just for the kid zone,” said event co-organizer Angela Emberton.

“Come out and enjoy the nice weather. There will be something for everyone. Do some Christmas shopping and have fun with your family,” added event co-organizer Tracey Ludwig,

Admission is free and so is parking but the helicopter rides will start at $20 each. Downtown streets will be closed late Friday night, October 22 (same streets as during the Fiddlers Jamboree) and will remain closed until the festival is over at 4 p.m. Saturday, October 23)

For more information call 615- 580-1489

October 21, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Chad Kirby is still in the lead on WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters panel picking winners as the college football season enters its 8th week.

Kirby owns an overall record of 68-37.

Eli Gill had the best single week record last week at 11-4 followed by Scott Brown, Jared Davis, Chad Kirby, and John Pryor each at 9-6 while Grant James and Scott Goodwin were each at 8-7 and Ricky Atnip was 7-8.

Overall, Grant James is in second place behind Kirby after seven weeks at 65-40 followed by Jared Davis 64-41, Ricky Atnip 63-42, Scott Brown 62-43, Eli Gill 61-44, Scott Goodwin 60-45, and John Pryor 58-47.

Only one forecaster hit his underdog pick last week. Jared Davis added to his lead with 5.5 points as Oklahoma State upset Texas 32-24.

Jared Davis maintains his lead for the most underdog points after seven weeks at 35 followed by Ricky Atnip 19, Chad Kirby 17.5, Grant James 9.5, Eli Gill and Scott Brown each with 7, John Pryor 5.5, and Scott Goodwin 3.5 points.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

USC at Notre Dame, Clemson at Pittsburgh, Wake Forest at Army, Oklahoma State at Iowa State, N.C. State at Miami, San Diego State at Air Force, BYU at Washington State, Oregon at UCLA, Maryland at Minnesota, Utah at Oregon State, Wisconsin at Purdue, LSU at Ole Miss, Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, Tennessee at Alabama, and in the NFL Kansas City at the Tennessee Titans.

The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Davis Auto Body, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, and Dominos Pizza.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on WJLE.

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