Joyful “Josie” is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter Featured “Pet of the Week”

December 20, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

“Josie” is a big bundle of joy and is ready to bring a lot of happiness to someone’s home in time for the holidays!

Meet “Josie” the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”.

“Josie is a special pet because she had some nerve damage to her left eye. The vets believe it is from where she had a bit of a facial deformity so they decided that it would be best that her eye be removed so after her surgery Josie will be a sweet little one-eyed girl but she will recover and live a good life with one eye. She is super sweet and about a year and a half old. She is a boxer mix with beautiful coloring. Josie is really playful and just a happy girl. We would love to get her a home for the holidays. We will have her spayed and up to date on all her vaccinations and she will be ready to go so come meet her”, said Shelter Director Emmaly Bennett.

Visit the shelter website to see photos of Josie and other adoptable pets at https://www.dekalbanimalsheltertn.com/.

The shelter is now open Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 and Saturday from 8 to 12 on Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive.

December 19, 2021
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WCTE PBS has announced Craig LeFevre as the new Station Manager. LeFevre, a former resident of Smithville and former sports editor for the Smithville Review, has been an employee of WCTE PBS for 17 years working in various engineering roles. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the role of Station Manager including the extensive station infrastructure understanding, FCC compliance experience, and technical grant writing. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and an MBA in Management Information Systems, both from Tennessee Technological University, and he completed the Alabama Broadcast Association Engineering Academy.

Having served as Director of Technical Operations for WCTE since 2016, LeFevre will be working closely with the station’s leadership team in implementing the new three-year strategic plan, while also being responsible for guiding the station’s content and services, business and compliance issues, financial matters, profitability, and sustaining and building strategic alliances and partnerships. LeFevre’s new role will support the station’s President and CEO while fostering a culture that inspires excellence, diversity, equal opportunity, and a welcoming work environment.

“It’s exciting to have an internal candidate with so much experience step into this role who has the enthusiasm needed to lead our teams into the next phase of WCTE’s growth,” said Avery Hutchins, President and CEO. “With projects like ATSC3.0 (NextGen TV), and the Datacasting Pilot on the horizon, we are experiencing the many advances of broadcast television very quickly, and Craig is just the person that can lead the station through these very technical and new advances. I couldn’t be happier with how our station teams are coming together, and the depth and breadth of new talent on our staff is pushing WCTE PBS’ mission forward in new and exciting ways.”

WCTE Central TN PBS has served the Upper Cumberland 40+ years as the region’s premier storyteller and is the only television station in a 75-mile radius of Cookeville, TN., making it a strategic partner in education, health services, government, arts and music. WCTE is a 501(c) 3, and is owned and operated by the Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council. WCTE Central TN PBS is one of only 350 PBS member stations nationwide. ###

December 18, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Candidates interested in running for one of the offices on the May 3, 2022, Republican and Democratic Primary ballots can pick up petitions at the local election office beginning Monday, Dec. 20.

“In addition to obtaining a petition, candidates will also be given additional paperwork and a published ‘guide’ to assist them throughout the electoral process,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections.

“Both Deputy Administrator Tina Gee and I will be available to issue petitions and assist the candidates and the process will take approximately 10 minutes per candidate,” he added.

Offices on the May primary ballots include: County Mayor; Road Supervisor; Sheriff, General Sessions Judge; Circuit Court Clerk; County Clerk; Trustee; Register of Deeds; County Commissioner in all seven (7) districts; School Board members in districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Constable in District 4 to fill a vacancy; Circuit Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); Chancellor (13th Judicial District); Criminal Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); District Attorney General (13th Judicial District); and Public Defender (13th Judicial District).

Petitions must be returned by Noon February 17th.

There is an additional earlier deadline for Sheriff and Road Supervisor candidates. They must have appropriate paperwork to the Peace Officer Standards Training Commission (POST) for sheriff and the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification board 14 days before the qualifying deadline.

While the above offices will appear on May primary ballots, candidates also have the option to run as Independent candidates who will not appear on the ballot until August. However, the same qualifying deadlines apply.

Winners of the May primaries will square off against each other in the August DeKalb County General Election along with any properly qualified Independent candidates.

The local election office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.

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