Habitat Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale Friday, October 22

October 9, 2021
By: Sharon Evans, Habitat Development Committee

Who makes the best chili in DeKalb County? Find out on Friday, October 22nd when Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County hosts a Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale.

Chili will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the DeKalb Courthouse Lawn. In case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled. A decision will be announced about cancellation by Wed., Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. For a cash donation, eat all the chili you want and vote for your favorite chili and the best decorated booth. Delicious baked goods prepared by members of local churches will also be for sale. Take out is also available.

“We are looking forward to another great day of good food and fellowship at the chili cook-off,” said Alex Woodward, president of Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County. “The proceeds from the Chili Cook-off will be used towards building another Habitat house with a DeKalb County family, so we hope everyone will come out and eat lots of chili for a great cause!”

So far, there are 10 teams competing in the Chili Cook-off this year: “Hot Checks Chili” from Wilson Bank and Trust; “Gas It Up Chili” from DeKalb Market; DeKalb County Officials; First Bank; Smithville Electric System; Adoration Home Health; AMVETS Post 101; Tecia Puckett Pryor, Attorney/Center Hill Title LLC, and Brandon Cox, Attorney.

In 2019, “Pick It or Ticket” from the Smithville Police Department took Top Chili Honors. The Best Decorated Booth Award went to “MTNG-Take a Chance Chili” from Middle Tennessee Natural Gas. The Golden Spoon Award went to “The Courthouse Gang” from the DeKalb County Officials, who raised an additional $180.00 for Habitat in cash donations at their booth. A total of nearly $4,500 was raised during the event.

Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity builds and renovates houses in partnership with volunteers and families in need, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. The houses then are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged.

For more information on the Chili Cook-off and Bake Sale, contact Tecia Pryor at 615-597-7370. To contact Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County, call 615-215-8181.

October 8, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

County and city leaders are asking the community to observe Halloween trick or treating on Saturday, October 30 rather than the traditional date of October 31 which falls on Sunday this year.

The joint announcement was made Friday by DeKalb County Mayor Tim Stribling, Smithville Mayor Josh Miller, Dowelltown Mayor Pam Redmon, Liberty Mayor Jason Ray, and Alexandria Mayor Bennett Armstrong.

There is an exception. The 10th Smithville Boo Bash will be Friday, October 29 from 12 noon until 5 p.m.

The City plans to block off streets around the public square starting at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning.

“We will be conducting this event as safely as we possibly can again this year. We encourage businesses to set up outside if possible and parents to incorporate masks into your child’s costume,” said spokesperson Beth Adcock.

Any business that would like to set up a tent and participate, contact Beth Adcock at 615-597-8210 ext 1.

During the Smithville Halloween Boo Bash, the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber will be sponsoring the Best Costume Contest and Best Decorations for participating Smithville businesses and offices. To enter, take a picture with your cell phone and send it to 615-464-7760 by 1 PM on Friday, October 29th. Winners will be presented a “Boo Bash” Best Costume or Best Decoration award, local media and social media recognition, winner announcements on the November WJLE Chamber Chat Radio and DTC TV program, and most important – “bragging rights!”

Justin Potter Library will have a Facebook Live Halloween Storytime on Friday, October 29th at 10:00 am. So please join us for a morning of fun. The library will be participating in the Smithville Halloween Boo Bash on the same day from 12 pm until 5:00 pm so come by dressed in your favorite costume because you are in for a treat. For more information call the library at 615-597-4359 or visit us on Facebook or our website at dekalblibraries.net.

Meanwhile the DeKalb County Fair is hosting “Fright at the Fairgrounds” Saturday, October 30. Trick or treating will be from 5-8 p.m. with pumpkin decorating at 6 p.m. and a costume contest at 6:30 p.m. Call or text Matt Boss at 615-464-8627 or Johnny Barnes at 615-289-1165 to sign up for a candy booth.

October 8, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Its normally the annual football season opener for both teams but the DeKalb County Tigers will face the Warren County Pioneers tonight (Friday). Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. in McMinnville and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk/

The game was originally scheduled for August 20 but postponed due to COVID exposure in the Warren County program and re-set for tonight which would have been a bye week for both teams.

The Tigers enter this non-region game with an overall record of 4-2 while the Pioneers are 1-3.

DeKalb County’s wins have been over Smith County 33-14, Cumberland County 35-10, Cannon County 49-7, and Livingston Academy 45-15. Their losses have been to Macon County 32-29 and Watertown 38-20.
Warren County’s only win has been over Cookeville 21-14. Their losses have been to Mount Juliet 38-20, Sigel 42-12, and Coffee County 33-14.

Although the Pioneers have struggled Tiger Coach Steve Trapp knows his team will need to bring it’s A-game.

“I was really impressed with Braylon Grayson last year especially defensively. He didn’t play a whole lot of offense because of the other guys they had but he is definitely a guy they want to get the football to running the ball and they like throwing it to him as well. They consider their offense the pistol wing-t. They will be in shotgun formation although it’s a tighter shotgun but then they will get in there tight and do other things. They have also thrown some spread formations in there a few times this year. Jaythan Pleasant is a new guy on their roster. He is just a sophomore but he is really a speedy and shifty guy. I don’t think he played last week against Coffee County so I am not sure about his status this week. Their quarterback Nate Elrod is a good guy as well. He has a good arm but they don’t use him that way a bunch with the kind of offense they run but when they have decided to throw he has shown on tape to make some good decisions and he has the ability to throw the ball down field. He is also a threat in the run game as well. In all phases of offense, these guys present some challenges we will really have to be focused on,” said Coach Trapp.

WJLE’s pre-game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5 p.m. featuring former coaches Doug Matthews, Dave McGinnis, and broadcaster Larry Stone.

“Murphy’s Matchups” airs at 6 p.m. featuring the Guru of Tennessee High School Football Murphy Fair.

“Tiger Talk” begins at 6:30 p.m. featuring DCHS Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger Football Players Silas Cross, Ean Jones, and Briz Trapp.

WJLE’s “LIVE” play by play coverage starts at 7 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor.

LISTEN LIVE ON WJLE AM 1480/ FM 101.7 and LIVE STREAMING at www.wjle.com.

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