DeKalb Animal Shelter in Search of Loving Home for “Nola” (View Video Here)

October 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

“Nola” is a cute little critter anyone could love and she is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”.

“Nola is one year old and has already been spayed. She is great with everyone and other cats. Nola is a little shy at first but she is super playful once she warms up to you. Lets get her adopted,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.

“Nola would probably do best in a home with older children just because they tend to know boundaries a little better but she is a really good cat,” added Shelter Director Megan Moore.

“To learn more about Nola call 615- 597- 3647 or send us a message on our facebook page and we will get you set up with an appointment,” said Moore.

DeKalb Animal Shelter Staff with Nola from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“We are still doing adoptions by appointment only. You can go online to our website  and fill out an application at https://www.dekalbanimalcoalition.org/directly for the pet you are interested in. It sends it right to us. We will then give you a call to get you out here to meet the pet you want,” she said.

“We want to say thanks to everyone who has been adopting recently. We’ve been working with fosters and have had quite a few adoptions and turning them over pretty quickly to help the community more,” said Megan.

Meanwhile the “Hogs for Dogs” fundraising event is Saturday, October 10 at Twisted Oaks on Highway 70 across from Bert Driver Nursery starting at 11 a.m. If you haven’t signed up for the motorcycle ride you can sign up even on Saturday. While everybody is out riding there will be a silent auction going on. We’d like to invite everybody to come out and bid on our silent auction items including a pontoon rental, chalet rental, zoo passes, and passes for Canoe the Caney, merchandise baskets from local businesses around town, passes for the Smithville Golf Course, and more. Come by and see what’s new,” said shelter volunteer Cathy Bader.

October 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers capped off Homecoming Week with a 38-14 win over the Livingston Academy Wildcats Friday night in Smithville.

The Tigers improve to 4-3 on the season and remain tied with Macon County at 2-0 in the race for the regular season region championship. With the loss Livingston Academy drops to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the region.

Livingston Academy’s quarterback Nate Cowgill had a tough night against the black and gold as the Tiger defense intercepted him five times during the game. The first LA turnover came on their first possession as Axel Aldino picked him off setting up a Tiger touchdown five plays later.

Aldino himself scored on an 11 yard quarterback keeper with 7:34 left in the 1st period to give DC an early 7-0 lead along with Jasper Kleparek’s extra point.

After forcing a punt on LA’s second possession, the Tigers scored two plays later on a touchdown pass from Aldino to Isaac Knowles covering 71 yards for a touchdown. Kleparek added the extra point and the Tigers led 14-0 with 4:27 left in the 1st period.

DeKalb County mounted an 88 yard scoring drive in the second period with Aldino finding the endzone on a 1 yard QB keeper with 8:02 left in the half. Kleparek converted the PAT and the Tigers led 21-0.

By halftime DeKalb County had extended its lead to 24-0 after Kleparek knocked home a 21 yard field goal with 28 seconds left in the 2nd period.

The Tigers cashed in on another LA turnover in the 3rd period. After an interception by Desmond Nokes, DC made the Wildcats pay on a 10 yard touchdown run by QB Aldino with 3:33 left Kleparek’s kick was good and the Tigers held a 31-0 advantage.

LA put the ball in the air again in the 4th quarter and Silas Cross was there to pick it off leading to the Tigers final scoring drive of the game. Aldino found Nokes on a 41 yard pass play for a touchdown, capping a 56 yard drive with 11:51 left and with the PAT by Kleparek the Tigers owned a 38-0 lead.

The Wildcats got two touchdowns late in the game. The first on a pass play from Raven Carpenter to Jayden Lawrence covering 66 yards for the score with 8:02 left in the game. The PAT by Mitchell Watson was good and the Tiger lead was trimmed to 38-7.

LA then recovered an on side kick and scored on a 51 yard touchdown pass play from QB Nate Cowgill to Jayden Lawrence with 7:47 left in the game. Watson’s PAT was good but the Tigers went on to win 38-14.

The Tigers will step outside the region Friday night, October 9 for a meeting with the Smith County Owls (2-4) in Carthage. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

Class 4A Region 3 standings and team records as of Saturday, October 3:

*DeKalb County: 4-3 (2-0)

*Macon County: 6-1 (2-0)

*Livingston Academy: 5-2 (2-1)

*Cumberland County: 0-6 (0-2)

*Stone Memorial: 2-5 (0-3)

October 2, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Students at DeKalb County High School showed their “Black & Gold” Tiger Pride Friday afternoon for all the community to see during the 2020 Homecoming Day Parade.

(See more DCHS Homecoming Parade photos on the WJLE Facebook Page)

The motorcade, featuring class and club floats, Homecoming queen Leah Brooke Davis and her court, the Tiger football, basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams, Mr and Miss DCHS Ty Ladet and Megan Cantrell, decorated automobiles, emergency vehicles, and more made its way from the high school down West Broad Street and then to South Congress Boulevard over to Smithville Elementary School and then north on Congress Boulevard to Northside Elementary where the DCHS band joined the parade enroute to the public square. The parade concluded with a brief performance by the band and a pep rally led by the Tiger Football Cheerleaders.

The Senior Class won first place in the float competition with the theme “Tigers Super Smash the Wildcats”

Second place went to the Freshman Class float with the theme “Tigers Can the Wildcats”

The Junior Class took third place for “Put a Spell on the Wildcats”

In the best dressed vehicle category, Hailey Bogle won first place. Lydia Willoughby took second place and Bryson Stewart got third place. Briona Agee and Conner Crabtree received honorable mention

2020 DCHS Homecoming Parade from dwayne page on Vimeo.

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