
News
July 24, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Mason Taylor and Wesley Kent, representing the DeKalb Fishing Team, will be competing in the Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship Aug. 1-3 on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee accompanied by their Boat Captain Casey Taylor. Jeff Taylor is the head coach of the DeKalb Fishing Team program.
WJLE conducted a video interview with Casey and Mason Taylor and Wesley Kent Wednesday afternoon. View the program below.
The radio version of the interview will air on WJLE Thursday morning, July 25 at 8 a.m.
Richard Close Appointed to DUD Board
July 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A new appointment has been made to the DeKalb Utility District Board of Commissioners.
During Monday night’s monthly meeting, the county commission approved the appointment of Richard Close to the DUD board representing DeKalb County. Close will succeed longtime DUD board member Hugh Washer who is stepping down when his term expires August 31.
Close is one of three members on the board who serves DeKalb County. Each term is for four years.
The DUD Board is made up of five members, three from DeKalb County (Jimmy Womack, Kerry Davis, and Richard Close), one from Cannon County (Roger Turney), and one from Smith County (Danny Bass). The terms are staggered.
Native American Artifacts Show Saturday, July 27
July 23, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A Native American artifacts show will be held Saturday, July 27 at the Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and proceeds will go to the county complex for minor touchup repairs. Admission to the event is free. Parents come and bring your children.
The artifacts show will feature displays ranging from arrow heads to pottery and some items will be available for sale or trade. “We will have 70-eight-foot tables full of artifacts displays. We sell the table (space). It cost $15 for the table per person and that money goes to pay for all the expenses of the show and any money left will be donated to the complex,” said Mike Foster, one of the event organizers.
“We will have people there with displays from various states including Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Alabama to name a few showing arrow heads, beads, pottery, and much more. We will also be giving a few awards for outstanding displays,” said Foster.
The show is sponsored locally and by the Volunteer State Archaeological Society, a non-profit educational organization devoted to the study of prehistoric America. This society is one of the largest of the independent state societies affiliated with Central States Archaeological Societies.
For more information contact Mike Foster at 615-418-5957.
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