WJLE Presents “Special Fiddlers’ Jamboree Moments” from Past Festivals (View Video Here)

June 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Over the next few days, WJLE will be presenting “special moments” from previous years of the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival.

In 2019, Rocky Top Revue of Franklin repeated as the Square Dancing Champion at the 48th annual Jamboree. They came into the competition as the defending champs from 2018.

This award winning group beat out two other square dancing teams in the 2019 finals including Step Aside of Waverly, who took second place and Harpeth River of Franklin, who finished in third place.

(VIEW JAMBOREE PHOTO GALLERY ON THIS WEBSITE)

Enjoy this “special Fiddlers’ Jamboree moment” from 2019

IMG_8193 from dwayne page on Vimeo.

Rocky Top Revue also repeated as champs in 2015 and 2016 but was not eligible to compete in 2017 as per rules of the Fiddlers Jamboree (no contestant can win more than two years in a row).

June 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Tennesseans working to obtain a high school equivalency diploma can now take their exams at home via a new online program, HiSET Exam at Home. This program makes the test accessible to adult learners while many testing centers are closed due to COVID-19.

Starting Monday, June 22, 2020, Tennesseans can register to take the HiSET test online using the human remote proctoring service, ProctorU.

The online exams are identical to HiSET exams taken in physical testing centers in terms of content, format, on-screen experience, and scoring. Each of the features test takers experience in testing centers, such as the ability to preview, skip questions, review, and change answers, are available with the online exam.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s HiSET Voucher Program covers all costs associated with the exams. To receive a voucher from a local Adult Education program, a test taker must be a Tennessee resident and demonstrate test preparedness through a qualifying practice test.

Adult learners interested in completing the HiSET Exam at Home program should first contact their local Adult Education provider. You can find a list of local providers here.

https://www.tn.gov/workforce/jobs-and-education/ae/aer/find-your-program.html

To utilize the HiSET Exam at Home option and associated vouchers, an individual must be at least 18 years old and ensure that their computer and testing room meet the remote proctoring requirements. You can find a list of those requirements here.

https://www.ets.org/s/cv/hiset/at-home/equipment/

ETS, the program’s vendor, is taking every precaution to ensure the HiSET at Home Exam meets the highest standards of validity, security, and reliability. The at-home solution employs multiple best-in-class security measures, including real-time human monitoring and artificial intelligence technology. These measures allow for the recognition and remediation of the hardest-to-detect security incidents.

An adult learner who passes the HiSET at Home Exam will earn their high school equivalency diploma issued by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Adult Education Division.

May 28, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County is officially on record in support of the second amendment of the United States Constitution which protects the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms.

A symbolic resolution was adopted by the county commission during its regular monthly meeting Monday night. The vote was 12-2. Only Commissioners Dennis Slager and Bobby Johnson voted against it. The others were in favor, Julie Young, Sabrina Farler, Myron Rhody, Jenny Trapp, Janice Fish Stewart, Dr. Scott Little, Anita Puckett, Jerry Adcock, Jeff Barnes, Matt Adcock, Beth Pafford, and Bruce Malone.

Sixth district commissioner Matt Adcock asked that the resolution be approved and local resident James Bond also backed the move.

Changes were made to the resolution to make it more acceptable to some commissioners who had concerns.

The resolution was adopted as follows:
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United State of America is the supreme law of our
nation, and

WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution adopted in 1791
as part of the Bill of Rights states, “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed…”, and

WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has affirmed in District of Columbia v.
Heller, 554 U.S.570 (2008) an individual’s right to possess firearms, unconnected with service in
a militia, for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home, and

WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court in McDonald v. Chicago 561 U.S.742
(2010) has affirmed that the right of an individual to “keep and bear arms” as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against the states, and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the DeKalb County Commission to declare its support of
the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and to protect the inalienable and
individual right to keep and bear arms; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Dekalb County Commission to publicly declare to
State and Federal elected officials the support of the Second Amendment.

NOW THEREFORE, it is resolved that DeKalb County publicly declares our support for the second amendment is also qualified by our support for background checks to prevent firearm purchase and use by declared criminals, the mentally ill, and terrorists who are threats to public safety and general welfare of citizens of the county, state, and nation.

IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this Resolution be forwarded to
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander; U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn; U.S. Representative John Rose;
Governor Bill Lee; State Senator Mark Pody; State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver; State Representative Clark Boyd.

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