Model T Ford Club of America Treats DeKalb County to Blast from the Past (View videos here)

August 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County was treated to a blast from the past Sunday as more than 100 vintage vehicles motored through as part of the Model T Ford Club of America USA National Tour.

Two hundred seventy people from across the country registered to be part of the tour which featured up to 140 Model T Fords.

The scheduled tour through DeKalb County took the participants along the backroads to Center Hill Dam and Edgar Evins State Park before stopping for lunch at Blue Water Grill on the Hill and a visit to the Appalachian Center for Crafts and then to the Smithville public square.

Ken Nye of North Carolina from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“I brought my 1923 touring car. I got it from a guy in Florida and had to get it back in shape to drive it,” said Ken Nye from the Blue Ridge Rider Model T Club of Hendersonville, North Carolina.

“I have 1927 wheels on it that are steel spoke and I put a new steering column in it to bring the gear ratio up. I also had to use an overhauled rebuilt transmission to get it on the road,” he continued.

“We have participants here from Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Iowa, and a lot of other states. Most of us truck them or trailer them in but some of the hard core guys like the fellow from Iowa drove his down here,” said Nye.

“Henry Ford built Model T’s from 1909 to 1927. More than 15,700,000 of them were built and registered but no one knows how many cars were also built from spare parts,” he said.

Nye said although he has never been to DeKalb County he lived for a time as a child in Tullahoma.

“I spent nine years in Tullahoma. My dad was a doctor there during the war. We moved to Ohio where I spent my teenage years and then I went into the Army and stayed there for 25 years and saw the world,” he said.

Nye added that he has enjoyed this weekend’s tour here and he would like to come back again sometime.

“We have enjoyed it traveling the backroads. This is beautiful country,” he said.

The Model T Ford Club of America was organized in late 1965 for the purpose of bringing together people who are interested in the Model T Ford, its history, its evolution, and its place in the American scene. It is the largest Model T club in the world. Over one hundred chapters have been formed in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and Europe, providing activities and fellowship for Model T enthusiasts on the local level.

August 18, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County High School Tigers will open the football season Friday night at McMinnville against the Warren County Pioneers.

Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former coaches Doug Matthews and Dave McGinnis with broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.

“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.

“Tiger Talk” debuts at 6:30 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players.

The game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. with play by play coverage on WJLE.

WJLE thanks our sponsors of DCHS Tiger Football:

*Wilson Bank & Trust

*Caney Fork Electric Cooperative

*Gill Automotive

*DTC Communications

*Florence & White Ford

*Lake Homes Realty with Tony Luna

*Liberty State Bank

*DeKalb Funeral Chapel

*Curtis Supply

*St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital

*First Bank

*DeKalb Prevention Coalition

*Bert Driver Nursery

*Woodbury Insurance Agency

*Bumpers Drive-In

*Alexandria Auto Parts

*Charles D. Atnip Realty & Auction Company

*DeKalb County Insurance

Tiger Talk sponsors:

*Woodbury Insurance Agency

*Kilgore’s Restaurant

*A Degree Above Heating & Cooling

*Belk Grocery & Sporting Goods

Coach to Coach sponsors:

Stonehaus Winery

Three Star Mall

Murphy’s Matchups sponsor:

DeKalb  Farm Bureau

The DCHS 2019 Football Schedule is as follows:

REGION OPPONENTS (*)
August 23: Warren County- McMinnville 7 p.m.
August 30: Upperman-Baxter 7 p.m.
September 6: Stone Memorial*-Smithville 7 p.m.
September 13: Watertown-Watertown 7 p.m.
September 20: Grundy County- Smithville 7 p.m.
September 27: Cannon County (Homecoming)-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 4: Livingston Academy*-Livingston 7 p.m.
October 11: Smith County-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 18: Macon County*-Smithville 7 p.m.
October 25: BYE WEEK
November 1: Cumberland County* Crossville 7 p.m.

August 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The annual DeKalb County Youth Dove Hunt on the farm of Gene Young will be September 2 at 2354 W.L. Davis Road, Smithville.

Registration will be from 1:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. followed by the hunt from 2:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.

All hunters must have a hunter safety card. Those under age 13 do not need a license. Teens ages 13-15 need a Junior license (Type 002- $11.00). Youngsters age 16 and older need an adult hunt/fish combo license (type 001- $35.00) and those age 16 and older must possess a migratory bird permit (Type 006-$2.00)

Bring ammo, plugged shotgun, glasses, ear protection, and stool/bucket.

A supervising adult must be at each stake. Two youths may share a stake, but only one gun per stake.

Reserve your stake by emailing joe.fortner@tn.gov

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