WJLE Features More Weekly Religious Programs

September 19, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE is proud of our partner sponsors of religious programs each week and hopes you will tune in often and let them know you listen.

• Got A Minute?: 60 second message presented by the Smithville Church of Christ with Dan Gulley-Twice a day Monday-Friday each week (various times morning and around noon)
• Cross Connection sponsored by the Upper Helton Baptist Church featuring Jimmy Arms: Monday-Friday at 11:55 a.m. each week
• Morning Devotion: A 5 minute daily devotional by a different minister each week Monday-Saturday at 7:25 a.m.
• Amazing Facts sponsored by the Smithville Seventh Day Adventist Church: Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. each week

The following are weekly sponsored Sunday programs:

• 7:00 a.m.: Dusty Bradley of the Rocky Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Lebanon.
• 7:30 a.m.: Royce Moore of the New West Point Freewill Baptist Church (The Way of Life Ministry)
• 8:00 a.m. Elder Ricky Arnold of the New Bildad Primitive Baptist Church (The Firm Foundation)
• 8:30 a.m. Outreach Baptist Church with Nathan Thomason (The Outreach Pulpit)
• 9:00 a.m. Tom Hafstad of the Keltonburg Missionary Baptist Church (Only Through the Blood)
• 9:30 a.m. LOCAL NEWS
• 9:35 a.m. Trent Colwell of the Smithville Church of the Nazarene (The Living Word)
• 10:00 a.m. Steve Warren of Faith Chapel Ministries (Faith for the Hour)
• 10:30 a.m. Bobby Thomason of the Covenant Baptist Church (Fountain of Faith Ministries)
• 11:00 a.m. Worship Services from either the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian (Isaac Gray) or Smithville First United Methodist (Dr. John Carpenter) Churches
• 12:00 NOON: LOCAL NEWS
• 12:30 p.m.: Music Ministry of Delmas Neal
• 1:00 p.m.: Truth that Transforms with Aaron Wright
• 1:30 p.m. The Preaching Ministry of Toy Lawson of the People’s Pentecostal Church
• 2:30 p.m. Billy Hale of the Christ Pentecostal Church of Brush Creek (The King is Coming)
• 3:00 p.m. Prophet James Ferrell of the Church of Jesus Christ (The Word of the Lord)
• 4:00 p.m. LOCAL NEWS
• 4:15 p.m. Royce Curtis of the Peoples Independent Missionary Baptist Church near Alexandria.

Listen each week on WJLE AM 1480 and WJLE FM 101.7 and LIVE Streaming at www.wjle.com.

September 18, 2018
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The DCHS Class of 1978 held a 40 Year Reunion on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at the New Life Connection Center in Smithville.  A total of 34 class members attended with 19 guests and one special teacher, Ms. Dixie Crook.

After mingling and reuniting with old friends, the reunion began with the Pledge of Allegiance, with Danny Pirtle bearing the flag. The Star Spangled Banner was played by guitarist Ethan Green. Prayer and blessing of the food was given by David Robinson.

Musical entertainment was provided by Seth Willoughby and Ethan Green during the meal and throughout the evening. A group photo was taken prior to certificates being awarded for various accomplishments among the class members.

Glendon Houk traveled the shortest distance while Danny Foutch covered 100 miles to attend.

Tina Foutch Ford received the “Most Interesting Occupation”. Tina has been employed with the State of TN at Edgar Evins State Park for 39 years.

The “First to Retire” went to Vicky Lassiter Hill.

Sheryl Turner Cripps received “Married the Longest” – 40 years.

The female class member with the “Youngest Husband” went to Judy Miller-McGee.

Connie Curtis Martin received the “Oldest Child” while David Robinson received the “Youngest Child”.

The “Newest Grandparent” was awarded to Ricky Malone as he was also the “Newest Father-in-law”. Debra Joyce Popham was the “Newest Mother-in-law”.

As the crowd dwindled down to about 18, games were played. The winner of “In 1978” was Melissa Bain Gerringer. A reunion rendition of BINGO was played with the “markers” of candy corn being enjoyed by all….eating the marker if you couldn’t play it on the card.

It was a unanimous decision- a 45 Year reunion will be held in 2023.

Front Row: Pat Johnson Cantrell, Tina Foutch Ford, Nancy Pack Young, Vicky Lassiter Hill, Suzanne Cantrell Gash, Debra Joyce Popham, Audrey Brown Martin, Connie Smith    Stroud, Debra Jones Browning, DeLynn Hancock Burgess and Melinda France Willoughby

Middle Row: Teresa Pinegar Maxwell, Sharon Strickland, Kathy Appling, Melissa Bain Gerringer, Judy Miller-McGee, Tamie Pedigo Pack, Lori Hendrixson Rogers, Connie    Curtis Martin, Joy Cook Parker, Sheryl Turner Cripps, Glendon Houk and Ricky Malone

Back Row: Shirley Tubbs Rutland, Danny Pirtle, Phillip Willoughby, Randy Gregory, Eddie Braswell, Danny Foutch, Karla Gard Warrick, Barry Turner and David Robinson

Present but not pictured:  Jayma Holcomb and Ricky Ervin

September 18, 2018
By: Dwayne Page

A female prisoner charged with smuggling narcotics into the DeKalb County Jail last year appeared for sentencing in DeKalb County Criminal Court last Monday, September 10.

Judge Gary McKenzie presided.

40 year old Amy Lawson entered a plea to introduction of contraband and received a three year probated sentence. The term is to run concurrently with a 10 year White County sentence against her for violation of probation. She has been given jail credit of 218 days including one day in Coffee County, 146 days in Warren County, and 71 days in DeKalb County.

Lawson was one of four female prisoners charged in the case on February 17, 2017

Sheriff Patrick Ray said at the time that his department received a tip that one of the prisoners had drugs concealed in her when she entered the jail but he never disclosed which one.

Acting on that information, Sheriff Ray said he ordered a surprise shakedown of the women’s main cell and the side cell where all the female inmates are kept. Their bunks and personal belongings were searched. Some drugs were found there. All the female prisoners were then removed from the main and side cells for women one at a time and taken to a bathroom where they were individually strip searched by a female correctional officer before being taken to a holding cell.

Apparently fearing they would be subject to a warrant for a body cavity search, three of the female inmates swallowed the drugs they had hidden in their bodies. All three were taken to the hospital after one of them began showing signs of intoxication.

A glass looking substance believed to be meth was found in Lawson’s personal belongings along with a blue pill thought to be morphine and other unidentified pills.

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