DCHS “Baron” and “Baroness” to be Crowned Tonight Between Basketball Games

January 27, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams will welcome the Livingston Academy Wildcats to town tonight for a district showdown rematch.

The girls game tips off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game and WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Tigers and Lady Tigers John Pryor.

“Alumni Week” has been observed this week at DCHS much in the same way as homecoming week is celebrated during the football season and each year a member of both the Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball programs are honored with the title of “Baron” and “Baroness” and the presentation of those honors will come between the boys and girls games tonight. The name “Baron” and “Baroness” is taken from Revolutionary War hero Major General Baron Johann De Kalb for whom DeKalb County was named when the county was created by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1837.

In the last meeting between these programs on January 3 the Livingston Academy teams won at home beating the Lady Tigers 62 to 49 and the Tigers 70 to 64.

The Tigers are 10-11 on the season (2-6 in the district) and the Lady Tigers are 11-11 (3-7 in district play). The Livingston Academy girls are 20-3, 7-0. The Wildcats (boys) are 20-2, 6-1.

January 27, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Nearly every county in Tennessee including DeKalb County ended 2022 with lower unemployment rates, according to the December 2022 data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties reported rates that decreased in December. Three counties experienced steady unemployment during the month, while unemployment increased in the remaining three counties.

DeKalb County’s jobless rate for December, 2022 was 3.3%, down from 3.8% in November and below 3.4% in December 2021.

The local labor force for December 2022 was 7,537. A total of 7,289 were employed and 248 were unemployed.

Williamson County led the state with the lowest unemployment rate. At 2.1%, the county’s rate dropped 0.4 of a percentage point from the revised November rate.

Cheatham, Moore, and Wilson counties had the next lowest rate in the state at 2.2%. In Cheatham and Moore counties, the December rate dropped 0.3 of a percentage point when compared to the previous month. Wilson County’s rate was down 0.4 of a percentage point.

Bledsoe County’s rate was the highest in the state, but at 5.3%, unemployment in the county did drop by 0.1 of a percentage point in December.

With a rate of 4.8%, Perry County had the next highest unemployment for the month. Its rate was down 0.2 of a percentage point when compared to the previous month’s rate. Lake County’s unemployment ranked next on the list at 4.7%, down from a rate of 4.8% in November.

Statewide, Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in December at 3.5%. Nationally, unemployment for the month dropped from 3.6% to 3.5%.

Unlike statewide unemployment rates, county data is not seasonally adjusted to take into consideration seasonal impacts on unemployment.

Employers across the state need a skilled and qualified workforce to help their businesses grow, which will help the state’s economy continue to thrive. Job seekers in Tennessee can search through hundreds of thousands of job openings at Jobs4TN.gov. They can also learn more about free Adult Education or college prep classes, find a Registered Apprenticeship Program to become a part of, or locate the American Job Center closest to them by logging onto TNWorkReady.com.

January 27, 2023
By:

State Rep. Michael Hale, R-Smithville, has filed legislation that would create a three-month sales tax holiday on food purchased by senior citizens in Tennessee.

House Bill 243 would make the retail sale of food and food ingredients tax free statewide for anyone 70 years of age and older between July 1 and Sept. 30 of this year.

“Senior citizens, especially those on a fixed income, are really struggling right now because of inflation,” Hale said. “These rising prices on everything from the grocery store to the gas pump unfortunately mean that some may be forced to choose between buying food or paying their bills. This legislation is one way that we as a state can provide additional relief to those Tennesseans in need of assistance.”

The proposed tax cut would not apply to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, candy, dietary supplements or prepared food.

Last year, Republicans approved approximately $300 million in historic tax cuts for Tennesseans. Those included sales tax holidays on food, clothing and school supplies last summer along with the removal of the state’s portion of license plate registration fees for one year.

Additional information about House Bill 243 can be found here.
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0243&ga=113

Michael Hale represents House District 40, which includes Cannon, DeKalb, Jackson, Smith and part of Wilson counties. He is a member of the Local Government Committee, Commerce Committee, Business and Utilities Subcommittee and Cities and Counties Subcommittee. He can be reached at rep.michael.hale@capitol.tn.gov or by calling 615-741-2192.

« First ‹ Previous 1 430 520 528 529 530531 532 540 630 2455 Next › Last »