Smithville Man Arrested, Charged with Rape of a Child

April 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a Smithville man on charges of rape of a child.

At the request of 13th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, in August 2020, TBI agents began investigating a report of a sexual offense that had occurred in Smithville earlier in the month. As the result of the investigation, agents developed information that David Nichols was responsible for the sexual assault of the victim.

On March 29th, the DeKalb County Grand Jury returned indictments charging 45 year old David Wayne Nichols with two counts of Rape of a Child and one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery. Nichols was arrested by members of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and TBI agents. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail, where he is currently being held without bond.

April 3, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad again presents Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour Sunday night, April 4 from 5-6 p.m. on WJLE.

The program airs once a month, on the first Sunday night of each month, from 5-6 p.m. featuring recorded local talent performing gospel music.

Sunday night’s program will showcase the music of 4 the Lord and the Singing Believers.

Tune in the first Sunday night of each month for the Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour from 5-6 p.m. on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7

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.

*7:00 a.m. Saturdays: Amazing Facts: A 15 minute program featuring Joe Crews presented by the Smithville Seventh Day Adventist Church.

•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.

The following are weekly sponsored Sunday programs:

•7:30 a.m.: Royce Moore of the New West Point Freewill Baptist Church (The Way of Life Ministry)

•8:00 a.m. Elders Joseph and Ricky Arnold for the New Bildad and Mount View Primitive Baptist Churches (The Firm Foundation)

•8:30 a.m. Outreach Baptist Church with Nathan Thomason (The Outreach Pulpit)

•9:00 a.m. 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. Jason Wheeley with the Old Fashion Missionary Baptist Broadcast

•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 (David Lunsford) Churches

•12:00 NOON: LOCAL NEWS

*12:30 p.m.: House of Prayer with Zachariah Murphy

*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 People’s Missionary Baptist Church

•5:00 p.m. Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour (1st Sunday)

•6:05 p.m. Gospel music sponsored by Cantrell’s Furniture and Appliances

•9:05 p.m. LOCAL NEWS

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

April 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

It truly has been a Good Friday for the DCHS Class of 2021

During a three hour WJLE radiothon which was also LIVE streamed on the DCHS 2021 Project Graduation facebook page, the community rallied in support of the class with pledges and donations totaling $10, 593 for the 2021 Project Graduation event which will be held following the graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 14.

Although the fundraiser didn’t top last year’s record breaker of $11,609, it did exceed the $10,000 goal.

The radiothon was hosted by DCHS Teacher Chris Vance and many members of the class and their parents took part in the program either on air or from behind the scenes. A special thanks to Jordan Atnip and Daniel Leslie who set up the LIVE facebook streaming broadcast from the WJLE Studios which was telecast on the DCHS 2021 Project Graduation facebook page and shared by others.

Shan Stout, Co-President of the Project Graduation Committee, said the group could not have been more pleased with the outcome of the radiothon.

“I’m not shocked that the community stepped up again. We know we have one of the most giving counties that I have ever seen. After the giving started it did not stop and we went all the way to the 12 o’clock hour and raised $10,593. We were just floored at all of the people, businesses, and organizations who all reached out and with all the hilarious challenges. It was just a lot of fun,” said Stout.

To add extra fun and excitement, members of the class and parents agreed to gulp down sardines, spoonfuls of baby food, eat marshmellows while talking, and a few even took a pie in the face to meet the challenges from callers in order to up the ante..

“We did a wheel of unusual challenges so if you donated $50 you could select a senior or a parent on our committee to be part of the challenge and it included everything from eating sardines to baby food. They also did marsh mellows and all kinds of fun stuff and we had churches who challenged other churches to step up and donate, county officials challenging city officials, and then we had one of our city aldermen give gift cards so if you were the next caller you got a gift card from a restaurant for a donation. There were just a lot of fun things going on,” said Stout.

In addition to the radiothon, other fundraisers have been held for Project Graduation throughout the year.

“We did a facebook donation campaign. We also did tee shirts and that raised over $3,000 which helps every senior get a tee shirt for Project Graduation. Saturday, April 3 we will have a car show starting at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the high school. Go to our facebook page and look up all the information for that. We have just tried everything we could to give these seniors a fantastic opportunity for a safe night on graduation” she said.

Project Graduation is an all night drug-free, alcohol-free graduation party for members of the DCHS Class of 2021 committed to having a safe, wholesome, yet entertaining celebration together for the last time as a class. This year’s event will be held at the County Complex from 10 p.m. May 14 to 6 a.m. the next morning, Saturday May 15.

“Its all about keeping our kids safe. Prom and graduation nights are perhaps the two most perilous times for teenagers to be on the road. We worry about what they are doing, where they are, and about them being safe. Project Graduation gives every senior an opportunity to spend not only one last night with their friends that they have graduated and spent their whole high school career with but we know that they are safe. It is drug free, alcohol free, and every kid goes home with prize money. It helps them have that first little foot of financial freedom and it gives them a little money for books, gas, and spending money as they get ready to go to college, trade school, or maybe they need a uniform in starting a new job. These kids appreciate that first little boost,” Stout said.

If you missed your chance to make a pledge during the radiothon you may still donate at the DCHS 2021 Project Graduation facebook page.

“Thank you so much. We are so very grateful because every dollar matters,” said Stout

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