FSA County Committee Election Underway

November 16, 2023
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Donny Green, County Executive Director of the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency, announces that the 2023 FSA County Committee elections are underway as ballots were mailed to eligible voters in Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 2 (DeKalb County) and Local Administrative Area # 4 (Cannon County) on November 6.

December 4, 2023 will be the last day to postmark voted ballots returned by mail, or to deliver voted ballots to the local FSA office.

The following candidates were nominated, and determined eligible, as candidates in the 2023
LAA # 2 and LAA # 4 elections:

Local Administrative Area # 2 (DeKalb County)—Grant Williams. Mr. Williams resides in the Dale Ridge Community where he owns and operates a beef cattle and hay farm. He is currently completing his 2nd term on the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee.

Local Administrative Area # 4 (Cannon County)—Terry Young. Mr. Young resides in the Woodland Community where he owns and operates a row crop farm. He is currently completing his 1st. term on the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee. Previously, Mr. Young served his maximum of 9 consecutive years on the DeKalb-Cannon FSA County Committee and was eligible to serve again in 2021.

Write-in nominations can be accepted on ballots. However, the write-in nominee must meet eligibility criteria and attest to his or her willingness to serve, if elected, by signing a nominating petition. Agricultural producers were encouraged to submit candidate names during the nomination period that ended August 1, 2023.

“The FSA county committee system is unique among government agencies, because it allows producers to make important decisions concerning the local administration of federal farm programs. All eligible farmers and ranchers, especially minorities and women, are encouraged to get involved and make a real difference in their communities by voting in this year’s elections,” says Green.

To be an eligible voter, farmers and ranchers must participate or cooperate in FSA programs. A person who is not of legal voting age but supervises and conducts the farming operations of an entire farm can also vote.

Eligible voters in DeKalb County LAA # 2 or LAA # 4 who did not receive a ballot can obtain a ballot at their local USDA Service Center. December 4, 2023 is the last day for voters to submit ballots in person to local USDA Service Centers. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than December 4, 2023. The DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee will meet on December 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. to canvass and tabulate the ballots. This meeting will be held at the Smithville USDA Service Center and is open to the public. The newly elected committee members and alternates take office January 1, 2024.

November 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Grant James still leads among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking college football winners after eleven weeks of the season.

Grant has a record of 113-52 followed by Ricky Atnip and Jared Davis tied for second place at 112-53. Scott Goodwin and Dewain Hendrixson are each at 111-54, John Pryor 110-55, Chad Kirby 109-56, Scott Brown 106-59, and Darrell Gill 104-61

For the week, Chad Kirby had the best record at 10-5 followed by Grant James, Ricky Atnip, Scott Brown, Jared Davis, Scott Goodwin, and Dewain Hendrixson each at 9-6 and Darrell Gill and John Pryor were each at 8-7.

Neither of the Fearless Forecasters hit their underdog picks last week.

Overall, Jared Davis still leads in underdog points with 47.5 followed by Dewain Hendrixson with 30, Ricky Atnip 26.5, Darrell Gill 18, Scott Goodwin and John Pryor each at 12.5, Chad Kirby 6.5, and Grant James with 3 points.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Illinois at Indiana, Louisville at Miami, North Carolina at Clemson, Utah at Arizona, UCLA at USC, Appalachian State at James Madison, California at Stanford, Kansas State at Kansas, Washington at Oregon State, Kentucky at South Carolina, Texas at Iowa State, SMU at Memphis, Florida at Missouri, Georgia at Tennessee, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Davis Auto Body, and Domino’s Pizza.

November 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Two people were arrested in a drug bust by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday.

41-year-old Alton Lee Cohea Jr. of West Main Street Smithville and 29-year-old Allyson Judkins of South Mountain Street Smithville were taken into custody and charged in the case.

Charges against Cohea include Sale and Delivery of Schedule II Methamphetamine, Sale and delivery of Schedule II Fentanyl, Sale and Delivery of Schedule III Suboxone, Sale and Delivery of Schedule VI Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Judkins is charged with Simple Possession of Schedule II Fentanyl.

Total Bond for Cohea is $162,500 while Judkins’ bond totals $4,500. Both will appear in General Sessions Court November 29.

Chief Deputy Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said that detectives executed a search warrant at 600 East Broad Street Smithville (Magnolia Inn) room 110 on Wednesday and found Cohea and Judkins there along with 95 grams of Methamphetamine, 5.59 grams of Fentanyl, 1 Suboxone pill with Suboxone powder in a baggy, 8 grams of Marijuana, and 16 grams of Marijuana resin. Other items found were packaging material for sale and delivery and multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia that included 18 glass pipes, 2 marijuana grinders, 190 packaging bags, 2 marijuana cigarette rollers, 2 electronic scales, 2 packs of rolling papers, 6 lighters, and 4 containers.

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