Warren County Hands DeKalb First Losses of Basketball Season

November 27, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS basketball teams suffered their first defeats of the young season Friday night dropping a pair of games at Warren County.

The Lady Tigers were handed a 52 to 35 loss while the Tigers were beaten 79 to 64.

Both DC teams are now 3-1 and will travel to Watertown Friday night, December 3. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. followed by the boy’s game. WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

The Lady Tigers trailed Warren County 13 to 8 after the 1st period, 24 to 21 at halftime, and 41 to 26 after the 3rd period before falling 52 to 35.

Avery Agee scored 11 points followed by Kadee Ferrell 10, Ella VanVranken 7, Dare Collins 5, and Madison Martin with 2.

The Tigers led the Pioneers 18 to 15 after the 1st period but trailed 40 to 34 at halftime, 59 to 53 after the 3rd period and lost 79 to 64.

Conner Close led in scoring with 19 points followed by Jordan Young 15, Stetson Agee 10, Brayden Antoniak 9, Isaac Knowles 5, and Robert Wheeler, Elishah Ramos, and Zach Birmingham each with 2.

November 25, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Many people got up early Thursday morning to start preparing a Thanksgiving Day meal for family and friends with whom they would be visiting later in the day.

But another group of folks gathered together at the DeKalb County Complex to do some cooking for others in the community who might not otherwise have had a hot delicious meal for Thanksgiving.

Its become an annual effort of the DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA) and volunteers to prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals to the needy and underserved throughout the county.

“We cooked, prepared, packed, and delivered more than 500 meals and each plate lunch consisted of baked ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and a dessert,” said DESA leader Blake Cantrell.

Members of the DESA wish to thank all those who supported this effort to feed the community by volunteering or donating money.

November 25, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

New data revealed the employment situation continued to improve for a majority of Tennessee’s counties including DeKalb County in October 2021, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Unemployment rates decreased in 65 counties during the month, while they remained the same in 20 counties, and increased in ten counties.

DeKalb County’s October jobless rate dropped to 3.7%, down from 4% in September and well below 8.5% in October 2020.

The local labor force for October 2021 was 7,536 and 7,255 were employed. A total of 281 were out of work.

Ninety-three counties reported October jobless numbers lower than 5% and two counties had unemployment rates slightly higher than 5%.

Williamson County’s unemployment rate was the lowest of all the counties for the month. At 2.2%, its October rate dropped by 0.1 of a percentage point when compared to September. Moore County had the second-lowest rate at 2.3%, which was unchanged from the previous month.

While Perry County once again had Tennessee’s highest unemployment rate in October, the county’s jobless number showed significant improvement for the month. The latest statistics show its rate dropped 3.1 percentage points, from 8.4% to 5.3%. Shelby County had the second-highest rate, but it also showed month-to-month improvement, as it decreased from 5.3% to 5%.

Statewide unemployment was lower for the fifth consecutive month in Tennessee. The new seasonally adjusted rate of 4.2% was 0.2 of a percentage point less than September’s revised rate of 4.4%.
The employment situation also improved nationally. The United States unemployment rate for October was 4.6%, down 0.2 of a percentage point from the previous month.

The state and national unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted to factor in seasonal economic influences such as school breaks and severe weather conditions, while county unemployment rates are not.

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