Tickets go on sale today (Tuesday) for tonight’s DCHS-Cannon County basketball games

February 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Tickets go on sale today (Tuesday) for tonight’s DeKalb County High School home basketball games with Cannon County.

Beginning tonight DCHS is returning to public attendance guidelines for sporting events that were in place when the season began.

“With the Governor lifting the most recent restrictions, TSSAA is allowing sporting events to return to a 1/3 seating capacity limit that was in place during the first part of the season,” said DCHS Principal Randy Jennings.

“There will be a limited number of tickets sold to the public each game. Tickets will be sold starting at 12:30 p.m. on game day and will be sold until the seating capacity is reached. Tickets are $7.00. All season ticket holders are guaranteed admittance to the game,” said Jennings.

“All fans will have their temperature checked and they must wear a mask upon entering the gym”, added Principal Jennings.

The remaining DCHS home basketball games are on Tuesday February 2 and Tuesday, February 9.

WJLE will have LIVE coverage of tonight’s games starting with the girls contest at p.m. followed by the boys game. WJLE’s Tiger Talk Show airs at 5:45 p.m. featuring the coaches and Tiger and Lady Tiger players Luke Jenkins, Brayden Antoniak, Ella VanVranken, and Madison Martin

DISTRICT 8AA TEAM RECORDS AND STANDINGS

BOYS:
Upperman: 16-4 (9-1)
York Institute: 12-8 (7-1)
Livingston Academy: 11-8 (6-2)
Watertown: 13-5 (6-4)
Cannon County: 11-12 (4-6)
DeKalb County: 7-11 (3-7)
Smith County: 6-11 (3-7)
Macon County: 3-14 (0-10)

GIRLS:
Upperman: 23-0 (11-0)
Macon County: 14-4 (8-2)
York Institute: 16-4 (7-2)
Livingston Academy: 14-6 (5-3)
Watertown: 16-6 (5-5)
DeKalb County: 8-11 (2-8)
Smith County: 6-11 (1-9)
Cannon County: 3-17 (0-10)

DCHS 2020-21 UPDATED SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, February 2: *Cannon County-Home- 6 p.m.
Saturday, February 6- *Livingston Academy- Away- 6 p.m.
Macon County, February 9-*Macon County-Home- 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 11: *Smith County- Away- 6 p.m.
Friday, February 12: Red Boiling Springs-Away-6 p.m.

February 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A drunk driver escaped serious injury Thursday night after his truck crashed into two mail boxes and a guardrail before going off an embankment on Highway 96 (Dale Ridge Road).

64 year old Curtis Shelton of Liberty is charged with driving under the influence, driving on a revoked license, and failure to exercise due care.

According to Trooper Jonathan Burke of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Shelton’s truck went off the right side of the road hitting two mailboxes. Shelton then over-corrected and went back across the road striking the guardrail and pulling several guard rail posts out of the ground. The truck then went under the guardrail and came to rest against a tree about 40 feet down an embankment.

Members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department’s Rescue Team were summoned and performed extrication. DeKalb EMS and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.

February 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

A financial turnaround for the City of Smithville.

During Monday night’s monthly meeting, the mayor and aldermen heard from the city’s auditor John Poole on the municipality’s financial condition for the year ended June 30, 2020 and he had good news to report.

Poole, a Hendersonville CPA who performs the annual audit for the city, said Smithville finished the fiscal year by $60,000 to the good in the water and sewer fund and by $862,000 in the general fund. A significant turnaround from the year ended June 30, 2019 when the city found itself in a negative “change in net position” of $96,391 (in the red) in the water and sewer fund and by $81,631 (in the red) in the general fund as revenues in both departments failed to keep pace with expenditures during the 2018-19 fiscal year.

Overall, Poole said the city is in good shape financially with low debt although it will be taking on more debt with construction of the new police department building. “As big as this city is with the minimal debt we have we are certainly way above average when it comes to the amount of dollars we have set aside for future development and future uses,” he said.

Poole said he found no other causes for concern in his audit. “The monies are only being spent on city business. We did not run across anything as auditors that came to our attention where we thought that was not the case. We also look to make sure we are following policies when it comes to city policies and grant agreements, etc. Our report shows that we did not find anything that gives us any concern about how the city’s monies are being spent,” said Poole.

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