WJLE Recognizes DCHS Class of 2020 (View Photo Gallery Here)

May 6, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE and participating sponsors are presenting a photo gallery of the DCHS Class of 2020 in May.

Graduation was set for Friday, May 15 on the DCHS football field but has been postponed until possibly June or July due to COVID-19.

Click on the link below to view the senior formals.

https://www.wjle.com/graduation-2/

A WJLE DCHS Class of 2020 Photo Gallery box also appears on the left side of the WJLE homepage that you may click to view the photos.

Once you open the page, click each photo to view a larger image. The name of the senior you select is at the bottom of the photo or you may move your mouse over the photo to view the name.

There are 170 photos in the gallery divided up 48 photos to a page. After you view page 1 be sure to click the links for pages 2-4 ( top or bottom of the page) to view the remaining photos. The names of 13 seniors not pictured are also listed on the left side of the page above the sponsors.

The WJLE photo gallery page is sponsored in May by County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss, County Mayor Tim Stribling, St Thomas DeKalb Hospital, Gill Automotive, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Sheriff Patrick Ray, Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin, Trustee Sean Driver, First Bank, the DeKalb County Prevention Coalition, NHC Healthcare Center of Smithville, and DTC Communications.

May 6, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The Vol Network will continue its weekly radio series this Saturday, May 9 called “Vol Network Classics”.

The aim is to give Tennessee fans the chance to relive some of the great moments and games from UT’s history. Each week through June, a replay of a famous football or basketball game will be broadcast.

The Vol Network Classics show for this week will be the 1995 Tennessee at Alabama football game from October 14, 1995. The game features Peyton Manning at quarterback and is fondly remembered by fans for many things including a touchdown pass to Joey Kent on play number one of the game.

Catch the replay Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on WJLE AM 1480/ FM 101.7 and the Vol Network.

May 6, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County continues to lag behind the rest of the nation and state in responding to the 2020 Census, with just 45% of households logged so far compared to a national total of 56.6%, which is more than 75 million households and 55.7% in Tennessee as of May 3.

At a 45% response rate, DeKalb County, ranks 78th out of Tennessee’s 95 counties and 11th out of the 14 counties in the Upper Cumberland Region. The final county wide response rate for 2010 was 62.3%.

As for the cities within DeKalb County, Smithville has logged a household response rate to the 2020 census of 52.10%, Dowelltown  48.30%, Alexandria 46.60%, and Liberty 39.70%.

2020 Census Response Rates in the 14 County Upper Cumberland Region are as follows

Upper Cumberland Region 49.1%
Putnam 60.30%
Cumberland 54.40%
Warren 53.30%
Van Buren 52.50%
Cannon 52.20%
White 50.80%
Jackson 49.30%
Smith 49.30%
Overton 48.80%
Macon 47.30%
De Kalb 45.00%
Clay 42.20%
Fentress 41.00%
Pickett 40.70%

“It’s important for local residents to respond to the census survey. It affects their representation within government at the state and federal level and it is the basis of how assistance funds are allocated for roads, highways, infrastructure and more,” said Gabe Powell, Partnership Specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau.

It also affects how funding is allocated to over 100 federal programs, including Medicaid, Head Start and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and informs how billions in federal funding flow to communities every year.

“Just like voting, this is a civic duty for us all,” said Powell.

For the first time this year, the option to submit your data online has been available to American citizens at 2020census.gov. The census can also be completed by phone or mail. Homes began receiving their invitations to respond and ID numbers over a month ago.

The U.S. Census Bureau has announced that it is taking steps to reactivate field data collection operations after June 1. Later this year, the bureau plans to send census takers to visit households that have not yet responded to the census to help them complete their questionnaires.

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