DeKalb School District COVID Update

November 7, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County School District reported only 5 positive cases of COVID all week from Monday, November 1 to Friday, November 5 which is up from 4 cases the previous week.

There were 4 positive cases on Monday including 3 at DeKalb West School and 1 at DCHS. By Friday, there were 5 cases district-wide including 2 at DeKalb West School and 1 each at DCHS, DeKalb Middle School, and at Smithville Elementary School.

The number of those under quarantine increased from 7 on Monday, November 1 to 20 by Friday, November 5.

According to Attendance Supervisor Joey Reeder, there were 3 under quarantine at DeKalb West School, 2 at Smithville Elementary, and 1 each at DCHS and DeKalb Middle School on Monday, November 1. By Friday, November 5 the number increased to 20 district-wide including 5 each at DCHS, Northside Elementary, and DeKalb West School, 3 at Smithville Elementary, and 2 at DeKalb Middle School.

The district reported 1 absence among the staff on Friday, November 5 due to a positive case or quarantine and that was in the Transportation Department.

Meanwhile the number of active COVID cases in DeKalb County as of Friday, November 5 was 37 (down from 40 a week earlier) with no new cases.

There have been 75 deaths in DeKalb County since the pandemic began in March 2020 (up by 3 since Friday, October 29) and 113 have been hospitalized.

At last report a total of 8,706 people (42.5%) have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 7,570 (36.9%) are fully vaccinated in DeKalb County.

Over the last seven days, (October 29- November 4) DeKalb County had a case count of 18 for a daily case rate of 12.5 per 100,000 residents.

For the most recent 14 days, (October 22-November 4) DeKalb County’s case count was 47 for a daily case rate of 16.4 per 100,000 residents.

For the 14 days prior (October 8 to October 21), the case count was 54 for a daily case rate of 18.8 per 100, 000 residents.

From March 5, 2020 to November 4, 2021, DeKalb County has had a total of 4,227 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily case rate of 33.9 per 100,000 residents.

Over the last 7 days the average percent positive was 5.8%.

November 6, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Woodmen Life representative Tim Bumbalough supplied the Smithville Police Department Friday with new United States and Tennessee State flags to fly outside and for display inside the building.

Receiving the flags for the police department were Police Chief Mark Collins and Mayor Josh Miller.

“ I work for Woodmen Life, formerly known as Woodmen of the World. We are still Woodmen of the World but we have other companies that we have brought in so Woodmen Life is how we are represented. We are basically a not for profit insurance company that has been around since 1890. We are 131 years old. One of the things we do because we believe in and support patriotism and our local first responders is to present flags. We enjoy presenting the US flag to promote patriotism and support our police departments along with any not for profit company in this manner. That is what we are doing today. We are actually making three presentations today for the Smithville Police Department. We are presenting a new 5’x 8’ US flag and a new 5’x 8’ Tennessee flag to be flown in front of the department and then we are also presenting a pair of indoor flags on stands for the police chief’s office,” said Bumbalough.

November 7, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad again presents Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour Sunday night, November 7 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 Dessa Ray and Right On Time.

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.

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