DCHS to Host 2nd Annual Basketball Alumni Games

January 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County High School basketball fans will be treated to a blast from the past on Saturday night, January 25th as former high school basketball players return for the 2nd annual alumni games at the DCHS gym.

The Lady Tigers Alumni game starts at 6 p.m. followed by the Tigers Alumni game. Former DCHS basketball cheerleaders will also be there to lead the crowd in cheering on the teams.

Admission is $5.00 at the door and concessions will be available.

The cost of player registration is $20 which includes a t-shirt. Any alumni interested in playing or cheering should contact any of the following:

Danny Fish-865-742-4079
Shea Colwell-615-417-7456
Julie Cook-615-653-2272
John Sanders-615-489-7253
Kelly Agee-615-684-2553
Mike/Tara Hale-615-464-7336
Mindy Griffith-615-464-5551

January 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Unemployment dropped in more than one-third of Tennessee’s 95 counties in November, including DeKalb County according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

Rates decreased in 38 counties, remained the same in 24 counties, and unemployment increased in 33 counties during the month.

DeKalb County’s jobless rate for November was 3.9% was down from 5.1% in October. The rate for November 2018 was also 3.9%.

The local labor force for November was 7,864. A total of 7,560 were employed and 304 were unemployed.

The new data shows there are 91 counties across the state with rates less than 5 percent and only four counties with rates greater than 5 percent.

“It’s very encouraging to have so many counties with unemployment rates below 5 percent during November,” said TDLWD Commissioner Jeff McCord. “As we moved closer to the busy holiday season, more Tennesseans were taking home paychecks, which is the ultimate goal.”

Williamson County has the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.2 percent. That figure is down 0.1 of a percentage point when compared to October.

Davidson County has the second-lowest unemployment rate for the month. Its current statistic of 2.3 percent mirrors the rate from the previous month.

Cheatham and Rutherford counties both have a rate of 2.4 percent. For Cheatham County, which represents an increase of 0.1 of a percentage point, Rutherford County’s rate did not change between October and November.

Clay County experienced an increase in unemployment, giving the county the state’s highest unemployment rate. Its rate jumped from 5.2 percent in October to 5.9 percent in November.

Hancock, Hardeman, and Bledsoe counties follow Clay County with rates of 5 percent. Hancock County’s rate dropped one-half of a percentage point, Hardeman County is down 0.1 of a percentage point, and Bledsoe County is up by 0.3 of a percentage point.

Statewide, seasonally adjusted unemployment was down 0.1 of a percentage point when compared to October, setting the November 2019 rate at 3.3 percent.

The United States’ unemployment rate for November is 3.5 percent, 0.1 of a percentage point lower than it was in October.

January 3, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Catch Rick Scruggs on WJLE’s “Jammin’ at the 428” today (Friday).

The program will air at 8:30 a.m. following the “Old Time Country Community Radio Show”

Jim Hicks, the host of the show, will interview Scruggs, owner of Rick Scruggs’ Studio in Smithville, also known as the 428.

(To hear this show click the link below or click the dropdown box under the “Community” section of the WJLE homepage near the top and look for “Jammin’ at the 428”)

Jammin at the 428 January 3

“Rick and I hope the listeners will enjoy our show today,” said Hicks.

Meanwhile, if you are a local artist, Hicks would like to possibly schedule you on the show.

“We are always looking for people who have recorded their own music to come and do a show with us. Please call at 615-215-9090 or stop by the studio on East Broad Street and talk with Rick Scruggs. We would love to have you on the show,” said Hicks.

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