Indian Mound Motocross (MX) Park to Open This Month

October 3, 2019
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Motocross enthusiasts now have a local track to practice, and in the near future, to watch races.

D.J. Stewart and his partner Nate Card are opening the Indian Mound MX outdoor motocross track at 575 Pinhook Road, about 3 ½ miles off Indian Mound Road in eastern DeKalb County.

The American Motocross Association sanctioned track, about a mile long, is a pro style track that will be open for amateurs to practice with the hope of having races in a few months.

“Starting in October we will open for practices two weekends per month until the spring,” Stewart said. “We still have a lot of stuff to do. We have to put up starting gates and lights.”

“We will open it in the Spring for like a Saturday night Super Cross where people can come out and watch,” he continued. “Participants from 4 years old to 60 plus can take part in it.”

Practice costs $25 per rider. There will be no spectator fees on practice days, “but when we race it will probably be $10 per night,” he said.

Stewart said the business venture grew out of a need and the fact the sport is good for youngsters.

“It’s good for the kids. Motocross taught my little boy so much and that is the reason why I wanted to bring it here, plus you have to drive two hours right now to get to ride anywhere around here,” he said.

Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits.

October 3, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Three of WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters are now in a tie for first place giving them bragging rights for having the best record picking winners heading into the sixth week of the college football season.

Last week’s leader Chad Kirby now shares the top spot with Dewain Hendrixson and Darrell Gill each with an overall record of 47-28. John Pryor is next at 46-29 followed by Jared Davis, the James Gang (Grant and Jeff James) and the guests each at 45-30. Ricky Atnip and Jacob Parsley are each at 43-32, Scott Brown is 41-34, and Will Graham is at 40-35.

For the week, Darrell Gill had the best record at 13-2. Scott Brown, John Pryor, and Jared Davis each went 12-3. The James Gang and Dewain Hendrixson each were 11-4. Jacob Parsley, Ricky Atnip, Will Graham, and the guest Donny Green each went 10-5 and Chad Kirby was 9-6.

Two of the forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Scott Brown added to his lead with 4.5 points as Arizona State upset California 24-17 and Jacob Parsley picked up 6.5 points with Arkansas State’s win over Troy 50-43.

After five weeks, Scott Brown has 25.5 underdog points followed by Jared Davis with 17.5, the guests 14.5, Jacob Parsley 14, Darrell Gill 8, Dewain Hendrixson 7, and the James Gang 4.5 points.

Thursday the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

UCF at Cincinnati, Iowa at Michigan, Air Force at Navy, TCU at Iowa State, Marshall at MTSU, Arizona at Colorado, Texas at West Virginia, Baylor at Kansas State, Auburn at Florida, Boston College at Louisville, Pittsburgh at Duke, Western Michigan at Toledo, Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, Georgia at Tennessee, and Buffalo at the Tennessee Titans.

Thursday’s special guest is County Mayor Tim Stribling

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by Graham Services, the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Davis Auto Body, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, and Domino’s Pizza.

October 3, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County Road Supervisor Danny Hale has announced that Bright Hill Road will be closed today (Thursday) from Big Rock Road to Smithville for road work.

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