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Make Room for “Chase” (View video here)
October 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
If you like a dog with lots of energy then you’ll love “Chase”
This beautiful Red Heeler, almost 2 years old, is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Coalition featured “Pet of the Week”.
Emmaly Bennett with Chase from dwayne page on Vimeo.
“Chase is around 30 pounds and full of life. He would prefer to be the only male dog in the house. He has a great temperament with humans and female dogs and loves to have his ears rubbed after a long day at the shelter. If you are looking for a loyal companion in a sturdy and robust frame, look no further than Chase. Contact the shelter to come and meet him,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.
The shelter is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12pm-4pm and Saturday 10am-12pm and the telephone number is 615-597-3647 (DOGS). Also visit facebook and instagram .
Located at 186 Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive.
Meanwhile, a Volunteer Orientation will be held at the shelter on Saturday, November 2 from noon until 1 p.m. The class will last 45 minutes.
“We will be outdoors for some of the class so dress accordingly. The class will go over how to properly open and close kennels and safely get animals in and out to play,” said Bennett.
If you want to participate just visit the DeKalb Animal Coalition facebook page under events and mark that you plan to attend.
Incumbent Constable Paul Cantrell to Seek Re-election
October 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A total of four constable candidates have now picked up qualifying petitions for the March 3 DeKalb County Democratic Primary.
The latest is Paul Cantrell, an incumbent constable in the 4th district, who is seeking re-election.
The other three as WJLE has previously reported are Waylon Kyle in the 1st district, Mark Milam in the 5th district, and Johnny King in the 7th district. Milam and King are incumbents seeking re-election.
All four men have already returned their petitions to the election commission in order to become a qualified candidate.
Meanwhile Tom Duggin, as WJLE previously reported, has picked up a petition to seek the Democratic nomination for Assessor of Property in the March 3 primary.
Local primaries will be held in conjunction with the Presidential Preference Primary on March 3.
“The DeKalb County Democratic Party will hold a primary for the office of Assessor of Property and Constable in all seven districts,” said Administrator of Elections Dennis Stanley. “The Republican Party will select their nominees for those offices by caucus.” In addition, both local parties will hold a primary for the office of Criminal Court Judge Part II in the 13th Judicial District.
“I understand it can be a little confusing to the voters and candidates,” Stanley said, “but in simple terms Democratic candidates for Assessor of Property, Constable and Circuit Court Judge must qualify by petition and they are now available. Republican candidates for Circuit Court Judge only must qualify by petition. The other offices are chosen by another party method.”
He also reminded potential Independent candidates that they must qualify by the petition process and can obtain a petition beginning at the same time, even though they would not appear on the ballot until August.
Here are the key dates for the March 3, 2020 election:
Qualifying deadline—Noon December 12
Voter registration deadline—February 3, 2020
Early Voting period—Feb. 12 through February 25, 2020
New Manufacturer to Take Over From Omega Apparel in Smithville
October 29, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Almost two months after learning that Omega Apparel would be closing its doors in Smithville, county and city leaders have reached a deal with a new apparel manufacturer to begin operations there. The transition could begin as early as this week.
During Monday night’s monthly meeting, County Mayor Tim Stribling announced to the county commission that the California based company has signed a two year lease including renewal options with the county industrial development board and City of Smithville which own the buildings located near downtown.
The parent company is a textile manufacturer with 30 plus years of experience and has operations in Mexico and Taiwan as well as the United States producing first quality sports apparel and other garments.
Stribling did not disclose the name of the manufacturer nor provide any further details about the operation saying the President of the company would make a statement about his plans at a later time. He did praise all those involved in helping him secure this deal.
“County Attorney Hilton Conger, Smithville Mayor Josh Miller, City Attorney Vester Parsley, and I have worked hard on this over the last month and I want to thank them for their help. This gentleman flew in here from California and initially met with me, Mr. Conger and representatives of the Upper Cumberland Development District to work out the details and draw up a lease. Things went quiet for a while and we didn’t hear back from him but on Thursday Mr. Conger got word that things were about to happen quickly and informed me that we needed to move on it so the lease was signed today (Monday). It’s a two year lease with two-2 year renewable options for a total of six years. This is good news for the county. It will keep people employed so the factory will not have to close completely and open back up,” said County Mayor Stribling.
In September, officials of Omega Apparel informed its employees that the company had decided to close its Smithville operation. After one worker asked why, a spokesman reportedly said the plant was closing due to a large previous debt too big to overcome.
Although Omega had contracts with the federal government to manufacture military apparel, it produced other product lines too according to an employee who spoke with WJLE but asked not to be identified.
“We had the contract for the Navy dress blues, the women’s white slacks and the last cut of the Armed Services uniform skirt,” he said. However, the plant was also under subcontract with an east Tennessee company to produce parkas, some for the military and some commercially.
Repeated phone call requests to talk with company officials in September went unanswered and WJLE was not able to confirm the allegation of a large debt.
Omega Apparel began operation here in 1994 and later changed ownership. It reportedly employed approximately 130 people.
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