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Two WJLE Sunday Afternoon Programs Switching Time Slots
November 3, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Two Sunday afternoon radio programs on WJLE are switching time slots beginning today (November 3).
The House of Prayer with Zachariah Murphy, previously at 12:30 p.m. is moving to 1:30 p.m. and the Preaching ministry of Toy Lawson is moving from 1:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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.
•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.: Amazing Facts featuring Joe Crews presented by the Smithville Seventh Day Adventist Church
•8:00 a.m. Elder Ricky Arnold of the Mount View Primitive Baptist Church (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. Abram Edwards of the Calvary Baptist Church
•10:30 a.m. Bobby Thomason of the Covenant Baptist Church (Fountain of Faith Ministries)
•11:00 a.m. Worship Services from the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian (Isaac Gray)
•12:00 NOON: LOCAL NEWS
*12:30 p.m.: The Preaching Ministry of Toy Lawson
*1:00 p.m.: Truth that Transforms with Aaron Wright
•1:30 p.m. The House of Prayer with Zachariah Murphy
*2:00 p.m. The Way the Truth and the Life with Billy Hale
•2:30 p.m. Joe Jones 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
•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.
Teaming up to seek funding for more Recreational Opportunities
November 3, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Teaming up to potentially expand recreational opportunities
During Monday night’s monthly meeting, the county commission voted to create a parks and recreation committee made up of seven people including a county commissioner, a City of Smithville alderman or mayor, and five citizen members.
Commissioner Tony Luna, Chairman of Economic Development said his committee recently met and voted to recommend the formation of this new parks and recreation team as a way to join forces with the city and Chamber of Commerce to enhance grant opportunities to expand recreational offerings in DeKalb County such as possibly parks and ball fields.
“In our economic development committee, we floated the idea of creating a parks and recreation committee,” said Commissioner Luna. “We talked to (Chamber Director) Suzanne Williams and if we do create this committee there are lots of grants we can apply for and probably get. We could possibly build a new ball field or even a new ball complex for the kids. This would be a volunteer committee. Commissioner Tony (Cully) Culwell has agreed to serve on it. I have also talked to Smithville Mayor Josh Miller and he said that he or one of the aldermen he thought would also serve on it and we would like to get five more from the community. Tony has already started talking to some people who wanted to volunteer to be part of it but before that we have to create this parks and recreation committee. The reason we want to team up with the city is because we believe we could get more accomplished by working together,” said Commissioner Luna
Members of the committee, yet to be named, will be appointed by the county mayor.
Smithville Elementary School Announces Students of the Month for October
November 2, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Smithville Elementary would like to recognize our Students of the Month for October. These students were selected for their outstanding character, academics, and other traits that make them an all-around excellent student. Selected as Students of the Month for October are:
PreK – Gerson Garcia, Ella Thompson
Kindergarten – Nora Harwood, Everleigh Ashburn
1st Grade – Brentley Gutierrez, Blakelyn Cripps
2nd Grade – Luke Conte, Emersyn Niehuus
The students are pictured with SES Principal Anita Puckett and Assistant Principal Karen France.
