DeKalb Animal Shelter Selling 2023 Calendars as Fundraiser for Spay and Neuter Voucher Program; Also Meet Pet of the Week “Oliver”

September 8, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Animal Coalition has 2023 calendars for sale featuring pet photos and related information about them and the shelter.

The cost is $25 and all proceeds will go to a new voucher program to help control the stray pet population called the Spay and Neuter Assistance Program (S.N.A.P)

You can purchase the calendars now at the shelter on Transfer Station Road off Highway 70 east behind Tenneco Automotive.

“We feel this spay and neuter voucher program is needed in our community because more and more strays are popping up. We want to help get them fixed. These calendars have lots of pet photos and information about things going on at the shelter. If you would like to purchase one come by the shelter. They would make great Christmas gifts,” said Shelter Director Emmaly Bennett.

While you’re at the shelter, be sure to ask about “Oliver” the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”.

“Oliver is about two years old. He is a big lap house cat. Oliver is super sweet and loves everyone and everything. He loves to play with the kittens as well as other adult cats. He has been fixed, vaccinated, and micro-chipped. He is an all-around good boy. His adoption fee is $100. Visit our website at https://www.dekalbanimalsheltertn.com/ to see his picture, fill out an adoption application for him and we will call you to come in and meet him,” said Bennett.

The shelter is open Monday-Friday from 8 to 4 and Saturday from 8 to 12

September 8, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Ricky Atnip and Darrell Gill of the Gill Gang are co-leaders of the pack among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters for the best record picking winners on opening week of the college football season.

Atnip and Gill each had the best record last week at 12-3 followed by Grant James of the James Gang, Scott Goodwin, Chad Kirby, and Jared Davis each at 11-4. John Pryor was 10-5 and Scott Brown 8-7.

Only one Fearless Forecaster hit his underdog pick last week. Jared Davis got on the board with 7.5 points as Old Dominion defeated Virginia Tech 20-17.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Alabama at Texas, Iowa State at Iowa, USC at Stanford, Baylor at BYU, Oregon State at Fresno State, Boston College at Virginia Tech, Memphis at Navy, Appalachian State at Texas A&M, Kentucky at Florida, Mississippi State at Arizona, Missouri at Kansas State, South Carolina at Arkansas, Wake Forest at Vanderbilt, Tennessee at Pittsburgh, and in the NFL the New York Giants at the Tennessee Titans.

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

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

September 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

A local 9/11 remembrance will be held Sunday downtown Smithville.

This Patriot Day event will begin at 4 p.m. at Evins Park across from Justin Potter Library to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001 and to honor first responders for what they do in our communities.
Cody Purvis will be performing. All attendees should bring a lawn chair.

Patriot Day occurs on September 11 each year in memory of nearly 3,000 innocent victims who died in the terrorist attacks 21 years ago. On that day, 2,977 people were killed, 19 hijackers committed murder-suicide, and more than 6,000 others were injured.

Two planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon at Washington, DC and a fourth plane crashed in a field at Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Please join in this local observance to remember the men and women who lost their lives.

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