Board of Education and County Budget Committee to Seek Common Ground on School Building Plan

January 31, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Trying to find common ground.

Members of the DeKalb County Board of Education and the Budget Committee of the County Commission will have a joint meeting next Thursday, February 6 to discuss what can be done to jump start action on a new school construction plan. But since the meeting is only a work session, no action can be taken.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the downstairs courtroom of the courthouse.

The latest plan offered by the Board of Education is construction of two new Pre-K to 8th grade schools and an expansion of Northside Elementary School to a Pre-K to 8th grade complex. To date, the Board has not secured locations for construction of two new schools and the proposed cost estimates of at least $48 million may fall significantly short of what is actually needed to fund such a project.

The board recently sent a request for funding to the county commission but until more specifics are provided, the commission will take no action.

By a 14-0 vote, the county commission Monday night adopted an amended motion by first district commissioner and budget committee chairman Dennis Slager to notify the school board that its request is lacking.

“This request is inadequate and only a detailed project description, total project cost, and other costs that will directly affect the overall school board budget will be considered. The DeKalb County Commission stands ready to consider and fund a school building project that meets the current needs of the county’s school system that is financially feasible and reasonable for the taxpayers of DeKalb County,” said Slager.

January 31, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Do you enjoy gospel music by local talent?

Join WJLE for the Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour from 5-6 p.m. Sunday, February 2.

The program airs once a month, on the first Sunday night of each month, from 5-6 p.m. featuring recorded local talent performing gospel music.

Sunday night’s program will showcase the music of the Webb Sisters and Right On Time.

Tune in the first Sunday night of each month for the Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour from 5-6 p.m. on WJLE.

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.

•Got A Minute?: 60 second message presented by the Smithville Church of Christ with Dan Gulley-Twice a day Monday-Friday each week (various times morning and around noon).

•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.: Royce Moore of the New West Point Freewill Baptist Church (The Way of Life Ministry).

•8:00 a.m. Elders Joseph and Ricky Arnold for the New Bildad and Mount View Primitive Baptist Churches (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. Trent Colwell of the Smithville Church of the Nazarene (The Living Word).

•10:30 a.m. Bobby Thomason of the Covenant Baptist Church (Fountain of Faith Ministries).

•11:00 a.m. Worship Services from either the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian (Isaac Gray) or Smithville First United Methodist (David Lundsford) Churches.

•12:00 NOON: LOCAL NEWS

1:00 p.m.: Truth that Transforms with Aaron Wright.

•1:30 p.m. The Preaching Ministry of Toy Lawson of the People’s Pentecostal Church.

•2:30 p.m. Billy Hale 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.

•5:00 p.m. Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour (1st Sunday).

•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.

January 31, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The TN Promise Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing deadline is quickly approaching.

Saturday, February 1, 2020 is the final day for both TN Promise high school and college students to complete the 2020-2021 FAFSA to retain scholarship eligibility. The FAFSA, a federal application, is the primary financial aid application that any student enrolling in post-secondary must complete in order to determine state and federal scholarship and grant qualifications.

“tnAchieves strongly encourages all students, regardless of post-secondary plans, to file the FAFSA as soon as possible,” says Amanda Schneider, tnAchieves Senior Director of Communications. “The FAFSA is directly correlated with increased college enrollment and completion. Completing a FAFSA creates opportunities for students as it allows a student to access federal and state aid.”

Not only has Tennessee’s college going rate increased to nearly 63 percent since the implementation of TN Promise, Tennessee has become a national leader in FAFSA completion over the past five years. This is in large part due to increased communication and intentional support.

“Local communities continue to come together to assist students in successfully completing FAFSA and enrolling in post-secondary,” says Krissy DeAlejandro, tnAchieves Executive Director. “School counselors, K12 administration, college professionals, state agencies and local non-profits have aligned to offer critical support as students and families begin and complete the financial aid process. This alignment is crucial to ensuring student success and college completion!”

For TN Promise eligibility, high school seniors and current TN Promise college students must complete the 2020-2021 FAFSA no later than February 1, 2020. The FAFSA is found at www.fafsa.gov.
For assistance in completing FAFSA, students and families may contact tnachieves@tnachieves.org. For more information, please visit www.tnachieves.org.

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