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DeKalb Middle School Saints Soccer Schedule
February 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb Middle School Saints Soccer Schedule
Pre-Season:
February 23: North Play Day: TBA- AWAY
March 1: Central Magnet (JV) 5:30 pm-AWAY
March 8: Warren County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
Regular Season:
March 12: Thurman Francis: (JV) 5:00 pm- AWAY
March 15: White County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
March 19: Cumberland County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
March 22: Algood (JV) 5:30 pm- AWAY
April 2: Macon County (JV) 6:00 pm- HOME
April 5-7: Red Raider Invitational: TBA- Manchester
April 8: JV Playday: 5:40 pm, 6:20 p.m., 7:40 p.m. Prescott Middle
April 11: Prescott (JV) 5:30 pm-AWAY
April 16: Avery Trace (JV) 6:00 pm-HOME
April 18: Upperman (JV) 6:00 pm-AWAY
April 23: Overton County (JV) 6:30 pm-HOME
April 25: Smith County: (JV) 6:00 p.m.-AWAY
Post Season (only top six teams)
April 29: First Round: TBA
April 30: Semi-Finals: TBA
May 2: Championship: TBA Cookeville Complex
DeKalb Jobless Rate 3.8% in December
February 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County’s unemployment rate for December was 3.8%, down from 4.1% in November and just under 3.9% in December 2017.
The local labor force for December 2018 was 7,860. A total of 7,560 were employed and 300 were without work.
More than three-quarters of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced a drop in unemployment during December 2018 according to data by Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dr. Jeff McCord.
Seventy-six counties saw a decrease in unemployment in December; the rate remained unchanged in three counties, and 16 counties experienced an uptick in their jobless numbers.
Williamson County continued to have the state’s lowest unemployment during the final month of 2018 with a rate of 2.1 percent.
Hancock County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 5.7 percent, which increased by 1.1 percent from November’s figure.
Statewide, Tennessee’s December unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent for the second consecutive month. Nationally, the United States’ unemployment rate saw an uptick to 3.9 percent, which was 0.2 of a percentage point higher than in November.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Blood Drive Monday
February 17, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
A DeKalb County Neighbors Helping Neighbors Blood Assurance Drive will be Monday, February 18 from noon until 5:30 p.m. at the County Complex Senior Citizens Center inside the Bloodmobile.
All donors will be given a FREE t-shirt. All donors will also be entered for a chance to win a $250 Zales gift card.
To schedule an appointment, go to Bloodassurance.org/dekalb or contact Jimmy Poss at 615-464-7426 or jimposs72@yahoo.com. Please remember to EAT A GOOD MEAL and drink additional water and bring a photo ID.
Blood Assurance is the sole blood provider for local hospitals
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