Chad Kirby Leads the Pack Among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters

October 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Chad Kirby has reclaimed sole possession of first place among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters as the local pigskin prognosticators prepare for the seventh week of the college football season.

Kirby leads the pack with an overall record of 56-34 followed by Darrell Gill and Dewain Hendrixson each at 54-36. The guests (combined) have a record of 52-38. John Pryor and the James Gang (Grant and Jeff James) each own a record of 51-39. Ricky Atnip is 50-40, Jacob Parsley, Will Graham, and Jared Davis are each at 49-41, and Scott Brown is 47-43.

For the week, Chad Kirby and Will Graham tied for the best record at 9-6. Darrell Gill, Ricky Atnip, Dewain Hendrixson, and the guest County Mayor Tim Stribling each went 7-8. The James Gang, Jacob Parsley, and Scott Brown each were 6-9. John Pryor was 5-10 and Jared Davis was 4-11.

Five of the forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Jared Davis picked up 13.5 points with Virginia Tech’s win over Miami 42-35. Dewain Hendrixson got 4 points with MTSU’s upset of Marshall 24-13. John Pryor got on the board with 7.5 points as Georgia State upended Arkansas State 52-38. Ricky Atnip has 4 points with Pittsburgh’s win over Duke 33 to 30, and Scott Brown added 4 points to his total as Cincinnati beat UCF 27 to 24.

After six weeks, Jared Davis is the new underdog points leader with 31 followed by Scott Brown 29.5, the guests 14.5, Jacob Parsley 14, Dewain Hendrixson 11, Darrell Gill 8, John Pryor 7.5, the James Gang 4.5 points, and Ricky Atnip 4 points.

Thursday the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

USC at Notre Dame, Penn State at Iowa, Washington at Arizona, Iowa State at West Virginia, Washington State at Arizona State, Nebraska at Minnesota, Oklahoma at Texas, Wyoming at San Diego State, Florida at LSU, Army at Western Kentucky, Memphis at Temple, Arkansas at Kentucky, UNLV at Vanderbilt, Mississippi State at Tennessee, and the Tennessee Titans at the Denver Broncos.

Thursday’s special guest is Brad Halfacre, Manager of Edgar Evins State Park.

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

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

October 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Animal Coalition is accepting applications for the adoption of “Hundley” through today (Thursday).

Hundley is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Coalition featured “Pet of the Week”

“He is about two years old and needs to be neutered. We are accepting applications through today (Thursday) and we will pick the best fit for him on Friday. Hundley is great with other dogs. He walks well on a leash and he loves to play with toys,” said Emmaly Bennett, shelter employee.

For more information about Hundley call the shelter at 615-597-3647 (DOGS) or visit facebook. The shelter is currently open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 12-4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 12 noon.

Located at 186 Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive.

October 10, 2019
By: Bill Conger

Over 100 racers converged on DeKalb West School Saturday (October 5) for the 5^th Annual 3.21Run4DS.  Madeline Martin was the overall female winner with a final time of 23:37 while Aaron Gottlied, the overall male winner, had the best time of the race at 18:27. The Face of the Race this year for Down syndrome awareness was Beckett West.

“Beckett had an awesome day and always soaks up the attention,” says his father, Andy West. “It was a blessing to experience the huge amount of support and love shown by the community for the race and our friends with special needs.”

“The sponsors can never be adequately thanked for the donations and time given,” says D.C.H.S. Teacher Amanda Brown, one of the race organizers and the parent of Grant Brown, who has D.S. “So much good comes from the funds raised. We see firsthand the challenges and needs faced by kids and families and it gives us a little insight of what we can do to help. We could not do what we do without the generosity of our sponsors.”

Gold sponsors for the race were Wilson Bank and Trust, Kelsey Evert & Associates, Beckett’s Buddies/Sawyer’s Sidekicks, Ranger Brake, Representative Terri Lynn Weaver, Carthage Rotary, Hickory Grove Methodist Church, HyrdroCare, LLC, Powell & Meadows Insurance Agency—Chip Piper, Smith County Drugs, Indian Creek Baptist Church, D.C.H.S. Literature Club, and Holliman Law Firm.

Here are the final top three results in the following categories:

Fun Run

1. Garrett Muskopf
2. Max Hendrixson
3. Emily Roberts

Females 9-12 years old

1. Madeline Martin
2. Hailey Overstreet
3. Carly West

Females 13-18 years old

1. Megan Cantrell
2. Liz Anderson
3. MacKenzie Sprague

Females 19-29 years old

1. Amy Carly
2. Michelle Iorio
3. Avarie Sliger

Females 30-39 years old

1. Catlin Potter
2. Jamie Sommerville
3. Courtney West

Females 40-49 years old

1. Andrea Armshore
2. Lanna Woodcock
3. Brandi Powell

Females 50-59 years old

1. Deb Poteete
2. Lindy Jenkins
3. Pam McClanahan

Females 60-69 years old

1. Tommy Ann Sliger
2. Resa Byrd
3. Patricia Anderson

Females 70+

1. Barbara Hutson

Males 9-12 years old

1. Nathan Massey
2. Levi Reynolds
3. Everett West

Males 13-18 years old

1. Aaron Gottlied
2. Matthew Sinclair
3. Luke Jenkins

Males 19-29 years old

1. Noah McClanahan
2. Steven Jennings

Males 30-39 years old

1. Andy West
2. Eric West
3. Zac Cole

Males 40-49 years old

1. Todd Cantrell
2. Steven Lish
3. Kevin Malone

Males 50-59 years old

1. Mark Sullivan
2. Chris Vance
3. Roger Miller

Males 60-69 years old

1. Lonnie Swope
2. James Woods
3. Mike Davis

Males 70+

First Place: James Hutson

Second Place: Ron Poteete

Third Place: Jim Lewis

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