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DeKalb County Urged to Turn Red During “Red Ribbon Week”
October 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb Prevention Coalition invites the community to take a visible stand against drug abuse by celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 23-31.
Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug use and the problems related to drugs facing our community, and encourages parents, educators, business owners, and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles.
This year’s theme is “Be Happy, Be Brave, Be Drug Free!
(Click the link below to take the National Red Ribbon Campaign Pledge and be a part of the creation of a drug free America)
The campaign is intended to bring together parents, schools, and businesses with a mission to keep kids and communities drug free.
To help promote Red Ribbon Week, the community is urged to display red ribbons on your mailboxes or outside doors and to support two “Wear Red Days “ this week, October 27 & 29. If you have an outside sign, please post this year’s theme on it for the week.
In 1985, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique S. “Kiki” Camarena was killed by drug traffickers. Shortly after his death, citizens from his hometown of Calexico, California, began wearing red ribbons to remember him and commemorate his sacrifice.
The first official Red Ribbon Week celebration was created by the National Family Partnership in 1988. NFP continues to coordinate the campaign for families, schools and communities across the nation each year. Since then, the red ribbon has symbolized a continuing commitment to reducing the demand for illicit drugs in our communities.
“Red Ribbon Week gives us the opportunity to be vocal and visible in our efforts to achieve a drug-free community,” said Lisa Cripps of the DeKalb Prevention Coalition “Research shows that children are less likely to use alcohol and other drugs when parents and other role models are clear and consistent in their opposition to drug use and the misuse of prescription drugs.” Visit GetSmartAboutDrugs.com for more information about Red Ribbon Week or visit the DeKalb Prevention Coalition facebook page.
Nola’s kittens have been adopted and now she needs a home (View Video Here)
October 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
All of her kittens have found a home thanks to the DeKalb Animal Shelter, and now it’s time for Nola to have one too!
Nola is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”
DeKalb Animal Shelter Employee Emmaly Bennett with Nola from dwayne page on Vimeo.
“Nola is one of our longest cat residents here. She was found as a stray with some of her kittens and all of her kittens have been adopted. Nola is a year old and has already been spayed and she is up to date on her vaccinations. Nola is a little shy at first but she is great. Her adoption fee is $85.00,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett
We are still appointment only go online and file an adoption application and we will call you to come in and meet her and go from there.
“If you would like to adopt Nola go to our website https://www.dekalbanimalcoalition.org/ to fill out an application and email it to us. We will then call you to set up an appointment to come in and meet her,” said Bennett.
DeKalb Jobless Rate Drops to 6.1% in September
October 25, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
The unemployment rates in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties decreased in September, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
DeKalb County’s unemployment rate for September was at 6.1%, down from 8.5% in August but still higher than the 3.8% rate for September 2019.
The September labor force in DeKalb County was 7,512 . A total of 7,053 were employed and 459 were without work.
Twenty-seven counties recorded unemployment rates below 5%, while 68 counties have a rate of 5% or higher. There are no counties with an unemployment rate higher than 10% in September.
Once again, Moore County has the state’s lowest unemployment rate. Its September figure of 3.2% is 1.9 percentage points lower than the previous month’s rate.
Shelby County continues to have Tennessee’s highest unemployment. While its September rate is 9.9%, the new figure represents a drop of 3.7 percentage points from where it was in August.
The rate in Memphis dropped 4.2 percentage points to 12.1%. Nashville’s September rate is down 3.1 percentage points and sits at 7.5%. Knoxville saw a 2.4 percentage point drop in its rate which is now 5.8%. Unemployment in the Tri-Cities area stands at 5.3% for the month, down 1.9 percentage points from its revised August rate.
Statewide, unemployment dropped to its lowest level in September since hitting an all-time high in April during the peak of COVID-19 business closures. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the month is 6.3%, a decrease of 2.3 percentage points from the revised August rate of 8.6%.
Unemployment also decreased nationally in September. The seasonally adjusted rate for the United States is 7.9%, down 0.5 of a percentage point from August’s revised rate of 8.4%. Tennessee’s unemployment rate is now 1.6 percentage points lower than the national rate.
Businesses across Tennessee are ready to help the state’s economy rebound by reemploying out of work individuals. Jobs4TN.gov, Tennessee’s workforce development website, currently has 219,000 open positions for all job skill levels.
Jobs4TN.gov also offers online assistance with writing a resume that will catch the attention of employers, advice on how to engage and impress during job interviews, and details about potential job training opportunities.
There are more than 80 American Job Centers across Tennessee that are open for business and offering job seekers one-on-one personalized assistance. Career specialists are ready to work with individuals to devise a reemployment plan that will help them rejoin the state’s workforce.
All the assistance is free to anyone who needs help finding a new job or career path.
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