City to Purchase Newer Animal Control Truck for Shelter

January 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Animal Coalition is getting a newer truck for the shelter.

During Monday night’s regular monthly meeting, the Smithville aldermen granted a request from Shelter Director Megan Moore to purchase a 2006 Ford F150 in Knoxville. The asking price was $7,500 but city officials said it can now be bought for $6,500.

Moore said this truck will be much more reliable than the van the shelter has now and it is equipped to transport more animals.

“The van we have is on its last leg. We can carry no more than three animals. We have had to pick up as many as five at a time which takes a couple of trips back and forth to do that. The truck we are purchasing has an animal control unit on the back with a big fiberglass cab and 10 individual kennels. It also has a section in the back for a printer where the police department could issue citations on site for neglect and abuse,” said Moore.

Under a lease agreement with the animal coalition, the city is obligated to provide an animal control vehicle for the shelter but it is owned by the City of Smithville.

Moore also updated the mayor and aldermen on the operation of the shelter.

“We opened November 2017. We have had 502 animals at the shelter and 336 of those have been adopted while 117 have gone to rescues usually up to Ohio, Delaware, and places like that. That leaves 49 and most of those have been returned to owners. We have hosted three adoption events so far, two at Tractor Supply and one at Christmas on the Square in 2017. We also reinstated our volunteer program in December and we have doing classes to help train volunteers so they will know what they are doing when they come in. James Wilkerson is now a full time employee and that has helped tremendously. The shelter has been a lot more labor intensive than we previously thought. It’s a much bigger shelter than the facility we had before by far,” said Moore.

January 10, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Two of WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters will be awarded today (Thursday) on the last show of the season at 4:30 p.m.

Dewain Hendrixson compiled the best record during the 15 week season at 160-88 picking winners in college football and Tennessee Titans games while Will Graham accumulated the most underdog points for the season at 61. Both will receive plaques from WJLE during the show.

Overall Grant James of the James Gang finished in second place at 151-97, nine games back. Will Graham came in third place at 148-100, twelve games out. Darrell Gill and Ricky Atnip tied for fourth place at 147-101, thirteen games back. Chad Kirby finished in sixth place at 144-104, sixteen games out. John Pryor is in seventh place at 141-107, nineteen games back. The guests concluded the season in eighth place at 139-109, twenty one games out of first place. Scott Brown finished in ninth place at 136-112, twenty four games back.

In picking the 40 college football bowl games, Grant James, John Pryor, and the last guest, Jim Hodges each went 23-17. Dewain Hendrixson and Ricky Atnip were each at 22-18. Will Graham was 21-19, Darrell Gill 20-20, Chad Kirby 19-21, and Scott Brown 14-26.

Overall Will Graham had the most underdog points of the season at 61 followed by Ricky Atnip with 53.5, Scott Brown 53, Grant James of the James Gang 48. The guests 47.5, John Pryor 39.5, Chad Kirby 31, Darrell Gill 30, and Dewain Hendrixson 27.

This year’s guests were local minister Larry Green, Rhea County High School Girls Basketball Coach Darvin Gill, TWRA Officer Tony Cross, County Mayor Tim Stribling, local minister Isaac Gray, County Fire Chief and Farm Service Agency Director Donny Green, Attorney Luke Willoughby, County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss, Dan Delacruz of Smithville Computer, Ronnie Goodwin formerly of Liberty State Bank, DCHS Football Coach Steve Trapp, DCHS Lady Tiger Basketball Coach and Tigerette Softball Coach Danny Fish, DeKalb Administrator of Elections Dennis Stanley, Tom Duggin of DTC Communications/MyDTC3, and Jim Hodges of Middle Tennessee Natural Gas.

Special thanks to our sponsors the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, Liberty State Bank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, and DeKalb County Ace Hardware.

January 9, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE and participating local businesses are giving you a chance to bid on and buy dinners, clothes, furniture, and more at a discount in the RADIO SHOPPER on Thursday, January 24.

Starting at 8:00 a.m. that morning, WJLE will be opening up the phone lines for you to bid on various items from local businesses.

WJLE will set a minimum bid on each item and continue the bidding until the item is sold. The program on Thursday will be limited to around three hours. If we have more items to sell, the program will resume on another day. For bidders, they have a chance to buy merchandise or services at a discount. For the businesses, they get ads on WJLE just for putting items up for bids.

If your business would like to participate, contact Dwayne Page at 615-597-4265.

Participating businesses to date include

•White Possum Grille:

•DeKalb Market Deli:

•Evins Mill

•DeKalb Farmers Coop

•Angie’s Diner

•Bumpers Drive-In

•Gill Automotive

•DeKalb Funeral Chapel

•Cantrell’s Furniture and Appliances

•DeKalb County Ace Hardware

•Cantrell’s the Home of Fluty and Fluty’s Shoes

•Potters Home Center

•Kilgore’s Restaurant

and more to come

It’s going to be fun and exciting! Be sure to be by your radio and your telephone on Thursday, January 24 at 8:00 a.m. and call in a bid to RADIO SHOPPER on WJLE. The program will also be streamed LIVE at www.wjle.com.

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