DeKalb Unemployment Rate at 3.9% in May

June 29, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

New data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed unemployment rates increased slightly during May in each of the state’s 95 counties. Even with the minimal increases, 93 of Tennessee’s 95 counties including DeKalb maintained rates lower than 5% for the month.

The DeKalb County unemployment rate for May was 3.9%, up from 3.4% in April but still below the rate of 4.5% in May 2021. The DeKalb Labor Force for May was 7,990. A total of 7,676 were employed while 314 were without work.

Williamson County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the state for May. At 2.3%, its rate increased 0.3 of a percentage point from April’s revised rate of 2%. Moore County had the second-lowest rate at 2.5%, a 0.4 of a percentage point increase when compared to the previous month.

Perry County’s rate came in at 5.5%, the highest in the state. That represented a 0.4 of a percentage point increase from April’s rate of 5.1%. Bledsoe County had the second-highest rate in May at 5.1%, also a 0.4 of a percentage point increase for the month.

The increase in county unemployment followed the slightest uptick in the statewide unemployment rate in May. Tennessee’s jobless number inched up to 3.3% in May, just 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the state’s all-time low rate of 3.2%.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates county and statewide unemployment rates differently. It does not factor in seasonal impacts on data when determining county unemployment rates, while it does seasonally adjust the statewide unemployment number.

Nationally, May’s unemployment rate mirrored April’s rate of 3.6%.

Job seekers can find all the resources and the services they need to start their search, all in one place. TNWorkReady.com is the site to find a new job, develop new skills, or find classes where adult learners can earn a high school equivalency diploma.

One-on-one help with a Career Specialist is also available at nearly 80 American Job Centers located in counties across Tennessee.

June 29, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

An Alexandria woman accused in a knife attack on her boyfriend has been charged with aggravated assault.

37-year-old Pamela Lynn Salas of Walker Creek Road, Alexandria is under a $6,500 bond and will be in court July 14.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on June 26 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Walker Creek Road due to a report of a physical domestic involving a knife. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a man who said that he and his girlfriend, Salas, had gotten into an argument before Salas picked up a knife and began trying to cut him with it. The man did receive a cut on his arm from the attack.

A Liberty man who tried to flee on foot while being served with a warrant has been charged with evading arrest.

49-year-old Ricky Shannon Nokes of Pea Ridge Road is under a $2,500 bond and he will be in court on July 14.

Sheriff Ray said that on June 20 a deputy went to a residence on Pea Ridge Road to serve a Cannon County warrant on Nokes. Upon arrival the officer informed Nokes that he had a warrant for his arrest, Nokes fled on foot but he was later taken into custody at a neighbor’s home where he had locked himself in a bathroom.

38-year-old Marcus Anthony Williams of Peytons Road, Pleasant Shade is charged with domestic assault. He is under a $10,000 bond and will make a court appearance on July 14.

Sheriff Ray said that on June 20 a deputy spoke with a woman who said that four days prior on June 16 Williams had held her down, leaving bruises on her knees and refused to let her leave. Williams was later taken into custody and charged in the case.

47-year-old Joseph Nathaniel Bragg, Jr. of North Congress Boulevard, Smithville was charged on June 20 with violation of an order of protection. He is under a $3,000 bond and will make a court appearance on July 14.

Sheriff Ray said Bragg was knowingly at the residence of a woman he was supposed to keep away from according to an active order of protection against him. The woman was home at the time.

An intoxicated woman found in the road on Allen Ferry Road last week has been charged. 37-year-old Tiffany Rayl of Highland Avenue, Smithville is under a $1,000 bond and will be in court July 14 on a public intoxication charge.

Sheriff Ray said that on June 21 a deputy was dispatched to Allen Ferry Road to conduct a welfare check of a woman who was reported to be lying in the road. Upon arrival the officer found the woman, Rayl in the roadway trying to get into vehicles passing by. She was determined to have been under the influence of narcotics.

52-year-old Russell Albert Summit, Jr. of Parker Lane, Manchester is charged with driving under the influence and driving on a revoked or suspended license. He is being held without bond pending a court appearance on August 11.

Sheriff Ray said that on June 21 a deputy was dispatched to the area of McMinnville Highway due to a report of a man sitting slumped over behind the wheel of his vehicle parked at Whorton Springs Baptist Church. After Summit was awakened the officer asked him to step out of the vehicle. Summit was unsteady on his feet and had a strong odor of alcohol on him. Summit submitted to but performed poorly on field sobriety tasks. A background check through central dispatch revealed that this was Summit’s second offense of DUI and that his license was suspended.

June 29, 2022
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The Summer Reading Program “Oceans of Possibilities” ended with the big Final Party on Thursday June 23rd at 2:00 pm at the Mike Foster Multi-Purpose Center (theater area) in the County Complex. The day’s events featured

Mary Beth and the unique animals from Bob Tartar’s Animalogy.

The day continued with each child having an opportunity to be interviewed by Dwayne Page of WJLE Radio about their Summer Reading experience and being able to listen to themselves on the radio on Saturday, June 25th.

Every child who participated in the Summer Reading Program and completed their reading goal was awarded a certificate. The children each received a backpack with lots of goodies and a free book furnished with funds from a Save the Children Grant, coupons donated by McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Bumpers and Sonic, fun
items from UT Extension for June Dairy month and a cloth lunch bag, crayons and “Say No to Smoking Educational Coloring and Activity Book” furnished by the DeKalb County Health Department.

“Thanks to everyone, especially the children, who participated in and donated to our Summer Reading Program at the Justin Potter and Alexandria Libraries and helped to make it a huge success. A special thank you to the Sheriff’s Department and staff at the County Complex for their assistance in preparing for our programs and Karyn Walker for providing free art classes for the children. Thanks to Tennessee Promise Students Ian Chandler and Jack Reid for volunteering and Kylynn Smullen, Jamie Smullen and Lisa Buckner for helping put the goodies in the backpacks,” said Library Director Kathy Hendrixson

For further information contact Justin Potter Library at 615-597-4359 or visit us on Facebook or our website at dekalblibraries.net.

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