“Kyle” needs you! (View Video Here)

March 20, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Animal Shelter has been Kyle’s home away from home for several months but he really needs a forever home.

“Kyle” is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”

DeKalb Animal Shelter employees Emmaly Bennett and Jennifer Angaran with Kyle from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“Kyle, a three and a half year old Terrier-Pit Bull mix, is our longest shelter resident. He has been here for several months so we need to find him a really good home. If you would like to adopt Kyle and have other dogs in your home we prefer to set up a meeting so he can meet you and them. He has shown no dog aggression but to just be safe we would like to have a meeting. He is great with people and super happy. Kyle is learning his leash manners but he does way better on a harness so he still needs some training but he is a really good boy. His adoption fee is $180,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.

“If you would like to meet “Kyle” go to our website under our adoptable animals tab at https://www.dekalbanimalshelter.com/ and you will be called to set up an appointment after you fill out an adoption application. For more information call 615-597-3647 or send a message on facebook or email,” said Bennett.

March 20, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

State Representative Clark Boyd was in Smithville Friday morning to give constituents a legislative update on a variety of issues.

The meeting was held upstairs at city hall.

Among the topics discussed were the state of the Tennessee Economy,  governor executive orders, handgun carry legislation, new federal stimulus money coming to  Tennessee, and expansion of broadband among others.

The video below is a small portion of the meeting

Clark Boyd Legislative Update in Smithville from dwayne page on Vimeo.

March 20, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Most of Tennessee’s 95 counties including DeKalb started 2021 with lower unemployment numbers, according to data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Seventy-eight counties began the new year with a decrease in unemployment. The jobless rate remained the same in seven counties and increased in ten counties.

In DeKalb County, the jobless rate for January was 5.4%, down from 6.4% in December but still slightly higher than the 5.1% rate recorded in January 2020.

The local labor force for January, 2021 was 7,659. A total of 7,243 were employed while 416 were out of work.

Rates in 24 counties came in under 5% for the month. The remaining counties, 71 out of the 95, have rates higher than 5%, but less than 10%.

Williamson County recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate. The new rate of 3.2% is down 0.6 of a percentage point from the December 2020 statistic. Moore County followed Williamson with a rate of 3.8%, down 0.3 of a percentage point from December. Cheatham County had the third-lowest rate at 3.9%, a decrease from 4.4%.

Cocke County had Tennessee’s highest unemployment in January. It increased by 2 percentage points in January to 8.5%. Lake County’s rate was the second-highest at 8.4 percent, which represents a 0.8 of a percentage point drop from December’s rate of 9.2%. Hardeman County had the third-highest rate, but at 7.8%, the county saw unemployment drop by 0.1 of a percentage point.

Statewide, unemployment was down in January. Tennessee started 2021 with a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.1%, down 0.5 of a percentage point from December.

The national unemployment rate for January is 6.3%, down 0.4 of a percentage point.
Tennesseans searching for employment can find over 230,000 job openings for every skill level, in every area of the state, on Jobs4TN.gov. They can also utilize the service matcher, which can help remove barriers to employment by matching the job seeker with services from several state agencies. The service matcher is located within the virtual American Job Center at TNVirtualAJC.com.

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