Dewain Hendrixson Back Out Front Among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters (Show Airs Today at 4:30 p.m.)

October 31, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Dewain Hendrixson has overtaken Chad Kirby as leader of WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking winners after the ninth week of the college football season.

Hendrixson now has the best overall record at 86-49 followed in second place by Darrell Gill at 85-50. Chad Kirby has dropped to third place at 84-51. The James Gang (Grant and Jeff James) has a record of 82-53, the guests record is 81-54, John Pryor 79-56, Jacob Parsley 78-57, Ricky Atnip 77-58, Scott Brown and Will Graham 76-59, and Jared Davis 75-60

For the week, Dewain Hendrixson, the James Gang, and Scott Brown each went 10-5. Darrell Gill, John Pryor, Will Graham, and the guest Johnny Barnes were each at 9-6, Jacob Parsley and Jared Davis each went 8-7, and Ricky Atnip and Chad Kirby each compiled a record of 7-8.

Five of the forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. The James Gang picked up 10.5 points with Kentucky’s upset of Missouri 29-7. Jacob Parsley added 4 points to his total as UCLA defeated Arizona State 42-32. Ricky Atnip got 10.5 points with Oklahoma State’s win over Iowa State 34-27. Chad Kirby got on the board with 1 point as Michigan upended Notre Dame 45-14, and Dewain Hendrixson got 4.5 points with Tennessee’s upset of South Carolina 41-21.

Jared Davis remains the overall underdog points leader with 38 followed by Scott Brown 29.5. Jacob Parsley and Dewain Hendrixson each have 24 points. The James Gang has 21 points, Darrell Gill 19, Ricky Atnip and the Guests 14.5, John Pryor 7.5, Will Graham 7, and Chad Kirby with 1 point.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Oregon at USC, Kansas State at Kansas, SMU at Memphis, Utah at Washington, Miami at Florida State, TCU at Oklahoma State, Virginia at North Carolina, Colorado at UCLA, Boston College at Syracuse, FAU at Western Kentucky, Mississippi State at Arkansas, Georgia versus Florida, Vanderbilt at South Carolina, UAB at Tennessee, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at the Carolina Panthers.

Today’s special guest is Dan Delacruz of Smithville Computer.

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 31, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Jason Brown is the latest to add his name to the list of constable candidates for the March 3 DeKalb County Democratic Primary.

Brown picked up his qualifying petition Wednesday from the Election Commission to run for constable in the sixth district.

Constables in all seven districts of the county and an Assessor of Property will be elected in 2020.

Democrats for these positions will be seeking the nomination of their party on March 3. Winners will face Republican nominees and possibly Independents in the August General Election.

October 30, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

DeKalb County is one of 59 counties that has been awarded a ThreeStar grant.

The grant is for $50,000 to used for city park improvements in DeKalb County. County Mayor Tim Stribling informed the county commission of the news Monday night during the regular monthly meeting and he commended Chamber Director Suzanne Williams for her role in writing the grant with his assistance.

“The ThreeStar grant for DeKalb County in the amount of $50,000 in part will be used to develop park plans for cities within the county to address health, safety, and economic development. Grant funds shall also be utilized to purchase technology equipment, supplies, materials, and any other equipment necessary for implementing park plans. We have increased the amount of grant DeKalb County has received the last three years from $10,000 to $15,000 to $50,000 and there is no match required by the county. We are very pleased DeKalb County was one of the 59 counties to receive the ThreeStar grant” said County Mayor Stribling.

Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe made the announcement on October 3.

In total, TNECD is awarding $2.4 million in funding to Tennessee communities through this round of the ThreeStar grant program.

The grants will be used for a variety of local community development initiatives, including education, workforce development, health, entrepreneurship and economic development programs, among others that are prioritized by the communities.

“These 59 ThreeStar grants will help counties all across Tennessee invest in vital community development initiatives,” Lee said. “I’m eager to see these programs strengthen the quality of life, access to workforce training programs, and economic opportunities for our residents in rural Tennessee.”

“The ThreeStar grant program has a proven track record of success, and I’m pleased to announce this year’s grant recipients,” Rolfe said. “TNECD is proud to assist communities that are committed to improving their workforce readiness and quality of life with these types of innovative local programs.”

ThreeStar promotes economic and community prosperity through collaboration to positively impact every Tennessean. For the third time in the past four years, all 95 Tennessee counties gained ThreeStar certification.

To be eligible for ThreeStar grants, each county must meet all ThreeStar certification requirements, develop an asset-based strategic plan and design a program to implement a goal from its strategic plan. The 59 counties were selected out of 78 applications.

“TNECD is committed to helping communities in areas that they prioritize on a local level,” Jody Sliger, TNECD’s Community Development Director, said. “We are proud to partner with these 59 communities and support a wide range of community development programs all across our state.”

The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is to develop strategies that help make Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs. To grow and strengthen Tennessee, the department seeks to attract new corporate investment to the state and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth.

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