“Hunter” is a Cool Laid Back Dog in Need of a Home (View Video Here)

September 18, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Hunter is a really cool laid back dog. All he needs to make his canine life complete is a new forever home.

This two and a half year old Australian Shepherd mix is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”.

DeKalb Animal Shelter Staff with Hunter and Skylar from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“Hunter has been neutered and ready to go. He loves other dogs and like cats. Hunter is perfect for anyone who isn’t necessarily looking for a high energy dog. He is super laid back. If you would like to meet Hunter go to our website, fill out an adoption application, send it in, and we will call you and set up an appointment for you to get to know Hunter,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.

Meanwhile, the DeKalb Animal Shelter is currently nursing back to good health 10 dogs who were recently brought in with medical issues.

One of the dogs is “Skylar” (shown in this video)

“On Friday the 11th we took in 10 dogs from our community in need of medical assistance. Since then, each dog has been given a name, vaccinations, Heartworm screened, microchipped, dewormed, flea prevention & plenty of food,” said Shelter Director Megan Moore.

“Even though these dogs are malnourished, loaded with parasites and were in a significantly less than ideal living situation, they are improving every day. We ask for your support and understanding during this time as we continue to provide care, socialization and ongoing medical attention for each dog,” she said.

As for Skylar, Moore said he is doing really well and has just learned to walk on a leash.

“Stay tuned for updates on Facebook on when they will become available for adoption,” said Moore.

“We are still doing everything by appointment only. Give us a call and we can walk you through that process or visit our facebook page. You can find our adoption application at dekalbanimalcoalition.org. On the adopt tab scroll all the way to the bottom to find the application and send it to our email and we will call you and schedule an appointment,” said Bennett.

The shelter, located on Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive off Highway 70 east in Smithville, has been in operation since November, 2017 under the DeKalb Animal Coalition, a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

Phone 615-597-3647 (DOGS) for more information.

September 18, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Mayor and Aldermen will meet in special session Monday, September 21 at 5:30 p.m. at city hall.

The agenda is as follows:

Board action on resolutions to apply for certain city grants

A status report from the airport manager

Mayor’s appointment to fill a vacancy on  the Board of Zoning Appeals.

September 18, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers will be hoping to get back in the win column tonight (Friday) as they travel to Grundy County.

(Click link below to hear WJLE’s Tiger Talk Program)

https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk-september-18/

Kick-off is at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.

DeKalb County is 1-3 while the Yellow Jackets at 0-3.

All four Tigers games this season have been close with losses to Warren County 30-24, 27-21 to Upperman, and 21 to 14 to Watertown all at home. Their only win so far was on the road at Stone Memorial 31-30 which was a region victory.

Grundy County’s losses have been to South Pittsburg 49-0, York Institute 6-3, and Bledsoe County 40-6.

Coach Steve Trapp, speaking on WJLE’s Tiger Talk program, said the close losses are disappointing but he is confident his team will bounce back this week.

“Again we lost another football game by one score last week. There are moments in every game we have lost where we did some things well but then there were moments that have bitten us. Offensively I thought we got off to a good start last week but we didn’t do anything productive offensively in the second half. Watertown was basically able to make three plays and those three plays cost us the victory but I thought we were running the ball very well. Our running backs ran extremely hard. It was the best they have run consistently from start to finish. They did a great job. We made some plays in the passing game. If you look at the numbers and stats we had the same amount of passes as we did runs. We were actually 50% on fourth down conversions but not as good on third down conversions. We just have to continue to make plays,” said Coach Trapp.

Although the Tigers may be viewed as the favorite in tonight’s game, Coach Trapp says his team cannot overlook the Yellow Jackets.

“Even though they have not won a game in a long time and have not scored a whole lot of points this year those guys are working hard. They will fly around defensively. We can’t take any opponent for granted. We have to show up and do what we are supposed to do, the way it is supposed to be done no matter who it is your playing or where. We want to make sure we do what we are capable of doing each and every play,” said Coach Trapp.

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with “Coach to Coach” at 5:00 p.m. featuring former UT assistant coach Doug Matthews with former coach Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.

“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at 6:00 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches interviews.

“Tiger Talk” airs at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) on WJLE with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Nathaniel Crook , Evan Jones, and Bryan Portillo.

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