County Commission Reorganizes

September 26, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

County Mayor Matt Adcock was Re-elected Chairman of the DeKalb County Commission Monday night.

Sixth district commissioner Jeff Barnes, the longest serving member of the commission at 22 years, was returned as Chairman Pro Temp. Barnes would preside over county commission meetings in the absence of the chairman.

The county commission reorganizes each September naming a chairman and chairman pro temp to serve for the ensuing 12 months.

In other business, the commission approved the county mayor’s committee appointments as follows:

Budget Committee: Jeff Barnes (Committee Chairman), Mathias Anderson (Vice Chairman), and Sabrina Farler, Glynn Merriman, Tony (Cully) Culwell, Tony Luna, and Tom Chandler.

Audit Committee: Tom Janney (citizen member), Andy Pack, Myron Rhody, and Daniel Cripps.

Community Economic Development: Tony Luna (Chairman), Greg Matthews (Vice Chairman), Beth Pafford, Andy Pack, and Susannah Cripps.

UT Agriculture Extension Committee: Tony Culwell and Tony Luna

Revenue Research Committee: Larry Green (Chairman), Andy Pack (Vice Chairman), and Mathias Anderson.

Purchasing Committee: Matt Adcock (County Mayor), Danny Hale (Road Supervisor), Patrick Cripps (Director of Schools), Myron Rhody, Larry Green, and Jeff Barnes.

Public Works Committee: Glynn Merriman (Chairman), Andy Pack (Vice Chairman), Sabrina Farler, Tom Chandler, Mathias Anderson, Susannah Cripps, and Myron Rhody.

Health, Education, and Public Welfare Committee: Larry Green (Chairman), Tom Chandler (Vice Chairman), Jeff Barnes, Mathias Anderson, Glynn Merriman, Myron Rhody, and Daniel Cripps.

Government Services Committee: Sabrina Farler (Chairman), Daniel Cripps (Vice Chairman), Larry Green, Greg Matthews, and Tom Chandler.

Planning Commission: Rick Cantrell (citizen member), Danny Pirtle (citizen member), Harold Bain (citizen member), Alan Webb (citizen member), Jack Barton (citizen member), Beth Pafford, Greg Matthews, Andy Pack, and Jeff Barnes.

Ethics Committee: Brandon Cox (General Sessions Court Judge), Greg Matthews, Jack Barton (citizen member), Larry Green, and Tony (Cully) Culwell.

Beer Board: Larry Green (Chairman), Myron Rhody (Vice Chairman), Beth Pafford, Tony Culwell, and Jeff Barnes.

911 Board: Jeff Barnes and Sabrina Farler

September 26, 2024
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Sixth District Tennessee Congressman John Rose will be the keynote speaker at the 2024 Make America Great Again-MAGA Picnic this Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 11AM-1PM at the DeKalb County Complex. The free event is sponsored by the DeKalb County Republican Party. State Senator Janice Bowling, and our very own State Representative Michael Hale will also address attendees. There will be free BBQ from Fireman One while it lasts.

“It’s a great time to be a Conservative in DeKalb County, and we’re excited to get out and vote for President Trump this fall,” said Ryan Mollinet, Chairman of the DeKalb County Republican Party. “Congressman Rose has been a strong supporter of President Trump, and we’re honored to have him keynote our 2024 MAGA Picnic. This event is a great way to kick off the fall election and prepare voters for early voting, and election day. We will also have Trump yard signs and stickers available, as well as yard signs for all our Republican candidates. So come on out this Saturday and help us Make America Great Again!”

In addition to the highlighted speakers, all elected officials will be recognized, and key dates for voter registration, early voting, and election day will be announced. For more information about the 2024 Make America Great Again Picnic or the DeKalb County Republican Party, go to our Facebook Page at Dekalb County Republican Party.

September 26, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Dewain Hendrixson has moved out front among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters with the best record picking winners for the first four weeks of the college football season.

Dewain has compiled a record of 39-21 followed by Ricky Atnip, Alex Woodward, and Scott Goodwin each at 38-22. Darrell Gill is 37-23. Scott Brown and John Pryor are each at 36-24, Chad Kirby is 35-25, and Grant James is 33-27.

For the week, Dewain Hendrixson and Ricky Atnip were each at 11-4 followed by Darrell Gill at 10-5, Scott Brown, Scott Goodwin, and John Pryor each at 9-6, Grant James, Alex Woodward, and Chad Kirby each at 8-7.

Four of the forecasters hit their underdog picks last week including Ricky Atnip who picked up 7 points with BYU’s defeat of Kansas State. Chad Kirby got on the board with 9.5 points as Illinois upended Nebraska. John Pryor had 9.5 points as Stanford beat Syracuse and Dewain Hendrixson added 8 points with South Alabama’s win over Appalachian State.

Overall, Darrell Gill leads in underdog points with 23.5 followed by Dewain Hendrixson 23, Ricky Atnip 15, Chad Kirby and John Pryor each with 9.5, Grant James and Alex Woodward each with 4.5, and Scott Brown with 4 points.

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

Illinois at Penn State, Oklahoma State at Kansas State, Oklahoma at Auburn, Wisconsin at USC, Louisville at Notre Dame, Arkansas at Texas A&M, Washington at Rutgers, Ohio State at Michigan State, Georgia at Alabama, Arizona at Utah, North Carolina at Duke, Cincinnati at Texas Tech, Kentucky at Ole Miss, Colorado at UCF, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at the Miami Dolphins.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and the LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Wilson Bank & Trust, and Domino’s Pizza.

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