Tennessee kicks off Josh Heupel era hosting Bowling Green Tonight (Thursday). Catch the Game on WJLE

September 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The Josh Heupel era at Tennessee begins tonight (Thursday) and the Volunteers’ latest new head football coach will debut against Bowling Green.

This will be the second game between these teams. Tennessee routed Bowling Green 59-30 to open the 2015 season in Nashville.

WJLE and the VOL Network will bring you LIVE coverage of the game tonight starting with the pre-game shows at 5:30 p.m. and the kick-off at 7 p.m. Listen on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7.
Tonight (Thursday) not only marks the start of a new era of Tennessee Football but on the Vol Radio Network as well.

Former Vol and NFL quarterback Pat Ryan takes over the prestigious color analyst role this season after legendary VFL (VOL For Life) Tim Priest retired earlier this summer. Ryan, only the fourth color analyst in the Vol Network’s 72-year history, teams with play-by-play announcer Bob Kesling who is starting his 23rd year calling University of Tennessee games. Network host John Wilkerson, spotter and contributor Brent Hubbs and sideline reporter Kasey Funderburg round out the game broadcast crew. Jeff Muir serves as the network’s ace statistician.

Tonight will also mark the debut of a new Vol Network pre-game show tradition. At 6:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. CT on September 2nd, a new show “Big Orange Countdown” will introduce fans to a new season of Tennessee Volunteer Football with expert insight from a host of former Volunteers. “Big Orange Countdown” succeeds “The Kickoff Call-In Show” in a move that honors past program traditions while looking ahead to the future with a modern and engaging twist. Kesling and Ryan will set the stage from Neyland Stadium before turning things over to Vol Network veterans John Wilkerson and Brent Hubbs who will be joined by former Vol wide receiver and team captain Jayson Swain (2003-06) and a rotating VFL special guest each week featuring former captain Will Overstreet (DE, 1998-2001) or Chris Brown (TE, 2004-07). For home games, Wilkerson, Hubbs, Swain and Overstreet or Brown will broadcast to a live audience at the familiar amphitheater at Gate 21 outside Neyland Stadium. Fans can ask questions on-site or submit a question via Twitter @VolNetwork #AskVolNetwork or e-mail via AskVolNetwork@gmail.com.

Following “Big Orange Countdown”, Bobby Rader takes over the duties this year for “Spotlight on the SEC” before handing things over to the game broadcast crew 15-minutes prior to kickoff. The “Big Orange Scoreboard and the Josh Heupel Show” provide complete postgame coverage. Vol Network programming is then capped each game with “The Final Scoreboard” hosted by Wilkerson, Rader and returning VFL Troy Fleming (RB, 2000-03) who will be joined this season by former Vol standout quarterback Erik Ainge (2004-07).

The Vol Network can be heard on over 60 stations across the state of Tennessee including WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and the southeast, UTsports.com, the Tennessee Athletics App, SiriusXM and the Varsity App.

September 2, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Two McMinnville residents were airlifted from the scene of a crash Wednesday night at the intersection of Jacobs Pillar and Whorton Springs Road.

Those injured were 24 year old Nathan Mathis and 41 year old Joneta Foster.

According to Trooper Bobby Johnson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol 38 year old Aaron White of Smithville was traveling east on Whorton Springs Road in a 2003 Ford Ranger as Mathis was heading north on Jacobs Pillar Road in a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. Foster was a passenger with Mathis.

“As Mr. White approached the intersection of Jacobs Pillar Road he failed to stop at the stop sign, striking Mr. Mathis’s vehicle knocking it off the right side of the roadway. Mr. White’s vehicle then struck a utility pole,” said Trooper Johnson.

White was not injured. A dog in the vehicle with Mathis and Foster was also uninjured.

White was issued citations for driving without a license, failure to obey a traffic control signal and he was placed under arrest for active warrants against him out of Smith County. Charges are pending on Mr. Mathis.

September 1, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

COVID concerns are rising in DeKalb County

DeKalb County had 354 active COVID 19 cases Tuesday, August 31, a big jump from 212 on Monday, August 23 and an even larger spike from the 119 cases on Friday, August 13. Fifty one new cases were recorded in DeKalb County on Tuesday alone.

At last report a total of 7,692 people (37.5%) have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine and 6,364 (31.1%) are fully vaccinated in DeKalb County.

There have been 59 deaths in DeKalb County (up by 2 within the past week) since the pandemic began in March 2020 and 92 have been hospitalized.

Over the last seven days, (August 24 – 30) DeKalb County had a case count of 233 for a daily case rate of 162.4 per 100,000 residents.

For the most recent 14 days, (August 17-30) DeKalb County’s case count was 391 for a daily case rate of 136.3 per 100,000 residents.

For the 14 days prior (August 3 to August 16), the case count was 121 for a daily case rate of 42.2 per 100, 000 residents.

From March 5, 2020 to August 30, 2021, DeKalb County has had a total of 3,445 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily case rate of 31 per 100,000 residents.

Over the last 7 days DeKalb County has averaged 75.6 tests per day (368.8 tests per 100,000 residents) and over the last 7 days the average percent positive was 35.7 %.

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) wants to remind Tennesseans that COVID-19 vaccines are the best defense in preventing the continued spread of the virus. Vaccination rates across the state have increased over the last month as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Delta variant.

Individuals seeking more information on the COVID-19 vaccines can visit covid19.tn.gov or www.vaccines.gov to schedule an appointment with a local vaccine provider.

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