DCHS Tigers Bounced from District Tournament. Lady Tigers Play Tonight (Friday)

February 21, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers were within a bucket of possibly advancing in the District 8AA basketball tournament Thursday night but fell short losing to Cannon County at Watertown 41 to 39.

The season comes to a close for the Tigers with an overall record of 7-22.

The Lions led 18 to 10 after the 1st period and 25 to 19 at halftime. The game was tied at 30 by the end of the 3rd period but Cannon County outscored the Tigers in the 4th and won 41 to 39.

Dallas Cook scored 14. Jordan Young 10. Elishah Ramos and Luke Jenkins each with 4. Dakota White 3 and Evan Jones and Brayden Antoniak each with 2.

The Lady Tigers will meet Macon County, the top seed and number one team in the state, in the district tournament tonight (Friday night, February 21) at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. In the previous two meetings this season, the Lady Tigers lost to Macon County 78 to 54 in Smithville on January 17 and 67 to 33 at Lafayette on February 11.

WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Lady Tigers John Pryor

February 21, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A Blood Assurance Drive will be held Saturday, February 22 in memory of the late SFC Tyler Durden from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the DeKalb County Complex in Smithville.

Sergeant Durden served his country for 17 years in the United States Army.

All donors will be given a FREE “Love to Save Lives” tee shirt and will also be entered into a monthly drawing for a chance to win a” Date Night Giveaway”.

To schedule an appointment, go to Bloodassurance.org/tyler or contact Jessica Anderson at 615-318-3974 or gatorfan_jessica@yahoocom.

Please remember to EAT A GOOD MEAL, drink additional water, avoid high energy drinks and bring a photo ID. Blood Assurance is the SOLE blood provider for our local hospitals

February 20, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

After eight days a total of 395 people have voted early in DeKalb County for the March 3 primaries.

According to the DeKalb County Election Commission, 70 voted Friday including 69 in person and 1 by absentee. Forty one voted in the Democratic and 29 in the Republican Primaries.

For the eight days combined, 395 have cast ballots including 191 in the Republican and 204 in the Democratic Primaries.

Voters in both parties are selecting their preferences for US President. Republicans are choosing the GOP nominee for Criminal Court Judge Part II in the 13th Judicial District, and the DeKalb County Democratic primary is being held where local Democrats are selecting nominees for Assessor of Property and Constable in 6 of the 7 districts.

Early Voting runs through February 25. All early voting will be conducted at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville. Early voting hours (available at www.dekalbelections.com) are: Monday 1-5; Tuesday 9-1;  and Saturday 9-Noon.

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