DCHS Tigers To Host Owls Friday Night in Newly Revamped Football Stadium

August 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tiger football program has a four-game win streak over the Smith County Owls since 2019 and are hoping to make it five wins in a row Friday night as they host their northern border rivals in the first home game of the 2023 regular season under brand new lighting and in a stadium with a new set of expanded bleacher seating and larger press box.

The start time of the game has been changed from 7 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. due to this week’s oppressive heat and humidity. WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the LIVE Stream at www.wjle.com with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby.

Last year’s game between the Tigers and Owls went right down to the wire with a game winning field goal in the closing seconds to give DC a 17 to 14 victory.

Smith County will be no pushover again this year. The Owls won their season opener at Gordonsville last week 25-19.

The Tigers will have to shake-off last week’s 34-27 loss at Warren County, but Coach Steve Trapp believes the team has put that disappointment behind them.

“It was another one of those games where, at the end of the night we had to tell our players, you played hard enough to win but you made too many mistakes to be victorious. A lot of credit goes to Warren County because they continued to play. We started off about as good as you could start with four plays and two touchdowns, and our defense had a lot of stops. I hope the biggest lesson these guys learned was that each individual play is a game within itself, and you have to stay locked in and focused. I hope they learned a lot about themselves. There have been a lot of games where we have been just a little bit short. I don’t like that feeling. It’s a gut punch but I have a lot of confidence in these guys. They have bounced back as far as the way we have prepared, and we are excited to get back out there and try to get this taste out of our months,” said Coach Trapp.

After four straight losses to the Tigers, Coach Trapp knows the Owls will be hungry for a win against them.

“They have been a good football program for many years and there have been some really good football games between us. Coach Dyer does a great job down there. They are a big team, and they have a lot of seniors. I was looking at their starters today and offensively ten of them are seniors, so they have a lot of experience. They have a freshman quarterback, but he has a great skill set. He can throw it. He does the RPO. He’ll tuck it and run it. You have to be in place in every single facet when you are on defense. Offensively for us, they fly to the ball, and they are big up front on that side. It’s all the same guys over there so we understand what kind of game we are in for. That was the kind of game we were in for last year. We are up for the challenge. I have a lot of confidence in our guys that we can go out here and if we do what we are supposed to do the way we are supposed to do it I have confidence we can get the job done,” 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 Tennessee Titans Radio Broadcaster Dave McGinnis and broadcaster Larry Stone talking Tennessee and SEC football.

“Coach to Coach” is followed by “Murphy’s Matchups at a special time this week at 6:30 p.m., a look at Tennessee High School Football from Murphy Fair with commentary on games and coaches’ interviews.

“Tiger Talk” airs at a special time this week at 7:00 p.m. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Jordan Parker, Chris Pulley, and Austin Nicholson.

Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m. with play-by-play coverage on WJLE from the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor and Luke Willoughby. Listen LIVE on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE Streaming at www.wjle.com.

Last week’s Tiger offensive stats as provided by Coach Trapp:

RUSHING:
Malachi Trapp-16 carries for 167 yards and a touchdown
Briz Trapp-15 carries for 69 yards and two touchdowns
Ari White-1 carry for 1 yard
TOTAL: 32 carries for 237 yards and 3 touchdowns

RECEIVING:
Malachi Trapp- 2 catches for 26 yards
Jordan Parker- 4 catches for 22 yards
Jon Hendrix- 2 catches for 13 yards
Marquez Chalfant- 1 catch for 23 yards
Trace Hamilton-1 catch for 22 yards
TOTAL: 10 catches for 106 yards and 1 touchdown

RETURNS (KO AND PR)
Marquez Chalfant- 3 returns for 61 yards
Ryan Lyons- 2 returns for 39 yards
TOTAL: 5 RETURNS FOR 100 yards

GAME TOTAL: 47 PLAYS FOR 443 YARDS AND 4 TOUCHDOWNS

PUNTS:
Marquez Chalfant- 4 punts for 132 yards (2 inside 20)

EXTRA POINTS: Adrian Prater 3 for 3

FIRST DOWNS: 15

August 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

It’ll soon be election time again!

The first election cycle in 2024 will be the DeKalb County Democratic and Republican Primaries to select nominees for the offices of Assessor of Property, Constable (districts 1-7), and Board of Education (5th & 6th) districts along with the newly created position of criminal court judge-Part III in the 13th judicial district. The primaries will be held on Tuesday, March 4th in conjunction with the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary.

Candidates for the county primaries may begin picking up qualifying petitions from the DeKalb County Election Commission office Monday, October 16, 2023 and the qualifying deadline is Thursday, December 14 at 12 noon. The voter registration deadline for the March 4th primaries is February 5 and the early voting period will be Wednesday, February 14 through Tuesday, February 27. The Absentee ballot request deadline is Tuesday, February 27, 2024.

Independents wishing to run for Assessor of Property or Constable (districts 1-7), Board of Education (5th & 6th ) districts, or for criminal court judge-Part III in the August 2024 County General Elections must also qualify by noon on Thursday, December 14 at 12 noon.

Party nominees and independents for these offices will run in the DeKalb County General Election on Thursday, August 1, 2024 and those elected will take office September 1, 2024.

The incumbents in these offices are Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell and Constables- 1st District: Waylon Kyle, 2nd District: Darrell Johnson, 3rd District: Travis Bryant, 4th District: Lane Ball, 5th District: Mark Milam, 6th District: Jason Brown, and 7th District: Johnny King.

The school board seats up for election in 2024 are currently held by Jamie Cripps in the 5th district and Jason Miller in the 6th district.

August 23, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Cracking down on unsightly and unsanitary neighborhood nuisances

The DeKalb County Commission next week will be asked to adopt a “County Powers Act” resolution and to establish and enforce regulatory standards regarding health and safety conditions of residential and non-residential properties within the confines of DeKalb County outside the boundaries of the municipalities which already have codes and ordinances.

The idea is to prevent or eliminate dangerous and or unsanitary conditions resulting from overgrown vegetation, accumulation of debris, trash, litter, and garbage, or the presence of vacant dilapidated buildings or structures. Although DeKalb County currently has no zoning regulations in place, the “County Powers Act” gives counties, without establishing zoning, the authority to set and enforce standards for county property owners with respect to nuisances and other practices deemed detrimental to their neighbors.

The recommendation for passage of the “County Powers Act” resolution is being made by the Government Services Committee of the County Commission which met Tuesday night and voted to send it on to the full commission for consideration. The commissioners will discuss it during Thursday night’s committee meeting of the whole and then take a vote on it Monday night, August 28 during the regular monthly meeting of the county commission.

According to CTAS (County Technical Assistance Service), counties in Tennessee may adopt a “County Powers Act” but must also adopt enforcement regulations to go with it. Both actions require two thirds vote of the county commission.

The proposed resolution by the county government services committee is modeled after one adopted by Putnam County in 2015.

Regulations governing the Standards are to be enforced by a hearing board and an enforcement officer appointed by the county mayor subject to confirmation by the county commission. In Putnam County, seven members make up the hearing board and they serve for four years in staggered terms. They receive no compensation or reimbursement for expenses, and all are residents of Putnam County.

According to the Putnam County regulations, whenever a complaint is filed with the Enforcement Officer or he can observe the violation from a public road, he is to investigate and then notify the property owner by personal service or certified mail. The notice of the violation must be in writing and state that the property owner is entitled to a hearing but if no hearing is requested, the violation must be remedied within 30 days of the receipt of notice. After a hearing, if the property owner is found in violation, he is subject to a civil penalty of $50 per day per offense assessed by the General Sessions Court.

The hearing board also has the authority to recruit or coordinate efforts of community organizations, neighbors, religious institutions, and or other agencies to provide assistance to persons who are not financially or physically able to comply on their own with the requirements of these regulations.

Commissioners got the idea for establishing standards after a resident on Nikki Lane off Highway 70 east in the Midway Community came before the county commission during a workshop in June to complain about the stinky, unsightly and unsanitary condition of a neighbor’s unkempt property, a problem that had persisted for months up until that time.

That complaint came on the heels of another incident in June involving a major fire of wooden pallets from a business on Highway 53 at Liberty which sent plumes of smoke into the air for hours as firefighters fought the blaze. Heat from the fire damaged utility lines and the thick smoke spread throughout the community affecting residents and livestock. Although this call may have been the largest one from this location, the county fire department has had to respond to other fires there in the past. Neither the state nor the county has been able to do anything to stop the business owner from burning the pallets.

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