Cong. John Rose to Headline Make America Great Again Picnic on Saturday

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.

September 26, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

More Thursday night football!

Fans of both the DCHS Tigers and the DeKalb Saints will have plenty of reason to cheer tonight (Thursday, September 26) as both teams will hit the field, possibly in the rain, to put their undefeated records on the line. The Saints will be meeting Avery Trace, also undefeated, for a conference championship. That game will kick-off at 6:30 p.m. to be played at Cookeville High School.

Meanwhile here at home, the DCHS Tigers (5-0) will host the Stone Memorial Panthers (3-2). Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

In recent years, games between the Tigers and Panthers have been tight as Tiger Coach Steve Trapp knows all too well.

“Its always been a tight ballgame with them. I think we have had very complimentary styles, so we understand each other. We just really have to get out there, be prepared, and be ready to get a lot of different looks and things like trick plays, going for two, all that kind of stuff. We really have to be focused in and ready to get after it,” said Coach Trapp.

Last week, the Tigers kept their perfect record intact with a 35 to 21 win at Gordonsville.

“We talk to them (players) that the mindset we’ve got to have is never get too high or never get too low. Its always about your next opportunity and that’s the next play. If that one (play) went really good or really bad you have to move on and they have done a great job with that by responding all year. There has been two or three games where we have allowed a team to score right off the jump but fortunately for us our offense has been able to come right back. Deferring to the second half really paid dividends for us last week. That touchdown before halftime was huge and then we came back out and got another one and that was the difference in the ballgame with those two scores. Again our guys did what we asked them to do. I think they played physical and fast and I am super proud of them,” said Coach Trapp.

The Tigers have beaten Warren County 28-14, Smith County 35-6, Livingston Academy 42-8, Watertown 45-27, and Gordonsville 35-21.

Stone Memorial has defeated Sweetwater 42-7, Cumberland County 50-14, and Meigs County 35-16. Panther losses have been to Cookeville 35-12 and to White County 28-12.

Class 4A Region 4 Records:
Upperman: 5-0 (3-0)
DeKalb County: 5-0 (1-0)
Macon County: 4-1 (1-1)
Stone Memorial: 3-2 (1-1)
White County: 3-2 (1-1)
Cumberland County: 2-3 (0-2)
Livingston Academy: 3-2 (0-2)

WJLE’s Pre-Game shows begin with the Fearless Forecasters at 4:30 p.m. 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. with the Voice of the Tigers John Pryor interviewing Coach Steve Trapp and Tiger football players Ty Webb, Tucker Webb, and Jarett Hamilton.

Coach to Coach will air in its regular time slot Friday at 5 p.m. with an encore show Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Kick-off is at 7:00 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.

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