Tigerettes to Play for Region Tournament Championship at Lawrence County Wednesday-WJLE will have LIVE coverage

May 14, 2025
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigerettes will be on the road at Lawrence County with a Region Tournament Championship on the line Wednesday evening,

WJLE will have LIVE coverage with the Voice of the Tigerettes John Pryor starting at 6 p.m. on WJLE AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the LIVE audio stream at www.wjle.com

The Tigerettes defeated Marshall County in a rain shortened five inning Region Semi-Finals Game Monday 4-0 at the Danny Bond field while Lawrence County beat Stone Memorial 4-2.

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May 12, 2025
By: Dwayne Page

A 50-year-old Overton County woman lost her life when the Ford F150 she was in crashed and overturned after hitting a deer early Sunday morning on Highway 70 east near Jack Hudson Road. The wreck occurred around 12:48 a.m.

Dead is Ms. Jimmie Allen of Hilham, Tennessee in Overton County.

According to Trooper Jacob Raper of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Ms. Allen and three others, 54-year-old Stanley Hammock, 37-year-old Travis Murphy, and 46-year-old Amanda Porter were passengers of a 2017 Ford F150 traveling west on Highway 70 in the Hillcrest-Johnsons Chapel area. The pickup was driven by 55-year-old Charles Smith. All but Allen were residents of Livingston also in Overton County

Trooper Raper said after Smith’s vehicle struck the deer, it left the roadway to the right and went up an embankment before overturning. The F150 then came to rest on its top facing south across both lanes of Highway 70. Ms. Allen, though not ejected, went through the sunroof as she was not wearing her seatbelt.

Porter was airlifted to Vanderbilt hospital and Smith was taken to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. Hammock and Murphy were not injured.

Members of the DeKalb County Fire Department’s Johnsons Chapel Station and extrication team were summoned to the scene along with sheriff’s deputies, DeKalb EMS and the Tennessee Highway Patrol Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).

May 12, 2025
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Four high school anglers from Smithville–Mason Taylor, Wesley Kent, Braeden Mangin, and Bill Stanton will represent their hometown in the Tennessee Bass Nation High School State Championship on May 30-31, launching from Sunset Marina on legendary Dale Hollow Lake.

These dedicated student-athletes will face off against the best high school bass fishing teams in the state, bringing their hard-earned skills to one of Tennessee’s most challenging and rewarding fisheries.

Adding to the excitement, Mason Taylor and Wesley Kent have already qualified for the 2025 Bassmaster High School Strike King National Championship, which will occur July 31-August 2 on Clarks Hill Lake in Evans, Georgia. Earning a spot in this prestigious national tournament is a testament to their talent and determination.

“We are incredibly proud of what these young anglers have achieved,” said Coach Taylor. A heartfelt thank you goes out to the sponsors who have supported the teams this season.

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