WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters College Football Talk Show Airs Today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m.

November 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Grant James still leads among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking college football winners after eleven weeks of the season.

Grant has a record of 113-52 followed by Ricky Atnip and Jared Davis tied for second place at 112-53. Scott Goodwin and Dewain Hendrixson are each at 111-54, John Pryor 110-55, Chad Kirby 109-56, Scott Brown 106-59, and Darrell Gill 104-61

For the week, Chad Kirby had the best record at 10-5 followed by Grant James, Ricky Atnip, Scott Brown, Jared Davis, Scott Goodwin, and Dewain Hendrixson each at 9-6 and Darrell Gill and John Pryor were each at 8-7.

Neither of the Fearless Forecasters hit their underdog picks last week.

Overall, Jared Davis still leads in underdog points with 47.5 followed by Dewain Hendrixson with 30, Ricky Atnip 26.5, Darrell Gill 18, Scott Goodwin and John Pryor each at 12.5, Chad Kirby 6.5, and Grant James with 3 points.

Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in the following games:

Illinois at Indiana, Louisville at Miami, North Carolina at Clemson, Utah at Arizona, UCLA at USC, Appalachian State at James Madison, California at Stanford, Kansas State at Kansas, Washington at Oregon State, Kentucky at South Carolina, Texas at Iowa State, SMU at Memphis, Florida at Missouri, Georgia at Tennessee, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Davis Auto Body, and Domino’s Pizza.

November 16, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Two people were arrested in a drug bust by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday.

41-year-old Alton Lee Cohea Jr. of West Main Street Smithville and 29-year-old Allyson Judkins of South Mountain Street Smithville were taken into custody and charged in the case.

Charges against Cohea include Sale and Delivery of Schedule II Methamphetamine, Sale and delivery of Schedule II Fentanyl, Sale and Delivery of Schedule III Suboxone, Sale and Delivery of Schedule VI Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Judkins is charged with Simple Possession of Schedule II Fentanyl.

Total Bond for Cohea is $162,500 while Judkins’ bond totals $4,500. Both will appear in General Sessions Court November 29.

Chief Deputy Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said that detectives executed a search warrant at 600 East Broad Street Smithville (Magnolia Inn) room 110 on Wednesday and found Cohea and Judkins there along with 95 grams of Methamphetamine, 5.59 grams of Fentanyl, 1 Suboxone pill with Suboxone powder in a baggy, 8 grams of Marijuana, and 16 grams of Marijuana resin. Other items found were packaging material for sale and delivery and multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia that included 18 glass pipes, 2 marijuana grinders, 190 packaging bags, 2 marijuana cigarette rollers, 2 electronic scales, 2 packs of rolling papers, 6 lighters, and 4 containers.

November 15, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

The annual Angel Tree Project is underway and your support is needed to help make this holiday season merrier for 258 children from 128 families. This is the Angel Tree’s 29th year of serving the children of DeKalb County.

“The Angel Trees are located at all bank locations in Smithville and Alexandria,” said spokesperson Laura Stone. “Each Angel represents a child and his or her wish list for Christmas. The process is very simple. Just go to your bank and select an Angel from the tree, shop for your Angel from their wish list and return your gifts to the bank where you picked up your Angel by December 1st. Make sure your presents are clearly marked with your Angel number. The wish list on the Angel tag is just a suggestion. It is what the child specifically asks for. Sometimes people will buy only what is on there. In some cases they will buy additional things. It is not necessary that you buy everything on the list. If you have no time to shop, donations are always accepted and appreciated and we will do the shopping for you. This program would not be a success without the continued support of our community pulling together and making Christmas special for these children,” said Stone.