Tigers to Host Tullahoma in 1st Round of State Football Play-Offs after Beating Jets 41-6

November 2, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County High School Tigers closed out the regular season with a 41-6 win over the Cumberland County Jets at Crossville Friday night.

The Tigers complete the regular campaign with a 6-4 record and 2^nd place in  Region 3  at 3-1. Cumberland County finished 0-10 for the season and 0-4 in region play.

DeKalb County will enter the TSSAA State Football Play-offs next Friday night, November 8^th hosting the Tullahoma Wildcats who have a record of 7-3 and finished 3^rd in Region 4 at 3-2. Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. in Smithville and WJLE will have LIVE coverage.

In the game Friday night, DC struck first. After Tiger Isaac Knowles picked off a pass, DeKalb County started a scoring drive at its own 48 yard line. Quarterback Axel Aldino found Evan Jones on a 14 yard touchdown pass and the extra point by Alan Munoz gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead with 3:01 left in the 1^st period.

After a Cumberland County fumble, the Tigers recovered at the Jets 29 yard line. Nathaniel Crook completed the drive on a 1 yard touchdown run with 18 seconds left in the 1^st period. Munoz added the extra point and DeKalb County led 14-0.

Cumberland County got its only points of the game on a 27 yard touchdown run by Ronald Martin with 6:25 left in the 2^nd period. The 2 point conversion attempt failed but the Tiger lead was cut to 14-6.

After a failed on-sides kick by the Jets, the Tigers took over at their own 47 yard line and drove 53 yards for another score. Nathaniel Crook got his second touchdown of the game, this time on a 9 yard run with 3:42 left in the half. The PAT try was no good but the Tigers led 20-6.

Late in the 3^rd period the Tigers blocked a Cumberland County punt and recovered at the Jets’ 45 yard line. Aldino then threw for his second touchdown of the game on a 29 yard scoring pass to Tyzaun Ladet with 48 seconds left in the quarter. Munoz tacked on the extra point and the Tigers extended their lead 27-6.

The Tigers thwarted a 4^th down play by the Jets in the 4^th quarter with a quarterback sack by Antwon McCoy. DC then took over at their own 28 yard line and drove 72 yards for a score. Aldino hooked up with Isaac Knowles on a 17 yard touchdown pass with 10:08 left in the game. The PAT by Munoz was good and DeKalb County held a 34-6 lead.

The final score of the game came on a 43 yard touchdown romp by Aldino on a quarterback keeper with 7:09 left in the game. Munoz split the uprights for the extra point and the Tigers went on to win 41-6.

November 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Gospel music lovers will want to tune in to WJLE Sunday night for the Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour.

The program airs once a month, on the first Sunday night of each month, from 5-6 p.m. featuring recorded local talent performing gospel music.

Sunday night’s program will showcase the music the Faith Singers and Dessa Ray.

WJLE is proud of our partner sponsors of religious programs each week and hopes you will tune in often and let them know you listen.

• Got A Minute?: 60 second message presented by the Smithville Church of Christ with Dan Gulley-Twice a day Monday-Friday each week (various times morning and around noon)
• Cross Connection sponsored by the Upper Helton Baptist Church featuring Jimmy Arms: Monday-Friday at 11:55 a.m. each week
• Morning Devotion: A 5 minute daily devotional by a different minister each week Monday-Saturday at 7:25 a.m.

The following are weekly sponsored Sunday programs:

• 7:30 a.m.: Royce Moore of the New West Point Freewill Baptist Church (The Way of Life Ministry)
• 8:00 a.m. Elders Joseph and Ricky Arnold for the New Bildad and Mount View Primitive Baptist Churches (The Firm Foundation)
• 8:30 a.m. Outreach Baptist Church with Nathan Thomason (The Outreach Pulpit)
• 9:00 a.m. The Keltonburg Missionary Baptist Church (Only Through the Blood)
• 9:30 a.m. LOCAL NEWS
• 9:35 a.m. Trent Colwell of the Smithville Church of the Nazarene (The Living Word)
• 10:00 a.m. Steve Warren of Faith Chapel Ministries (Faith for the Hour)
• 10:30 a.m. Bobby Thomason of the Covenant Baptist Church (Fountain of Faith Ministries)
• 11:00 a.m. Worship Services from either the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian (Isaac Gray) or Smithville First United Methodist Church (David Lunsford)
• 12:00 NOON: LOCAL NEWS

1:00 p.m.: Truth that Transforms with Aaron Wright

• 1:30 p.m. The Preaching Ministry of Toy Lawson of the People’s Pentecostal Church
• 2:30 p.m. Billy Hale of the Christ Pentecostal Church of Brush Creek (The King is Coming)
• 3:00 p.m. Prophet James Ferrell of the Church of Jesus Christ (The Word of the Lord)
• 4:00 p.m. LOCAL NEWS
• 4:15 p.m. Royce Curtis of the People’s Missionary Baptist Church
• 5:00 p.m. Fiddle Dee Dee on Broad Gospel Hour (1st Sunday)
• 6:05 p.m. Gospel music sponsored by Cantrell’s Furniture and Appliances
• 9:05 p.m. LOCAL NEWS

Listen each week on WJLE AM 1480 and WJLE FM 101.7 and LIVE Streaming at www.wjle.com.

November 1, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

A man killed in a shooting at Liberty Thursday night has been identified.

Dead is 37 year old Tyler Durden.

The man responsible for the shooting is Durden’s stepfather, 50 year old Albert Wayne Fisher, Jr.. He has been charged with second degree murder.

The shooting is under a joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, and the District Attorney’s Office for the 13^th Judicial District.

At the request of 13^th District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI Special Agents joined DeKalb County deputies and investigators with the DA’s office in investigating a shooting that occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday at a residence on Eckles Heights Road in Liberty. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that Durden approached the residence of his mother and stepfather. Fisher came to the door, and during that encounter, fired a weapon, striking Mr. Durden. The victim was ultimately transported to a Nashville hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

Thursday night, Fisher was arrested and charged with one count of second degree murder. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail, where he is being held on a $500,000 bond.