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

November 2, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Jared Davis remains in the driver’s seat among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking college football winners nine weeks into the season.

Jared has a record of 94-41 followed by Grant James of the James Gang, Ricky Atnip, John Pryor, and Dewain Hendrixson each at 92-43, Scott Goodwin 91-44, Chad Kirby 89-46, Scott Brown 88-47, and Darrell Gill of the Gill Gang at 86-49

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

One Fearless Forecaster hit his underdog pick last week.

Jared Davis added to his lead with 6.5 points as West Virginia defeated UCF 41-28.

Overall, Jared Davis still leads in underdog points with 41.5 followed by Dewain Hendrixson with 30, Ricky Atnip 26.5, Darrell Gill 18, Scott Goodwin 12.5, Chad Kirby and John Pryor each with 6.5, and Grant James with 3 points.

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

Kansas State at Texas, Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, Kansas at Iowa State, Washington at USC, Notre Dame at Clemson, James Madison at Georgia State, UCLA at Arizona, LSU at Alabama, Kentucky at Mississippi State, Missouri at Georgia, Texas A&M at Ole Miss, Arkansas at Florida, Auburn at Vanderbilt, UCONN at Tennessee, and in the NFL the Tennessee Titans at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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 2, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Elementary would like to recognize its Students of the Month for October. These students were selected for their outstanding character, academics, and other traits that make them an all-around excellent student. Selected as Students of the Month are:

PreK- Declan Pedigo, Skylar Fish
Kindergarten – Braylen Miller, Lucas Bertsch
1st Grade – Hudson McCrickard, Jasmine Penuel
2nd Grade – Ivy White, Almudena Garza

The students are pictured with SES Principal Anita Puckett and SES Assistant Principal Karen France.

November 1, 2023
By: Dwayne Page

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 5 and while you are changing your clocks, the DeKalb County Fire Department wants to remind you to change your batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms also. The message is simple and it’s easy to do. Please take a few minutes to make sure life-saving alarms have fresh batteries so you, your family, and your home are protected.

Lieutenant Dustin Johnson, the DeKalb County Fire Department’s Fire Prevention and Safety Officer, reminds DeKalb County residents that after batteries are changed in alarms, take a few extra minutes to test your alarms and remind family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. Not all smoke alarms have batteries that have to be replaced each year. Some newer model alarms have batteries that last up to 10 years. However, it is still very important to test and clean your alarms. You can clean and maintain them simply by using compressed air to remove dust residue that accumulates on alarms that can cause the alarm’s sensor to not operate properly.

Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms. It’s a tragic statistic that can be prevented. Changing smoke alarm batteries at least once a year, testing those alarms, and reminding others to do the same are some of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce these tragic deaths and injuries. “The vast majority of our house fires happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most families are sleeping,” said Lt. Johnson. “Smoke alarm installation and maintenance is a simple, effective way to reduce home fire deaths. Children and senior citizens are most at risk, and a working smoke alarm can give them the extra seconds they need to get out safely.”

“A working smoke detector doubles your chance of surviving a home fire. So, why would you not want you and your family to have this protection?” For more information about fire safety, visit the DeKalb County Fire Department’s FaceBook Group page or the department’s website at www.dekalbfire.com.

If you need smoke alarms installed in your home, the DeKalb County Fire Department will provide and install them for free. Call Lt. Dusty Johnson at 615-598-2080 to schedule your free delivery and installation.