DCHS Basketball Teams Resume Play Tonight (Friday) at Home Hosting White County (Listen to WJLE’s Tiger Talk Program Here)

January 5, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers will return to regular season action hosting White County tonight (Friday, January 5) as they open the district potion of their schedule.

https://www.wjle.com/tiger-talk/

Both the Tigers and Lady Tigers are 9-8 on the season. WJLE will have LIVE coverage of tonight’s games starting with the girls contest at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game.

WJLE’s Tiger Talk Program will be featured at 5:40 p.m. prior to the tip off of the girls game with comments from Lady Tiger Coach Brandy Ally and Tiger Coach Joey Agee and players Ella VanVranken, Cam Branin, Alex Antoniak, and Seth Fuson. John Pryor, WJLE’s Voice of the Tigers and Lady Tigers is the host of the program.

2023-24 DCHS Tigers and Lady Tigers Basketball Schedule
*District – 7AAA Games
Date -Time -Opponent- Home/Away

JANUARY
Fri. 1/5-6:00pm-White County*-Home • District
Tues. 1/9-6:00pm-Cumberland County*- Home • District
Fri. 1/12-6:00pm-Upperman*- Away • District
Tue, 1/16-6:00pm-Livingston Academy*-Away • District
Fri, 1/19-6:00pm-Stone Memorial*-Home • District
Mon. 1/22-6:00 pm- Warren County-Away• Non-District
Tues. 1/23-(OPEN DATE-District Make Up Day)
Fri. 1/26-6:00pm-White County*-Away • District
Tues, 1/30-6:00pm-Cumberland County*-Away • District

FEBRUARY
Fri. 2/2-6:00pm-Upperman*-Home • District
Mon, 2/5-6:00pm-Livingston Academy*-Home • District
Thurs. 2/8- 6:00 pm-Stone Memorial*-Away • District
Mon. 2/12- 2/17- District Tournament-TBA

*District 7AAA Games. Game time listed is the start of the girls contest. Boys contest to follow

January 5, 2024
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Justin Potter Library has received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for Rural Service. The FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association which includes DTC Communications. They have been advancing rural communities through programs that support young people and encourage community development.

The DeKalb County Library System’s mission is to provide quality materials and services that fulfill educational, informational, cultural and recreational needs for the entire community in an atmosphere that is welcoming and respectful. The library provides programs and services for all ages that encourage reading, learning and cultural enrichment.

This grant has given the library the opportunity to help fulfill our mission by replacing the 10-year-old AWE Stations with two new AWE Platinum 3 Early Literacy Stations. These all-in-one touchscreen computers are self-contained with a child-safe browser not connected to the internet. They provide access to approximately 85 award-winning educational programs in English and Spanish to help children develop early literacy skills. They have won The National Parenting Center Award, Learning Magazine’s Teacher Choice Award for the classroom and many others.

Because of this partnership with The Foundation for Rural Service and DTC Communications children and their parents can enjoy and utilize these early literacy stations and parents can feel confident that their child is using a safe, fun and educational resource to help improve their learning skills. The library staff wants to thank FRS and DTC for the learning opportunity it has provided the children in the community.

Please come by and visit the library and check out these new learning stations. For further information contact Justin Potter Library at 615-597-4359 visit us on Facebook, Instagram or our website at www.dekalblibraries.net.

January 3, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

Longtime local CPA Tom Janney has announced his retirement from the tax and accounting side of Janney & Associates, CPAs, PC, a business he started in 1992 but sold to another firm fourteen months ago.

A farewell reception in honor of Tom will be held at the office of Janney & Associates at 297 Broad Street on Thursday, January 11th from 2pm-6pm. Everyone is invited.

Janney and his family have been part of the Smithville community since moving here in 1974. Tom graduated from DeKalb County High in 1980 and was Co-Valedictorian of his class. He furthered his education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and was a member of the UT Pride of the Southland Marching Band. Janney graduated with high honors from UT Knoxville in 1985 and began his career working with Arthur Anderson in Nashville. He obtained his CPA certification in 1987 and then returned to Smithville to work with Ed Fuqua at his local CPA firm.

A prepared media release documents Janney’s personal and professional journey over the years.

“In October 1989, Janney decided to venture out on his own and started his own firm, eventually forming a corporation, Janney & Associates, CPAs, PC in 1992. For thirty years, the firm proudly served DeKalb County and surrounding areas, celebrating its anniversary in November 2019. Janney’s firm was later sold to Gammon & Drueck, CPAs, PLLC in November 2022, expanding its reach from Wilson County to DeKalb County and nearby regions”.

“Over the years, Tom has been involved in numerous local charitable, business, and professional organizations as follows:

*Member, Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce
*Chairman, Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce, 1998 and 1999
*Member Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of WCTE, public television station headquartered in Cookeville.
*Active Member, Upper Cumberland Chapter of CPAs, serving many terms as a board member and at least two terms as president
*Member, Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Serving as a Council Member and Board Member
*Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
*Formation Committee, Board Member, and president of Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County
*Obtained non-profit status for several local organizations, including the Smithville Fiddler’s Jamboree and Crafts Festival and the DeKalb County Foundation for Education.
*Consulted with DeKalb Utility District to achieve a second water plant serving DeKalb County.
*Board Member, Smithville Industrial Board
*Audit Committee Member, DeKalb County Commission
*Support for many local organizations and non-profits

In announcing his retirement, Tom expressed gratitude to all his employees, clients, and friends in DeKalb County. “From the moment my family arrived here, I have felt welcomed and supported. I’m so grateful that the community took me in from the beginning and all the way through to today. It’s very hard to express my thanks, and I hope that over the years I’ve given back in some way to our local community. As an accountant might say – the bottom line: I’m just plain grateful”.