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  • USDA Announces Assistance Program for Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers

    Donny Green, County Executive Director of the Cannon County Farm Service Agency, announces that orchardists and nursery tree growers can begin applying for benefits under the Tree Assistance Program, which was authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. Signup began Monday, May 10, 2010, at local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices.

    "This program helps our orchardists and nursery tree growers replant and get back on their feet after natural disasters,” said Green.

    The Tree Assistance Program (TAP) provides help to orchardists and nursery tree growers who produce trees, bushes and vines for commercial purposes, to replant or rehabilitate trees, bushes and vines damaged or destroyed by natural disasters. The 2008 Farm Bill expanded eligibility to include Christmas tree and nursery tree growers that were ineligible under prior legislation. Trees grown for pulp or timber or not grown for commercial purposes are not eligible.

    To be eligible for TAP, producers must have suffered more than an 18 percent death loss due to the natural disaster. TAP is a cost-reimbursement program, with payments covering up to 70 percent of replant costs and 50 percent of pruning, removal and other salvaging costs for replacing or salvaging damaged trees.

    Producers can receive assistance for up to 500 acres of trees, bushes or vines. Producers must also have purchased a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, or for 2008, obtained a waiver of the risk management purchase requirement through the buy-in provision. Eligible losses must have occurred on or after Jan. 1, 2008, and before Oct. 1, 2011.

    For more information on the new TAP program, please contact the Cannon County FSA office at 615-563-4321, or visit the Farm Service Agency’s website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/tap.

  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Applications Available Year Round

    “Low income households may be eligible to receive between $300 and $600 through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) toward their electric, natural gas, propane gas, kerosene, wood or coal costs,” according to Phyllis Bennett, Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) Executive Director. UCHRA administers federally funded LIHEAP in fourteen counties of the Upper Cumberland including Cannon.

    Applicants for LIHEAP assistance must be at or below 200 percent poverty level and must provide proof of all household income and Social Security Numbers. Even individuals receiving benefit checks such as VA, SSI or Social Security will need to submit verification of their award amounts. Applicants must also submit a copy of an electric bill and/or a bill for natural gas, propane gas, kerosene, wood or coal purchases. Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Human Services, LIHEAP provides assistance regardless of age, race, creed, national origin, handicap or sex. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

    Applications are available beginning July 1st year round throughout the program year. No client will be denied an opportunity to fill out an application. Energy assistance awards are based on a priority point system and are not “first come, first serve”. Individuals requiring assistance with completing applications may contact their local UCHRA office.

    Interested individuals may apply at the Cannon County UCHRA Office, 301 West Main Street, Adams Memorial Building, Room 302, Woodbury (615-563-2916) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

  • Clinic Set for 7th Grade Immunization

    Important Information to Parents/Guardians of Children Entering 7th Grade

    Has your 7th grader received all of his/her immunizations? If not, the following immunization clinic may be of help:

    WHO: Students Entering 7th Grade

    WHAT: Cannon County Health Department Immunization Clinic

    WHEN: July 29th, 2010 (please call 563-4243 to schedule an appointment)

    WHERE: Cannon County Health Department at 301 West Main Street, Woodbury, TN 37190

    WHAT TO BRING: Your child’s shot record

    The Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) has issued new immunization rules along with a new Official Certificate of Immunization that is required for students entering 7th grade. In summary:

    Children entering the 7th grade must show proof of two new immunizations:
    Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster (“Tdap”)
    Verification of immunity to varicella (2 doses or history of disease)
    There will now be only one official TDOH certificate of immunization that must be completed by
    medical providers and delivered to schools upon registration.

    For more information call your local health department at 563-4243.

  • 2010 Vote: Early Voting Days and Times Announced

    2010 Vote: Early Voting Begins Friday!
    The dates for early voting will be July 16 through July 31.

    Times are as followed:
    Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays are 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon each day.
    Tuesday July 20th will be 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
    Thursday July 22nd will be 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon,
    Tuesday July 27th will be 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and
    Thursday July 29th will be 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

    Early voting location will be at the Election Commission office in the Cannon-Adams Office Building, use the Tatum Street entrance.

  • Public Notice of FSA County Committee Election and Local Administrative Area (LAA) Boundaries

    Donny Green, Cannon County FSA County Executive Director, announces that the nomination period for the 2010 Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee Election is underway. The nomination period continues through August 2, 2010.

    FSA encourages all producers to participate in the county committee election process by nominating candidates by the August 2 deadline. FSA has seen a trend in recent years of increased nominations of minority, beginning farmers, and women producers and we hope that will continue. Committees apply their judgment and knowledge to make decisions on county commodity price-support loan eligibility, establishment of allotments and yields, conservation programs, disaster programs, employment and other farm program-related issues. Nationwide, there are more than 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to five members who are elected by eligible local producers. To be eligible to serve on an FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area in which the person is a candidate.

    For the 2010 Election, nominees must reside in Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 3 which is described as the area that includes:
    At the intersection of Hwy 53, Red Hill Rd, and Petty Gap Rd; north of Red Hill Rd following Red Hill Rd east, thence west of Bull Pen Creek Rd, continuing in a northern direction all areas west of Lonnie Smith Rd, Eugene Reed Rd, Iconium Rd, and north of Hwy 281 to Hwy 70, following Hwy 70 northeast to Vance Rd, from the intersection of Hwy 70 and Vance Rd west following a line to Mason Hollow Rd, west of Mason Hollow Rd. continuing on Mason Hollow Rd to North Short Mountain Rd, North of North Short Mountain Rd and Big Hill Rd to the intersection of Big Hill and Pea Ridge Rd, west following Pea Ridge Rd North to the Cannon/DeKalb County line.At the intersection of Hwy 53, Red Hill Rd, and Petty Gap Rd, thence north following Petty Gap rd to the intersection of Petty Gap and Basham Ridge Rd; thence east of a line to a point on John Rains Rd; northeast of a line from a point on John Rains Rd to the intersection of Hover Mill rd and US 70 S, John Bragg Hwy., east following a line to the intersection of Locke Creek Rd and Hwy 145, Auburntown Rd, north of a line from the intersection of Locke Creek Rd and Hwy 145 to a point on B Tenpenny Rd; thence northeast of a line to a point on Mingle Hollow Rd and the Cannon County/Rutherford County line.

    LAA # 3 generally covers the communities of Iconium, Mooretown, Gassaway, and Woodbury.

    Individuals may nominate themselves, or others, as a candidate. In addition, eligible candidates can be nominated by community-based and other organizations in the county where the election is being held before the close of the nomination period, especially groups representing socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. Nominations and elections are open to all eligible candidates and voters without regard to race, color, religion, nation origin, age, sex, marital status or disability. The nomination form (FSA-669A) is available at USDA Service Centers and online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/elections. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters in LAA # 3 on November 5, 2010. Completed ballots must be returned, either in person or postmarked, no later December 6, 2010. For more information about FSA county committees, visit the Cannon County USDA Service Center or call 615-563-4321, extension 2.

  • Parent Course Offered at Library

    Parent Course Offered at LibraryAdams Memorial Library is adding another great resource for parents: a discussion course. Healthy Children, Healthy Planet is designed to help parents consider how the effects of advertising, media, and consumer culture can influence a child’s view of the world. Participants will also discover ways to create meaningful family times and healthy environments for children and explore ways to develop a child’s connection to nature and creativity.

    Healthy Children, Healthy Planet is a seven-session discussion course in which a small group of parents read a set of short readings and then come together to discuss them. Each session has a different theme. Weekly topics are: Cultural Pressures, Family Rituals and Celebrations, Advertising, Food and Health, Time and Creativity, Technology and the Media, and Exploring Nature. The seventh session is a wrap-up session and celebration. The course is free and is open to only twelve participants at a time. The course may be offered again in October if there is interest.

    An organizational meeting will be held at the library on Tuesday, August 3 at 6:30 PM. Organizer Angie Ott will describe the course, answer questions, and help the new group decide on a meeting time. Interested parents will sign up and check the course book out from the library.

    “I’ve participated in several of these courses developed by the Northwest Earth Institute,” says Ott. “The discussions get pretty lively and people develop deep friendships as they talk about really meaningful ideas. The participants take turns leading the discussions, and there is no ‘teacher’. The course is more of a time to think deeply about how we are raising our children than anything else.”

    Further information is available at www.nwei.org or by calling Angie Ott at 563-8132.