News 2012

The instruction books for the plain 1040 tax forms have finally arrived at the Cannon County Libraries. The libraries also have reproducible copy masters for many of the forms that people may need to get their taxes finished. The libraries also remind tax payers as they work on their taxes that gifts to the Friends of the Library Book sale may be a tax deduction. The staff would like to take the time to thank those that donate used materials to the book sale and also those that keep the libraries in mind for memorial gifts too. This allows the staff to purchase some significant books that they wouldn’t have been able to afford without patrons and the communities generosity. 

A Cannon County man was arrested Monday on a sealed indictment and charged with 6 counts of TennCare Fraud. According to police reports, Cannon County Deputy Sgt. Randy Neal went to Bryant Lane to serve the arrest warrant on Stephen J Bennett. Bennett failed to disclose to his physician that he was seeing other medical professionals within a 30 day period and received prescriptions for the strong painkiller Hydrocodone using TennCare benefits to pay for either the clinical visits or the prescriptions. TennCare fraud involving doctor shopping is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years per charge in prison. Bond was set at $7500. Bennett is due to answer the charges in Circuit Court on Feburary 10th

Today is the annual Middle Tennessee Grain Conference in Manchester at the Coffee County Fairgrounds. Registration begins at 7:30 in the morning at a cost of ten dollars per person. The highly rated conference is an excellent source of information addressing pertinent crop production topics. Various speakers are scheduled to address management strategies for corn wheat and soybean production. The Trade show opens at 8 with break out presentations beginning at 9 addressing the 2012 grain market outlook, variety selection, compliance with an on farm fuel storage regulations, new crop insects and managing wheat for top yields. The program will conclude with a keynote presentations following a catered lunch  

Judge Susan Melton presided over General Sessions court on Tuesday. Some of the results of the various cases that appeared on the docket included:Melvin Allen Bayer pled guilty to hunting a baited field. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $200.00 fine and the costs.
Brian Forrest Brock pled guilty to DUI 2nd. He was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon serving jail time, equal time on probation paying a $600.00 fine and the costs.
Mathew Wallace Burrows pled guilty to spotlighting deer. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $200.00 fine and the costs. In another case Borrows pled guilty to hunting during a closed season. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $200.00 fine and the costs.
Buster Brown Cantrell pled guilty to hunting over a baited area. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon losing his hunting privileges for 6 months paying a $25.00 fine and the costs.
Jason Alton Couch’s charge of simple possession of marijuana was bound over to the May term of the Grand Jury.
Richie Joe Davis pled guilty to DUI. He was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon serving 48 hours, equal time on probation, paying a $350.00 fine and the costs.
James Kelley Ferrell pled guilty to simple possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $250.00 fine and the costs.
Jesse Aaron Golden pled to driving without a license. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $2.00 fine and the costs.
Linda Neal Heery pled guilty to driving without a license. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $2.00 fine and the costs.
Charles Edward Jakes pled guilty to disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $25.00 fine and the costs.
Daniel Tyler Jones pled guilty to spotlighting deer. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $500.00 fine and the costs. In another case Jones pled guilty to hunting to hunting during a closed season. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $250.00 fine and the costs.
Tabitha Lynn Mayfield pled guilty to reckless endangerment. She was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon serving 5 days in jail, equal time on probation, paying a $525.00 fine and the costs.
Mark Duane Melton’s charge of domestic assault was retired for 11 months 29 days. He was ordered to pay the litigation tax and have a DVI assessment.
Will Tyler Parker pled guilty to DUI. He was sentence to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was partially suspended upon serving 48 hours, equal time on probation, paying a $350.00 fine and the costs.
Terry Wayne Spray pled guilty to hunting over a baited field. His hunting privileges were suspended for 1 year and he was ordered to pay a $25.00 fine and the costs.
Avery Eugene Taylor pled guilty to driving without a license. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon paying a $25.00 fine and the costs.
Jessie Harold Vinson III pled guilty to reckless endangerment. He was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $525.00 fine and the costs. In another case Vinson pled guilty to simple possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 11 months 29 days in jail. That sentence was suspended upon equal time on probation, paying a $250.00 fine and the costs.
Wayne Irving Wentz’s charge of aggravated assault was retired for 11 months 29 days. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim.
Christopher Dean Davis’ charges of aggravated assault and vandalism were bound over to the May term of the Grand Jury.
 

Coach Micheal Burt, former Woodbury resident and current host of the Sunday noon program Change Your Life Radio will be in the Woodbury and Murfreesboro area today promoting his sixth book Small Towns, Big Dreams  Your Destiny.  The latest book took almost four years to write as Coach Burt had to come up with a real plan to help those in small towns do something big with their lives.   The book  compares and contrasts what country music superstar Kenny Chesney did to go big time and looks at the commonalities with President Bill Clinton, Billionaire Oprah Winfrey, and Hall of Fame Coach Pat Summit. To combat this confidence issue and plant the seed of belief in everyone in the community Burt came up with “The Small Towns and Big Dreams Initiative.”
Coach Burt will be in Woodbury this morning from 7:30 to 9 in the morning at the Senior Citizens Center.  He is also scheduled to make stops in Smithville between 11:30 and 1:00 and will conclude the first day of the book tour at FirstBank 615 Memorial Blvd from 5:00 to 7:00.  Burt concludes the local tour in Fayetteville Thursday evening.
 

The Cannon County Lionettes got their 20th win of the season last night in a district contest against Central Magnet School of Murfreesboro.  Central stayed in the game for the first two quarters before Cannon finally went on a run to put some distance between themselves and the Lady Tigers.  Abbey Sissom scored 23 and Lindsey Reed poured in 16 as the Lionettes grabbed the road win 65-36.  Cannon is now 20 and 4 overall with a 5 and 3 3rd place record in District Play.  Central is still winless in the district at 0-8. The Cannon County Lions Boys Team picked up their 2nd win in a row and more importantly for the Lions a district win that will ensure them finishing no worse than sixth in the district.  Tuesday night against the Central Magnet Tigers in Murfreesboro, the Lions got out to a fast start and led the entire game winning 57-26. Cory Henley led all scorers with 17 points and Ethan Bryson scored 10.  The teams will travel to the Hog-Eye Friday to take on District leader Livingston.
 

Birthdays as called in by listeners to the Birthday Party 7:50-8:00 Weekdays on WBRYDot Miller
Richard Burks
Eva Underwood
Tony Brown
Barry Bogle

Debbie Vaughn of the Old Feed Store and Antique Mall, John Barker from Middle Tennessee Electric Corporation, Keith Ready of WBRY and Connie Rigsby of the Cannon Senior Center are new board member nominations to the Cannon County Chamber Board that will be finalized by a member vote due at the Cannon County Chamber Banquet tonight at the Cannon County Senior Center.  Board Member Anna Pittman will serve another 3 year term.  The Banquet will start tonight at 6:30 p.m.  The cost is $15 per person.

The Cannon County Lions and Lionettes basketball teams will travel up the street to Murfreesboro for a pair of district contests at Murfreesboro Central Magnet School.  The Lionettes are ranked in the top 10 in the state according to the AP Poll and will taking on a winless Lady Tiger Team while the Lions just picked up win number 7 Friday and can win their second district game in a row. Game will start with pregame at 5:45 and tipoff at 6:00 on B96.7FM and AM 1540 WBRY also streamed live at wbry.com
 

The USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service recently announced that the deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program has been extended to January 27th.  While CSP is a continuous sign up program and producers can apply to enroll at any time of the year, NRCS applies a cut off date for applications to be considered during  a particular fiscal year.  Once the cutoff date is past producers may continue to apply for the program but they will not be considered for entry until the spring of the following year in this case spring of 2013.  In order to enroll in 2012 applications must be filed by Friday January 27th.   The Conservation Stewardship program is a voluntary stewardship incentives program, administered by USDA’s NRCS designed to reward farmers ranches and forestry producers to maintain existing conservation on working lands as well as for the adoption of additional conservation measures that provide multiple environmental benefits that run beyond the farm or ranch.  This program pays producers for clean water, better soil management improved habitat, energy efficiency and other natural resource benefits.
To sign up, producers should visit the SERVICE CENTER OFFICE 740 OLD MCMINNVILLE RD
WOODBURY, TN 37190
or call (615) 563-4321