News 2013

The last two state tournament appearances the Cannon County Lionettes have made could have very well seen their opponent tonight on the other side of the court in the State Championship game.  The Macon County Lady Tigers state runner up in two out of the last three State tournaments come into Woodbury tonight as the school rejoins the district for the first time since the 2009-2010 sports season.  The Lady Tigers however are 1-3 and although the Lionettes can’t afford to overlook any district opponent especially this season, Macon County is rebuilding their girls basketball team.  Cannon County is off to a 7-0 start behind Madison Walkup and Abbey Sissom.  The boys matchup features the Cannon County team that fell to Middle Tennessee Christian School Saturday evening.  The Lions will get a chance to respond to that loss with a matchup against the Tigers.  The Tigers are 1-2 with losses to Riverdale and Westmoreland on their resume this year.  Live coverage of Cannon County High School Basketball will begin at 5:45 tonight with the coaches corner, followed by the tip off at 6:00.  You can hear the games on the radio live tonight at AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY, online streaming at wbry.com and on the Smartphones and Tablets via TuneIn Radio at WBRY  

The last meeting of the 2013 year of the Town of Woodbury Mayor and Board of Aldermen will have the Board considering an adoption of Ordinance 459 which is an ordinance amending the Woodbury Zoning Ordinance to update the mobile homes and mobile home parts section and to update references found throughout the zoning ordinance as related to the definitions of manufactured homes, mobile homes and travel trailers found in Tennessee Code Annotated.  The consideration will happen after a public hearing on the matter.  Mr. Anthony Pelham will address the board concerning the application for a 2014 Community Development Block Grant for water rehab and also to discuss sewer rehab expense..  The meeting starts tonight at 7:00 at City Hall  

A Woodbury woman who failed to maintain lane control and struck a street curb several times in front of a Murfreesboro police officer was arrested over the weekend.  48 year old Betty Love was charged with DUI Saturday night after police stopped her on South Rutherford Blvd.  According to Murfreesboro Police reports, Love attempted to cover up her slurred speech and inability to stand on her own two feet as a result of her being diabetic.  After being transported to the St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital emergency room, Ms. Love admitted having taken an unknown amount of prescription medication.  Officers searched Love’s purse and found 13 Loritab and 18 Soma Pills Ms. Love was transported from the E.R. to the Rutherford County jail for booking.  In addition to DUI charges, Love was also charged with possession of schedule 3 and possession of schedule 4 drugs  

The MTSU Concert Chorale and Middle Tennessee Choral Society will present one of the greatest works associated with the holiday season, Handel’s “Messiah,” to the community tonight at 7:30 in Hinton Music Hall inside MTSU’s Wright Music Building. About 140 choristers, along with harpsichord and chamber orchestra, will perform the Christmas portion of the work, which includes some of its most popular recitatives and choruses
The choruses to be performed include “And the glory of the Lord,” “And He shall purify,” “For unto us a child is born,” “Glory to God” and the ever-popular “Hallelujah” chorus.
Tickets for the performance are $10 at the door. MTSU faculty, staff and students will be admitted free with valid IDs.
For more information, call 615-898-2493 or visit the MTSU Arts Calendar at www.mtsuarts.com

The informational meeting for parents and students to attend to ask questions and gain information about the one-to-one laptop initiative is tonight at the Cannon County High School.  The initiative will begin this month as the Cannon County High School senior class will be presented with laptops to use for educational purposes.  The plan is for the rest of the school to be added to the initiative by March.  The laptops will be returned to the school at the end of the year.  AT the meeting tonight the IT personnel will be there to answer questions related to the technology and the laptop user agreement will be discussed.  The meeting begins tonight at 6:00

The Cannon County Lions and Lionettes finished the Thanksgiving weekend at Robert A Harris Gymnasium in Woodbury participating in the annual Mitch Wilson State Farm Classic.  Friday night the Lionettes were able to pull away from the Lincoln County Lady Falcons in the second half en route to a 64-43 win over the AAA school.  Abbey Sissom led the Lionettes in scoring with 21 points.  The Cannon County girls team then played Summit High School out of Spring Hill on Saturday.  The Lionette defense smothered the Lady Spartan offense into committing more than 20 turnover throughout the game as the Lionettes easily won 59-29 in the final game of the two day event.  The Lionettes record is 7-0 heading into Tuesday’s first district game of the season against Macon County. The Lions basketball team spread things out in the second quarter behind a 19-3 run against the Lincoln County Falcons.  Cory Henley scored a game high 18 points and Josh Ruehlen making his first start of the year responded with 8 points as the Lions grabbed a 58-30 win over the Falcons Friday night.  The Lions then got their toughest challenge of the early season in a game against Middle Tennessee Christian School Saturday.  The Cougars were undefeated at 6-0 and never let Cannon get a comfortable lead in the game.  The game came down to the wire and with 12 seconds left to go and Cannon trailing by two, the Lions rushed getting a shot off and the Cougars rebounded a miss, made two pressure free throws and kept their perfect season in tact with a 54-50 win over Cannon.  The Lions will now get ready for their first district game against Macon County which will take place at Robert A. Harris Gymnasium in Woodbury Tuesday starting at 6:00
 

The Hilton Stone American Legion Post 279 has all types and all sizes of flags for sale.  See one of our Legionnaires for selections and prices. Our best deal is the United States Flag  3′ X 5′ nylon, withembroidered stars.  Our price is $25.00.  That is better than WalMart
Or you can call Jim Stone for prices and information.  We have the works,  any size flag, cotton or nylon, state flags, Military Service Flags for all of the Branches (Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Coast Guard, POW/MIA),  and we have all kinds of pole sets, for the house, or the large ones for your yard.I have checked all around and we have the best prices.   And the good news is, all of the money we make selling flags, and pole sets, stays right here in good ole Cannon County, going toward our Youth, our Community, and our Veterans. SEE A LEGIONNAIRE TODAY
 

At Cannon County High School 9:30-Girls MTCS vs Richard Hardy
11:00-Boys MTCS vs Central Magnet
12:30-Girls Cookeville vs Shelbyville
2:00-Boys Cookeville vs Shelbyville
3:30-Girls Upperman vs Grundy County
5:00-Boys Upperman vs Greater Gwinnett
6:30-Girls Cannon County vs Lincoln County
8:00-Boys Cannon County vs Lincoln County
At Woodbury Grammar School
11:00-Girls Summit vs Smyrna
12:30-Boys Sycamore vs Warren County
2:00-Girls Sycamore vs Warren County
3:30-Boys Boyd Christian vs Lancaster Christian
5:00-Girls Davidson Academy vs Lavergne
SATURDAY
At Cannon County High School
9:30-Boys Central Magnet vs Boyd Christian
11:00-Boys Cannon County vs Greater Gwinnett
12:30-Girls Cookeville vs Smyrna
2:00-Boys-Cookeville vs Sycamore
3:30-Girls Sycamore vs Grundy Co.
5:00-Girls Davidson Academy vs MTCS
6:30-Boys Cannon County vs MTCS
8:00-Girls Cannon County vs Summit
At Woodbury Grammar School
11:00-Girls Richard Hardy vs Lavergne
12:30-Girls Lincoln County vs Lancaster
2:00-Boys Lincoln County vs Lancaster Christian
3:30-Girls Upperman vs Warren County
5:00-Boys Upperman vs Warren County
 

Beef Producer Meeting Scheduled-                There will be a meeting of the Cannon, DeKalb, and Warren beef producers on Thursday, December 5th at Faye’s Place Restaurant in Centertown (located in the old Centertown Elementary School Cafeteria) beginning at 6:30 p.m. sponsored by Performance Feeds. Dr. Mandy Willis will be on hand to give us an update on the importance of the Breeding Soundness Exams. Please call the Extension Office at 615-563-2554 or Davy Sneed with Performance Feeds at 615-655-7637 to get your name on the list for supper.
 Middle Tennessee Weeds Update-
 
                Please mark your calendars for Thursday, December 12th at 6:30 p.m. for the Middle Tennessee Weeds Update, Which will be held at the Woodbury Lions Club Building located at 612 Lehman Street, Woodbury, TN. This is a joint meeting conducted by Warren, Cannon, DeKalb, and Rutherford County Extension. Dr. Larry Steckel will be the guest speaker who has done extensive research with glysophate-resistant Palmer Amaranth (or pigweed). Unfortunately, we experienced infestations in Cannon and Warrant County this year. Expectations are that it will be a continuous problem in the future. There is no charge for the meeting, however, please call 563-2554 and sign-up at the Extension Office for an accurate head count for the meal.
 
Upcoming Events
 
 Middle TN Grain ConferenceJanuary 30, 2014
 
            The ninth annual Middle Tennessee Grain Conference set for Thursday, January 30, at Coffee County’s Fairground in Manchester offers farmers insight to a number of emerging corn, soybean, and wheat production concerns.                                                                                 The conference is scheduled to get underway with registration beginning at 7:30 am. Registration is twenty dollars at the door or farmers can pre-register for five dollars by Noon, Monday, January 27 through their local UT/TSU Extension office. Registration fees include the program and materials, refreshments, lunch, a copy of the conference proceedings, and a grain conference cap.
            A trade show of various seed, chemical and equipment dealers will begin at 8:00 am followed by a slate of speakers addressing current production topics for corn, wheat and soybeans beginning at 9:00 am. Production topics for the upcoming conference include soil health, palmer pigweed management, Dicamba tolerant soybean issues, crop fungicide timing, grain market outlook, present and future precision agriculture technology. Lunch will be served on site.
Following lunch, Dr. Chad Lee, will provide the keynote presentation “Maximum Soybean Yields through Inputs”.  Dr. Lee, a professor of Agronomy in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Kentucky, is involved with the United Soybean Board’s Kitchen Sink Project.  The purpose of the project, which was conducted across multiple states, was to determine input recommendations for higher-yielding, higher quality soybeans.  Dr. Lee’s presentation titled, “Maximum Yield through Inputs” will expand on the project’s results.
            Following Dr. Lee’s presentation, participants can re-certify their private pesticide applicator certification needed to purchase and apply restricted-use pesticides. The training cost $15.00 to be paid at the time of the training by cash or checks payable to UT Extension. The training will take approximately one-hour.
Complete details on conference topics and pre-registration can be obtained at the Cannon County University of Tennessee Extension Office.
 Farm School/Cow College-
                We are proud to announce the 1st annual “Cow College” which is a combined effort of Warren, Cannon, and DeKalb County Extension and Warren and Cannon County Cattlemen’s associations. We have an excellent slate of speakers and topics.
 Session 1 – Thursday, Jan. 9th Forage Testing… Does it matter? Results of 12 forage tests taken from Warren, Cannon and Dekalb Counties will be discussed. Specialists from TN Farmer’s Cooperative and UT Soil and Plant lab will be on hand to discuss forage testing and interpreting results. Location Woodbury Lions Club Bldg. (612 Lehman Street, Woodbury TN 37190)
 Session 2 – Monday Feb. 3rd: Minerals and mineral requirements for the beef herd. Mr. Dale Bryson, Tennessee Farmer’s Cooperative. Location Warren County Administrative Bldg. (201 Locust St. McMinnville, TN)
 Session 3 – Thursday Feb. 27th: Artificial Insemination 101. Dr. Justin Rhinehart will be on hand to discuss estrus synchronization, reproductive anatomy and new and innovative techniques in A.I. All participants will learn how to “pass the rod”. Location: Woodbury Lions Club, 612 Lehman (Street, Woodbury, TN)                                                                                
 Session 4 – Monday March 3rd: Pasture weed identification and management. Extension Agent David Glover (famous for his knowledge of pasture weeds and management) will be on hand to discuss new and innovative strategies for weed control in our pastures. Location Warren County Administrative Bldg. (201 Locust St. McMinnville, TN) All meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. at their respective locations. Please call Cannon County Extension to register for planning purposes.​Tennessee Cattlemen’s Assn. Annual Meeting. Jan. 23rd – 25th Music Road Hotel, Pigeon Forge. www.tncattle.org.
 TN Horticulture Expo- Music City Sheraton, Nashville Jan. 30th-31st. www.tnthe.com.
 Tennessee 4-H Market Hog Show- January 21st and 22nd. Tennessee Livestock Center, Murfreesboro.
 National Cattleman’s Association Meeting- Feb. 4th through 7th Gaylord Opryland Hotel. www.beef.org.
 
 2014 Value-Added Beef Conference – March 18-19, 2014 in Manchester, Tennessee at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center – The 2014 Tennessee Value-Added Beef Conference will provide educational information and networking opportunities for those interested in producing and marketing locally-raised beef products. All attendees and participants must register for the conference.  Early-bird Registration Fee by March 3 – $40 person or $70 for two; late registration by March 12 – $50 per person, on-site registration is $100 per person. https://ag.tennessee.edu/cpa/Pages/VABeefConference.aspx
 

 Agenda for Cannon County IDBWhere: Cannon County Courthouse
Time: 6:00 PM
Date: Tuesday December 3rd, 2013
1. Call to order
2. Approval of November 5th, 2013 meeting minutes
3. Treasurers Report / Status of Tenants

Bank Balance

Outstanding Bills
4. Set 2014 IDB Meeting Dates & Times
5. IOSTUDIO Concept
6. Crane Interiors, Inc. building repair status
7. Other
 
Next Meeting: T.B.D.