News 2014

The Cannon County Lionettes got out to another fast start and built a big lead Friday night before coasting to a 54-43 win against Franklin County.  The Lionettes got on the boards early limiting Franklin County to one shot opportunities building a 18-5 end of first quarter score.  The inside game of the Lionettes provided a key factor in the 11 point win as Autumn King scored 12 points in the paint and Hailey Mooneyham provided quality minutes off the bench.  Kelli Davis netted 13 to lead the Lionettes in scoring.  Cannon County goes into this week with a 2-0 record. Three players finished in double figures for the Cannon County Lions and two came one point shy of accomplishing that stat as the Cannon County Lions gave fans a glimpse of what the future holds as the Lions used a smothering press to take over a close ballgame as the Lions beat Franklin County 72-57.  In the first half, neither team could distance themselves from the other as there were 9 lead changes and 8 ties in the game itself.  However in the third quarter after quickly evaporating a 8 point Rebel lead, the Lionettes showed a full court press that quickly turned things around giving Cannon the lead and never looking back.  Josh Ruehlen led all scorers with 17, while Garrett McReynolds and Jacob Nave each added 16 in the win.  Marshall McReynolds along with Austin Martin finished with 9 points each.  Cannon County is now 1-1.  Both teams will play on the road to nearby Manchester at Coffee County High School Friday starting at 6:00
 

Auditions for Tarzan the Musical will be held tonight at 6:30 and Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Arts Center of Cannon County.  Director is Darryl Deason.  Music Director Allison Hall with the choreographer Lauren McCloud Johnson.  Production dates are March 20-April 4.  Rehearsals will begin in January.  Anyone planning on auditioning for the role of Tarzan please email darryltdeason@gmail.com to schedule an appointment time for your audition and to receive an audition preparation packet.  All other auditions do not need an appointment time.  Those that have a background in dancing are encouraged to audition.  Auditions will be done in small groups.  Singing Auditions consists of each person preparing a musical selection of roughly 16 measures showcasing vocal ability.  Please sing a song in the style of the show with examples of any Disney based musical.  Please bring sheet music accompaniment for the song you wish to perform.  An accompanist will be provided.  Speakers for a IPod or phone will be provided.  A CD player will not be provided.  Familiarize yourself with songs from Tarzan before auditions as you will be taught selections from the show to audition as well.  Call the Arts Center of Cannon County at 563-2787 for more information.  

 Open enrollment for Obamacare began Saturday and consumers should expect fewer problems compared to last year’s disastrous rollout.  Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says improvements have been made to the Healthcare.gov website and that should translate into a smoother healthcare shopping and enrolling process.  President Obama’s Affordable Care Act allows those who don’t have health coverage through their employer to shop for insurance through the federal website or online state exchanges.  Following last year’s rollout, hundreds of federal employees worked for months rebuilding Healthcare.gov after a debut filled with glitches. If you bought your healthcare plan from the federal website last year, you don’t have to re-enroll.  However, officials encourage you to get back on the website and compare benefits and prices because some new plans are available and others have changed.  Consumers will only have about half the time to enroll this year.  The deadline is February 15th to select or change your healthcare plan.  If you want coverage to begin on January 1st, you have until December 15th to make your selection.   You can call the Cannon County Health Department at 563-4243 ext 121 and make an appointment with Sarah Jenkins who is the Outreach and Enrollment Specialist in Cannon County.
 

Free community giveaways highlight the weekend in Cannon County.  There will be a free food giveaway Saturday starting at 10:00 in the morning in the parking lot of First Methodist Church 502 West High Street in Woodbury.  Please bring your own box, laundry basket, or container to put the food in.  Everyone is welcome.  This will be a “drive thru” distribution.  Cars should line up on High Street coming up the hill from College Street.  Each car will be directed through the parking lot of First Methodist and out through the First Baptist Church parking lot.  There will be a limit of food for two families per vehicle in order to allow the staff to serve as many families as possible.,  For more information contact the church office at 563-2135.  Also Saturday the Coats For Cannon event will take place.  Sue Patrick and the Woodbury Lions Club have been collecting coats from the community since October.  Anyone in need of a good used warm coat can come to the Woodbury Lions Club Building on Lehman Street in Woodbury from 9A to 2P on Saturday.  Must provide proof of residency of Cannon County.  Coats will be given to entire families if the need is there so if you are planning on participating, bring your family to this activity as well.

The last time the Franklin County Lady Rebels stepped on to a basketball court they only scored 8 total points in the opening round of the regional tournament against the eventual state champion the Blackman Lady Blaze.  The Lady Rebels will try to erase that memory by stepping onto the floor for the first of three games in four days to start the season.  The Cannon County Lionettes started the season Tuesday with a blowout win over Chattanooga Brainerd and hope to be able to repeat the defense dominating play to grab win number 2 of the season.  The Cannon County Lions lost to a very athletic Brainerd team Tuesday.  They’ll face another uptempo offense in the Franklin County Rebels tonight.  The games will be played at Tullahoma High School starting at 6:00.  We’ll have pregame starting at 5:50.  You can hear the games live on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY online at wbry.com and through the smart phones and tablets through the TuneIn Radio app at wbry

Follow candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars.  Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy.  Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats.  The fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather.  The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory or suffer the consequences.  The Arts Center of Cannon County presents Willy Wonka.  Show dates are Nov. 15th and 22nd at 2:00.  For more information call the Arts Center at 563-2787

As the holiday season approaches, many look forward to a joyous time with family and friends. Unfortunately, some families in our communities are less fortunate, wondering how they will be able to provide a special Christmas for their children.With those families in mind, DTC3, the local television channel on DTC TV, will be producing a live telethon on Saturday, November 15, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event, called “DTC For Kids” will feature live entertainment and special guests throughout the four-hour telethon. This program will air on DTC3 and DTC3 HD (channel 303) in an effort to raise donations for charities in Cannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith and Wilson counties. The telethon will also be streamed live online at www.dtc3.tv for all to see.
The charities include the Cannon County S.A.V.E. program, Cops for Kids in DeKalb County, Shop with the Sheriff in Rutherford County, Santa’s Shoppers of Smith County and Wilson County Christmas for All.
“DTC Communications is extremely excited about the potential to help needy children in our home counties this holiday season,” said Craig Gates, CEO of DTC. “Nothing tugs at the heartstrings like children, and even more so during the holidays. We are proud we can utilize our means to help as many children as we can in our area have a Merry Christmas.”
100 percent of the donations made during the telethon will go to these local charities. Those who call in to pledge donations will be asked to select which of the five charities they would like their donation to go to. Callers can also opt to split their donation among any of the five charities.
The program will be broadcast live from the DeKalb County Community Complex in Smithville and produced by the staff of DTC3. Telephone operators will be on hand to accept donations. People can call 464-KIDS (5437) throughout the telethon to make their pledges and donations. People are also encouraged to come to the DeKalb County Community Complex to watch the telethon in person.
“It’s our hope that with our viewers’ help, we can raise enough money to truly make a difference for children in need this Christmas,” said Nick Nokes, Video Production Supervisor for DTC3. “We have bookedentertainment and various guests for the event, and it’s going to be both a fun and rewarding show.”
Musical guests include area singers Mercedes Luna, Demytris Savage, Adam Overstreet, Hannah Eckert, and Suzanne Winfree, along with Chelsie Young and Tom Duggin, who will co-host the main stage events for this first-ever event on DTC3.
“It has been extremely humbling to see the way that people are coming together to make this telethon happen,” added Nokes. “With the help of our viewers and those associated with these local charities, I know we really can make a difference for our kids this Christmas.”
Log onto www.dtc3.tv for more information, or to watch the “DTC For Kids” telethon live via webstream, this Saturday, from 5 to 9 p.n.

One of the key figures in putting together the annual Veterans Day Program at Cannon County High School and the Veterans Day parade wants to express his sincere appreciation as another Veteran’s Day weekend has wrapped up with the celebration Tuesday of Veterans Day.  Col. Jim Stone wants to express his appreciation and that of the Legionnaires, Sons, and Auxiliary members of the American Legion Post 279 in Woodbury, Tennessee, to all of the good citizens of Cannon County and beyond, who supported the Annual Veterans Day Program at Cannon County High School on Friday 7 November and the Annual Veterans Day Parade to Honor our Veterans on Saturday 8 November.  Col. Stone in a statement says “Your support, with your donations and with your active participation, continue to make these events bigger and better each year.  This was the command guidance from our Founding Father, Thomas E. Nichols.  The year that theyare not bigger and better is the year I will retire.   2014 completes 22 years that the Veterans and Concerned Citizens for the Veterans of Cannon County, and now the Hilton Stone American Legion Post 279 in Woodbury have worked with Cannon County High School, Woodbury, and Cannon County in producing and directing these events. Of the original 8 citizens who organized and started these events, Wilburn Arnold, Marvin Jennings, A. W. Potter, Aubrey Nichols, Albert Thomas, Luther Mooneyham, Tom Nichols, and Colonel Stone:  only 2 are still with us, Tom Nichols and myself. Freedom is not free.  We do not ever want to forget the cost of freedom.  Cannon County has given up 61 of her sons for the cost of freedom.  We must never forget their sacrifices.  They paid the supreme sacrifice for their country, so that we can live in a free nation and enjoy the precious freedom that we have today.  And we don’t want to forget their families who sacrificed so very much.
The winners in this years parade are:  BEST FLOAT – The Woodbury Lions Club.  BEST VEHICLE ANTIQUE OR MILITARY – The Mooretown Fire Department.  BEST OVERALL ENTRY – The Legion Riders from Post 78 in Manchester, TN.  They each received a check for $100.00.
Again, thank you.  These events would not be possible without your generous support.  God bless you, God bless our Veterans, and God bless the United States of America.

Veterans Day activities aren’t necessarily over with by any means as the Cannon County Libraries who were closed Tuesday will be open normal hours today.  The Libraries will be holding a Fine Forgiveness Day today for military Veterans.  Come in with proof of military service past or present and your fines will be erased.  The library is also holding their first Computer Essentials class which is a hands on introductory course, which requires no experience. The workshop consists of three one hour sessions at the Adams Memorial Library that will cover computer basics.  There will be an evening session, as well as a morning session.  The workshops will be held on Tuesdays November 18th, December 2nd and 9th at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays November 20th, December 4th and 11th at 9:30 in the morning.  Space is limited to 10 participants each class and the classes are free.  Sign up by calling 563-5861 

Snacks and drinks sold so quick at the concession stand at Brainerd High School Tuesday, they sold out and had to shut it down before the end of the girls basketball game between Brainerd and Cannon County.  That wasn’t the only thing shut down though for Brainerd.  The Cannon County Lionettes opened the 2014-2015 season in Chattanooga by shutting down the Brainerd offense for the first 7:42 seconds starting the game on a 26-0 run.  Brainerd didn’t score until 18 seconds left in the quarter and by that time had committed 14 turnovers.  Kelli Davis scored 13 of her game high 20 points in the opening frame.  After settling down Brainerd was able to keep the second and third quarters close before Cannon outscored Brainerd 17-8 in the final quarter to win it 67-33.  Autumn King finished with 12 points while Kendra Maynard fired up three three pointers to finish with 13 points. The nightcap between the Lions and the Brainerd Panthers featured a uptempo matchup between two teams that loved to run.  Brainerd held a comfortable lead throughout the game leading by 16 at half.  In the third quarter, Cannon started to find their rhythm converting turnovers to baskets and cut the lead down in half trailing by 8.  That’s as close as they could get though as Brainerd would connect on several tough shot attempts and hit some clutch baskets to hold off the Lions comeback attempts.  Brainerd won 70-58.  Josh Ruehlen led all Cannon County scorers with 15 and Jacob Nave added 11.  Brainerd finished with four players in double figures.  
Next up is Franklin County Friday night.  Special notes for Friday.  The games will be played at Tullahoma High School starting at 6:00 Friday night. Everyone planning on going to the game is encouraged to purchase your tickets from Cannon County High School through either Coach Michael Dodgen or Coach Matt Rigsby.  Please call them to make arrangements to purchase your tickets.  If you buy your tickets through the Coaches and not at the gate Friday night, part of the proceeds will go to the Cannon County Basketball Program.