News 2014

The Cannon County Lions football team will close out the 2014 season tonight as they fight to stay out of the bottom of the district.  That’s been the spot the Lions have been in since the 2010 season.  Their opponent tonight the Upperman Bees have been in the cellar right along with the Lions until a break out year last year  The Bees are right back in the hunt for last place this year though as their district record is 0-5 but their overall record is 4-5 for the season.  The game is in Baxter tonight meaning it’s Senior Night for Upperman but a win tonight by the Lions would have them finish the district at 2-4.  We start Football Thursday tonight at 6:00 with Murphy’s Matchups followed by Tailgate at 6:45.  Kickoff is at 7:00.  You can hear the entire game on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY, online at wbry.com and through the smartphones and tablets by using the TuneIn Radio App WBRY  

A noted political science author, editor and Dana Professor of Government at Berry College in Berry, Georgia, will be an upcoming guest lecturer at the MTSU Honors College. 
Peter Augustine Lawler will provide a free public lecture titled “The Future of Our Liberty is Confusing” at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building’s Simmons Amphitheatre (Room 106). To find parking and the building location, a printable campus map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParking14-15.
 
In addition to his role at Berry College that includes teaching courses in political philosophy and American politics, Lawler serves as executive editor of “Perspectives on Political Science,” he is past chair of the politics and literature section of the American Political Science Association and was a member of President Bush’s Council on Bioethics.
 
Lawler’s most recent book, “Allergic to Crazy,” is a compilation of some of his essays.
His other books include “Modern and American Dignity,” “Postmodernism Rightly Understood” and “Aliens in America.” He has become a popular and influential blogger and spoken at more than 100 colleges and universities.
 
A reception will follow his scheduled one-hour talk.

Cannon County Commission will meet in regular session Thursday November 6th at 5:00 in the courtroom of the Cannon County Courthouse.   Agenda
1.  Call To Order
2. Prayer
3.  Roll Call
4.  Appoint Commissioner to four county regional solid waste planning board
5.  Approve resolution for Ambulance Center loan
6.  Approve committees for 2014/2015
7.  Billy Kauffman would like to address the Commission
8.  Todd Hollandsworth to address the Commission on behalf of the 911 committee
9.  New Business
10.  Old Business
11. Adjorn

Karen King Principal of West Side School attended a statewide conference for education leaders Tuesday night in Nashville. Ms. King was amongst the nine state finalists for the Tennessee Principal of the year award.  Also named last night was the Supervisor of the year, which was chosen from 8 finalists.    “Strong leadership plays a fundamental role in student learning, and it is our honor to recognize these individuals that have led their district and school to great success,” said Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman. “We are grateful for what they have done to prioritize the needs of students and improve outcomes for kids.”
The annual Principal of the Year and Supervisor of the Year awards recognize administrators who have helped build a better education for Tennessee students through their leadership, programs, and vision.  Although Ms. King didn’t win the overall award, she did get recognized for being chosen as Principal of the Year in the Upper Cumberland region.

Two or three additional homes are needed to complete  the list for the 20th annual Woodbury Lions Club Christmas Home Tour. Each year homes in all areas of the county have been open for this popular Christmas Season opening event. This year the tour will be from 4 until 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 6. Tickets will go on sale soon at $7 with all funds going to the Lions Club charities account. Anyone interested in placing their home on this year’s list, or for more information, should contact event chairman Bill Smith (563-5337) or Sue Patrick (563-1328) before November 10.
 

 An apparent road rage situation led to one driver suffering a stab wound to his abdomen and a suspect arrested on an attempted murder charge Friday, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said. Driver Charles Edward Jakes, 41, of Ewing Boulevard, suffered the stab wound during a heated argument on Cranor Road and Old Woodbury Highway, said Detective Sgt. Dan Goodwin. Jakes was treated by Emergency Medical Services paramedics and flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was later released.
After consulting with District Attorney Jennings Jones and Assistant DA J. Paul Newman, Sgt. Goodwin charged suspect Jeff Robinson, 50, of Highship Road with criminal attempted second-degree murder.
The investigation showed Jakes and Robinson were speeding on Cranor Road when Robinson passed Jakes, Sgt. Goodwin said. They stopped at the intersection of Old Woodbury Highway where they started arguing.
Witnesses reported Jakes turned away and Robinson struck him in the back of the head, the detective said. Jakes turned around and pushed Robinson.
“He was stabbed by Robinson in the center right abdomen,” Sgt. Goodwin said.
Sheriff Robert Arnold recommended people who are the target of an angry driver should not confront the driver but immediately call the Sheriff’s Office at 898-7770.
 

 Thursday is the final day for early voting for the upcoming election.  So far up through Tuesdays results showed a total of 655 registered Cannon County voters took part in early voting.  A reminder that the early voting hours Thursday are different from the hours of the rest of the week.  Early voting hours today will take place from 2 this afternoon until 6 in the evening at the Cannon County Election offices located at 301 West Main Street Suite 244  

The Woodbury Lions Club will kick off their annual Pecan Sale on Monday November 3rd.  For sale this year will be pecan halves, walnuts, fruit and nut mix and cashews.  Again this year the Lions have found the very best products available.  Lion Clyde Bush, chairman of the sale, stated that he was able to secure this year’s crop of pecans, which is the best crop in several years.  All these products will be available at the following locations.  Vance Bros Car Lot, Farmers Co-op, Rite Aid Pharmacy, County Court Clerks Office, Cannon County Senior Center, Dr. Trea Wessel’s office, First Bank, Paul Reed’s Furniture Store, First National Bank, Regions Bank, Woodbury Funeral Home, Woodson’s Pharmacy, Cutting Edge Salon and any Lions Club Member.  For more information call Clyde Bush at 563-2102 or Mark Vance at 563-6800  

 The United States Marine Corps Vice Marshal for the 2014 Annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday November 8th, in Woodbury,  honoring
all of the Veterans of Cannon County, is Joe Prince.  Joe served
with the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.  Joe was a rifleman fighting in the jungles of Vietnam.  His unit was in the
northern portion of South Vietnam in the area of DaNang.  His unit
was based in the  the Marble Mountain area, south of DaNang, which
was a hot zone with heavy North Vietnam VietCong forces opposing the Marine units based in that area.  His unit later moved to a special
Marine Camp on the Airfield at Marble Mountain.  Joe recently made
an outstanding briefing and pictorial  presentation at the
Historical Society on his experiences while fighting in the Vietnam
War. The Veterans and Concerned Citizens of Veterans wish to honor and pay tribute to Joe Prince for his service to the United States.  
 

The Cannon County Planning Commission is schedule to meet Tuesday night at the Cannon County Courthouse.  In addition to attending to other business as necessary, the only item on the agenda was to continue discussion about a proposed Cannon County Zoning ordinance.  The Planning Commission had been scheduled to introduce a new member Tuesday night, however that will be put on hold as the Cannon County Commissioners will look to approve the list of all committees and commissioners at their November meeting.