News 2014

Friday’s action of the Rhea County Holiday Hoops Tournament saw the Cannon County Lionettes fall to a very solid Wilson Central team 57-40.  The Lionettes will finish up the tournament today at 3:00 CST/4:00 EST at Rhea Middle School.The Cannon County Lions squeezed by Cookeville 61-58 to advance to the winners bracket today.  They will play at 1:30 CST/2:30 EST at Rhea Middle School.  If they win they are in the championship game at 7:30 CST/8:30 EST at Rhea County High School.  If they lose they will play today in the consolation game at 4:30 CST/5:30 EST at Rhea County High School

The Cannon County Lionettes beat Ooltewah in the first round of the Rhea County Holiday Hoops Tournament 66-44. They will play Wilson Central this afternoon at 3:30 CST/4:30 EST at Rhea Middle School.

Congratulations to all the 4-H members which competed in the Cannon County 4-H Public Speaking Contest. After winning their school classroom competition, students were chosen to compete in the county competition. With 28 participants, the Cannon County 4-H Public Speaking contest was a huge success with the following winners: 4th Grade:
1st Place- Jesse Tucker Vaughn, Auburn School
1st Place- Ethan Powell, Woodland School
2nd Place- James Hawkins, Woodbury Grammar School
3rd Place- Kendall Hedrick, Woodbury Grammar School
5th Grade:
1st Place- Kiley Hughes, Auburn School
1st Place- Kooper Nemeth, Woodland School
2nd Place- Nolan Bell, Woodland School
6th Grade:
1st Place- Sharon Bessant, Auburn School
1st Place- Josie Gannon, West Side School
2nd Place- Sloane Underhill, East Side School
3rd Place- Hannah Carrier, Short Mountain School
7th Grade:
1st Place- Etta Gaines, Woodbury Grammar School
1st Place- Austin Powell, Woodland School
2nd Place- Cheyenne Pomeroy, Woodbury Grammar School
8th Grade:
1st Place- Emily Nave, Woodbury Grammar School
1st Place- Bryson Bell, Woodland School
2nd Place- Colin Crawley, Auburn School
 
After winning the county contest, both first place participants will compete at the sub-regional contest held at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in February. Congratulations to all the participants! Programs in agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, and resource development. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture and county governments cooperating. UT Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. 4-H is proud of the accomplishments of the many 4-H members that learn the valuable life skill of communications through Public Speaking. For more information about the 4-H program, contact Sarah Malone at snmalone@utk.edu or the UT Extension Office at (615) 563-2554.
 

Jack Haley Kirk, age 66 of Murfreesboro died Monday December 15, 2014. He was a native of Livingston, TN and was preceded in death by his parents, John Benjamin Kirk and Gladys Marie Williams Kirk; grandson Cody Michael Robinson; grandmother, Bertie Copeland. Mr. Kirk was retired from Chromalox and was owner and operator of Jack’s Mowing Service. He is survived by daughters, April Robinson and husband Michael of Murfreesboro, Cayce Strait and husband John of Woodbury, TN ; granddaughters; Jacky and Macy Robinson, Samantha and Ava Strait ; brother, Jimmy Leslie and wife Willie Mae of Livingston, TN
Funeral services will be11:00AM Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Joe Sissom will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00PM to 8:00PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. www.woodfinchapel.com

A meeting of the DeKalb/Cannon County Amateur Radio Club will be held on Thursday, December 18th, 2014  – 6:30 PM at the Cannon County High
School, 1 Lion Drive – Room 115, Woodbury, TN 37190. All
local amateur radio operators and those interested in amateur radio
are invited to attend.    Amateur radio operators also called “hams”
communicate with other operators in the local area, statewide,
nationally, and even worldwide.  Hams also aid during times of
emergencies with vital communication links.  The DeKalb/Cannon County
Amateur Radio Club is an affiliated club of the American Radio Relay
League.  Call 615-597-9563 for more information or check out the
club’s webpage at http://www.dccarc.org.
 

Somebody got a 55″ LG LED TV for an early Christmas present after stealing it from a Hollis Creek Road Residence.  According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department reports Deputy Lee Colwell answered a burglary call on Hollis Creek Road.  Upon arrival, Deputy Colwell spoke with Terry Reed.  Reed said he left his residence Tuesday morning to take his son to school and returned home.  In a 25 minute span in which he was gone, someone came in the house and took a 55″ LG LED TV that he had recently purchased from Aaron’s In Manchester.  There were no signs of forced entry.  Mr. Reed advised that it had appeared they had come through the sliding door on the porch.  The report goes on to say that Aaron’s of Manchester was contacted to verify the purchase and serial number.  Mr. Reed was under a lease on this particular TV that began in October.  

The way that the Cannon County Lionettes lost to Smith County last Friday took some of the confidence out of the Woodbury team.  It was evident on the floor Tuesday night as the Lionettes traveled to Alvin C. York Institute.  Even though the Lionettes got the win by 10, 62-52 against the 2-9 Dragonettes, York stayed with them for two quarters going into halftime tied 20-20.  The Lionettes weren’t their usual selves as they had a high turnover rate and passed up taking open shots.  In the second half Kelli Davis stepped up for the Lionettes and after having to fill in for Erin Mc Reynolds at point guard after McReynolds fouled out hit 8 of 10 from the free throw line to help the Lionettes bring in the 10 point win.  Davis finished with a team high 20 points while Kendra Maynard was another key factor in the final period as she scored 7 of her 13 points in the frame.  The game was not only highlighted by the turnovers but also by the number of fouls called on both sides.  In addition to McReynolds, Autumn King also fouled out of the game with 7 points.  Kristin Hale netted 10 for the Lionettes as they move their overall record to 9-2 and District record to 2-2. The Lionettes will travel to Soddy Daisy High School for the first round of the Rhea County Holiday Hoops Tournament.  The team will play Ooltewah Thursday night.  The Lady Owls are 4-8.  Game time will be at 5:00 CST, 6:00 EST
17 lead changes and 9 ties signify a wire to wire basketball game.  And it was exactly that as the York Institute Dragons boys team slid by Cannon County 70-67 in overtime.  Just like the girls game, the boys game was called very tightly.  In fact Cannon had three of their starters foul out of the game while York had two players foul out.  The Lions didn’t give up in the fight as they forced overtime as Garrett McReynolds hit two free throws to get the Lions to the extra stanza before fouling out of the game.  Turnovers in overtime hurt the Lions but Cannon had a chance to force a second overtime.  After A.J Daniel hit a desperation 3 with time running out and the Lions down by 6, Cannon called a timeout before the buzzer sounded.  The officials put 5-10ths of a second back on the clock.  York’s halfcourt long inbound throw resulted in the ball going out of bounds without touching anyone so that error meant that Cannon would inbound underneath their own basket down by 3. After throwing it in to Briar Jakes who had to backpedal and catch it while throwing it up for a prayer before the buzzer sounded, Jakes missed the highly difficult shot giving Cannon their first district loss.  Jacob Nave fouled out of the game in the 4th but lead the team with 17 while Josh Ruehlan added 14.  Marshall McReynolds also fouled out with 11 points and Austin Martin and AJ Daniel were one foul shy themselves of finding themselves fouled out.  The Lions now are 8-3 overall 2-1 in district play
They will now play in the Rhea County Holiday Hoops Tournament Thursday night as they draw a tough first round assignment in the 5-4 Soddy Daisy Trojans.  Game time will be at 8:00 CST/9:00 EST at Soddy Daisy High School.  
 

The Cannon County SAVE Domestic Violence Program has received a gift during the Christmas season.  Director Lisa Baird announced that an anonymous benefactor recently got in touch with her and stated that he was buying a building that would serve as a home for a new domestic violence shelter.  The man stated that that his wife had just passed away from cancer and wanted to make the presentation in honor of his late wife.  The building has been purchased and the keys have been handed to Baird.  Operational costs such as electricity and water are being arranged.  There is a lot of items that the Shelter will need such as beds, book shelves, couches and chairs, kitchen items, refrigerators, washing machine and dryer and more.  Monetary donations are needed to help with shelter expenses during the first year until grants start coming in.  For more information including a list of the items needed for the new shelter call 464-5555.

Santa Claus is schedule to make his final public appearance in Woodbury today before heading back to the North Pole to get ready to tour the world nine days from now.  The Adams Memorial Library will be hosting Mr. and Mrs. Claus for an evening of fun and festivities tonight starting at 5:30.  Refreshments will be served in the Jennings Community Room.  All ages are welcome and everyone is encouraged to bring their cameras for picture opportunities.

The Cannon County Lionettes will get the opportunity to bounce back after a frustrating loss to Smith County Friday night as they travel to Jamestown to meet the York Institute Lady Dragons.  York started out the season with a 1 but then lost 10 consecutive before Saturday’s 6 point win against Stone Memorial.  The Lionettes are 8-2 overall and have a 1-2 district record.  The Lionettes swept the season series against York winning in their gym last December 80-15 and then knocking them out of the postseason 66-24 in the first round of the district tournament. The York Dragons are 6-7 overall but are tied with the Lions boys basketball team at 3-0 in District play.  They have collected wins against Upperman, along with a one point win at Dekalb and a 3 point win at home against Smith County.  The Lions might have their hands full as Jamestown is always a tough place to play.  The Lions won both games during the regular season last year.  Game time tonight starts at 6:00.  WBRY will have the live broadcast beginning at 5:50 for the Coaches Corner.  You can hear the games live on AM-1540/FM-96.7 WBRY online at wbry.com and through the smart phones and tablets on WBRY by using the TuneInRadio app