News 2014

The Town of Woodbury announces that with Thursday being Thanksgiving, the Woodbury Trash Route that is normally run on Thursday will run Wednesday instead.  Trash routes will resume normal schedule on Friday.  

Craft Artists Holiday Bazaar ONE DAY ONLY
The Arts Center of Cannon County
Saturday, November 29 from 9am-4pm
Great deals for holiday shopping!
Find one-of-a-kind, handmade gifts for all the people on your list!
Join us for this exciting and festive alternative to mall and big box import shopping! Choose from a variety of beautiful and unique gift items when top craft artists from throughout the region will offer for sale their original ceramics, jewelry, fiber, turned wood, pottery, one-of-a-kind furniture, baskets, stained glass and much more. Over 30 artists will be participating so plan on coming early for best selection.  Support your local economy and receive great deals to boot!
Admission is FREE and open to the public. Make your plans now to visit the Craft Artists Holiday Sale, but be sure that you give yourself plenty of time because you will not want to miss all that this year’s sale has to offer. The Blue Porch Café at The Arts Center is open also for a delicious home cooked meal. The event will be held at The Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Highway, just west of the town of Woodbury, approximately 20 minutes from Murfreesboro, Manchester, and McMinnville and one hour southeast of Nashville. Holiday Bazaar hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm for one day only. For additional information call 615-563-2787 or 1-800-235-9073 or visit our website at HYPERLINK http://www.artscenterofcc.com

The Christian Men’s Group is collecting food for needy families this Christmas Season. This group meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Cannon Community Church and is comprised of men from across the community from different denominations. The group has set a goal to feed 100 families. Without the help of the community this will not be possible. They are asking for donations of food or money. If you want to donate non perishable items you may take them to The Old Feed Store at 310 Water Street or Antiques and More located at 101 North Cannon Street. For monetary donations please make checks payable to Christian Men’s Group

It’s nearing Christmas time, and Cannon Co. S.A.V.E. is once again working on the Angel Tree project to ensure that some very deserving children receive presents. Please take a moment to visit one of the Angel Trees at the following locations to pick out the “angel” you would like to help: First Bank
First National Bank
Regions Bank
Dollar General Store
Deadline to bring in presents is December 15th.
Thank you for bringing joy to the hearts of Cannon County’s little ones!
For more information, call Lisa Baird at SAVE 464-5555.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott on Monday announced the second annual “Interstate 40 Challenge: The Drive to Zero Fatalities” traffic safety initiative during the Thanksgiving holiday period. The announcement was held at the agency’s Training Center in Nashville. Colonel Trott was joined by Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons, Governor’s Highway Safety Office Director Kendell Poole and Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police President Chuck Forbis and Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Terry Ashe.    
The Interstate 40 Challenge will consist of increased patrols from state police or highway patrol agencies along the I-40 corridor in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee.  The challenge will take place on the busiest travel days of the Thanksgiving period, specifically from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30.
“Last year, Tennessee reported zero traffic fatalities on Interstate 40 during the challenge times,” Colonel Trott said. “We hope to have the same success this year and will again deploy our resources to help ensure a safe travel experience through our state on the busiest travel days of the Thanksgiving period.”   
I-40 runs 2,555 miles through eight states, and has more miles in Tennessee than any other state with 455 miles. In 2013, Tennessee state troopers investigated 29 crashes on the Wednesday before and 36 wrecks on the Sunday after Thanksgiving during the I-40 challenge times. None of those crashes were alcohol-related.
THP personnel also issued 69 seat belt citations on I-40 on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 2013, coupled with 18 seat belt tickets on the Sunday after the holiday.  They also arrested four individuals on suspicion of impaired driving on I-40 on the two challenge days.
Commissioner Gibbons also requested a proclamation from Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to raise awareness of this traffic safety campaign.  He presented the proclamation to Colonel Trott and the other highway safety representatives at today’s announcement.
Tennessee state troopers will be assigned every 20 miles of I-40 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30. Additionally, Colonel Trott has requested increased law enforcement visibility on all major interstates throughout Tennessee.  “We are hoping that a large law enforcement presence on the interstates will have an impact on driver behavior,” Colonel Trott said. “Drivers are encouraged to obey the speed limit, don’t drive distracted, aggressive or reckless, and above all, don’t drink and drive.”  
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) also supports this traffic safety campaign and will promote the initiative on the Interstate 40 dynamic message boards.  During the Thanksgiving holiday, TDOT will also suspend lane closures beginning at Noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26 through 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 1.

The Warren County Lady Pioneers may have broken the consecutive string of quarters that the Cannon County Lionettes have led opponents this early season but the Lionettes were able to get the stat that mattered the most….the “W”.  Lionette guard Erin McReynolds scored 13 of her game high 17 points as Cannon County outlasted Warren County 52-48 in the battle of early season unbeaten teams.  Autumn King spent most of the game in foul trouble as the Warren County’s post players were the strength of their team.  Out of 48 points, 25 points were scored inside including 18 from post player Karagan Turner.  Cannon becomes the only 8-AA team to notch a win against their next door neighbors as Warren had beaten Dekalb and Upperman already this year. The nightcap turned into a nightmare for the Warren County Pioneers.  The Lions got out to a huge lead before Warren County scored their first field goal with a little over three minutes to play in the first quarter.  The transition game was hitting on all cylinders as Cannon coasted to a 69-42 win.  The highlight reel flavored victory saw Josh Ruehlen, Jacob Nave and Garrett McReynolds lead the team in scoring with 10 points each.  Cannon’s record is now 3-1 as next up for the Lions and Lionettes will be in the Cannon Thanksgiving Classic Friday evening.

4 of the 5 starters for the Cannon County Lionettes scored double figures and the Cannon County Lionettes received the biggest challenge of the early season from the Coffee County Lady Red Raiders, but were able to secure a 13 point win Friday night 66-53.  Kelli Davis scored a team and game high 23 points for the Lionettes.  Cannon stretch out leads of up to 9 and 10 points but the Lady Red Raiders would come back and trim those leads down with key 3 point shooting from Sara Brown.  Davis and Erin McReynolds connected on several free throws to build the 13 point win.  McReynolds and Kendra Maynard each finished with 12 points while Autumn King scored 13.  The Lionettes are 3-0 Despite a multitude of Lion turnovers, the Lions basketball team was able to take control early in their game against the Coffee County Red Raiders and leave with a 67-45 win.  The full court press of Cannon County enabled the Lions to score easy points in transition but they also had trouble hanging onto the basketball.  Josh Ruehlen led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points, Garrett McReynolds added 11 and Marshall McReynolds scored 10.  Cannon was able to break the game open by the end of the second quarter as they led Coffee 31-17
Monday night  Warren County comes to pay a visit to Woodbury as the Lady Pioneers are also undefeated at 7-0.  The Lady Pioneers are 2-0 against District 8-AA picking up wins against Upperman and Dekalb County in the last week.  The Pioneers boys team is 4-3.  Two of those losses have been handed to them by District 8-AA teams.  Monday nights games at Robert A Harris Gymnasium will start at 6:00.  WBRY will have the live broadcast starting at 5:50 with the Coaches Corner.  You can catch the games on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY.  Online at wbry.com and through the TuneIn Radio App on Smartphones and Tablets

The Staff of the Adams Memorial Library announced the winner of the recent First Annual Book Battle Competition was the Westside School.  The contest was between all the Cannon County Schools.  The winner was decided by taking the number of books read by each school and dividing it up by the number of students to determine a percentage point.  This kept the final count close and gave each school a chance to win.  Coming in second place was Short Mountain.  Mrs. Kathy Gannon’s 2nd Grade class at Westside was the winning class room in the contest.  Her class read an outstanding total of 925 books.  In total all schools read a total of 2416 books during the contest.

Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for October was 7.1 percent, two tenths of one percentage point lower than the September revised rate of 7.3 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for October was 5.8 percent, down from 5.9 percent in September. Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 8.1 percent to 7.1 percent while the national rate declined from 7.2 percent to 5.8 percent.
Total nonfarm employment increased 7,900 jobs from September to October. The largest increases occurred in trade/transportation/utilities, professional/business services, and manufacturing.
Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 59,800 jobs. The largest increases occurred in professional/business services, trade/transportation/utilities, and leisure/hospitality.
 

Secretary of State Tre Hargett is warning Tennessee corporations about a potentially misleading solicitation sent from an organization called the “Tennessee Council for Corporations.” The council, which is not affiliated in any way with the Secretary of State’s office, states in its solicitation that it will prepare annual “corporate consent records” for a corporation for a $125 fee.  Corporate consent records are internal corporate documents that a corporation may choose to prepare, but are not required to be filed with the Secretary of State’s office.  However, the solicitation is similar in appearance to the notice that the Secretary of State’s office distributes to businesses informing them of their obligation to file annual reports.Because this solicitation appears similar to an official government notice, it has the potential to mislead Tennessee corporations.  Similar misleading correspondence has been sent out by the organizations “Corporate Records Service” and “Annual Business Services,” neither of which are affiliated with governmental entities. 
Secretary Hargett said: “I encourage Tennessee businesses to be cautious when providing private and confidential information, including credit card information, because there are several organizations sending these misleading letters.” 
Businesses can call the Secretary of State’s Business Services Division at (615) 741-2286 to help determine the source of correspondence they may receive.   The Secretary of State’s website also has a user-friendly online annual report filing system for businesses, which can be accessed at https://tnbear.tn.gov/Ecommerce/AnnualReportInstr.aspx.