News 2015

This month’s Town of Woodbury Mayor and Board of Aldermen meeting lasted a total of ten minutes.  One item on the agenda was approved and that was the ordinance to de-annex a parcel of property belonging to Brent and Lydia Bush.  The ordinance was passed on second and final reading.  Aldermen Charlie Harrell told the Board that the American Legion Post plans to head up the Community Fireworks Celebration next July.  The Legion Post talked about it recently and said that it was a great success.  Woodbury Fire Chief Joe Loftis announced that the Fire Department has put in new computers and software designed to track calls and make reports easier to maintain.  Woodbury Police Chief Lowell Womack stated that he has completed Law Enforcement Management School and that the Woodbury Police Department is operating at full capacity in personnel.

After two weeks of wet weather leading to cancellations of the Color Of Fall Car Show, the weather forecasters are predicting a nice day this Saturday.  The Cannon County Chamber of Commerce event will start at 8:00 Saturday morning but it won’t be the stand alone activity on the courthouse square that it would have been during the past two weekends if the show would have been able to have been held as scheduled.  October 10th also served as the final Cannon cruise in of the year.  Instead of postponing that event, with the DJ already in place and a bunch of cars that already participate in the monthly activity , organizers decided to keep the event as is and will start it right after the Car Show.  People participating in the cruise in do not have to participate in the car show and people in the car show do not have to feel obligated to participate in the cruise in.  Since this is the last cruise in of the season, participants are encouraged to bring a toy for the Toy Drive.  Toys will be collected at Iron Pig Antiques and Jennings Jewelers and be given for the Angel Tree project at Christmas.    

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today encouraged high school seniors to apply for the Tennessee Promise, Tennessee’s groundbreaking scholarship and mentorship program that provides high school graduates last-dollar scholarships to attend two years of community or technical college free of tuition and fees. The deadline for applications is November 2. According to the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC), 15,830 students from the graduating high school class of 2015 are utilizing Tennessee Promise benefits this fall, which is the first year of implementation. Community colleges across the state also report substantial growth, with the number of students enrolling full time in community college directly after high school increasing by 14 percent since last fall.
“My message to high school seniors is: this is your Tennessee Promise. This is an opportunity for you to fulfill your potential, and you have an opportunity to change the future for yourself and for our state,” Haslam said.
Proposed by Haslam and passed by the General Assembly in 2014, Tennessee Promise is a key component of Haslam’s Drive to 55 initiative to increase the number of Tennesseans with a postsecondary credential to 55 percent by the year 2025.
As a result of Tennessee Promise, Tennessee leads the nation in Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion, comprising 40 percent of the entire country’s growth in FAFSA filings in 2015. After completing the application by November 2, students are required to file a FAFSA, attend two mandatory meetings and complete eight hours of community service. Haslam also encouraged adults to sign up to be mentors for Tennessee Promise students.
“We know that access to college is important, but even more important is success. Not only do we need to get those students into school, they need to finish. That’s why the mentor piece of the Tennessee Promise is so important,” Haslam said. “The process of applying and attending college can seem daunting, especially for first generation college students, and having a caring adult to help guide you can make a big difference.”  
The student and mentor applications are available at http://tnpromise.gov.
 

If you are a business participating in the annual Cannon Country Christmas event in November, there will be a Merchants Meeting tonight at Ethan’s Custard and Chips to discuss the plans for the event.  That meeting starts at 6:00.  

The Town Of Woodbury Board of Mayor and Aldermen announces their regular meeting tonight.  A short agenda consists of a public hearing concerning proposed ordinance number 475 which is an ordinance to de-annex a parcel of property belonging to Brent and Lydia Bush locaed on Sunny Slope Road as described.  Then the Aldermen will consider the adoption of ordinance 475 on second and final reading.  The meeting takes place at the Nolan Dude Northcutt Building formerly known as City Hall tonight at 7:00  

The Auburntown Historical Society announces their next meeting will be October 15th at the Auburntown Church of Christ Fellowship Hall.  There will be a directors meeting at 6:00 followed by a pot luck meal at 6:30  and the regular meeting starts at 7:00.  Officials for the 2016 year will be nominated and elected.  There will be a show and tell afterwards.  For more information call Bobby Dutton at 615-464-4789  

A meeting of the Cannon County Homeland Security Committee will take place at the Cannon County Court House on October 8, 2015.  The meeting will begin at 4:30pm.  For questions about the meeting, please contact Chairman Tim Bell at 615-849-2730 or tbell@cannncountyrescue.com

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CANNON COUNTY SCHOOLS 
October 8 – Student Health Screening at Woodland
October 8—School Board Meeting at Woodbury Grammar Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
October 9—End of first grading period (42nd day of school)
October 9—Student Health Screening at Short Mountain and East Side Schools
October 9 – CCHS Football vs. Middle Tennessee Christian at home, 7:00 p.m.
October 12—Student Health Screening at Auburn and West Side Schools
October 13—Report Cards
October 13 – Pre-K through 8th grade Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
October 15—CCHS (grades 9-12) Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
October 16—Adams Memorial Book Battle Reading Challenge ends
October 16—CCHS Football game with Sequatchie Co. at home, 7:00 p.m.
October 17—Cross Country Mid-State Championship
October 19-23—FALL BREAK

 Dear Friends,
You’ve heard me talk for weeks now about the dangerous consequences of President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. Last month, the House of Representatives voted with my support to strike down a resolution of approval that would have given the House’s consent for the agreement to move forward, but we didn’t end there. My colleagues and I continue to use every tool at our disposal to stop, slow, and delay this ill-conceived deal. 
 As you may know, this agreement allows President Obama to unfreeze up to $150 billion in sanctions against the Iranian regime – making for a massive payday that Iran will funnel towards Hezbollah and other terrorist proxy groups. Here’s what you may not know: Iran is delinquent on more than $43 billion in payments to victims of its state sponsored terrorism. This video explains.
 Over the years, courts have issued judgments directing Iran to pay compensation for the victims of its heinous crimes and Iran has simply refused to pay up. Appallingly, nowhere in this deal does President Obama stipulate that Iran must pay what it owes before being able to benefit from sanctions relief. To that end, the House of Representatives acted this week by passing H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. This bill would prohibit the removal of any sanctions until Iran erases its debt to its victims.  
Passing this commonsense bill is the very least we can do for those who have suffered at the hands of the Iranian regime and the terrorists they align with. I’m pleased that the legislation received bipartisan support despite a callous veto threat from President Obama. Now, we must demand quick action in the Senate so that we can put this legislation on President Obama’s desk and force him to answer this basic question: Why should Iranian hardliners get a massive payday while its victims still wait for the money they are rightfully owed?

Officials have released the schedule of events for SAVE Fest, slated to take place Saturday at the Cannon County Fairgrounds: Corn Hole Tournament:  Registration begins at 3 p.m.
Water Balloon Toss (for kids) begins at 12:30 p.m. weather permitting
Cow Patty Bingo:  2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Self Defense Demonstration:  1 p.m.- 2 p.m.
Silent Auction:  12 pm-5 pm
All Day Events
Fire Department with Firetruck
Wildlife Trailer
Face Painting
Live Music
Several Awareness Booths
Bouncy House