News 2015

The Cannon County Historical Society will meet tonight at the Cannon Senior Center 609 Lehman Street   The featured speaker is currently working on Take It Away Uncle Dave-The Life and Music of Uncle Dave Macon.  Dr. Michael Doubler is the great grandson of Uncle Dave Macon and in addition to his current project has also penned Uncle Dave Macon -A Photo Tribute and several other books.  He has enjoyed a long career as a solider scholar.  He is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and served for 23 years as an officer in the U.S. Army.  He participates in the leadership of the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival.  Snacks and refreshments will be served at 6;30 tonight and the program will begin at 7:00.  Everyone is welcome  

The Woodbury Lions Club reports that the 2015 Princess Ball was a big success with 51 princesses and their escorts in attendance at the 8th annual event. The event was held at the Cannon County Senior Center in order to accomodate a bigger crowd.  The Woodbury Lions Club would like to thank the following businesses and people.  Stones River Hospital, Blue Porch Restaurant, Kitty Bush and the FCE Clubs, The Senior Center, Farm Bureau Women, Higgins Moonlite Drive In, Sonic Drive In and McDonalds.  Sheriff Darryl Young and Inmate Labor, Cannon County High School Lioness Club and all the Lions members who helped with the event.    

Tennessee’s spring hunting season for gray, fox and red squirrels opened Saturday  and will continue through Sunday, June 14.   The daily bag limit is 10, the same for the fall/winter squirrel season which is from late August to the end of February.
There are five species of tree squirrels found in Tennessee. Two species, the southern flying squirrel and the northern flying squirrel, are not hunted. They are small and nocturnal and seldom seen.
For more information on Tennessee hunting seasons and license information, obtain a 2014-15 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide, available at TWRA Regional Offices and at hunting and fishing license agents or go online to TWRA’s website www.tnwildlife.org to view a copy of the guide.

Boyd Barker Chairman of the Cannon County Planning Commission updated the County Commission during their regular monthly meeting Thursday night of the progress of discussions and studies the planning commission has been undergoing in regards to bringing a zoning proposal to the County.  The County Commission has to approve any final plans.  Chairman Barker wants to know if the County Commission wishes the Planning Commission to continue the discussions and studies with the goal of bringing a proposal to the County Commission at a later date.  The County Commission will consider this and may provide a answer at the June meeting.   The Commissioners approved their decision to rescind adding Carter Creek Road as a county road from the April meeting . This matter was held over from the April meeting when a resident on the road stated that the road had been taken off the map because gates had been put on the road. The Cannon County Road Commission approached the Commissioners and went over the procedures and standards for the acceptance and classifications of viewing of existing roads.  For any new or existing roads, an application must be filled out and submitted to the Cannon County Planning Commission and County Highway Department. By procedure, it was asked by the Highway Department for the Commissioners to reconsider their April approval and make the matter go through the proper procedure.  
In other actions the County Commission approved the pursuit of a Health Department grant that if awarded will fund the construction of a new building to house the Health Department.  The grant pays 100 percent of the building, the County would have to buy the land to put the building on.  The rough estimate of the land purchase is around $15,000 as the location will be by the new Ambulance Center.  
The County Commission also approved a loan for the Solid Waste department, amendments for the Ambulance Service Budget and County General Budget.

The American Legion Post 279 of Cannon County has announced they will be conducting this years Fireworks Celebration event on Friday July 3rd at the Dillon Park.  Festivities will begin at 3:00 and run until the fireworks around 9:00.  The fireworks is funded by the Cannon County, along with the Cities of Woodbury and Town of Auburntown.  Activities include Games for Children, Veterans will be selling American Flags of All Sizes. The Sons of The American Legion Squadron 279 will be selling snow cones of all flavors and patriotic trinkets.  The Post Legionnaires and the Ladies of the Auxillary Unit will have a concession stand available with plenty of good food and drinks.  There will be plenty of entertainment and music.  And this year, the Post has added considerably more and longer fireworks to the July event.

BBB suspended the Accreditation status of Nashville Motor Cars, LLC due to the company’s failure to honor BBB’s Accreditation Standards.  Nearly half a dozen consumers have complained alleging they purchased vehicles and did not receive the title preventing them from properly registering it with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Consumers also complained the vehicles they used for trade-ins were not paid off leaving the consumer responsible for paying for a vehicle they no longer possessed. One consumer stated, “On 1/27/15, I traded my BMW in for a Cadillac EXT.  Part of the agreement was he would pay off my BMW for $8500.00.  It is now, 2/24/15 and I have called 3 times…. No one has yet replied, called, or sent in a pay off.”
“BBB is concerned about this company’s recent marketplace performance,” said Kathleen Calligan, BBB President/CEO.  “We reached out to assist Nashville Motor Cars in resolving these matters in good faith; however, consumers continue to report issues that remain unresolved.”  
BBB recently learned that the Motor Vehicle Commission also took action against Nashville Motor Cars for similar problems and issued civil penalties totaling $3000.00 for the violations.  BBB Accreditation Standards require prompt and good faith responses to consumer complaints as well as avoidance of any government action that demonstrates a significant failure of the company to support BBB ethical principles in marketplace transactions.
Most consumers planning to trade-in their vehicle for a new or used one have positive experiences trusting the auto dealer to pay off the loan for their trade-in; however, consumers should understand that even if a dealership promises to do so, there’s no guarantee they will.  In the event the dealer fails to pay the loan, the lender will hold the consumer responsible.  
To protect yourself, BBB advises consumers to ensure the purchase agreement specifically states the payoff terms, and to contact the lien holder within 30 days to ensure the payoff has been received.  If it hasn’t, you will be responsible for making the payments (or suffer damage to credit reports) until the loan is paid in full.  Consumers may have additional rights under the FTC’s “Holder in Due Course Rule,” which protects car buyers when dealers sell the buyers’ credit contracts to other lenders.  
If you have been the subject of a negative experience with Nashville Motor Cars, BBB would like to speak with you.  Please contact BBB at 615.242.4222 or info@gobbb.org.
 

A strange theft occurred Monday in Cannon County and investigators are continuing to investigate.  According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department Reports Deputy Lee Colwell spoke with a Mr. Larry Brandon who advised that he owns a farm on Lonnie Smith Road and found that some items were missing.  Mr. Brandon advised that he had went out of town the previous week and that his brother, Leroy Brandon was taking care of the farm while he was away.  Mr. Brandon advised that they are out at this property every day and that Thursday morning last week, his brother had found that approximately 16 stress tubs were missing from a storage shed on the property.  Mr Brandon that the stress tubs are approximately 24 x24 250 lbs each contained in a turquoise colored container.  Stress tubs are described as a hardened molasses lick block for cattle.  Mr. Brandon states that his brother did advise that the tubs were in the shed on Wednesday the week before.  Brandon stated that they also found where a gate on the property had been knocked off of the hinges and someone had driven to the back of the farm approximately 2000 feet turned around and backed out.  Leroy Brandon spoke with a neighbor who advised him they had heard a vehicle in the evening that sounded like it was stuck.  Mr. Brandon noticed in the gravel lot around some of their storage sheds what appeared to be where a vehicle was possibly stuck on a rock.  the rock was described as approximately 12″ hight and there was a prybar laying next to the rock believed to be used to pry the vehicle off the rock.  The pry bar was believed to have come from the shed.  Mr. Brandon stated that he has no idea who could have or would have done this.  However at the scene they found a small plastic megaphone imprinted with DCHS Tigers where the vehicle had gotten stuck.  The investigation is continuing.

Ferrell Hollow Farms 5323 Ferrell Hollow Road is sponsoring an event at their farm Saturday from 10 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon.  Visitors can meet and greet the horses at the farm, which is normally not open to the public.  Ferrell Hollow Farm, a horse sanctuary where these equines can live out the rest of their days in peace.  For more details visit ferrellhollowfarm.org or call 615-409-6071 or email info@ferrellhollowfarm.org  

The Cannon County Commissioners will meet in regular monthly session Thursday.  On the agenda will be to approve the request for Health Department grant, approve the Solid Waste loan, approve amendments for the Ambulance Service Budget and County General Budget.  Charlie Curtis from the Tennessee County Services Association is also scheduled to address the commission.  The meeting will take place today at 5:00 in the Courtroom of the Cannon County Courthouse

Two widely known comedians are set to bring their family friendly acts to the stage of the Arts Center of Cannon County Friday.  Comedian Steve Bruner and Tim Northern are ready to entertain the audience Friday night at 7:30 Steve Bruner has been featured on Showtime, the A&E Network, ABC, MTV and on nationally syndicated shows. Club appearances include The Comedy & Magic Club, The Improv, Catch a Rising Star, The Punchline and The Ice House. Steve’s act has appealed to a wide variety of audiences, performing with some of the biggest acts in show business. He has been on the bill of fare with such acts as Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Engvall, Dennis Miller, Carlos Alazraqui, Dana Carvey, Chelsea Handler, Richard Lewis, Father Guido Sarducci, Norm Crosby, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles and the Pointer Sisters.
Special Guest Tim Northern’s appeared as a finalist on the nationally televised “Star Search”.  Noted for the fact that he assumes his audience has a brain, Northern states ” I provide you with two-thirds of the joke, and you provide the other third. It’s like ‘do-it-yourself’ comedy”. Tim appeared on Star Search and most recently on Last Comic Standing in 2014 as well as opening for such comedians as Rodney Carrington, Bill Engvall, Larry The Cable Guy and Ron White.
The Arts Center is located on 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. Office hours are 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m., Monday through Saturday. For reservations or ticket information please call 615-563-(ARTS) 2787 or purchase online.