News 2015

The application period deadline of Feb. 4 is nearing for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 2015 Spring Turkey Quota Hunts. The application period began Dec. 17. Applications are available and will be accepted at any TWRA license agent, TWRA regional office, or online at the TWRA website at www.tnwildlife.org. Applications can be accepted until 11:59 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 4. Mailed applications will not be accepted. 
The areas available for the hunts are listed on the instruction sheets. Hunters have up to 12 choices, but will be drawn for only one. Applicants may not use the same hunt code more than once. There are a total of 24 hunts listed. No person may apply more than once.
A permit fee will not be charged to Annual Sportsman (Type 004), Lifetime Sportsman (Types 402-405) license holders or Senior Citizen Hunters (Type 166) with an Annual Senior Citizen Permit (Type 167). For all other license holders, the cost is $10 per permit, plus the agent fee. When applying at a license agent, hunters must remain at the location while the application is processed. Hunters will receive a receipt with a confirmation number when the application is complete.
Hunters with Internet access may apply for a spring quota turkey hunt online. Hunters can click on Buy a License On-Line. Once the Internet site has been accessed, hunters can follow the on-screen directions.  

Not even close this time.  The Lions ran off early and never looked back in a 72-51 game against second place Livingston in Woodbury.  Josh Reuhlan 28 points for the Cannon County Boys who are 23-5 overall 12-1 in district play. Autumn King scored 13.  Erin McReynolds led with 15 in a Lionette loss to Livingston 60-55.  Down 58-55 with seconds left to go Kristin Hale attempted a three pointer for the tie that took its time deciding whether or not to go through the net. The ball rattled out and Livingston was able to get it down the court for the easy transition that ended the game.  Lionettes are 5-8 in District, 18-9 overall  going into Thursday’s road trip to Dekalb.

The Town of Woodbury Mayor and Board of Alderman will consider adoption of proposed ordinance 468 on first reading which is an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the Town of Woodbury Tennessee to include a definition of poultry production houses and to ban these uses within the corporate limits of Woodbury. The consideration will take place at tonight’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting.  Other items on the agenda will be to consider the adoption of ordinance 469 on first reading which is an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance of the Town of Woodbury Tennessee to be consistent with Tennessee Code Annotated in regards to non conforming Industrial and Commercial land uses.  The Aldermen will discuss other business and the department heads of the various city offices will give reports.  The meeting is scheduled tonight at 7:00 at the Nolan Dude Northcutt Building which formally known as City Hall.

Two teams who went through a successful January meet up tonight for what will determine what happens to the regular season district champions as the Cannon County Lions meet the Livingston Wildcats at Robert A Harris Gymnasium in Woodbury.  Cannon went undefeated in the month of January and set atop District 8-AA with an 11-1 record.  Livingston lost only one game in the first month of the year and that was the previous meeting when Cannon squandered a big lead but rolled out of Livingston behind Jacob Nave’s three point overtime buzzer beater to win 73-72.  If Cannon wins tonight they’ll clinch the regular season top spot as the loss would not only mean a season sweep of the Cats but also a  two game lead in the standings with one game left on the schedule.  If Livingston wins, they’ll tie for first and then the focus will be on that last regular season game.  Both teams play their rivalries in the last game of the season meaning Upperman plays Livingston at Livingston on Thursday.  The Cannon County Lionettes will try to move one more step closer to evening out their district record.  The Lionettes have had several chances to do so throughout the month of January but even though they’ve been able to stay in the contests against opponents in the top half of the district, they’ve yet to pull out a win.  Tonight offers the best chance to do that against second place Livingston.  The Lionettes are 5-7 in District 8-AA  Tonight’s final home game of the regular season will tip off at 6:00 with the girls game.  WBRY will have the live broadcast on AM-1540/fM96.7.  We will also stream the game live on wbry.com and through the Smartphone and Tablets through WBRY by using the Tunein Radio app  

We love our patrons so much that one day for Valentine’s isn’t going to be enough so we have planned an entire week of fun activities.  Read on to see what’s in store for you at your Library! Join local authors, Anthony and Jan Howse , here at the Library on SATURDAY, February 7, 2015 from 1-3 PM.  Stop-in and listen to them share about their new book, God Does No Wrong,  a story faith tested.  
On Monday, grab a friend and drop-in for a quick game of chess.
Tuesday is filled with story time fun!  Valentines is the topic of the week.  Join us Tuesday, February 10, @ 10:30 a.m. at Adams Memorial and on Wednesday, February 11, @ 10:30 a.m. at Auburntown.  Bring your little reader and share the love of reading.  For children ages 2 to 5.    
The Winter Reading Program continues through February 28, so you have three weeks to read and win prizes.  For every 5 books you read, you get a prize and you’re entered for the grand prize drawing.  Check out some romance books for this week to get in the mood for the weekend.   This is open to anyone in the 6th grade or older.  Sign up at the circulation desk and learn all about it.
Be sure to drop in and enjoy the beautiful quilts on display.  These quilts were brought in by patrons and showcase the talents of quilters past and present.  Every quilt is sewn with love making this the perfect exhibit for February.
Excel Essentials class continues with a new topic, so don’t forget to come for lesson two this week on the 11th at 10:00 a.m.  On February 12, come learn all about Facebook .  How does Facebook work?  How do I find people?  How do they find me?  This class will give you an idea of what to do.  If you don’t have a Facebook account, you will have one when you leave class.  Sign up at the circulation desk.
Calling all crafters…on Wednesday, February 11, Adams Memorial will host an adult crafting event at 10:30 a.m.  Go home with a clay heart as a gift for someone special.  Or keep it, since you’re pretty special yourself.
Café Conversations continues on Monday, February 9, with the topic of Community:  What are the challenges facing Cannon County?   Be here at 10:30 a.m. to discuss our community and how we can make a difference in it.  If book discussions are more your style, a Novel Idea, the winter book club, meets on February 19, at 1 p.m. to discuss the book Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.
Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14, we have two very special activities.  First at 10 a.m. we are presenting the 1st Annual Chocolate Festival, yum yum.  Come taste your way through the history of chocolate.  If you’re ages 12 to 17, come at 1 p.m. for the T-shirt Infinity Scarf craft making activity.  Bring your own old T-shirt and leave with a new fashion item to wear on Valentine’s Evening.  You can find more information about these events and sign up at the circulation desk.
Don’t forget, Teens, the library wants you.  We need you to assist with computer skills and homework help.  You bridge the gap between young and old so sign up to share your knowledge.   The Teen Advisory Board is your opportunity to plan events you want to do.  If you think our ideas are lame, they probably are and we need you to set us straight.  You can sign up for that at the circulation desk as well.
Stop by the circulation desk to pick up a quarterly newsletter and find out about everything happening at the library through March.  This is your library, come in and enjoy what we have to offer.

A Cannon County man who left the scene of a property damage accident recently was arrested and charged with several counts.  According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department reports, Deputies were sent to an area of Blues Hill Road in regards to a reckless driver call.  A few seconds later, dispatch advised that the reckless driver had hit a car head on.  After arriving on Blue Hill, Deputies found the vehicle sitting in the middle of the roadway.  Deputies made contact with Ronnie Barrett of Woodbury who simply stated to Deputies that he was drunk.  Dispatch ran his information and it returned Habitual Motor Offender and DUI.  The other two vehicles that were hit by Barrett had minor damage to each.  Deputies took Barrett to the Stones River Hospital to obtain blood for a blood alcohol test.  Barrett was booked into the Cannon County Jail with DUI 1st offense, Driving On A Revoked License 4th offense, Habitual Motor Offender and two counts of leaving the scene of a property damage accident.  He will answer to the charges March 24th in Cannon County General Sessions Court.

25-0 and two tournament championships under their belt in one day was the result of the weekend the Westside Eagles junior high basketball team turned in from Saturday.  The first championship was the James C. Haile State Invitational Tournament Championship as the Westside Eagles beat Morrison School 39-37 in the Class Single A Division.  Head Coach Roger Haley was named Coach of the Tournament and the West Side Cheerleaders took home the Spirit award.  The day wasn’t done yet for the Eagles basketball team as they had to travel back home to Woodbury for the Championship game of the County Tournament vs Woodland.  At the end of the game the Eagles carried that championship trophy back to Westside School too.  

The Cannon County Lions finished the month of January undefeated but it definitely wasn’t easy.  The Lions faced Upperman in Baxter Friday night and after falling behind by 9, the Lions came back and tied it up at the end of the first quarter.  Cannon continued to force Upperman to play up tempo in the second quarter and the Lions grabbed a 10 point lead at half.  Upperman would not let the game get away and towards the end of the fourth quarter had an opportunity to tie the game and possibly force overtime.  But what appeared to be an over and back call that was not whistled, the Lions were able to get a fast break out of it and score to cushion the lead by four en route to a 63-57 win. Josh Reuhlan paced the Lions with 24 points   The Lions move to 22-5 on the year with two games left on the schedule.   The Cannon County Lionettes were able to keep pace with the District leading Upperman Lady Bees but couldn’t quite get over the hump.  Once again a big third quarter from Upperman forced the Lionettes to make a comeback.   The Lionettes got as close as 6 before falling 39-36 with the final 3 point attempt for Cannon counting at the buzzer.  Kristen Hale led the Lionettes with 11.
 

It’s on the road to Baxter as the Cannon County Lionettes meet the Upperman Lady Bees.  The Lionettes are once again one game shy of an even District 8-AA record.  Tonight would be a huge win for the girls team as they have played well against the top teams in the conference but haven’t been able to get that one big win so far this season against District opponents.  A win tonight on the road in a tough place to play would put the Lionettes back in the thick of things heading into the District Tournament.  Upperman won the previous meeting by 7 57-50.  The Cannon County Lions have the opportunity to finish the month of January undefeated.  The Lions are winners of 8 in a row.  Cannon was able to escape with a 60-54 win in Woodbury back on January 6th.   Cannon watched a big lead go down the drain in that contest and almost gave it to Upperman.  The Lions are playing better basketball and once they get out to a big lead are able to maintain those leads at this point. Games from Baxter will tipoff at 6:00 tonight and you can catch all the action on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY, streaming online at wbry.com and through WBRY on your smartphones and tablets through the TuneIn Radio app.

 The West Side School Eagles Boys Basketball team has not suffered a loss all year.  They are currently 22-0 and the team has won 3 basketball tournaments they’ve participated in this season.  The team will attempt to win their fourth tournament championship game this season when they meet Morrison School in Murfreesboro at the James C Haile State Invitational Tournament.  The Championship game will be at 1:30 at Middle Tennessee Christian School Saturday afternoon.