News 2011

After a week long investigation by the Woodbury Police Department, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Children’s Services, Donald Reed Jr, age 39 pf Hayes Street has been arrested and charged with three counts of Rape of a Child.  The investigation started on August 8th after allegations of the abuse came to the attention of the Woodbury Police Department.  Reed was arrested after a search of the residence early Friday morning.  Further charges maybe pending. Assisting in the case were TBI agents Jason Wilkerson and Brian Harbaugh, Woodbury Assistant Chief Kevin Mooneyham, Officer John Fesmire, Sergeant Lowell Womack, Sergeant John House and Officer Chris Brown.
Also assisting with the search of the residence was Deputy Eric Moss and Seth Perry of the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department. 
Reed Jr’s bond was set at $225,000.00 and is set to appear in General Sessions Court on Tuesday September 27th

If you are one of many Americans looking for a job, you have probably seen ads for job placement firms that promise results. While many of these firms may be legitimate and helpful, others may misrepresent their services, promote outdated or fictitious job offerings and charge high fees in advance for services that may not lead to a job.  
Before you are tempted to spend money with placement firms:
 
·         Reject any company that promises to get you a job.
·         Be skeptical of any employment service that charges first.
·         Get a copy of the company’s contract and read it carefully before you pay any money.
·         Take your time reading the contract. Don’t be caught up in a rush to pay for services.
·         Stay away from high-pressure sales pitches that require you to pay now or risk losing out on an opportunity.
·         Be cautious about purchasing services or products from a firm that’s reluctant to answer your questions.
·         Be aware that some listing services and consultants write ads to sound like they are jobs when they are actually selling general information about getting a job.
·         Follow up with any offices or companies mentioned in an ad to find out if the company is really hiring.
·         Be wary of firms that promote “previously undisclosed” federal government jobs. All federal positions are announced to the public on www.usajobs.gov.
·         Check with Consumer Affairs, 800-342-8385 or consumer.affairs@tn.gov, to see if any complaints have been filed against a company with which you intend to do business.
 
Consumer Affairs (www.tn.gov/consumer/) is a division of the Department of Commerce and Insurance (www.tn.gov/commerce/), which works to protect consumers while ensuring fair competition for industries and professionals who do business in Tennessee.

The Cannon County Arts Center picked up their Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for Energy Leadership Friday afternoon at the Awards Ceremony in Nashville.  The Arts Center was among 15 awards that were  presented to individuals, community organizations and government agencies whose achievements were recognized for their positive impact on the state’s natural resources.  Specific judging considerations include the processes used to optimize the amount of energy consumed in operational activities  and the Relationship between the environmental benefits and the associated economic benefits.  The winners of the awards were notified recently. This marks the 25th year for the awards program

The Cannon County REACH afterschool program plans to open in less than a week.  The program will be offered at Woodbury Grammar, Westside, Short Mountain and Eastside Schools starting Monday August 22nd.  Applications can be picked up at the individual schools or the REACH main office.  Linda Bedwell, Director Of REACH, says the REACH program has not recieved its 501c3 non profit status yet and may not pursue the status but operate as a County Extension Program.  Any questions of REACH should be directed at 563-5518 or stop by 612 Lehman Street.

The Road Work is almost finished.  Town Of Woodbury Public Works Director Alan Paschall reports that the road construction on Main Street that stretches from the Co-op all the way to Chilangos is almost done.  The State has taken over the project and are expected to pave the road today  The office has recieved several complaints, the majority of complaints deal with a concern of seeing small spikes in the road in the construction area.  The spikes are rubber spikes and primarily are on manhole covers.  They are for marking purposes and will not cause damage to tires.  The road construction is expected to be finished by tomorrow  

People around the world are familiar with Jack Daniel’s, but they may not know much about the man behind the brand name – the son of a wealthy Scottish immigrant who combined whiskey making techniques from his father’s homeland with Tennessee maple sugar to create a distinctive new type of libation. Nor do they know much about his nephew, a one-time Tennessee state senator who learned how to market that whiskey to the world Tennesseans can now find the history of the Daniel family – along with more than 30,000 others – with the help of an online index available on the Tennessee State Library and Archives’ (TSLA) web page at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/biography.htm
TSLA is a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
For years, TSLA has been collecting books full of biographical information on famous and not-so-famous Tennesseans. The library’s holdings contain more than 90 books with such varying titles as “Who’s Who in Tennessee,” “Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly,” “Prominent Tennesseans,” “Over the Misty Blue Hills: The Story of Cocke County” and “Bench and Bar of Knox County.”
To make that information more accessible, TSLA staffers have transferred information from those books into an online index with biographical listings by name. Many of the listings include a birth and death year, followed by the book title and location. The index also indicates if a portrait of the individual is included.
People can search online for names of people that interest them and contact TSLA staffers, who will send copies of the available biographical information via mail or e-mail.
 “The library has put together a huge collection of profiles on people across this great state,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “While this information is available at TSLA’s building in Nashville, many Tennesseans don’t have the time or the resources to visit. Making this information available with the help of the online index is one more way we can better serve the citizens of Tennessee.”

The Cannon County Libraries have installed a feature on the homepage of their website called Library Use Value Calculator.  Patrons are encouraged to plug in their monthly usage and find out how much you are saving by not paying for the services that the libraries provide.  The figures are out and Cannon County Library usage has increased over 25 percent in the past year.  The website also features READS and the Tennessee Electronic Library.  Log on to www.cannoncolibrary.org  

The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties has announced the hiring of Dana Barrett as it’s new Campaign Associate.  Originally from Lynchburg,Ms. Barrett holds a B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University in Physcial Education and Health. After completing her degree, Barrett served in the United States Marine Corps as a Domestic Violence Investigator in California, Japan and Korea.  She was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for Superior Performance as well as a certificate of appreciation for exemplary distinguished perfomance. Prior to United Way, Barrett was most recently employed as a teacher at Lancaster Christian Academy Brian Hercules, President and CEO of the local United Way noted that Barrett’s diverse experience and constant pursuit of excellence will make her a valued team player on the United Way staff. The Campaign Associate will be responsible for assisting with United Way’s annual fundraising campaign, public relations and overall resource development
 

Balsam Medical is pleased to announce it will be providing a clinic located within the Woodbury Grammar School known as the Cub Clinic beginning today.  Paula Todd, Family Nurse Practioner, Jeff Todd, Medical Doctor along with a medical assistant will staff the clinic. Woodbury Grammar School students and their family as well as all faculty and staff within the Cannon County School System are eligible to use theClinic.  Any person wishing to be seen in the clinic must stop by the clinic to schedule an appointment.  Online scheduling will be available later in the fall. Those with sore throats, earaches, cough and cold, urinary tract infection, minor injuries, diabetes, hypertension, and asthma visits .  Bus Driver physicals, sports physicals, school entrance physicals, and well child exams are a few of the services provided. Parents who’s children attend Woodbury Grammar School will always be called by the medical assistant or nurse practioner before scheduling an appointment.  If a student is seen by the clinic, a note will be sent home from the clinic describing the findings, treatment and recommendations along with the provider’s name and contact number to call if you have any questions.
Payment for services can be done through qualifying health insurance.  Patients without insurance, service will be provided at a discount based on income.  Proof of income will be required for any discounted services.
 

The first meeting of the veterans and concerned citizens for the Veterans of Cannon County will meet tonight at the Senior Citizens Center in Woodbury This meeting will focus on the plan for the Veterans Day Program at Cannon County High School on Friday November 11 and the Veterans Day Parade to honor the Veterans on Saturday November 12th.   There will also be a Special Ceremoney in Front of the Courthouse at 11AM Saturday November 12th where we read the names of the 61 men of Cannon County who gave their lives. Anyone interested in being a part of the program is invited to attend tonights meeting.  This is the 19th year of working with the Cannon County High School faculty, staff and students in honoring veterans. 
The meeting tonight starts at 6:30