News 2016

The Cannon County Grammar School Basketball season has come to a close and postseason begins Monday night with the Cannon County Grammar School Basketball Tournament.  The number one and two seeds get a first round bye after finishing first and second during the regular season.  In the girls bracket.  Woodland enters the tournament as the number one seed.  They finished the season with a county record of 10-0.  Auburntown girls finished second with an 8-2 mark.  Monday the tournament gets started with a girls game as the number 3 seed Woodbury Grammar School Lady Cubs who finished 5-5 meet the sixth seed Eastside Lady Tigers who finished 1-9.  The second game of the tournament will have the Woodbury Boys team taking on Eastside at 5:45.  The next set of games features the number 4 and number 5 seeded teams in both girls and boys .  Westside girls will meet Short Mountain with the tip off slated around 7:00  Short Mountain boys will meet Auburntown at 8:15.  In the boys division of the tournament Westside is the number one seed with a perfect 10-0 record while Woodland finished second with a 7-3 record.  All games will be played at Robert A Harris Gymnasium at Cannon County High School.

February 1st—4th—6th—county elementary basketball tournament, CCHS
February 1st-5th—School Counselor Week
February 2nd—CCHS basketball games with York Institute at Jamestown, 6:00 p.m.

February 4th—CCHS basketball games with Van Buren Co. at Spencer, 6:00 p.m.

February 5th—CCHS basketball games with Upperman at CCHS, 6:00 p.m.

February 5th—Professional Development Day for teachers—no school for students

February 8th—ACT night for parents at CCHS

February 8th-March 3rd—Part I of State Mandated Achievement testing—contact your school for more information

February 9th—CCHS basketball games with Livingston at Livingston, 6:00 p.m.

February 9th—School Board meeting workshop at the Central Office, 6:30 p.m.

February 11th—New Teachers training, 3:00 p.m., Central Office

February 11th—CCHS basketball games with Dekalb Co. at CCHS, 6:00 p.m.

February 11th—School Board meeting, Woodbury Grammar Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.

February 12th—CCHS basketball games with Page at CCHS, 6:00p.m.

February 16th—18th—20th—B-team tournament, Auburn School Gymnasium

With avian influenza looming as a threat, Tennessee poultry producers are urged to keep a wary eye on their birds. This includes commercial producers as well as producers who keep small flocks in their backyards.

“Biosecurity means doing everything you can to protect your birds from disease,” says Dr. Lew Strickland, University of Tennessee Extension veterinarian. “As a bird owner, keeping your birds healthy is a top priority. Your birds can become sick or die from exposure to just a few unseen bacteria, viruses, or parasites. In a single day, these germs can multiply and infect all of your birds.”  

Strickland says if commercial and backyard producers will routinely perform some simple safety steps, they can decrease the risk of disease like avian influenza from entering their flocks and, once present, of persisting in soil, droppings and debris. “Practicing biosecurity is an investment in the health of your birds,” he said.

The basics of biosecurity boil down to these six steps:

1. Keep your distance.
2. Keep it clean.
3. Don’t haul disease home.
4. Don’t borrow disease from your neighbor.
5. Know the warning signs of infectious bird diseases.
6. Report sick birds.

Of these steps, Strickland says keeping an operation clean can be among the most daunting and demanding. “Wear clean clothes, scrub your shoes with disinfectant, and wash your hands thoroughly before entering your bird area.” Strickland says. “Also, clean cages and change food and water daily. Clean and disinfect equipment that comes in contact with your birds or their droppings, including cages and tools and remove manure before disinfecting.”  He adds that you must properly dispose of dead birds.

Strickland also says bird owners should know the warning signs of disease:

• Sudden increase in bird deaths in your flock
• Sneezing, gasping for air, coughing, and nasal discharge
• Watery and green diarrhea 
• Lack of energy and poor appetite
• Drop in egg production or soft- or thin-shelled misshapen eggs 

Another key to preventing the spread of infectious bird disease is prompt reporting. “If you think you have a problem,” says Strickland, “don’t wait. If your birds are sick or dying, call your local cooperative extension office, local veterinarian, the State Veterinarian, or U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Veterinary Services office to report. USDA operates a toll-free hotline (1–866–536–7593) with veterinarians to help you.” Strickland says there is no charge for this service. The Tennessee State Veterinarian’s office can be reached by phone at 615-837-5120. 

Producers can also contact Strickland at 865-974-3538, or by email at  lstrick5@utk.edu and your Cannon County Extension Office at 615-563-2554.

February 15, 2016 is a critical deadline for three important requirements for Tennessee high school students who wish to attend Motlow State Community College and take advantage of the Tennessee Promise scholarship.
By Feb. 15, student applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); they must complete a Motlow admissions application; and they must attend their first mandatory Tennessee Promise meeting coordinated by TN Achieves.
The Tennessee Promise scholarship is available to Tennessee high school seniors throughout the Motlow 11-county service area, without an academic or income requirement. Complete information for future Motlow State students who will attend utilizing the Tennessee Promise is available at www.TNpromise.mscc.edu. Jonathan Graham, Tennessee Promise specialist at Motlow, offered advice to interested students, “It is extremely important that the FAFSA be completed by Feb. 15 in order to be eligible for the Tennessee Promise. Students and parents are encouraged to participate in one of the free FAFSA workshops either at Motlow or at the students’ high school.”
Graham also stated, “Students can receive help with their Motlow admission application by going to the Motlow admissions office. Mandatory TN Achieves meetings will be held at the students’ high school as well. High school guidance counselors will be advising students of the dates and times of each mandatory meeting.”
To apply to Motlow, students can go to the Motlow website at www.mscc.edu and click on “Apply now” For information regarding TN Achieves, students can go to www.tnachieves.org and click on “Team Meetings.”

The Tennessee Department of Health cautions travelers headed to Mexico, Central and South America, Hawaii and Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico and other locations with year-round warm climates to have increased awareness about the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses and to take appropriate bite protection measures. The cautionary message follows a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all pregnant women consider postponing travel to areas where an emerging health threat, zika virus infection, is ongoing.
Updates on areas with ongoing zika virus transmission are available online at wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/. The CDC has also issued guidelines for pregnant women during a zika virus outbreak; to see these visit www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6502e1er.htm.
“Zika virus, dengue and chikungunya virus are among the most troubling of current mosquito-borne public health threats for travelers,” said TDH Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. “Tennesseans planning travel to warmer climates should understand the threats each of these presents and plan to protect themselves from mosquito bites at all times. Pregnant women or women trying to become pregnant especially should consider postponing a trip to countries with ongoing zika virus transmission at this time.”
Travelers should know about these mosquito-borne illnesses now causing health concerns for U.S. public health officials:
Zika virus:  There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific antiviral treatment for zika virus infection. Its most common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes. Pregnant women can be infected with zika virus in any trimester and zika virus infections have been confirmed in infants with microcephaly, a condition where the head is smaller than normal and a child may experience a variety of other health challenges, including physical and speech functions, seizure, hyperactivity, coordination problems and other brain/neurological disorders.
Dengue: There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific antiviral treatment for dengue infection or dengue hemorrhagic fever. Symptoms may include high fever, severe headache, severe pain behind the eyes, bone and muscle pain. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is the more serious infection; it may cause severe circulatory system failures and shock, and can be fatal in some cases.  To see a map of current locations with evidence of dengue, go to wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2016/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/dengue.
Chikungunya virus: There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific antiviral treatment for chikungunya virus infection. Symptoms may include headache, severe muscle pain, joint swelling and rash, and may vary in severity from one individual to another. The most vulnerable are older persons, newborns infected at birth and those with other diseases including diabetes and chronic heart or kidney problems. Although it rarely results in death, chikungunya virus infection is known to cause severe pain in some people. To see a map of current locations with evidence of chikungunya, go to www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/index.html.
“Travelers should understand mosquitoes can bite any time of the day or night and can bite both indoors and outdoors,” said Abelardo Moncayo, PhD, director of the TDH Vector-Borne Disease program. “Bite prevention strategies should include the use of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered insect repellents. Repellents containing 20 to 30 percent DEET, picaridin and IR3535 are safe for pregnant women when used as directed on the product label. Other bite protection measures include staying in air conditioned places with window and door screens, wearing long, loose shirts and pants, not using perfumes or colognes that may attract insects and using permethrin-treated clothing.”
Certain products containing permethrin are recommended for use on clothing, shoes, bed nets and camping gear. Permethrin-treated clothing repels and kills mosquitoes and other pests and retains this effect after repeated washing. Some clothing products are available pretreated with permethrin. It should not be used directly on skin.
TDH urges people who suspect they are infected with a mosquito-borne illness to seek medical help immediately. Medicines such as acetaminophen or paracetamol may be use to relieve pain.Aspirin, products containing aspirin and other nonsteroidal drugs such as ibuprofen should not be used if dengue virus infection is suspected. Patients should rest and drink lots of fluids. If symptoms develop following a trip, travelers should let their healthcare providers know when and where they traveled.
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The Tennessee Department of Health cautions travelers headed to Mexico, Central and South America, Hawaii and Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico and other locations with year-round warm climates to have increased awareness about the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses and to take appropriate bite protection measures. The cautionary message follows a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all pregnant women consider postponing travel to areas where an emerging health threat, zika virus infection, is ongoing.
Updates on areas with ongoing zika virus transmission are available online at wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/. The CDC has also issued guidelines for pregnant women during a zika virus outbreak; to see these visit www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6502e1er.htm.
“Zika virus, dengue and chikungunya virus are among the most troubling of current mosquito-borne public health threats for travelers,” said TDH Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. “Tennesseans planning travel to warmer climates should understand the threats each of these presents and plan to protect themselves from mosquito bites at all times. Pregnant women or women trying to become pregnant especially should consider postponing a trip to countries with ongoing zika virus transmission at this time.”
Travelers should know about these mosquito-borne illnesses now causing health concerns for U.S. public health officials:
Zika virus:  There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific antiviral treatment for zika virus infection. Its most common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes. Pregnant women can be infected with zika virus in any trimester and zika virus infections have been confirmed in infants with microcephaly, a condition where the head is smaller than normal and a child may experience a variety of other health challenges, including physical and speech functions, seizure, hyperactivity, coordination problems and other brain/neurological disorders.
Dengue: There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific antiviral treatment for dengue infection or dengue hemorrhagic fever. Symptoms may include high fever, severe headache, severe pain behind the eyes, bone and muscle pain. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is the more serious infection; it may cause severe circulatory system failures and shock, and can be fatal in some cases.  To see a map of current locations with evidence of dengue, go to wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2016/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/dengue.
Chikungunya virus: There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific antiviral treatment for chikungunya virus infection. Symptoms may include headache, severe muscle pain, joint swelling and rash, and may vary in severity from one individual to another. The most vulnerable are older persons, newborns infected at birth and those with other diseases including diabetes and chronic heart or kidney problems. Although it rarely results in death, chikungunya virus infection is known to cause severe pain in some people. To see a map of current locations with evidence of chikungunya, go to www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/geo/index.html.
“Travelers should understand mosquitoes can bite any time of the day or night and can bite both indoors and outdoors,” said Abelardo Moncayo, PhD, director of the TDH Vector-Borne Disease program. “Bite prevention strategies should include the use of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered insect repellents. Repellents containing 20 to 30 percent DEET, picaridin and IR3535 are safe for pregnant women when used as directed on the product label. Other bite protection measures include staying in air conditioned places with window and door screens, wearing long, loose shirts and pants, not using perfumes or colognes that may attract insects and using permethrin-treated clothing.”
Certain products containing permethrin are recommended for use on clothing, shoes, bed nets and camping gear. Permethrin-treated clothing repels and kills mosquitoes and other pests and retains this effect after repeated washing. Some clothing products are available pretreated with permethrin. It should not be used directly on skin.
TDH urges people who suspect they are infected with a mosquito-borne illness to seek medical help immediately. Medicines such as acetaminophen or paracetamol may be use to relieve pain.Aspirin, products containing aspirin and other nonsteroidal drugs such as ibuprofen should not be used if dengue virus infection is suspected. Patients should rest and drink lots of fluids. If symptoms develop following a trip, travelers should let their healthcare providers know when and where they traveled.

MTSU School of Music vocal professor Dina Cancryn has a new song in her heart for Black History Month: sharing the stories of some of the first classical singers of color.
Cancryn created “Portraits: The First African-American Divas of Song and Opera,” a theatrical production that depicts Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield, Sissieretta Jones and Marian Anderson sharing their history and their fabulous voices, a decade ago.
Cancryn Portraits title card webNow a special performance of “Portraits,” captured on video, is set for a free public screening Monday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. in Hinton Hall inside MTSU’s Wright Music Building.
“Most people don’t know these ladies,” Cancryn explains, a note of surprise in her voice. “They’re just not spoken of. And that’s part of the reason I dedicated this to my daughter, because if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t have written this.”
Cancryn, a soprano with a lengthy resume of national and international performances, was at home on maternity leave and flipping through videos on TV while her then-infant daughter napped.
Frustrated at the “one-dimensional” aspect of what she saw, and channeling her longtime interest in African-American musicians’ contributions to classical music, she began to write.
“I wrote ‘Portraits’ thinking at the time that I’d love to have something for my newborn daughter to see that, as a people, we are not one-dimensional, and that there are contributions made on a variety of scale and genre,” she says.
“These women are not the first three African-American opera singers, but they are three of the first. I found their stories to be quite compelling.”
The project evolved into a theatrical production that toured for about seven years across the Southeast. When Cancryn received a small grant from MTSU’s Faculty Research and Creative Activity Committee to film the production, another phase of “Portraits” got underway.“Considering we had a very small budget, for which I’m very grateful indeed, I’m very proud of what we’ve done,” Cancryn says. “James Manning, executive director of Oaklands Mansion, donated use of the mansion and free rein of all the different rooms so that we could film on location there. … I’m very appreciative of that, because it helped to give this a more intimate feel.”
Their weeklong filming schedule took Cancryn, the performers, pianist/vocal coach Joseph Walker and an MTSU crew that included director Ty Whitaker, Jon Jackson, Mitch Pryor, Jordan Kirkman and Aaron Trimbal back in time as they worked at Oaklands and inside Hinton Hall to recreate the performances of these divas and capture them on film.
MTSU alumna Courtney Clark portrays the gifted Greenfield, whose 1851 debut as the first African-American classical singer led to her nickname “The Black Swan,” coined for the lovely tone of her voice as well as her gracious presence.
Cancryn performs as Jones, renowned for her vocal clarity and enunciation as well as her status as the highest-paid African-American performer at her turn-of-the-century career zenith.
Nashville-based vocalist Sonya Sardon portrays contralto Anderson, one of the 20th century’s most celebrated singers who also was lauded for her trailblazing civil rights efforts, including her Easter 1939 Washington Memorial concert and her return for the 1963 March on Washington, where she sang “He’s Got the Whole Word in His Hands.”
The women come together on the screen now as they never could in life, performing an arrangement of the spiritual “Done Made My Vow to the Lord” specially created for Cancryn’s “Portraits” by her School of Music colleague, Grammy-winning musician Dr. Cedric Dent.
“My goal now is to have this disseminated to middle schools and high schools all over the country so that young people can see what these African-American women have contributed to history,” Cancryn says. “There would be no Leontyne Price or Jessye Norman or Denyce Graves without Elizabeth Greenfield.
“I’m not taking anything away from the Beyonces and the Nicki Minajes of this world at all, but I feel like there’s a need for balance, to let young people of any culture or color see that we’re not monolithic as a people. … Our contributions are like an artist’s palette.”
To arrange to screen “Portraits: The First African-American Divas of Song and Opera” at your school or organization, contact Cancryn at dina.cancryn@mtsu.edu.
For details on more MTSU School of Music concerts, call 615-898-2493

 The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs wants to warn consumers about the most commonly reported imposter scams from 2015.“Scammers often target consumers via email or phone calls,” TDCI Deputy Commissioner Bill Giannini said. “They use deceptive tactics to manipulate people into sending money or revealing sensitive data like Social Security numbers or banking information. Tennesseans should familiarize themselves with these tactics to avoid becoming a scam victim.”
Scammers and imposters often utilize these techniques:
Establishing a connection: Building a rapport and a relationship with you. This usually happens face-to-face, as in home improvement scams and many investment scams, but also online romance scams.
Source credibility: Appearing legitimate, such as fake websites, social media posts, or hacked emails that come from a friend’s account. Most email phishing scams spoof real companies, and many scammers pretend to be a trusted business or government agency in order to add credibility.
Playing on emotions: Relying on emotion to get you to make a quick decision before having time to think about it. An emergency situation or a limited time offer is usually their methodology. They count on emotional rather than rational decision-making.
The following are the 10 most commonly reported scams from 2015:
Tax Scam: You receive a phone call from someone who claims to be with the IRS (U.S.) or CRA (Canada). He claims you owe money in back taxes and will be arrested or face legal consequences if you do not pay (usually by wire or prepaid debit card) immediately. The caller ID is spoofed to appear to be a government agency or the police.
Debt Collection Scam: You receive a phone call from someone claiming that you have an unpaid debt. You are threatened with garnishments, lawsuits, even jail time if you don’t pay right now. The scammer will often use caller ID spoofing and pretend to be a government agency or law enforcement in order to further invoke fear.
Sweepstakes, Prizes or Gifts Scam: You receive a call, letter, or email claiming you’ve won a prize in a sweepstakes. In order to receive the prize, you are instructed to send a fee to cover expenses associated with delivery, processing, or insurance. The prize is not real; you should never have to pay money to claim a prize you have won and you don’t win anything if you never submitted entry paperwork.
Tech Support Scam: You are contacted by “technicians” claiming to have detected a virus or security threat on your computer and for a fee, they can log-in and correct the problem remotely. These callers are actually hackers trying to steal money or sensitive computer passwords and damage your computer with malicious software.
Government Grant Scam: You receive a phone call, email, or letter informing you that you’ve qualified for a government grant. In order to receive the grant, however, you are instructed to send money as a processing or delivery fee, usually by wire transfer or prepaid debit card. Again, if you did not apply for a government grant, you will not receive one.
Advance Fee Loan Scam: While searching for loan information, you see an enticing ad and click through to the website. You fill out an application and soon receive an email or phone call advising that you are approved for the loan, but you must first send a processing fee, security deposit or insurance. You pay the “fee,” but never see the loan.
Credit Card Scam: The scammer pretends to be from your bank or credit card issuer, and they claim that you are now eligible for a lower interest rate, or that they need to verify a recent transaction. The consumer provides the scammer with their credit card number and security code to “verify” their identity.
Work from Home Scam: While looking for a job online, you answer an ad for making big bucks while working from home. The job may be stuffing envelopes, posting advertisements, or shipping packages. You could have your identity stolen when you fill out the employment forms, or even end up handling stolen merchandise.
Fake Check/Money Order Scam: This can happen any time someone is paying you for goods or services (even when you are selling something online). You receive a check in the mail that is larger than the amount owed, and you are asked to deposit the check and wire the difference. The check is a fake and when it bounces, you’re out the money.
Lottery scam: You receive a call, letter, or email advising that you have won a large amount of money in a foreign lottery, but you have to pay upfront for taxes and fees. Such lotteries are illegal. Sometimes you may be sent a check as partial payment, but the check will be counterfeit.
Scam Prevention Tips:
Don’t be pressured into making fast decisions.
Take time to research the organization. Visit www.bbb.org to check for complaints, or contact the Division of Consumer Affairs at www.tn.gov/consumer.
Never provide your personal information (address, date of birth, banking information, ID numbers) to people you do not know.
Don’t click on links from unsolicited email or text messages.
If you are unsure about a call or email that claims to be from your bank, utility company, etc., call the business directly using the number on your bill.
Never send money by wire transfer or prepaid debit card to someone you don’t know or haven’t met in person.
Never send money for an emergency situation unless you can verify the emergency.
Report these scams to the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov. For more consumer tips, visit www.tn.gov/consumer.

High school seniors planning to attend Motlow State Community College, and their parents, are invited to attend a free workshop to learn about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The workshop will be at the Smyrna campus on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with registration in the main lobby. To RSVP please email Donna Dunaway at ddunaway@mscc.edu.
Participants will learn how to apply for and manage their financial aid at this special workshop, and should bring any 2015 tax and payroll information.
The FAFSA must be completed to help determine a student’s eligibility to receive financial aid, including the Tennessee Promise scholarship. Students and parents provide information regarding dependency, assets, and income among the several questions to be answered. Any students who have submitted a FAFSA previously must resubmit one for the upcoming year with any updated information.
For more information, contact the Motlow Financial Aid office by calling 931-393-1553 or email Donna Dunaway at ddunaway@mscc.edu.

I hope you and your family stayed safe and warm during the snowfall that blanketed our region over the last week. As I wrap up a busy few days in Tennessee and head back to Washington, I wanted to offer a quick update with the latest developments on how I’m working on your behalf:

President Obama Skirts the Law … Again
Last December, President Obama signed bipartisan legislation into law addressing major security gaps in our nation’s visa waiver program that have put our national security at risk for too long. I discussed the program in an earlier e-newsletter which you can read here. The new law stipulates that any foreign national who has traveled to terrorist hotspots within the last five years – such as Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria – would be ineligible for a visa waiver to enter the United States. Now, just weeks after President Obama’s signed his name to this measure, he is already enacting unilateral changes to its provisions – once again failing to faithfully execute the laws passed by Congress.

The Obama Administration is granting broad exceptions to this law; offering visa waivers for humanitarian workers, journalists, and those traveling to Iraq and Iran for “legitimate business related purposes” – though the Administration has yet to clarify how this will be determined. President Obama must implement our nation’s laws as they are written, not as he wishes they were written. That is why House leaders sent this letter to President Obama demanding answers on the Administration’s actions. The President’s end-runs around Congress are an affront to the separation of powers laid out in our Constitution and Tennesseans deserve better. It is because of actions like these that I am now cosponsoring H. Res. 582, a resolution to formally censure President Obama.

I Stand With Those Who Stand For Life
This week, a runaway grand jury in Houston, Texas tasked with conducting a criminal probe into Planned Parenthood’s activities decided to turn a blind eye to the recent undercover video footage that we have all seen with our own eyes and, instead, set its sights on the whistleblowers who exposed the abortion provider’s misdeeds: David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress. The grand jury has now issued Daleiden an unjust criminal indictment that must not be allowed to stand. I wrote about this development and how pro-life Americans can respond in an op-ed for the National Catholic Register, which you can read here. I also discussed this issue earlier this week on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. I hope you’ll take a moment to watch my interview here and let me know what you think.

Travels Around #TN06
On a happier note, I had an opportunity to make stops in Gallatin and Lebanon this week to hear from constituents and take their message back with me to Washington. In Gallatin, I spoke at the board meeting for “Forward Sumner” – a nonprofit aimed at driving economic and community development throughout Sumner County. In Lebanon, I met with the new President of Cumberland University, Dr. Paul Stumb, to discuss the state of higher education in middle Tennessee. I also stopped by Lebanon High School to donate a supply of books from the Library of Congress. As always, if you have an event in your community you’d like to invite me to attend, you can do so here.

The Cannon County Lionettes were seconds away from breaking 500 on their district record for the first time this basketball season Thursday night when the team traveled to Murfreesboro to meet Central Magnet.  The Lady Tigers beat the Lionettes by 13 in an earlier matchup.  The Lionettes shot the ball well and built a 17 point lead in the third quarter.  That’s when Central woke up and forced Cannon to play ball their way.  The Lady Tigers were able to chip away at the lead and eventually tied the game at 46-46.  Central’s Becca Stockton took over the fourth quarter scoring 9 points including the game winning.  Cannon was able to get the ball with a few seconds left on the clock.  The Lionettes got a decent shot at the basket to close the game but missed after it was contested by a Lady Tiger defender as Central completed the comeback 48-46
Maleah Scott scored 20 points, Autumn King had 19
The Cannon County Lions continue to struggle this season.  Central Magnet started the game on a 10-0 run  before Cannon answered to tie the game.  Then the Tigers held a seven point lead until the Lions took that away from them as well.  The third quarter hit and Central built a 12 point lead that Cannon never recovered from and although Cannon made another late run, it was too late and Cannon lost 58-52.
Tonight the teams will play Smith County at Robert A. Harris Gym in Woodbury.  Tip off is at 6
AM-1540/FM 107.9 WBRY will have the live broadcast also available streaming on line at wbry.com