2016

The Woodbury Church of Christ will be hosting a Trunk N Treat Family Fun Night Saturday beginning at 5 until 8.  Games, candy, chili, hotdogs, snacks,costumes and more.  Also Short Mountain Haunted Woods  at the Short Mountain Distillery located at 8280 Short Mountain Road tonight and Saturday evening.  The admission is $10 and hours are 7P-12Midnight .  The money raised benefits the Short Mountain Volunteer Fire Department and the Cannon County Rescue Squad.

Cannon County High School conducted a Student Mock Election on Thursday, October 27th, 2016.  U.S. Government and Sociology students in Mr. William F. Curtis’s classes conducted the election during students’ first period.  These results of the mock election were uploaded to the National My Voice – Student/Parent Mock Election (NSPME) and Win My Vote website. 
 
This program builds on the 36-year history of the National Student/Parent Mock Election, the leading program in student voting. More than 50 million young voters have participated while learning about the importance of using their own voice to share their perspectives on important issues.
“The History of The National Student Mock Election includes being co-founded by Edward Stanley and Gloria Kirshner in 1980, as the National Student/Parent Mock Election. After more than 36 years, and 19 elections, it still stands as the nation’s largest civic education project and the world’s largest national mock election.”
 
Cannon County High School also participated in the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office of Civic Engagement Mock Election, and CCHS’s election results were also uploaded to their website.
 
 
507 Total Students and 57 CCHS Staff Members voted in the Mock Election and their results are as follows:
 
 
Cannon County High School Mock Election
Results – Thursday, 10-27-2016
Total Students Voting = 507 out of 582 (87.11%)
 
 
CCHS STUDENTS:
 
President & Vice President of the United States
Electors For the following:
 
VOTES # & %
 
334 or 67.74% – REPUBLICAN – Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence
  51 or 10.34% – DEMOCRATIC – Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine
  34 or 6.89% – INDEPENDENT – “Rocky” Roque De La Fuente & Michael Steinberg
  14 or 2.83% – INDEPENDENT – Gary Johnson & William F. Weld
    8 or 1.62% – INDEPENDENT – Alyson Kennedy & Osborne Hart
    6 or 1.21% – INDEPENDENT – Mike Smith & Daniel White
  12 or 2.435 – INDEPENDENT – Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka
   34 or 6.89% – Write-In Votes
 
 
 
U.S. House of Representatives – 6th Congressional District
 
350 or 68.49% – REPUBLICAN – Diane Black
  90 or 17.61% – DEMOCRATIC – David W. Kent
  58 or 11.35% – INDEPENDENT – David Ross
  13 or 2.54% – Write-In Votes
 
 
Tennessee House of Representatives – 46th Representative District
 
383 or 76.5%- REPUBLICAN – Mark Pody
105 or 21.04% – DEMOCRATIC – Amelia Morrison Hipps
  11 or 2.2% – Write-In Votes
 
 
CCHS STAFF:
 
President & Vice President of the United States
Electors For the following:
 
VOTES # & %
 
33 or 57.89% – REPUBLICAN – Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence
10 or 17.54% – DEMOCRATIC – Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine
  5 or 8.77% – INDEPENDENT – “Rocky” Roque De La Fuente & Michael Steinberg
  1 or 1.7570% – INDEPENDENT – Gary Johnson & William F. Weld
  0 – INDEPENDENT – Alyson Kennedy & Osborne Hart
  0 – INDEPENDENT – Mike Smith & Daniel White
  0 – INDEPENDENT – Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka
  3 or 5.26% – Write-In Votes
 
 
 
U.S. House of Representatives – 6th Congressional District
 
38 or 66.66% – REPUBLICAN – Diane Black
10 or 17.54% – DEMOCRATIC – David W. Kent
  3 or 5.26% – INDEPENDENT – David Ross
  1 or 1.75% – Write-In Votes
 
 
Tennessee House of Representatives – 46th Representative District
 
39 or 68.42%- REPUBLICAN – Mark Pody
11 or 19.29% – DEMOCRATIC – Amelia Morrison Hipps
  2 or 3.50% –  Write-In Votes
 
 
U.S. Government students at Cannon County High School encourage all Cannon County citizens to please exercise the right to vote in this very important election on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016!

A Bradyville man who allegedly got upset about a TV channel being changed has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault.  According to Cannon County Sheriff’s Department reports, deputies were dispatched to a Frank Holt Road Residence.  Upon arriving at the scene, they spoke with Mr. Terry Henderson.  He stated that he had laid down to go to sleep with the TV on and his daughter changed the channel.  He then went to change it back and his daughter Jessica Knowles commented about it and walked out the back of the residence slamming the door.  That’s when Mr. Henderson went and got his shot gun and proceeded out the back door.  Henderson was tackled and put in a headlock while Knowles obtained the shotgun.  Deputies then arrested Henderson and charged him with aggravated assault.  Henderson told deputies that he was going outside to shoot the dog and had no intentions of using the gun on anyone.  Henderson will answer to the charge December 6th in Cannon County General Sessions Court.
 

A meeting of the DeKalb/Cannon County Amateur Radio Club will be held on Thursday, October 27th, 2016  – 6:30 PM at the Cannon County High School, 1 Lion Drive – Room 115, Woodbury, TN 37190. All local amateur radio operators and those interested in amateur radio are invited to attend.  
Amateur radio operators also called “hams” communicate with other operators in the local area, statewide, nationally, and even worldwide.  Hams also aid during times of emergencies with vital communication links.  The DeKalb/Cannon County Amateur Radio Club is an affiliated club of the American Radio Relay League.  Call 615-597-9563 for more information or check out the club’s webpage at http://www.dccarc.org.

With high school basketball season beginning in November the Cannon County Basketball Boosters have announced that Nov. 5 will be the Cannon County TIp Off, featuring the past present and future. Games will begin at 4 pm at CCHS starting with the Junior Pro Teams. Then there will be the Competitions between the Grammar School ball players (like last year). After that  the alumni games begins for men and women. At least 12 players as are needed for each as they will be playing each other and not the CCHS teams. So, if you know any past alumni player that would like to play, have them come.
They will also be pre-selling tickets for a BBQ plate and admission to the event for $8. that includes a sandwich, chips, drink, cookie and admission. You can see any basketball player or booster club parent or message this site and we will get you tickets. If you don’t get a ticket in advance, admission will be $3, drinks $2, sandwiches $4, cookie and chips .50 each.
So contact a player or booster club member/parent and get your ticket asap. They must be turned in by Nov. 2.  For more information check out the Cannon County Basketball Booster Club on Facebook.
 

A Woodbury man was caught in a Murfreesboro Walmart Parking Lot with drugs over the weekend.  According to Murfreesboro Police Reports, Police made consensual contact with 28 year old Christopher Arnold of Williams Street in Woodbury in the parking lot of the South Rutherford Blvd. Walmart in reference to a drug investigation.  Mr. Arnold advised he was on probation and denied consent to search the vehicle he was in.  A drug K-9 from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene .  The K-9 alerted on the front driver side of the vehicle and a search of the vehicle was conducted.  A multi-colored bag was found on the driver side area containing a small amount of marijuana and a multi-colored glass pipe.  A small blue container with syringes, small baggies, clear glass pipes and a green container with a small straw and approximately .2 grams of methamphetamine.  A search of Mr. Arnold resulted in the finding of a mirror.  A field test kit of the mirror tested positive for meth. Arnold was arrested for Possession of Drug paraphernalia, possession of schedule II and schedule VI drugs.  He will answer to the charges January 12th in Rutherford County General Sessions Court.

It’s the countdown to open enrollment .  Visit the Cannon County Health Department to receive free, in person assistance with applying for health insurance.  The Cannon County Health Department has a certified application counselor available to assist with apply for insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace for Affordable Care Act plans, TennCare and CoverKids.
Counselors will help you learn about plans for which you qualify based on your income and the number of people in your household.  You must apply for Marketplace plans during the open enrollment period beginning November 1st and running through January 31st 2017
You may qualify for a special enrollment period if any of the following happened to you outside of the open enrollment period:  losing exisiting health insurance, moving, getting married, or having a child.  You have 60 days from the time of the event to qualify for a special insurance enrollment.  
Call the Cannon County health Department to see about scheduling an appointment 615-563-4243.
 

Each summer, Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation sends 15 high school juniors to spend a week exploring Washington, D.C., learning about government and cooperatives and developing their leadership skills. This opportunity is made possible thanks to a strong partnership with area high schools and English teachers.

Students are selected for the Washington Youth Tour Creative Writing and Scholarship Contest by writing a short story titled “Electric Cooperatives – Going Beyond the Wires” that explains how co-ops provide communities with much more than electric power.

Youth Tour delegates also have the opportunity to win a share of $16,000 in scholarships from MTEMC and Tennessee’s electric cooperatives.

MTEMC employees are currently in schools making presentations about the Washington Youth Tour Creative Writing and Scholarship Contest. If you know a high school Junior who is a talented writer, encourage them to participate. They could be 900 words away from the trip of a lifetime.

Contact Jay Sanders, Community Relations Coordinator at 615-494-1065 or email Jay.Sanders@mtemc.com to learn more about the Washington Youth Tour.

The Woodbury Lions Club will kick off their annual Pecan Sale on November 3rd.  For sale this year will be Pecan Halves, Walnuts, Fruit and Nut Mix and Cashews.  Again this year the Lions have found the very best products available.  Lion Clyde Bush, chairman of the sale, stated that he was able to secure this year’s crop of pecans which is the best crop in several years.  All these products will be available at the following locations in Woodbury:  Jennings Jewelers, Vance Bros. Car Lot, Farmers Co-op, County Court Clerks Office, Cannon County Senior Center, Dr. Trea Wessel’s Office, First Bank, Paul L. Reed Furniture Store, First National Bank, Regions Bank, Woodbury Funeral Home, Woodson’s Pharmacy, Cutting Edge Salon and through any Woodbury Lions Club Member.  
Profits from this fund raiser goes towards purchasing eye glasses, eye exams, eye surgeries, special equipment for the sight impaired, hearing exams and hearing aids for Cannon County residents who can not afford to pay for such on their own or with the help of their insurance.  
For more information call Clyde Bush at 615-563-2102 or Mark Vance at 615-563-6800.

Please join Saint Thomas Stones River Hospital, Saint Thomas Cancer Care, and local businesses as they support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October by wearing PINK on Tuesday, October 25th. A community media photo will be taken at 10:00am in front of Saint Thomas Stones River Hospital. We encourage everyone to attend. Pink Ribbon pins will be gifted to attendees.
Help us spread the word about this community event,join us in the fight against breast cancer.
For information on scheduling an annual 2D or 3D mammogram, call Saint Thomas Stones River Radiology at 615-563-7228.