2016

August 23—TN Achieves Advisory Council meeting, 11:30 a.m. at the CCBOE
August 26—District PLC, 9:00 a.m., at the CCBOE
Sept. 2—No School
Sept. 5—Labor Day holiday—no school
Sept. 6—Board meeting workshop, 6:30 p.m. at the CCBOE
Sept. 7—Principals’ meeting, 8:30 a.m. at the CCBOE
Sept. 8—School Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. at WGS cafeteria
Sept. 9—West Side Harvest Festival
Sept. 13—New Teachers’ meeting, 3:15 p.m. at the CCBOE
Sept. 23—Woodland Harvest Festival
Sept. 24—Short Mountain Harvest Festival
Sept. 30—CCHS Homecoming
Oct. 1—East Side Harvest Festival
Oct. 4—WGS Festival/Carnival
Oct. 7—Auburn Harvest Festival
Nov. 11—Veterans’ Day Program at CCHS
 
 
Cannon County School System is currently looking for applicants for the following positions:
 
CCHS Credit Recovery teacher with math certification
CCHS Spanish teacher
CCHS Special Ed. Assistant
District Instructional Coach K-5
District Instructional Coach 6-12
K Growth position at West Side
1st Grade Growth Position at West Side
4th Grade Growth Position at West Side
3rd Grade Growth Position at Woodland

Dear Friends,

Over the last two weeks, I’ve held town hall meetings in Smithville, White House, and Livingston. At each event, I offered an overview of some of the top issues in Congress including securing our border, stopping the dangerous Iran nuclear deal, and combating ISIS and radical Islamic terrorism. My thanks to all of you who took time out of your day to join us. I also recently spent time touring local businesses like Cumberland Biosciences and TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center to discuss how decisions in Washington impact their ability to grow and hire more workers. If you would like to invite me to visit your local business or attend your community event, you can always send my office a request here. 
Here are a few more highlights from over the past couple of weeks:
President Obama’s Iran Trade Continues to Unravel
Earlier this year, we learned that the Obama Administration led a campaign to deliberately mislead the public about the consequences of the Iran nuclear agreement, and recently a bombshell report found that they negotiated a secret payment of $400 million to the Iranian government just as four Americans were released from Tehran. Unbelievably, the Administration tried to pass it off as a convenient coincidence. Just this week, the State Department confirmed that this payment was withheld until our Americans were released, and then immediately dispersed upon their freeing. That is a ransom payment – regardless of what this Administration calls it. By doling out secret ransom payments to the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, all while trying to hide their actions from Congress and the American people, the Obama Administration only put more lives at risk along the way. Americans deserve a Commander in Chief who will fight to destroy hostile Islamic regimes, instead of paying them off as this President has done. That is why the House has voted with my support on more than a half dozen occasions to stop this Administration’s handholding with the Iranian regime – and we won’t relent now.
Read The Plan
One of the subjects I discussed at my town hall meeting this month was House Republicans’ bold new policy agenda, entitled “A Better Way for a More Confident America.” Overwhelmingly, Americans agree that our country is on the wrong path. That is why my House Republican colleagues and I are working to offer an alternative vision; to lay out a platform of what we can achieve in 2017 and beyond with a willing partner in the White House. Specifically, our plan offers solutions in six key areas: poverty, national security, the economy, health care, tax reform, and restoring the Constitution.
Our tax reform plan, for example, would let most Americans complete their taxes on a form as simple as THIS, while our health care proposal would spur competition and drive down costs by letting Americans purchase health insurance across state lines. Importantly, our poverty plan would ensure fairness for all by strengthening work requirements for welfare and food stamps. I hope you’ll take a moment to read more about our ideas at www.better.gop.

Town Hall Meetings
It has been a busy couple of weeks as I have traveled across Tennessee’s 6th district meeting with so many of you and taking your questions at town hall meetings in Livingston, White House, and Smithville. I appreciate the opportunity to hear from you directly and take your message back with me to Washington. If you couldn’t join us, you can read a helpful summary of my Smithville town hall from WJLE HERE. Below, I explained to attendees at one of our town halls about House Republicans’ Better Way agenda:

The Cannon County Lions opened the 2016 high school football season Friday night with the goal of shredding the image of the way the program has struggled in the last few seasons.  Friday night before a good crowd hosting Community School from Unionville, the Lions behind excellent play calling from the sidelines and great execution from both sides of the football put together a 26-22 win over the visiting Vikings team in a game which took over three hours to complete.  The Vikings found themselves in the end zone on it’s first two offensive possessions in the first quarter and looked like they were on the way to controlling the game early 14-0.  The Lions defense gathered themselves, came up with a momentum changing 4th down stance and on the first possession of the second quarter got a big play when quarterback Josh Walkup hooked up with receiver Qwentin McMackins for a 69 yard touchdown bomb which pulled Cannon to within 8, 14-6 .  The Lions defense forced the Vikings to punt on their next possession.  Then it was time for the running game to come up with a big run.  Jaydon Coon found a big hole up the middle, scampered 43 yards for the touchdown and Cannon was down by 2, 14-12.  Community would score right before halftime to go back up by ten 22-12.
Second half started with a Community onside kick in which Cannon recovered at their own 46.  6 plays later the Lions would put it in the end zone as Josh Walkup connected with his brother Jake on a 19 yard play and the Lions would convert the two point play to stay within two 22-20.  Perhaps the biggest interception of the evening would come with 2:25 left to go in the third.  McMackins perfectly read a Community pass from the Vikings 18 yard line, stepped in front of hit and took it into the endzone for the go ahead score 26-22. It was McMackins second pick of the game.  Fourth quarter the teams went back and forth.  Cannon got the ball with 5:47 left to go in the game used their ball control offense to melt down the clock.  The Lions turned the ball over on downs with a under  a minute left to go,  Community got the ball on their own 25 yard line.  One play later Community advanced the ball to the 38 but was flagged on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.  That’s when the stadium lights went out and the game was delayed 18 minutes in order to get them back on.  With 24 seconds left on the clock, Community substituted quarterbacks.  It didn’t help as four incomplete passes in a row ran out the clock to preserve the victory.  Running back Jayden Coon was the workhorse as he carried the ball 29 times for 157 yards.  Josh Walkup was 5-11 for 137 yards passing for two touchdowns and no interceptions.  Total offensive yards for Cannon ended up at 314 yards for the game.  Cannon will take this win and use it as a foundation to build on when they travel to Gainesboro next Friday to meet Jackson County.

The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to step up DUI enforcement from August 19 to September 4, surrounding the Labor Day holiday. The statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of a national mobilization to prevent drunk driving.  At the time of this release there have been 621 fatalities on the Tennessee roadways to date.  At this time in 2015 there were only 560 fatalities.   
 
“Too many people think their actions don’t affect anybody else,” said Sheriff Darrell Young.  “They know it’s illegal. They know it’s wrong. But they do it anyway – they make decisions as if those statistics just can’t happen to them,” he added.
 
Increased state and national messaging about the dangers of driving drunk, coupled with checkpoints and increased officers on the road, aim to drastically reduce the toll of drunk driving.
 
A single DUI conviction can cost an individual $5,000 or more in addition to jail time. Offenders could also be required to attend drug and alcohol treatment or to install an ignition interlock device in their vehicle.
 
For more information on traffic safety, visit www.tntrafficsafety.org.

Tonight begins the 2016 football season for the Cannon County Lions High School Team.  The Lions will start the campaign at Fred Schwartz Field in Woodbury as they meet Community School from Unionville.  The Lions have improved their roster to now 40 players from last years 20 and are looking to avenge last years loss.  Football Friday returns starting at 5:00 with Tailgate, followed by Murphy’s Matchups at 5:30.  Thunder takes over at 6:00 with high school matchups previewed throughout the midstate and then it’s the Lions Roar pregame at 6:45.  Kickoff at 7:00.  You can follow the game on AM-1540/Shine 107.9 FM and streaming online at wbry.com.
 

As a part of Cannon County Schools’ School-Wide Positive Behavior Support program, bullying prevention efforts are an ongoing priority. The school system has developed the following strategy statement regarding bullying behaviors:
We recognize bullying as the deliberate use of any word, look, sign, or act that hurts a person’s body, feelings, or things. We also recognize bullying as a type of violence that occurs when someone uses his or her power unfairly and repeatedly to hurt someone else. 
 
To make our school violence-free and safe from bullying, we pledge

• not to tolerate bullying
• to intervene in incidents of bullying and strictly enforce rules against bullying
• to empower students to report bullying behavior and to treat one another with respect

 
As a part of the Bullying Prevention Program, students as well as all staff, participate in lessons designed to help him/her

• define bullying and understand what behaviors are considered bullying
• understand the effect of bullying behaviors and develop empathy for targeted students
• learn ways to respond to bullying behavior
• learn when and how to report bullying
• learn the consequences the school has established for engaging in bullying behavior

The overall goal of the Bullying Prevention program is to empower students to report bullying behaviors and to give school staff the tools to recognize, intervene, and issue consequences for bullying behaviors they witness or hear about from students. Students who bully receive appropriate consequences to help them realize that bullying behavior isn’t appropriate and won’t be tolerated at school. 
Additionally, all students participate in lessons concerning internet safety.  Parents may also continue this conversation by using the “NetSmartz® Workshop” which may be found on the Cannon County School District’s homepage or “Stop Bullying.gov”.  “NetSmartz Workshop” is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates provides information to parents on how to keep students cyber-safe.  You may access this information at www.ccstn.net  under “Departments-Coordinated School Health- Bullying Prevention”.  
For questions regarding the Bullying Prevention program and how it is implemented, parents may contact their child’s school principal or school counselor.

A former Cannon County resident will be performing a free gospel music concert tonight.  Richard Graham who now resides in California has returned for a one night concert from 6-9 tonight at the Gathering Place at 2100 Morrison Street in McMinnville.  Good Ole Days Miss Cannon County Madelynn Bogle will be emceeing the event.  
Music Night is also tonight at the Cannon County Senior Center.  Performing will be the Cripple Creek Review Band.  The music will start at 7:00.  Cost is $5.00 For more information call the Senior center at 563-5304
Jeff Black will be in concert tomorrow night at the Bird Song Studio in Woodbury.  Contact Robyn Taylor at robynjoytaylor@gmail.com or visit thebirdsongstudio.com for information.  Concert starts at 7:30.  Ticket information is available on the website.
 

A Woodbury Man was arrested and charged with multiple offenses including burglary recently after kicking in the door of a residence on McMinnville Highway.  According to Woodbury Police Reports, police arrested Caden K. Jones after he kicked in the back door of the residence, then proceeded to destroy the homeowners property.  Jones in the process violated a court order as earlier he was ordered not to have any contact with the homeowner.  Jones was arrested and charged with vandalism under $500, burglary, public intoxication and violation of a court order.   Other arrests recently made by the Woodbury Police Department include:
Lynika Bennett-DWLS. Charged after being involved in an auto accident
Beatrice Sanders-Evading Arrest and Resisting Arrest
Penny L. Smith-Implied Consent and DUI 1st Offense
Brandi Lynn Dorris-DUI 1st Offense.

The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a vandalism case which was discovered Sunday at the Iconium Church of Christ.  According to the Sheriff’s report, vandals kicked over one of the outside air conditioning units and did donuts in the side yard while leaving behind three empty beer cars.  One of the cans was left intact to where the Sheriff’s Deputies could process it for fingerprints.  It was determined there was no damage to the yard.  The air conditioning unit had been turned on before it was known that it had been knocked over.  Running the unit while being on its side caused it to malfunction and no longer work.  Witnesses say they heard a noise around 1 in the morning and saw an older model truck with a flag sticking out of it driving through the yard.  The vandalism is still under investigation.
 

A Cannon County resident is fighting to save her unborn daughter’s life and has reached out to ask the community’s help to raise money to help save a life.  Erin Loux Calderhead of Cannon County received news that her unborn baby has a mass on her lung and a Congenital Diaphragm Hernia, which means her diaphragm is open and her liver and all organs located in the chest cavity is pushing on her heart and stunting growth.  Erin needs to go to St. Petersburg Florida to a doctor which specializes in this disease in unborn children.  She is 26 weeks pregnant and by 32 weeks has to be there until delivery and then after that for several months.  She will be housed in the Ronald McDonald House   .  There is a gofundme account set up to help this family at  gofundme.com/deltacalderhead.  You can also see updates on this on facebook.com/deltasfight.