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Elderly Encouraged To SPEAK UP During Doctor Visits
How well you and your doctor communicate is one of the most important parts of your health care, Stones River Hospital Director of Business Development Michele Fowler told a group of local seniors Tuesday. Continued ...
KEVIN HALPERN

Stolen Bulldozer Among Incidents Investigated By CCSO, WPD
Following are the latest arrest and incident reports as recorded by the Cannon County Sheriff's Department and the Woodbury Police Department. Continued ...

Cool Science For Curious Kids
East Side’s students and parents enjoyed a special after-school activity on Monday, March 8. Many students’ science experiments and projects were on display; parents and grandparents stopped by to visit and view the creative projects. Continued ...

Michael Joseph Ryan
Michael Joseph Ryan, 62, died March 7, 2010 at the V.A. Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Ryan was a native of New York City, and son of the late Michael J. and Anne Larkin Ryan Sr. Continued ...

School Board OKs Senior Trip Conduct, Eligibility Rules
During a relatively short monthly meeting held at East Side School Tuesday, the Cannon County Board of Education: Continued ...

Burt's Message: Never Stop Getting Better
Micheal Burt came back to Cannon County Tuesday morning to give back to the community which gave so much to him during the early stages of his life. Continued ...
KEVIN HALPERN

Four Charged With Violation Of Probation Appointed Attorneys
Judge Susan Melton presided over Cannon County General Sessions Court on Tuesday. Some of the results from the various cases which appeared on the docket included: Continued ...

Lifeflight Called To Transport Man Injured In Caving Accident
Eric Farris sent pictures of a man being transported to a Lifeflight helicopter following a reported caving accident this afternoon. Continued ...

Women, Girls Reminded Of Increasing Impact Of HIV/AIDS
NASHVILLE – Today about one in four Americans living with HIV is a woman, and a new woman in the United States is diagnosed with HIV every 35 minutes. These sobering facts are the foundation of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Tennessee Department of Health is participating in this annual health observance March 10 by reminding women and girls about preventing HIV and the importance of getting tested. Continued ...

United Way Announces Grand Total From 2009-2010 Campaign
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties announced today that $2,339,460.19 was secured in pledges during the 2009-2010 fundraising campaign. The announcement was made at the annual Community Celebration, which awards top-fundraisers in a variety of categories and recognizes achievements during the campaign. Continued ...

Motlow Offers Free Income Tax Preparation Service Continued ...

ARRA Funds To Provide Intercity Bus Service To Cannon County
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Transportation will use federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to provide rural residents with better access to daily public transit. Continued ...

Cope Earns Achievement Award In Emergency Services
Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. — Ricky Cope, a paramedic crew chief for Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Fire and Emergency Services and Cannon County's Director of Ambulance Services, has been honored with the Tennessee Ambulance Service Association's (TASA) 2010 Tommy Erwin Lifetime Achievement Award. Continued ...

New Study Suggests Pre-K Has Real But Limited Benefits
A new report released by the state Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) suggests that some students who attend state-funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) programs perform better during their first two years of school. Continued ...

Sarah Elizabeth Pauline Odom
Funeral services for Sarah Elizabeth Pauline Odom, 95, will be held Friday, March 12 in the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Gabbard officiating. Continued ...

School Board To Explore Adding Middle School
Cannon County's Board of Education will begin discussing the possibility of adding a middle school when it meets for a school board retreat later this month. Continued ...

Bradyville Woman Among Six Charged With Tenncare Fraud
NASHVILLE – TennCare fraud charges are lodged against six people in Coffee County after an undercover operation involving the Office of Inspector (OIG), the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office and the Tullahoma Police Department. Continued ...

Governor Bredesen Highlights School Breakfast Week
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has proclaimed March 8 - 12 School Breakfast Week in Tennessee in recognition of the important role the School Breakfast Program plays in the lives of Tennessee students. The School Breakfast Program is a national, federally funded program that provides more than 30 million nutritionally balanced breakfasts to Tennessee students each year. Continued ...

Cannon County Schools: Health Screening Update
For the first time in our country’s history, our current generation of elementary students is expected to have a shorter life span than that of their parents. This prediction is based on the fact that childhood obesity is at unprecedented levels nationwide. Continued ...

Sheriff Thanks Community For Tremendous Support For Overcast
On Saturday, March 6 the community turned out in tremendous support for the Chili Supper and Auction benefit for Tonya Overcast at Woodland School. Continued ...
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