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State Rep Blames Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Following the arrest of two Cannon County men in November on charges of cruelty to animals, State Representative Janis Baird Sontany (D-Nashville) vowed to introduce legislation to make the starving of horses and other livestock a felony. Continued ...
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Cannon County Receives Firefighters Grant
Faye Morse, Cannon County Emergency Management Director and Chief of the Cannon County Volunteer Fire Department has been notified by Senator Lamar Alexander that the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Operations and Safety has been awarded to Cannon County in the amount of $136,040. Continued ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Journey Home Begins For Woodbury Soldier 
Hello from Camp Virginia, Kuwait. It's 7 a.m. on Monday, March 8, 2010, current temperature 84 degrees and sunshine. Life is good for the soldiers of the 1-230th ACS as we are on our journey to the USA. Continued ...
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From Machinery To Mules
During the past few months it hasn't been unusual to see Terry Preston, of Preston Brothers Construction Company, digging up ground around the Cannon County Courthouse as his company works on the revitalization project of the Woodbury Town Square. Continued ...
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Protecting Tennessee Families From Drunk Drivers
Throughout my fifteen-year career as a Tennessee State Representative and Senator, I have prided myself on serving the people of Wilson, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale counties. I have fought to preserve both the national and state Constitutions, in addition to fighting for limited government and individual rights. Yet, in my years of service, there has been another area that I have always been passionate about: reducing drunk driving in Tennessee. Continued ...
Editorial from Senator Mae Beavers |
City Sidewalks, Busy Workers As Courthouse Work Progresses
The progress being made on the courthouse grounds is a little behind schedule due to the unusually cold winter that Tennessee has experienced this year. The weather during the winter months was approximately 20 degrees colder than normal for this area. Continued ...
BOB STOETZEL - 1 opinion posted |
CCHS Teacher Wins State Award
The Tennessee Council for the Social Studies has named Cannon County High School Teacher, Mr. William Freddy Curtis as one of the Tennessee Outstanding Social Studies Teachers of the Year for 2010. Continued ...
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Tennessee Named Finalist In Race To The Top Competition
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that Tennessee is one of 16 finalists in the first round of the federal government's Race to the Top competition, which will award $4.35 billion in competitive grants designed to encourage and reward states that are pursuing education innovation. Continued ...
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Chelsey Payne (34) was named Tournament MVP. Named All-Tournament were (from left) Emily Sissom, Taylor King and Ashley Campbell. |
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Lionettes Win Region: Cannon County Inflicts 'Payne' On Upperman
SPARTA — Cannon County's girls are one win away from playing in the TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro next week. They will host McMinn Central Saturday night in the Sectionals at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Continued ...
CASEY HINDMAN - 2 opinions posted |
Selected for Volunteer Girls State and American Legion Boys State are, from left, Emily Faulkner (delegate), Kaitlin Taylor King (alternate), Lonnie Jeran Tennpenny (delegate) and Christopher Jordan Blackburn (alternate). |
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Cannon County High Students Earn Variety Of Honors
Cannon County High School announced Wednesday that a number of students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement and have received a variety of honors. Continued ...
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WISE Women Host CCHS, West Side Students
The MTSU Educational Talent Search (METS) program, in partnership with Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) invited fifteen METS participants from Cannon County High School and West Side School to the WISE Women Caring for Critters televised production at MTSU last Tuesday. Continued ...
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Ms. Opha Jones and daughter Elaine Mingle embrace honoree Ms. Mallie Taylor (center) at her 100th Birthday Celebration. Ms. Taylor has four children, Randall Taylor and Rachel Melton of Auburntown, Wayne Taylor of Woodbury, and Darlene Knowles of Baxter. |
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'Miracle' Mallie Celebrates 100th Birthday
“A long, long, long time ago you were born and the world became a better place,” read one of the many greeting cards given to Ms. Mallie Opal (Tate) Taylor at her 100th birthday celebration held Sunday, Feb. 21 at the Auburn Baptist Church Activity Center. More than 150 well-wishers came to help honor Ms. Mallie on her special day. Continued ...
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DONNA NICHOLS - 1 opinion posted |
Fire Season Is Upon Us
Most forest fires in Tennessee occur during the early fall, late winter and early spring. Year in and year out March is the worst month for wildfires. Continued ...
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Deadline For Crop Acreage Report Is March 15
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Cannon County producers, who purchased a NAP (Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program) policy on 2010 hay or pasture, they need to visit the Cannon County Farm Service Agency to make their crop acreage report for hay and/or pasture by March 15, 2010. Continued ...
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Your Honor, I’ll Take The 10th
No, not the 5th – the 10th. The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States provides protection to the states from encroachment by the federal government. The federal government has become more and more involved in our everyday lives from the college football bowls to the compulsory low-flush toilet bowls in our home. Continued ...
DENNIS POWERS - 1 opinion posted |
Free Enterprise Constitutional Amendment
Each of us grew up understanding that free enterprise is our economic system in the United States. So we can be forgiven for being a little confused lately because today the federal government is seeking to control the salaries of those employed by private business, to change the provisions of private of contracts, to nationalize banks, insurers and auto manufacturers, and to effectually eliminate any free market that may have still existed in healthcare. Continued ...
State Representative Susan Lynn |
The Character Of George Washington
What made George Washington the most remarkable man of an extraordinary generation? He was not an intellectual giant like Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, or James Madison.
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Sammye M. Tenpenny
Mrs. Sammye M. Tenpenny, age 94, died Wednesday, March 10, at Woodbury Health Care Center following an extended illness. The funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Woodbury Funeral Home. Continued ...
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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 ...
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Hazel Josephine Daniel Winfree
Mrs. Hazel Josephine Daniel Winfree age 84 of McMinnville, TN (Blues Hill Community) died Monday, March 01, 2010, at River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN. She was born on February 21, 1926, in Cannon County, TN, was a homemaker and a member of Blues Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Continued ...
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James Ellis Nipper Sr.
James Ellis “Jimmy” Nipper Sr., age 65, died Friday March 5, 2010 following a heart attack. He was a native of Rutherford County and son of the late Roy and Delia Lannom Nipper. Continued ...
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Joseph Foy
Mr. Joseph Foy, 72, of Woodbury, died March 4, 2010 after a prolonged illness and a brief stay in the Hospice at the Murfreesboro VA. Continued ...
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Shannon McCrary
SHANNON McCRARY, age 37 of Woodbury, died Friday March 5, 2010. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, she was the daughter of Jean Barlow McCrary and the late Hollis E. McCrary. Continued ...
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Fowler Ivie Todd
FOWLER IVIE TODD, Ph.D., age 92, of Murfreesboro, died March 3, 2010, professor emeritus and former chairman of the Business Administration Department at Middle Tennessee State University. He was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ where he taught Sunday School and served as an Elder. Continued ...
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Tennessee Valley Winds Community Concert Band Performance
MURFREESBORO - The Tennessee Valley Winds will perform a free concert under the direction of Mr. Mondale Rogers and Mr. Eric Scott on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 2PM. Admission to the concert is free. This concert is presented as a part of the Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department. Continued ...
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DTC TV Announces Whole Home DVR
ALEXANDRIA, TN, MARCH 4, 2010: Thanks to a service enhancement called “Whole Home DVR,” instead of needing multiple DVR boxes DTC TV subscribers, who have DVR, will be able to watch recorded programs on any of their connected TV sets. Continued ...
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Video Games May Help Combat Depression In Older Adults
Newswise — Research at the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors through the regular use of “exergames” – entertaining video games that combine game play with exercise. Continued ...
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Americans Divided About What Ails Washington
UTICA, New York - As Democratic and Republican party leaders prepare to meet over healthcare reform in an attempt to strike some measure of bi-partisan consensus, a new Zogby Interactive survey finds little common ground among Americans in opinions toward Washington and the political process. Continued ...
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MTSU To Host Forum For Gubernatorial Candidates April 29
MURFREESBORO — Middle Tennessee State University, in cooperation with the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, will play host to a gubernatorial forum Thursday, April 29. The program will begin promptly at 7 p.m. in the university’s Murphy Center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Continued ...
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Country Music Marathons Begin New Decade In Nashville
NASHVILLE – On Saturday, April 24, 2010, the Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon will celebrate its 11th annual running in the Music City. Award winning singer, songwriter and producer, John Rich, with special guest Cowboy Troy, is set to headline the post-race concert at the Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Heart Failure Clinic Opens At MTMC
MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee Medical Center and Saint Thomas Heart are expanding cardiac services in Rutherford County with the opening of the Heart Failure Clinic at MTMC. Carlos A. Hubbard, MD, PhD, an invasive cardiologist with Saint Thomas Heart at MTMC and Amy Sadler, nurse practitioner, will treat patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) in the new clinic located on the MTMC campus. Continued ...
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