By:
KEVIN HALPERN, Courier Co-Editor
The quaint and secluded Gassaway Community held its annual homecoming Saturday, featuring a variety of games, contests, music, entertainment and food throughout the day.
By:
TONY STINNETT, Courier Co-Editor
Southern Gold Exchange held a "Gold Party" at the Cannon County Senior Center Saturday.
By:
Dave Evans, Republican Candidate, U.S. Congress TN-6
Yesterday the new job numbers came out that show virtually ALL of the 431,000 "new jobs" that were created last month were actually temporary jobs with the U.S. Census.
Florence O. Adams, 69, of Murfreesboro died June 3, 2010. She was born April 2, 1941 in Woodbury, TN at the Good Samaritian Hospital.
NASHVILLE - This afternoon at approximately 5:00 p.m., a Special Agent with TBI’s Drug Investigation Division shot a suspect while trying to serve a failure to appear warrant on him on Thomas Road in Cookeville.
Frank R. Holt, age 93, passed away Friday, June 4, 2010, at United Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.
By:
TONY STINNETT, Courier Co-Editor
More than 80 children attended the Summer Reading Program at Adams Memorial Library Thursday afternoon. Those in attendance were treated to Kevin Kidd, who combines clever dialogue and original songs for the perfect mix of fun and learning.
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — While many students kick back and enjoy a lazy summer away from the classroom, ten Cherokee students will spend their summer outdoors, peddling and learning about history. The riders will start their journey from New Echota, GA and are traveling through Tennessee during the next week.
More than 80,000 expected in Manchester area for ninth annual music and arts festival.
Anita Arnold has retired from Short Mountain School after 33 years of teaching.
Paul L. Reed Furniture Co., located on the Woodbury Town Square, celebrated its 60th anniversary in May. Throughout the month customers could enter a drawing to win a grandfather clock.
As work winds down on the Cannon County Courthouse Revitalization Project, paving of the parking lot around the courthouse is one of the final steps in the process.
Saddle-up for adventure and fun Monday, June 7 to Thursday, June 10 at First Baptist Church Woodbury’s Vacation Bible School (VBS).
Members of the Budget Committee of the Cannon County Commission met Thursday night at the courthouse to begin putting the final touches on the budget that will be presented to the full commission for approval later this month.
This letter is in response to last week's recording of the Budget Committee. An unwarranted statement was made in regards to SAVE's request for support from the county. Mr. Kevin George (a County Commissioner for District 3) made the statement that “Anyone could come up with an idea.”
Information for this report was obtained by the Cannon Courier by searching public records at the Cannon County Register of Deeds Office.
The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department has wrapped up an arson investigation and arrested their prime suspect.
Perry Warren Smith, age 87 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Manchester Health Care Center.
KNOXVILLE — The worst is over for the Tennessee economy, but it will be a long road to full recovery as virtually every measure of economic activity -- from real estate to job creation to consumer spending -- now remains at a very depressed level.
Gary Hammock, Project Engineer for the Aerospace Testing Alliance/Space and Missile Systems, at Arnold Air Force Base, is giving a special presentation on the space program at Adams Memorial Library on Tuesday, June 15.
The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties will host a press conference at 2:00 p.m. on June 10th at the United Way offices, located at 615 Memorial Boulevard on the second floor of the FirstBank building, to announce the allocation amounts that partner agencies and programs will be receiving from United Way for the 2010-2011 year.
By:
TONY STINNETT, Courier Co-Editor
MURFREESBORO - Most students are out of school for summer break but the Cannon County Board of Education remains hard at work as it puts together the plan for the 2010-11 academic year.
The newly organized American Legion Post 279 in Woodbury is organizing an Auxiliary Unit. A meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17 for women who are interested in joining the Auxiliary.
Two Cannon County residents found out recently that stealing a candidate's campaign signs is no laughing matter.
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