August 2008 Blog Posts (4)

The Cannon County Class of 1968 is planning a 40 year reunion to be held Saturday, October 11 at the Fist Baptist Church in Woodbury. For information and making arrangement to attend, contact either Sue Patrick at 615-563-1328, Patricia Bryson at 615-563-6725, or Wade or Judy Campbell at 615-765-5201. If you are a Cannon County Alumni, please join the Cannon County Network and upload photos from your high school days for all to see and enjoy. Joining is free and gives you your own personal pag… Continue

Millie Webb was burned over 70 percent of her body and her 4-year-old daughter was killed, all at the hands of a drunken driver 37 years ago. Her 19-month-old nephew also died that day when the driver slammed into the rear of the family's car. "I want other families to be spared our pain," said Webb, former national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. To deter drunken driving, Woodbury police plan to beef up their presence for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Cannon County Constable Ji… Continue

The Cannon County Lions took the field Friday tonight for the first regular season game. The Lions faced Sequatchie County and former Cannon County Head Coach Chad Barger. Barger returned to Sequatchie County to take the head coaching position. Cannon County's new head coach Andrew Bartsch told the Lions in practice, “it’s simple, tomorrow you punch in, punch them and punch out!” The coach believes strong support from the student body is also important to the game plan. Students who displayed t… Continue

Have you seen the CannonWire? Finally, Cannon County has a little daily news that seeks out more than just the dull old press releases and the CannonWire is available at the click of a mouse. Trust me – even the smallest of news on a daily basis is a major job to print on paper or online and my heart goes out to Kim Davenport who has taken the lead with CannonWire. Years ago I published (printed) the Cannon County Magazine. My intentions were for a nice monthly magazine about life and business… Continue