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Winter Weather! How Do You Predict Changes? CCHS back in Mainstream action again journalism vs Sean Penn See Page 12 See Page 6 Home of LOLA GAITHER 131st YEAR - NO. 30 Wednesday, February 3, 2016 TWO SECTIONS - 50¢ PER COPY Winter weather! How do you predict changes? MIKE WEST snowfall of 22.5 inches Courier Editor came on December 8, 1937. As for the National Crazy weather? Snow Weather Service, it listed 5 then almost shirt-sleeve inches as the offi cial snow temperatures. How do you total for Woodbury on Jan- predict it? uary 22-23. Do you watch it on TV “When all was said or do you need long-term and done, snow had fall- predictions like those of en across every county in the Old Farmers Almanac Middle Tennessee, with or on traditional calendars a large range of snowfall like those off ered by Wood- totals from just a trace in son’s Pharmacy? southwest Wayne Coun- Or do you go “online” to ty up to an unoffi cial 15 get your forecast? inches in parts of Fentress MIKE WEST photo even into the late evening The National Weather County. In addition, much A few days ago, the ground around Stones River was covered with ice and snow. So, on January 23.” Service, operated by the of the Nashville metro area how do you keep up with weather’s sudden changes. As for the rest of the na- National Oceanic And At- received anywhere from 5 tion, the East Coast was mospheric Administration to 10 inches of snow, with hammered by the same (NOAA, has been around 8 inches offi cially falling at storm which was dubbed a long time. In fact, the the Nashville International Snowzilla. “Weather Bureau” was Airport and 7.1 inches at The Snowzilla storm of founded in 1870 under the the NWS Nashville offi ce,” January 22 and 23 goes President Ulysses S. Grant NWS reported. down as one of the all-time administration. Astrono- “The snow total of 8 greats in the Washington mer Cleveland Abbe was inches at Nashville Inter- D.C. Region with one to the fi rst chief meteorolo- national Airport set a dai- three feet of snow across gist. Abbe was assisted by ly highest snowfall record the region. Amounts top- 20 volunteer observers. for January 22. This also ping 20 inches were com- For history’s sake, the made the January 22-23, mon in the immediate D.C. Weather Bureau became 2016 snowstorm the largest area. part of the U.S. Army Sig- snowfall in Nashville in 28 For weather fans inter- nal Corps, which was led years. Many other locations ested in more information, by Gen. William Babcock received their highest snow you can bookmark weath- Hazen. Hazen played an totals since the February er.gov to get the latest fore- important role in the Batt le 3-4, 1998 snow nearly 20 cast information. You can of Stones River and after years prior.” also follow the National the Confederate’s retreat The National Weather Weather Service on Face- Hazen and his men occu- Service explained the cause book and Twitt er. Another pied Readyville. of the snow storm. good site is htt p://www. First of all, Woodbury “A powerful upper lev- Temperatures below freez- rectly over Middle Tennes- I-40, falling at up to 2 inch- nws.noaa.gov/com/weath- bested its national average el low pressure system ing north of I-40 lead to this see during the morning on es per hour at times during erreadynation/ Youngsters snowfall with an unoffi cial moved across the Ten- rain falling as freezing rain, January 22, the rain and the morning and afternoon can learn more about the 7 inches of snow. Over the nessee Valley on Friday, with ice accumulations up freezing rain began mixing on January 22. Snow grad- weather from Owlie Sky- last 30 years, Woodbury January 22, 2016. Light to 1/4” in the counties near with sleet and eventually ually ended from west to warn at htt p://www.weath- has had an average snow- to moderate rain devel- the Kentucky border lead- changed to all snow from east across Middle Tennes- er.gov/owlie/ fall of 5.1 inches. That’s 17.3 oped ahead of this system ing to numerous vehicle ac- northwest to southeast see from the evening hours Naturally, the National inches less than the nation- and spread across Middle cidents and road closures. across the region. Snow into Saturday, January 23, Weather Service isn’t the al average of 22.4 inches. Tennessee late in the day “As the upper low ap- was heavy at times in many although light snow and only outfi t dealing with Woodbury’s record on Thursday, January 21. proached and moved di- areas along and north of fl urries aff ected many areas See WINTER, Page 9 DEWSHINE Early Presidential voting Poison Control Center begins on February 10th warns about fatal mix Early voting in the “SEC Primary” be- Adams Offi ce Building, room 224, 301 A lethal concoction of Dewshine, a play on the gins Wednesday, February 10 and runs West Main St. Woodbury. Matt Teply is racing fuel and Mountain word moonshine, is being through Mondays and Saturdays until election administrator. Dew claimed the lives of consumed to achieve ine- Tuesday, February 23. two Tennessee teens and briation, but contains rac- Actual Election Day is Tuesday, March An ad explaining what choices are has sparked the Tennes- ing fuel which can lead to depending on how much 1 for the presidential preference primary, available during the “SEC Primary” is on see Poison Center (TPC) blindness and death, said methanol is consumed and called the “SEC Primary” by some. In this page 5 of today’s Cannon Courier. to warn about the lethali- Donna Seger, M.D., medi- metabolized. Methanol election cycle the Volunteer State will join ty of what has been called cal director of the Tennes- also metabolizes in the ret- six other Southern states on March 1 to Tennesseans voting early or on Election “Dewshine.” see Poison Center and clin- ina and can lead to perma- help decide who could be the next presi- Day should remember to bring valid state The Tennessee Poison ical professor at Vanderbilt nent blindness. dent of the United States. or federal photo identifi cation with them Center, housed at Vander- University Medical Center. Seger said it’s been diffi - Secretary of State Tre Hargett is urging to the polls. bilt University Medical “Racing fuel, used for cult to determine the num- voters to take advantage of early voting if For information about what types of ID Center, was involved in drag racing, is almost 100 ber of cases in Tennessee, possible because of unpredictable winter are acceptable, visitGoVoteTN.com or call the care of four Robertson percent Methanol,” Seger but the Poison Center is weather and an incredibly long ballot. toll free 1-877-850-4959. Voters can also County teenagers who said. “This aff ects the body educating thousands of “When you consider the number of pres- download the GoVoteTN app, available drank the toxic combina- at a cellular level and caus- health care providers and idential candidates as well as the number in the App Store or Google Play, to view tion, introducing the fi rst es the cells to die.” the community about the of delegates, some voters across the state voter-specifi c information when searching known cases in the state. Drinking this mixture serious results of consum- will have many choices,” Hargett said. by name or address. Voters can fi nd early Two of the teens were can cause nausea, vomit- ing Dewshine. Tennessee’s 95 counties conduct early voting and Election Day polling locations, treated at local emergency ing, diarrhea, blurred vi- “These deaths are so un- voting at their local election commission view and mark sample ballots, see their departments, but two died sion, seizures, depression fortunate, because I’m sure offi ces or at another location designated elected offi cials, districts and county elec- from ingesting the poison- of the central nervous sys- these people did not un- by the election commission. In Cannon tion commission information as well as ous substance. tem, coma and even death See DEWSHINE, Page 9 County, early voting is conducted in the access online election results. See Cannon MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Blast on Page 7 Presidents' Day ∙ Monday, February 15, 2016 For high school and transfer students www.mtsu.edu/honors TAKE A CLOSER LOOK Full schedule and registration at AA/EEO/disability/vet PAGE 2 CANNON COURIER FEBRUARY 3, 2016 CANNON COURIER OBITUARIES ALL VETERANS REQUEST FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONS Clarence Gilley, Sr. Career Fair To Be Held At THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS Clarence Gilley, Sr., 92, passed away Saturday, January Nissan Stadium The Center for the Arts is currently taking Artist 23, 2016 at Woodbury Health Care Center following an Submissions for their 2016 Art Gallery shows. The deadline DAV and RecruitMilitary will produce an All extended illness. He was a native of Coff ee Co., TN. for submissions is February 29, 2016. Veterans Career Fair at Nissan Stadium on Thursday, February 11, 2016. The event will run from 11 a.m. until 3 He is survived by his children, Linda (Wallace) King and Artists that are interested in having their work considered p.m. Clarence (Dianne) Gilley both of Woodbury, Martha Jo for exhibition in 2016, please contact Anna Hall at anna@ “RecruitMilitary job fairs maintain a track record (Rick) Matt hews of Rockvale, Dewayne Gilley of Bradyville boroarts.org with the following information: of helping veterans fi nd meaningful employment,” said and Albert Wilson of Murfreesboro; Grandchildren, Tracy President and CEO Peter Gudmundsson, a former Captain King, Jeff “Skillet” Gilley, Marvin Gilley Jennifer Stem, Name in the Marine Corps.
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