Jerry Ray Dixie Youth team remembered photos featured See Column, Page 6 See Sports, Page 13 Home of PAULINE CUMMINGS 131st YEAR - NO. 48 Wednesday, June 8, 2016 TWO SECTIONS - 50¢ PER COPY St. Thomas announces CEO change Saint Thomas Health them for continued service. has announced changes in We are nearly one year into leadership at Saint Thomas the transition of ownership Stones River, DeKalb and and, overall, things have Highlands Hospitals. gone very well. We have a Sue Conley will be leav- new CEO at Saint Thomas ing her post as CEO of Saint River Park. We’ve had two Thomas Stones River. In the successful Joint Commis- interim, Craig Norris, who sion surveys at Saint Thom- was previously chief oper- as Stones River and River ating offi cer at Saint Thom- Park and we’ve made sig- as River Park Hospital, nifi cant capital investments will serve as interim CEO in the hospitals. Recent for Saint Thomas DeKalb, surveys of the community Highlands and Stones Riv- have shown that the own- er. ership and management Leadership changes will by Saint Thomas Health is take eff ect immediately and perceived very positive- Saint Thomas Health has ly,” said Gordon Ferguson, In the grand scheme of begun a search for the new president and CEO of Saint things, the old bridge over CEO. Thomas Rutherford Hospi- Rush Creek doesn’t “These communities and tal and Regional Hospitals. amount to much. How- hospitals are very import- ‘There are, though, ad- ever, replacing it will ant to Saint Thomas Health ditional opportunities for close down a section of and our goal is to strengthen See CEO, Page 9 State Route 145 for three weeks causing confusion to motorists wishing to travel from Woodbury to Fishing Rodeo Auburntown. Work on the bridge is scheduled to begin today. (Wednesday, set for June 11 June 8) Children age 12 and Drinks, hotdogs and younger are invited to par- chips will be provided to Photos by ticipate in the fi fth annual participants. MIKE WEST Fishing Rodeo set for Sat- Other contributors in- urday, June 11 on Stone’s clude Stones River Water- River in Woodbury’s Dillon shed, Farm Bureau, Sandy Bridge repair to close SR 145 Park. Hollandsworth, Huff ‘N’ The rodeo is sponsored Puff Trucking, State Farm Project to take three weeks closed to traffi c for approx- concrete bridge during the by American Legion Post Insurance, Woodbury Fu- imately three weeks,” Fly- three-week project. Locke 279, Piggly Wiggly, Dollar neral Home, Woodbury Vet TDOT, Tennessee De- County on SR-145 (Au- nn said. Creek Road is the most General Market and Frito Clinic, StopMarket, Sonic, partment of Transporta- burntown Road) over Rush “Message boards will common bypass for that Lay. McDonalds, Woodbury tion, is in a “RUSH” to Creek very soon,” said Jen- be installed to give infor- section of State Route 145. Participants ages 12 and Lawn and Garden, Sheriff complete a new bridge nifer Flynn, community mation on detours prior to Jones Brothers Contrac- younger are to be accom- Darrell Young and O’Reil- over Rush Creek between relations offi cer for TDOT’s beginning the project and tors, LLC is the contractor panied by an adult and are ly’s. Woodbury and Auburn- Region 2. through the closure,” she for the $375,000 project and limited to one fi shing pole Call Mark Vance with town. “On June 8, 2016, the said. the completion date for the per person. The rodeo will TWRA at 615-203-4688 for “TDOT is slated to be- contractor will begin work The existing metal bridge entire project is July 31, last from 8 a.m. to noon. more information. gin an accelerated bridge on the project. This will of unknown age will be 2016. repair project in Cannon require that the bridge be replaced with a pre-cast Cherokee bike riders City, county make dual heading to Woodbury meth busts Michael Lynn Adcock 600 mile adventure parallels ed more than 30 years ago and Jacqueline Darnell as a leadership program Lacey were arrested May infamous ‘Trail of Tears’ that off ered Cherokee 26th on methamphet- students a glimpse of the amine-related charges TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee tribal history, as hardships their ancestors following a joint investi- The 2016 Remember the well as teamwork and per- faced while making the gation by the Woodbury Removal Bike Ride cyclists sonal perseverance. This same trek on foot. Police and Cannon County are expected to roll into is one of the most unique In the summer of 1838, Sheriff ’s Department. Woodbury today (Wednes- and challenging leadership Cherokees were rounded The duo were charged day, June 8) as they contin- development programs up and forced from their with initiation of metham- ue their three-week jour- that I could imagine,” said homes in Georgia, Tennes- phetamine manufacture, ney retracing the northern Cherokee Nation Principal see and other southeastern maintaining a dwelling route of the Trail of Tears. Chief Bill John Baker. “I states to the tribe’s current and possession of drug The eight Cherokee Na- am so proud these eight in- capital in Tahlequah, Okla. paraphernalia. tion cyclists joined seven dividuals are undertaking Of the estimated 16,000 “I along with the Wood- cyclists from the Eastern the challenge the next few bury Police Department Cherokees forced to make Remember the Removal Bike Ride participant Stephanie Band of Cherokee Indians weeks will surely provide. executed a search warrant the journey to Indian Ter- Hammer says goodbye to her mother Bernice before leav- in Cherokee, N.C.. The As they ride from New on Jacqueline Lacey a few ritory, an estimated 4,000 ing for North Carolina. group began their ride to- Echota to Tahlequah, they died due to exposure, star- months ago and charged gether in New Echota, Ga, will stop at historical Cher- vation and disease. The the Removal Bike Ride is our people, so to be able to her with promotion of on June 5. okee landmarks and gain a riders will travel across amazing,” said 2016 Re- take this journey mentally methamphetamine manu- “These young men and bett er grasp of the strength seven states before ending member the Removal cy- and physically and learn facture,” said Investigator women will travel along and courage our ancestors the 950-mile journey in clist Kylar Trumbla. “I’ve about the culture and lan- Brandon Gullett . the same path their ances- had in order to survive the Tahlequah on June 23. never had the chance to guage of the Cherokee peo- “On March 18, 2016, I tors traveled. They will Trail of Tears.” “The opportunity to par- spend the time with other ple is an honor.” received an email alert learn incredible lessons in The bicycle ride originat- ticipate in the Remember Cherokees learning about See BIKE, Page 9 See METH, Page 9 See Cannon Blast on Page 7 PAGE 2 CANNON COURIER JUNE 8 2016 CANNON COURIER OBITUARIES Joe A Tenpenny Pruitt Stacey Warren Garland King Sr Joe A. Tenpenny, Jr., age 83, Mr. Pruitt Stacey, 62, of Warren Garland King passed away in Knoxville, Woodbury passed away on Sr. from the Greatest TN on May 29, 2016. May 28, 2016. He was born Generation was called to Born in Woodbury, TN in Murfreesboro, TN on active service on 5-30-2016 November 28, 1932, Mr. November 24, 1953. He was at 11:40 A.M. by the one and Tenpenny was preceeded preceded in death by his only True Commander in in death by parents Joe A. father, Elmer Pruitt Stacey, Chief. Warren moved from Tenpenny, Sr. and Matt ie Sr. Ararat Virginia to Nashville Bowman Tenpenny, wife Tennessee after WWII to of 46 years Lucy Francis He is survived by sons, study printing. Warren Tenpenny, brothers Johnny (Nice) Stacey of passed away from kidney Thomas E. Tenpenny and California and Terry (Lynn) failure at the VA in Durham Dorris Tenpenny. Survived Stacey of Murfreesboro; N.C. by his son, Terry Lynn Tenpenny and wife, Lynnda, mother, Dorothy Robinson Stacey of Woodbury; brothers, brother, Wayne Tenpenny and wife, Carlene, sisters, Irene Donald Stacey of Gallatin and Buddy Stacey of Bell Buckle; He was born September 6,1925 in Ararat Virginia. He Stone and Martha Glandon and husband, Jack, brother and sisters, Carolyn Jernigan of Murfreesboro, Linda (Steve) joined the U.S. Army November 8th, 1943. He severed in sister-in-law, Claymon and Faye Francis, brother-in-law, Duke of Woodbury, Diane Foster of Shelbyville and the Fourth Infantry Company B Medical Division. He was Steve Francis, plus nieces and nephews. Cathey (Ricky) Stahl of Goodlett sville; fi ve grandchildren, Captured December 5th, 1944 in the Hurtgen Forest by the Deshaughn, DJ, Jayden, Courtney and Austin and by Germans. Where he was a P.O.W in Stalag 6T, Stalag 6G, He was a graduate of Woodbury High, MTSU, and several nieces and nephews. Stalag 12A, Stalag 4B where he ate sawdust to stay alive. He Nashville School of Law. Joe served 15 years in the Army escaped the Germans and was held by the Russians from Reserve reaching the rank of Captain. Joe moved to Mr. Pruitt was the type of person who loved to talk and whom he escaped and came back across the Elbe River. He Knoxville in 1974 and retired from State Farm Insurance never met a stranger. Anytime you saw him, his vehicles was 19 at the time and did not know how to swim. as Auto Claims Superintendent. He was very active in the were always clean and neat.