Stories from Friday, March 1, 2013

The Richland Lady Raiders 2013 Middle School Softball Invitational Tournament, to he held Saturday, March 2, will be a three-game guarantee with the top two teams playing in the championship game at 7 p.m.

Chilly weather conditions were unable to cool off the bats of the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes on Tuesday night, as LMS opened the 2013 softball season by defeating the Community Viqueens 10-7 in Unionville. The two teams were locked in a 1-1 tie through the first two innings of play before the Tigerettes exploded for nine runs over the next three frames to forge a 10-1 lead. LMS then had to stave off a late rally by Community to hold on for the three-run victory.

The FMS Rockets gave up a first inning run to Liberty before rolling over the Patriots 11-4 Monday in Chapel Hill, improving their record to 2-0 on the young season. "We've had a great start to the season," said FMS head coach Bart Joyce. "The boys have worked really hard, but we still have a lot of work to do." Jonathan Lykins picked up his second win of the season on the hill, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits over four innings of work.

She is a leader, a role model and a friend. On the court, she cracks her racket and digs her feet into the pavement. Off the court, she would give time and attention to others before even thinking of herself. Senior Rachel Wolfe started her competitive tennis career the summer before her freshman year of high school. Tennis became her passion and an outlet for her stress.

The Discovery Gymnastic optional team Levels 7, 8, 9, and Excel Gold have been very busy during their 2013 competition season. After traveling to Ozone Invitational (Knoxville), USA Invitational (Gallatin), and Sparkle City Invite (Spartanburg, S.C.) the team has brought home several team trophies and many individual medals as well.

Aline Endsley Jenkins Pigue, 96, of Culleoka, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, in Christian Care Nursing Center of Rutherford County. Mrs. Pigue was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Virgil and Erma Gertrude Pruitt Endsley. She and Mr. Jenkins owned and operated Possum Trot Grocery for several years and she was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church...

Ralph Ezell Reed, 85, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Rinks Circle, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Feb. 28, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Adrian Jones officiating. Burial followed in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Family and friends served as pallbearers...

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Thanks to the 2009 movie "Julie and Julia," starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, a new generation is acquainted with Julia Child, and some, perhaps, have bought "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and started using it. Two contemporaries of Child's are worth getting to know because they also profoundly influenced the way people cook and eat today...

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A Columbia woman and a Kirkland businessman want land rezoned north of Chapel Hill so a restaurant may be opened. Last week, they cleared the first hurdle at Marshall County's Courthouse Annex. Sandra Buttrey and Joe Kelly Scales won a unanimous vote from planning commissioners on Feb. 19. County commissioners will consider the request March 25 to rezone 7.62 acres from an agricultural classification to a commercial zone...

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Customers of adult cabarets, including two on the west side of the Interstate 65 interchange at Cornersville, would have to pay a $10 state tax used to help victims of sex assault and domestic violence if pending legislation becomes law...

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Everyone knows what "Legally Blonde" is about, of course, because of the 2001 movie starring Reese Witherspoon. What's playing at the Dixie this weekend and next is a musical version of the story, full of lively songs and dances. It was a big hit on Broadway in 2007, and in London three years later...