Stories from Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Former Marshall County High School baseball standout Chad Kirby defeated his alma mater for the first time as the head coach of Summit on Monday night, as the Spartans beat the Tigers 4-2 in Spring Hill to hand MCHS their first loss of the season. Having won all four meetings against Summit last year, Marshall County (1-1, 0-1 District) held a 2-1 lead through the first four and a half innings of play, but Summit (1-4, 1-0 District) tallied three runs in the bottom of the fifth to seize a 4-2 advantage before holding the Tigers scoreless over the final two frames.

The FMS Lady Rockets swept their first four games at the Lady Bulldog Classic in Columbia on Saturday before falling 5-2 in the championship game to Spring Station. The loss to the Thompson Station squad in the title tilt was the first setback for Forrest (13-1) this season. "We just came up against a good hitting ballclub and we just couldn't close that two-run deficit," said FMS head coach Bunky Elmore. "I told the girls there are a lot of teams that would be proud to get that second place trophy, Liberty and Summertown included, so we can't be ashamed of what we did, we worked hard and played hard all day long."

The Marshall County Tigerettes picked up an important District win on Thursday night when they defeated archrival Giles County 9-7 in Pulaski to record their fourth straight victory over the Lady Bobcats. Giles County came into Thursday's contest with a 2-0 record in District 12-AA play, but the Tigerettes cashed in on a slew of defensive miscues by the Lady Bobcats and appeared headed for an easy win after building a 9-0 lead through the first five and half innings of play.

The FMS Lady Rockets unblemished streak continued on Friday at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, sweeping a doubleheader over the Spring Hill Lady Generals in a pair of exciting 5 inning contests, 2-0 and 3-2, respectively. "They were good ballgames, they weren't pretty, but we'll take it," said FMS head coach Bunky Elmore. "We had a few things that didn't go our way, but they worked hard, we prevailed and came out on top."

After beating Wayne County 7-0 the previous day, the Cornersville Bulldog completed the sweep of the season series by defeating the Wildcats 10-7 in Waynesboro on Saturday. Wayne County held a 2-0 lead through the first three innings of play, but the Bulldogs scored 10 runs over the next four frames to seize a 10-2 advantage before holding off a Wildcat rally in the bottom of the seventh.

The Cornersville Bulldogs notched their second shutout of the young season when they defeated the Wayne County Wildcats 7-0 at home on Friday night to run their record to 3-0. After allowing a total of just two runs in their first two games of the year, the Bulldogs got another strong pitching performance on Friday, as starting hurler Cody Blackburn and reliever Jody Sullivan combined to toss a two-hitter against Wayne County.

On Thursday, the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes were dealt their first loss of the season on the softball diamond when they dropped a 7-6 decision to the Liberty Lady Patriots on the road. After trailing 6-2 through the first four innings of play, the Tigerettes (5-1) rallied to tie the game at 6-6 in the top of the fifth.

Ronnie Darnel Chumbley, 63, of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was a native of Marshall County and a member of Leanna Church of Christ. He was a truck driver for K&R Trucking. Mr. Chumbley was preceded in death by his parents, J.C. Chumbley and Alta Newcome Chumbley; a daughter, Vivian; and two grandchildren, Jessica and Jeremy...

Sara Wright, 84, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in Lewisburg. Mrs. Wright was born in Marshall County, and was a daughter of the late Herbert and Mattie Pearl Ball Holder. She was a member of Lewisburg Methodist Chapel and was a member of the United Methodist Women...

Raybon Cordell Spencer, 85, former resident of Martin Hollow Road in Culleoka, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Crockett Hospital in Lawrence County. The Maury County native, known affectionately by some of his friends as "Codge," was the son of the late Herschel Spencer and Pearl Henson Spencer. He enjoyed playing the fiddle, banjo, and guitar and was an avid CB radio operator whose handle was "Clothesline Charlie." Mr. Spencer was a member of the Church of Christ...

Danny Edward Hobby, 57, of Belfast, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hobby was a native of Marshall County, and son of Floyd and Elizabeth Keel Hobby of Belfast. He was a carpenter and a member of Lakeview Baptist Church...

Lady Ruth Park Carnell, 90, of Culleoka passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. A native of Tremble, Tenn., Mrs. Carnell was the daughter of the late Evan Rubert Park and Beulah Mae Spellings Park. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mooresville Baptist Church...

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Education, communication and marketing are at the root of Austin Mowell's prescription for a bright future in Marshall County, according to five points he's to outline Tuesday when the Robertson Fork Community resident speaks to a countywide panel...

By Karen Hall Staff Writer An investigation that started with the seizure of about an ounce of marijuana from a Cornersville resident climaxed with the discovery of an elaborate marijuana growing operation concealed in the garage of a Marshall County home...

From Staff Reports LEEDS, Ala. - Marvin's Building Materials and Home Centers this week announced plans to open a new store in Lewisburg, which will create up to 25 new jobs. The store is currently under construction at the former Food Lion in the Parkway Shoppes Plaza on North Ellington Parkway and is expected to open in June. The store will feature a 30,000 square foot home center in addition to an attached lawn and garden center and drive-through lumberyard...

Arrested and charged with aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and possession of a handgun while intoxicated Jacob A. Erwin, 33, Terrell, Texas. Bond: $34,000; court date: April 1. Erwin became irate while playing cards with three friends at a home on 5th Avenue North, and threatened to shoot anyone who came after him when he left the room. ...