Stories from Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Funeral services for Stephen Morgan, 56, of Petersburg, were held Monday, April 1, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Brother Jack Douglas and Neal Price officiating. Burial followed in the New Hope Cemetery at Talley Station. Mr. Morgan passed from this life Friday evening, March 29, 2013, at Vanderbilt Medical Center after an extended illness...

Carolyn Faye LeCompte, 64, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, March 28, 2013. She retired as a Metro Davidson County Police Officer after 30 years of service. Ms. LeCompte loved her farm in Chapel Hill and all her animals. She is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Moore, and several cousins of Williamson County...

George Edward Poarch, 65, of Lewisburg, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. A native of Lewisburg, Mr. Poarch was preceded in death by his parents, Odell Poarch and Aveleen Copier Poarch. He was a mechanic employee of K & D Motors and was of the Baptist faith...

Ned Lee Poarch Sr., 77, of Belfast, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Poarch was a native of the Diana Community in Giles County, and son of the late Golie Jay and Lillie Bell Ball Poarch. He was a retired foreman with the Marshall County Highway Department and a member of Cornersville Church of Christ...

Ernest Elmore "Sunny" Hargrove, 84, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, March 28, 2013, in St. Thomas Hospital. Mr. Hargrove was a native of Veto, Ala., and a son of the late Erskin and Estella Akin Hargrove. He was retired from Lewisburg Casting Company and was a member of the Church of God...

Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Billy Joe L. Raymond, 33, Sanders Street. Bond: $1,000; court date: April 3. Amber M. Blackwell, 22, 1st Avenue North. Bond: $1,500; court date: May 13. Additional charges: violation of the implied consent law and driving on a revoked license...

By John I. Carney Staff Writer As the spec building in I-65 Commerce Park is in the final stages of being sold to an unidentified buyer, the Industrial Development Board is already looking to the future. Director of Economic Development Greg Lowe told the board that there are three options for the remaining space in the park...

By John I. Carney Staff Writer An estimated 54 wagon teams, according to park ranger Shane Petty, were at the Henry Horton State Park campground Monday for the annual wagon ride to this weekend's Mule Day festivities in Columbia. Participants rode in and around the park on Monday, and visited the Nathan Bedford Forrest boyhood home on Tuesday before leaving the park today [Wednesday] to head for Columbia, where Mule "Day" - actually an extended, multi-day festival - will kick up in earnest on Thursday.. ...

By Karen Hall Editor A Lewisburg man was killed as a result of a wreck on Mooresville Highway about 3:30 p.m. Monday. Richard Keith Wiles, 46, of Fairlane Drive, was unresponsive at the scene, said Lewisburg Police Officer John Christmas, and was pronounced dead at Marshall Medical Center...

It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for Forrest and Eagleville as the two District 9-A foes met at Hawkins Field on the campus of Vanderbilt University Monday night and the Rockets made the most of the experience in a 4-1 win over the Eagles. "This is something they never had a chance to do before," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "We were all looking forward to it and hopefully, we can come back and have a chance to do it again."

The Marshall County Tigers (4-3) defeated local rival Cornersville for the third straight time on Thursday night when they rolled to an 11-1 victory over the Bulldogs (8-3) in five innings at Joe George Field in the Rocket/Tiger Holiday Classic. Having averaged slightly over 11 runs per game in their last three outings, the Tigers finished with eight hits and a walk against Cornersville starting pitcher Tate Lowery, who saw his record fall to 1-2 on the season. The Bulldogs also suffered a complete meltdown defensively and committed a season high nine errors in the contest.

The Marshall County Tigers ran their record to 5-3 on Friday morning when they defeated a mistake prone Greenbrier Bobcat squad 10-2 at Joe George Field in the Rocket/Tiger Holiday Classic. MCHS finished with a modest eight hits and one walk against two Greenbrier pitchers, but the Bobcats aided Marshall County's cause by committing eight errors, which contributed to eight of the Tigers' 10 runs.

Coming off an 11-day layoff, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (1-2) had the rust knocked off of them by Summertown on Monday night, as CHS lost 15-0 to the Lady Eagles in five innings on the road. After jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, Summertown pushed across four runs in the bottom of the second to open up a 9-0 advantage. The Lady Eagles then tallied three runs in the third inning to make it 12-0 before tacking on three more runs in the fourth en route to claiming their second straight win over Cornersville. Summertown blistered the ball the entire contest and pounded out 17 hits overall to go along with a walk and four Lady Bulldog errors.

The Marshall County Tigers completed the season sweep of District 11-A foe Fairview on Thursday afternoon when they defeated the Yellow Jackets 12-2 at home in six innings. After scoring 15 runs in the previous meeting between the two teams, MCHS (3-2, 2-2 District) once again feasted on Fairview pitching, as they banged out 10 hits and drew five walks against two Yellow Jacket hurlers. Matt Sharp led Marshall County at the plate by going 3-for-4 with a double, 2 RBI, and three runs scored. Tiger starting pitcher Hayden Bailey also helped his own cause by going 2-for-3 with a homerun and 4 RBI, while Dylan McKnight (2 RBI), Aaron Hobbs (1 RBI), Ryan McDaniel (1 RBI), Ryan Richardson (1 RBI), and Chandler Harmon all had one hit.

On Friday, the Cornersville Bulldogs (8-4) suffered their second straight loss when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Summertown Eagles (8-2) in the Rocket/Tiger Classic at Joe George Field. Cornersville held a 1-0 lead at the end of the third inning, but saw their bats go silent after that point while Summertown outscored CHS 4-0 the rest of the way to claim the three-run victory.

Summertown (7-2) handed the Marshall County Tigers their third loss of the season on Thursday afternoon when they defeated MCHS 9-7 in six innings at Joe George Field in the Rocket/Tiger Holiday Classic. With the Tigers (3-3) playing the second of three games that day, Marshall County coach Steve Reese decided to rest many of his normal starters against the Eagles and saw Summertown race out to an 8-0 lead through the first two innings of play.

Upperman (5-2) snapped the Marshall County Tigers' modest two-game winning streak on Friday night when they defeated MCHS 6-0 in the Rocket/Tiger Holiday Classic at Joe George Field. The Tigers (5-4) had averaged 11 runs per game in their five previous outings, but mustered just five hits and three walks against Upperman starting pitcher Winston Cannon and reliever Zach Wallace. Ryan McDaniel, Ryan Richardson, Aaron Hobbs, Dylan McKnight, and Bubba Houghton each had one hit for Marshall County.

The Cornersville Bulldogs (8-5) dropped their third straight game at the Rocket/Tiger Holiday Classic on Saturday morning when they lost 5-2 to the Upperman Bees at Joe George Field. After the two teams played to a 1-1 tie through the first four innings of play, Upperman (6-2) took control of the game down the stretch and outscored CHS 4-1 over the final three frames to claim the victory.