Stories from Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Marilyn Ann Raffaele, 75, of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Maury Regional Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Marilyn was born July 28, 1937, in New York, and was a bookkeeper and housewife. She was a member of the Saint John Women's Club...

Paul Martin "Marty" Richardson, 43, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his residence. Marty was a native of Maury County, and son of Floyd Richardson and Patricia Jett Fowler. He was a truck driver before becoming disabled, and he attended Lifesong Family Church...

Clifford "Pete" Chapman, 59, of Belfast, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his residence. He was a native of Camp Lejeune, N.C., and the son of the late Clifford Chapman and Mable Cressy Chapman. Mr. Chapman was the proud owner of P. T. Electrical & Fabrication, in which he took great pride. He was a member of the Church of Christ...

From AP and Staff Reports NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam on Monday vetoed a bill that would require images documenting animal abuse be turned over to law enforcement within 48 hours, saying his main concern is its constitutionality. State Attorney General Bob Cooper last week said in a legal opinion that the measure would be "constitutionally suspect" because it could violate Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and for placing burdens on news collection...

By Karen Hall Editor In spite of difficulties encountered during the week leading up to the event, the first Second Saturday of the summer was a great success on Lewisburg's courthouse square. "The bouncy things have been a real hit," said Lewisburg Downtown Alliance Chairman Leland Carden in mid-afternoon. "There are about 20 vendors, and everyone's selling something. We're pleased with the turn out and the vendors."...

By Karen Hall Editor School board members unanimously approved a one-year extension of Director Jackie Abernathy's contract when they met Monday night. Abernathy's contract ran until June 30, 2014, and, strictly speaking, board members did not have to address the issue of an extension until November...

Arrested and charged with public intoxication Benjamin C. Bradley, 24, Martin Avenue. Bond: $5,000; court date: June 10. Additional charges: disorderly conduct and three counts of assault. On May 10, Bradley was found wandering intoxicated on East Commerce Street with a large gash on his knee. He fought with police officers and emergency room staff, according to the report by Lewisburg Police Officer Clint Newbill...

The Marshall County Tigerettes (23-8) overcame another roadblock in their quest to reach the title game of the District 12-AA tournament when they defeated the Lewis County Lady Panthers 3-1 at home on Wednesday night to advance to the loser's bracket final. Having swept the regular season series against Lewis County (18-10), the Tigerettes trailed 1-0 through the first two and a half innings of Wednesday's contest before senior third baseman Austyn Whaley belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the third to give Marshall County a 3-1 advantage.

East Hickman knocked the Marshall County Tigerettes (23-9) out of the playoffs on Thursday afternoon, as the Lady Eagles defeated MCHS 7-1 in the loser's bracket final of the District 12-AA tournament at Reese Hambrick Field. After defeating Marshall County 7-5 in the second round of the tourney six days earlier, East Hickman (18-17-1) put the pressure on MCHS early and built a 5-0 lead through the first three innings of play.

The Forrest Rockets went toe-to-toe for the District 9-A Tournament title with the MTCS Cougars in Murfreesboro Thursday, losing a close 3-2 ballgame. "The team that made the least mistakes won," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "We walked a couple batters that scored and we helped them out by not being able to execute picking a runner off first base."

After a convincing 7-1 win on Wednesday versus Moore County, the Forrest Lady Rockets had to fight tooth and nail before coming away with a 3-2 win over the Raiderettes in the District 9-A championship game at Huntland on Thursday. "We hung in there when the going got tough, we made a couple of mental mistakes, made just two errors and we hung in there and got the job done," said Forrest head coach Becky Cheatham.

The Cornersville Bulldogs baseball team experienced a watershed moment on Thursday night when they claimed the program's first ever District tournament championship by pulling out a wild 14-13 extra inning victory over Columbia Academy in the title game at Richland High School. Needing two wins over Cornersville (17-13) to claim the championship after fighting their way through the loser's bracket, CA held a commanding 12-5 lead through the first five and a half innings of play and appeared they would force a deciding game.

After winning their first ever District tournament title four days earlier, the Cornersville Bulldogs (18-13) made history once again on Monday night when they rallied to defeat the Collinwood Trojans 8-5 at home in the first round of the Region 6-A tourney. Having never won a Region tournament game, Cornersville appeared to be in dire straits early on and trailed 5-1 through the first one and a half innings of play.

Two years ago in the Region 5-A semifinal, Houston County handed Forrest a tough 1-0 season-ending loss at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, causing the Lady Rockets to look at a ball from that game, hanging in or around the dugout all last season, before burying the yellow sphere somewhere under the turf in Chapel Hill after a huge 10-2 win over District 10-A's Jo Byrns in last year's region opener. On Monday, the Lady Rockets got their full revenge, outscoring the Lady Irish from Erin 9-7 to advance to the Region 5-A championship on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. when they host D9-A foe Moore County, who won a 3-1 thriller at East Robertson.

The Forrest Rockets turned in an all-around solid effort Monday night at White House-Heritage, shutting out the Patriots 4-0 in the Region 5-A opener. Logan Hollingsworth was superb on the mound in the complete game shutout, scattering six hits, while striking out two and walking two Pats hitters. "What Logan did is the definition of pitching," said Forrest head coach Chris Parker. "He threw just 63 pitches in the complete game."