Stories from Thursday, August 1, 2013

By Karen Hall Editor Serious drama is back at the Dixie Theatre this weekend, and the play Director David Sanders chose is "Flowers for Algernon." Algernon is not a human character, he's a mouse who's had a brain operation that made him much more intelligent. As the play opens, scientists -- played by the family drama team of Barbie, Andy, and Daniel Pitts -- are ready to try the operation on a human...

The summer has been a busy one for the Marshall County School System: Lewisburg elementary schools have been reconfigured; teachers are moving from school to school; and prospective employees are being interviewed and hired for positions throughout the system...

The Kingsport Police Department and the City of Kingsport hosted the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police for their 43rd Annual Conference in July. Lewisburg Police Chief Chuck Forbis was named TACP's 1st vice president for the 2013-2014 year at the annual awards banquet. ...

By Kelsey Keny Tribune Intern Maury Wood knows the importance of a deadline. After working as a reporter for The Marshall County Tribune from 2000 to 2004, Wood found his way back to the newsroom this summer when he asked Tribune General Manager Jim Ward if any assistance was needed. Wood was then given a countywide project that's required him to track down all the answers...

Ronnie Lee Clark, 53, of Pulaski, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at his home. Mr. Clark was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Robert and Era Dean Davis Clark. He was a former employee of Easy Pay Tire Store and was affiliated with the Baptist church...

James Renegar "JR" Johnston, 84, of Lewisburg, died Friday, July 26, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Johnston was a native of Lincoln County, and son of the late Russell and Anna Lou Renegar Johnston. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a salesman for Easy Pay Tire Store for many years and was a member of Church Street Church of Christ...

Daisy Lee Shelton Rowe, 95, of Lewisburg, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013. Mrs. Rowe was born April 8, 1918, in Rose Hill, Tenn. to Walter and Inez Palmer Shelton. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marvin Brown Rowe; one daughter; and four sons...

Teresa Lee Christner, 55, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, in NHC Oakwood Healthcare. Ms. Christner was a native of Ypsilanti, Mich., and the daughter of Harry Christner of Merritt Island, Fla. and Jean Sanders of Lewisburg. She was a veterinarian's assistant with Meredith Animal Hospital for several years and later she was employed with Cosmolab Corporation. She attended the Christian Non-Denominational Church...

Mary Maxine Chambers Osteen, 83, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at her home in Brentwood. She was born in Langston, Ala. to parents Arthur Patton and Daisy Belle Evans Chambers. Mrs. Osteen graduated in 1954 from Middle Tennessee State College, Murfreesboro. Outgoing, talented and athletic, Maxine was a majorette with the school band and pursued a degree in home economics. She was a schoolteacher before becoming a full time homemaker...

Jackie Farlow Sheppard, 66, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013. A native of Marshall County, Mrs. Sheppard was a daughter of the late John Andrew Farlow and Obera Logue Farlow. She was retired from Cosmolab in Lewisburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Janice Luker and Rochelle Uselton...