Stories from Friday, August 30, 2013

The Forrest Lady Rockets had a nightmare for a season opener Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, losing 10-1 to the Spring Hill Lady Raiders. "It's disappointing to lose, but we will get better as the season goes on," said Forrest head coach Natalie Dennis. "On the bright side, we showed a lot of hustle, more than I have seen in practice, so I was very pleased with that."...

Murfreesboro Central Magnet got the better of the Marshall County Tigers (7-3-1) on the links when they swept a three-team match against MCHS and the Eagleville Eagles on Tuesday afternoon at Champions Run Golf Course. After adding up the top four rounds from each team, Murfreesboro Central Magnet posted a team score of 158 over nine holes, while Marshall County and Eagleville both finished with a 166.

The Marshall County Tigerettes soccer team ran their record to 2-0 on Tuesday by hammering the Wayne County Lady Wildcats 5-0 on Tuesday evening in Lewisburg. Wayne County had thumped MCHS 8-0 in their lone meeting last season, but the Tigerettes turned the tables on the Lady Wildcats in Tuesday's contest and held a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half before exploding for four goals over the final 40 minutes to cruise to the easy victory. Marshall County controlled the action throughout the match and outshot Wayne County 14-5 overall. Junior midfielder Sophia Raffo scored two goals to lead the Tigerettes's offensive attack, while Emily Spence, Peyton Gevedon, and Abbey Redferrin tallied one goal apiece with Spence and Gevedon each dishing out an assist. Clara Wilson also recorded an assist for MCHS.

The Cornersville Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs golf teams both padded their win totals by defeating their Fairview counterparts on Tuesday afternoon at the Lewisburg Recreation Center. Taking the four best individual scores from each team, the Bulldogs (5-4) beat the Yellow Jackets 178-184 in the boys match to move back above the .500 mark.

Aaron Pitts enters his second season as head football coach at Marshall County High School in 2013 and he feels good about the team chemistry and the Tigers' chances of having a solid season and a deep playoff run. "The major difference this year is I have my system in place and the kids know what's expected," said Pitts. "I feel like we have some depth and the competition is good, it always brings out the best. We have a lot of young kids pushing the older kids, who have to come to practice and play hard every day because if you don't, you won't be first on the depth and they have bought into that system."

By Jessica Moorel Staff Writer As the paper went to press Thursday, the verdict in a child abuse trial was still undecided. Rickey Hickman, 55, of Murfreesboro, is accused of sexually abusing a relative in 2009. During opening statements, prosecutors referred to the incidents as "despicable, disgusting, and unacceptable."...

By Karen Hall Editor Lewisburg's In His Image Pregnancy Resource Center more than doubled its square footage Wednesday, when it moved into new quarters at the corner of West Commerce Street and 3rd Avenue North. Volunteers were seeing clients until 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in the old location, said Executive Director Shirley Lowe, and were seeing them at 9 a.m. Thursday morning in the new location...

By Karen Hall Editor Tommy Leroy Bryant, 36, of Rambo Hollow Road, allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl in late December 2012, and again in January and March this year. On this jail intake sheet, Bryant's occupation is listed as "disabled." His bond was set at $60,000, but Bryant made bond and was out of jail less than six hours after being booked in. His retained attorney is M. Matt Milligan of Franklin...

By Karen Hall Editor A Lewisburg man who pleaded guilty to multiple charges was sentenced to a total of seven and one-half years in prison. After a domestic incident on Feb. 17, Benjamin Franklin Dees, 32, of Yell Road, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a prohibited weapon, in this case a 20 gauge "short barrel shotgun."...

William David Leo "Bill" Morgan, 91, of Lewisburg, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at NHC Lewisburg. He was born Dec. 16, 1921, in Nashville, and was the son of the late Reverend Albert Johnson Morgan and Mrs. Mary Record Morgan. After attending Vanderbilt University, he entered the Army Air Force during World War II, serving in Italy and North Africa. Upon discharge in 1946, he began working for Linton Pencil Company, which later became Faber-Castell. He retired from Faber-Castell in 1988...

By Karen Hall Editor Animal shelter volunteers are pleased with the new veterinary-grade scales recently installed at the Shelter. The Rotary Club got the scales through a grant, encouraged by local veterinarian Dr. Tresha Grissom, who has always been a friend to the shelter. The scales were donated to PAWS Now, who in turn donated them to the shelter...