Stories from Wednesday, September 11, 2013

By Karen Hall Editor Grandparents flocked to schools last week and this, to see what their little ones were learning, and meet their classmates and teachers. At Cornersville Elementary, it was a reunion for the grandparents as well. "It's a very tight-knit community," said Dr. Ray Wakefield. All four of his children graduated from Cornersville, and he currently has six grandchildren there, spread out from 1st to 6th grade...

From Staff Reports The Lewisburg Police Department is currently seeking any information on the whereabouts of Jessica Marie Parham, 15. On Friday, Sept. 6, Jessica was reported missing by her guardian from their residence on Maple Street. She was last seen that day about 7:30 a.m., and is believed to have left on foot...

By Karen Hall Editor At a hearing Monday evening for the public to ask questions and learn about the county's 2013-2014 budget there were no members of the public present. Commissioner Richard Hill Jr. attributed this to the short notice given for the meeting: the advertisement only appeared in the Tribune last Friday...

Arrested and charged with possession of marijuana for sale and simple possession of Schedule II and IV drugs, and cited for brake light out and violation of the open container law Ellis R. Darnell, 38, Spring Place Road. Bond: $33,000; court date: Oct. ...

Martha Barbara Brown, 93, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, in Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville. Mrs. Brown was a native of Smith County, Tenn., and daughter of the late Robert and Riley Ann Slager Bennett. She was a waitress and day care owner before her retirement. She was a member of Lewisburg First Baptist Church...

James E. "Jimmy" West Sr., 93, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, in Nashville. Mr. West was born in Williamson County, and was a son of the late Mamie McKay and George Williamson West Sr. He served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II and was a lifelong dairy farmer. Mr. West was a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church for over 54 years...

Charles Sherman Lowrance, 76, of Cornersville, died Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Lowrance was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Charles Hoyte and Lonnie Hedgecoth Lowrance. He was a graduate of Cornersville High School, retired from Kroger of Lewisburg after 35 years of employment, and was a member of Westvue Church of Christ...

Nancy Elizabeth Hines, 85, of Lewisburg passed away on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at her residence. Miss Hines was a native of Belleville, in Lincoln County, and the daughter of the late Carl Grovin Hines and Laura Oma Eakes Hines. She was a longtime resident of Lewisburg and retired from Genesco Shoe Company. ...

Gabe Saffer, 15, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. A native of Portsmouth, Ohio, Gabe was the son of Timothy Saffer and Karen Fox. He was a member of the sophomore class at Forrest High School. Gabe was known for his love of the outdoors and his love for animals. He always cared for other people and had the unique ability to make everyone smile...

Funeral services for John Robert Tyree Sr., 90, of Flat Creek, were held Sunday, Sept. 8, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Bro. Bob Simmons and Bro. Jamie Byrom officiating. Burial, with full military honors, followed in the Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek...

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (2-1) were dealt their first loss of the season on Thursday night when they dropped a hard fought 28-20 decision to an unbeaten Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Saints squad at home. CMS held an 8-6 advantage at halftime before opening up a 20-12 advantage late in the third quarter, but the Saints (4-0) got the better of the Bulldogs down the stretch and outscored Cornersville 16-0 over the final nine minutes of the contest to take home the eight-point victory.

Westwood ran the ball 30 times and did not attempt a pass in a 22-6 win in the battle of the Rockets Thursday night in Chapel Hill. FMS outgained their namesakes by 12 yards in the Duck River Valley Conference matchup, but could not sustain enough drives or come up with the big play when they needed it. "We just never did get anything going," said FMS head Coach Bart Joyce. "They got a good ball team and came out with a big play on play one and we never responded to it. We laid back on our heels, we had a big play here and there, had some points, but never got to feed off of it and never got it going."

The Cornersville Bulldogs made the best of a bad situation on Friday night, as they defeated District 11-A rival Richland 26-14 at home despite losing starting quarterback Jamie Crowell to a dislocated elbow late in the first half. Having beaten CHS 63-34 last year, the Raiders (0-3, 0-1 District) grabbed an early 6-0 lead in Friday's contest when Caleb Briggs scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with 2:40 left in the first quarter.

The Forrest Rockets did not let last week's heartbreaking loss versus Cascade deter their mission of winning District 9A this season as they came back vigorously versus top-ranked Moore County, blanking the Raiders 23-0 at "The Rock" in Friday night's league opener. "The guys played excellent, they executed the game plan as we wanted," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "Monday was a very quiet practice and these young kids, you don't know what they're thinking, but I think they were focused and ready to go to work this week." The Forrest (2-1, 1-0) win was just the second triumph over Moore County (2-1, 0-1) in 26 years, with the last victory coming in 2009.

After losing their first two games of the season, the Marshall County Tigers picked up a much needed win on Friday night when they defeated District 12-AA rival Page 42-21 at Preston Hopkins Field to record their second straight victory over the Patriots. With eight of the last 10 meetings between the two teams having been decided by eight points or less, Marshall County (1-2, 1-0 District) appeared to be embroiled in another hard fought contest against Page early on and were locked in a 14-14 tie with the Patriots (1-2, 0-1 District) midway through the second quarter.