Stories from Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Marshall County Tigers (4-5, 2-2) kept their playoff hopes alive on senior night, downing Stratford 32-20 in the cold Friday night at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. "It was a very ugly played game," said MCHS head coach Aaron Pitts. "But our kids kept fighting, kept executing, kept trying to do things the right way and in the end they kept battling and made some plays to get us the win." Just two players ran the ball for Marshall County with Bennielle Hill and Austin Stacey combining for 279 yards on the ground as Hill ran for 140 yards and one touchdown, while Stacey ran for 139 yards and made two trips into the Spartans' end zone.

After consecutive losses in week five and six, the Forrest Rockets were a 3-3 ballclub finding their way, but since then the Chapel Hill squad has reeled off three straight wins, including a solid, play-off clinching 21-13 triumph at MTCS Friday night. "We are very excited and proud of the boys to win such a close game," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "MTCS is a good playoff team, we had to battle for this win." Forrest (6-3, 4-1) trailed 7-0 in the first quarter before putting up 14 points in the second quarter to take a lead they would never surrender.

The Cornersville Bulldogs' competitive fire carried them to victory on a chilly Friday night, as coach John Denton's banged up CHS squad pulled out a hard fought 30-22 home win over the East Robertson Indians behind another sensational performance from quarterback Stone Riner. After losing two-way starter Justin Black to a broken ankle earlier in the week, Cornersville saw center Dillard Hatchett and safety Devante Spencer both go down with injuries in the first half while building a 14-8 lead through the first two quarters of play.

FMS and Community met in Chapel Hill Thursday night in an early-season conference battle and the result was a split, with the Rockets taking a 37-30 win, while the Lady Rockets fell big, 37-18, to the Viqueens. Caitlin McKenzie gave the Lady Rockets their only lead of the game when she hit one of two from the free-throw line at the 4:13 mark of the first quarter.

Peyton Newton picked up his first win as the head coach of the Cornersville Middle School Lady Bulldogs on Thursday night when CMS went on the road and defeated the New Prospect Lady Tigers 32-22. The Lady Bulldogs appeared headed towards an easy victory early on and led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter prior to taking a 21-8 lead into the break.

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs fell to 0-2 on the young season when they suffered a 39-19 road loss to the New Prospect Tigers on Thursday night. New Prospect controlled the game throughout and built a 19-7 lead in the first half before outscoring CMS 20-12 over the final two quarters to roll to the 20-point victory.

Helen Beard, 82, of Pulaski, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Meadowbrook Health & Rehab Center in Pulaski. Mrs. Beard was a native of Lexington, Ky., the daughter of the late Archie H. Beckwith and Estelle Sharp Beckwith. She was retired from Newell-Rubbermaid and a member of Farmington Methodist Church...

Frankie Jewell Wallace was enjoyed by her family for 101 years; she died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at the National Health Care in Columbia. She was born in Morristown, Tenn. on Sept. 7, 1912, daughter of the late Earl Carlton and Etha Lillian Newton Watts. She retired from Faber Castell and was a member of the Cornersville Baptist Church...

Thomas Lyndell Davis, 76, of Cornersville, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Davis was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Cooper and Ruth Wood Davis. He was a contractor and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

William "Bill" Alvis Preston Jr., 71, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, in NHC Lewisburg Healthcare. Mr. Preston was a native of Moore County, and son of the late William Alvis Preston Sr. and Gladys Cates Preston Apple. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was an engineer with Inter City Products and drove a school bus for the Marshall County School System. He was a member of East Commerce Baptist Church...

Bro. James Edward Burrow Sr., 89, of Pulaski passed away on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. He was born in Marshall County on Sept. 13, 1924. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Army. He preached from 1961 at Thompson Chapel, Union Hill, Kelley's Creek, Wheelerton, and was the current preacher of McBurg First Baptist Church, which he and 16 other members help to build...

Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Shannon M. Perryman, 31, Pulaski. Bond: $2,000; court date: Dec. 9. Also charged with violation of the implied consent law and driving on a suspended license. Jacob C. Skinner, 23, Woods Avenue North. Bond: $500; court date: Dec. 9. Also cited for failure to provide proof of insurance...

By Karen Hall Editor County commissioners were invited to help the county mayor's secretary by helping pay her health insurance premium while she is on family leave. Joe Boyd Liggett's secretary Shan Wells has not been at work since her son, Brandon Bradley, 17, was diagnosed with leukemia on June 2...

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer William Bryan Gatlin, 42, of Holly Grove Road, was found guilty as charged Monday evening after only 30 minutes of deliberation by the jury. He was found guilty of possession with intent to sell not less than ½ ounce or more than 10 pounds of marijuana, a Schedule VI controlled substance. ...

By Karen Hall Editor The Fire Safety House, often seen parked at the Lewisburg Fire Department, was at Oak Grove Elementary School Monday, being used to teach fire safety to children. The house was built by the Columbia Fire Department, which donated it to Lewisburg when they got a grant for a new one...