Stories from Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Wheel, TN (November 15-16, 2013)- The 2nd Annual Deep Fried 75 by CT Promotions concluded on Saturday evening in front of a capacity crowd and what an evening it was as Josh Putnam of Florence, AL scored the biggest win of his racing career by collecting a $10,000 payday in the 2nd Annual Deep Fried 75 aboard his Valley Metal/441 Race Wraps/Owl Creek Sod Farms/Neat Parts sponsored #212 Bob Pierce Race Car powered by a Jeff Burns Race Engine. The event was an absolute slugfest as Putnam and Skylar Marlar raced wheel-to-wheel for a majority of the second-half of the event, trading the lead officially on five different occasions, but unofficially many more times than that around the ultra-racy ¼ mile arena.

While the Marshall County Tigerettes have just one upperclassman on their roster this season due to graduation and defections, fourth-year coach David Junkins is hoping some younger players will be able to fill the breach. Last season, the Tigerettes finished third in the District 12-AA standings, but had a brief stay in the playoffs after dropping a heartbreaking 41-40 decision to sixth seeded Summit in the first round of the conference tournament. After losing three starters from last year's squad, including leading scorer Marissa Lyttle, guards Allison Hargrove (Sr.) and Kiya Morris (Soph.) will have to shoulder a greater offensive load this season.

After making a surprisingly early exit from the playoffs last season, the Marshall County Tigers are out to prove that postseason disappointment was an aberration. Marshall County finished third in the District 12-AA standings during the regular season, but were knocked out of the District tournament in the first round when they dropped a 57-47 decision to sixth seeded Summit. It marked the first time in seven years that the Tigers had failed to advance to the Region tournament despite posting a respectable 15-12 record.

The Forrest Rockets dug themselves an early 13-0 hole Friday night at Lindon Martin Memorial Stadium in Adamsville and just could not find a way out, falling 26-7 to the Cardinals in the second round of the TSSAA Class 2A playoffs. "We fought for four quarters, that's all we could ask from our guys, they never gave up," said Forrest head coach Brian Coleman. "A couple of plays here or there and the outcome could have been different, but they gave their best effort."

Marshall County High School senior kicker Aaron Medley added another honor to his growing list of accolades when he was recently selected to play in the 2014 Under Armour All-America High School Football Game. With the entire MCHS student body looking on, Medley was presented with his jersey last Wednesday morning by Under Armour All-America Game Campaign Coordinator Nick Johnson during an assembly in Dottie Kelso Gymnasium. Only 90 players are invited to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game out of the roughly two million individuals that play high school football each year.

The Forrest Rockets were winless at 0-2 after an early morning 54-30 loss to Pope John Paul II Saturday before posting their first victory of the season when they ran off to a big 55-36 triumph over Houston County to cap off boys action in the Hall of Champions Day in Chapel Hill. "We played pretty good most of the night," said Forrest head coach Wes Hobbs. "We got going in the second half when we began to press and it gave us some energy and some easy baskets that got us into a rhythm."

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigers evened their record at 2-2 by whipping Fayetteville Middle School 44-26 on Thursday night at home. Lewisburg came flying out of the gates and built a 30-14 lead in the first half before outscoring Fayetteville 14-12 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 18-point victory.

After a big opening night blowout win at Columbia Academy, the Forrest Lady Rockets took to the home court Saturday night in a Hall of Champions match-up versus Wayne County and it was the Lady Wildcats who prevailed 53-46. It was the fourth consecutive loss by Forrest to Wayne County and the Lady Rockets have dropped six out of the last 10 to the Lady Cats.

On Thursday night, the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes (2-2) suffered their second straight loss when they dropped a heartbreaking 31-30 decision to Fayetteville Middle School at home. Lewisburg held a 25-23 lead midway through the fourth quarter, but Fayetteville (6-6) rattled off eight straight points to seize a 31-25 advantage with 1:14 left before withstanding a late rally attempt by the Tigerettes to escape with the one-point win.

Ruth Opal Grissom, 96, of Verona, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, in Marshall Medical Center. Mrs. Grissom was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Jake and Leila Hopper Harber. She was a homemaker and retired from the Genesco Corporation. She was a member of Hickory Heights Church of Christ...

Barry Stephen Jenkins II, 30, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. He was the son of Barry S. Jenkins Sr. of Boling Green and Carolyn Church Jenkins of Columbia. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Knight Jenkins and Fred Church. He is survived by his life mate, Tabitha Warden; sons, Barry S. Jenkins III and Tristen E.C. Jenkins, all of Lyles; and grandmothers, Syble Jenkins and Jean Church...

Grant Lee Aubuchon, 61, of Lewisburg, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg. A native of Red Bud, Ill., Mr. Aubuchon was the son of the late Urban Aubuchon and Geraldine Davis Aubuchon, who survives of Red Bud, Ill. He was employed by Kroger as an assistant manager and was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Columbia. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree and a member of the UFCW...

Earline Elizabeth Murphy, 86, was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Lincoln County. She departed this life after a short illness on Nov. 13, 2013, at her home in Lewisburg. She was the daughter of the late Roy Melvin Davis and Mary Margaret Davis of Belfast. She was educated in the Marshall County School System. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was a loving, kind woman and loved everyone she came in contact with...

Archie Osborne, 69, of Lewisburg, passed away on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Maury Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Archie was the youngest son of the late Archie Osborne Sr. and Annie Mai Gant Osborne. Archie was a 1963 graduate of Jones Training School, a member of Greater First Baptist Church, and retired from Interstate Paving Company...

Dewmont Houston Williams, 86, of Lewisburg, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Williams was a native of Giles County, and son of the late Joe Howard and Georgia Lou McCollum Williams. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He was retired from Inter City Products and was a member of Westvue Church of Christ...

Thefts and vandalism reported Between 8:30 a.m. Nov. 15 and 12:35 a.m. Nov. 16, someone entered a home on Gold Road and took items worth a total of $14,850, including a brown leather oversized couch and loveseat; a 55-inch Vizio TV, a 37-inch Toshiba TV, a 42-inch flatscreen TV, and a 21-inch flatscreen smart TV; dark cherry end tables, coffee table, and TV stand; a white iPad, and a silver MacBook Pro...

By Karen Hall Editor The holiday season got off to a great start Friday, Nov. 15, as Chapel Hill Elementary School held its 51st Annual Turkey Supper. "It's a school project," said Principal Dean Delk. "We have good healthy community involvement. We've got folks who have been coming for 50 years."...

By Karen Hall Editor A man who has been in the U.S. illegally for over 20 years will be deported after serving six months of a six-year sentence for child abuse. Gabriel Enciso Rios, 31, formerly of Woodlawn Avenue, made an open plea of guilty to the charge of child abuse. In February he beat his seven-year-old daughter with a belt (or an electrical cord) because she had been naughty at school and at home...

By David Melson, Jason Reynolds, Brian Mosely, and Sadie Fowler Special to the Tribune A large explosion at a Shelbyville oil company Monday left one employee seriously burned and disrupted the day for much of downtown Shelbyville. Witnesses said they heard two loud "booms" at Southern Energy, Lane Parkway, followed immediately by the east end of the building exploding...