Stories from Wednesday, March 5, 2014

By Karen Hall Editor More than 50 county employees attended a meeting of the county's employee benefits committee last Thursday. "I'm very glad to see all you interested people here at the meeting," said chairman Rocky Bowden. "It's rare to have so many people at one of our committee meetings."...

Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Juan Perez Mulul, 34, Darnell Mealer Road. Bond: $1,500; court date: April 7. Also charged with driving without a license and joyriding. Mulul allegedly took a car which belonged to a fellow worker at IKitchen, but wrecked on Finley Beech Road, according to the report by Lewisburg Police Officer Lonny Cook...

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer The Lairdland Farm House in Cornersville has recently decided to try something new. For the next two Saturdays, they will be re-enacting a Victorian wake. The Victorian tradition of having a wake for a deceased loved one was a very long and extensive process. ...

By Karen Hall Editor Lewisburg's Director of Economic Development Greg Lowe has just graduated from the TVA Rural Leadership Institute, he was pleased to tell members of the Industrial Development Board Monday. Lowe has also recently participated in a TVA Economic Development Forum and a Site Selectors Group Seminar. He is also in the Tennessee Economic and Community Development Certification Program, and plans to be a certified Economic Developer by November...

Annette Hargrove, 56, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of James Hargrove and the late Nadine Jett. She attended Marshall County High School. She attended the First Assembly of God, and was employed at Reliance Pen & Pencil Corp. until her health failed...

Edgar Burt Hunter Jr., 86, of the Farmington Community died Saturday, March 1, 2014, in NHC Lewisburg Healthcare. Mr. Hunter was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Edgar Burt Sr. and Edith Browning Hunter. He was the former Sealtest Milk distributor for this area and he retired as a supervisor for InterCity Products. He was a member of Lewisburg First Baptist Church...

Rebecca Lynn Cruse, 48, of Ardmore, Ala., passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Athens Limestone Hospital. Mrs. Cruse was born Nov. 5, 1965, in Monroe, Mich., to William Floyd Eells and Edith Carolyn Pruitt Eells. She is survived by her husband, Kenny Cruse of Ardmore; daughter, Amber Nichole Eells of Pulaski; two sons, Robert Messer of Winchester and Shane Eells of Cornersville; one sister, Tracy McClure of Elkmont, Ala.; and three grandchildren...

Joy Potts McCall, 63, of Unionville, died Saturday evening, March 1, 2014, in Nashville. Mrs. McCall was born in Marshall County and was a graduate of Forrest High School, Class of 1968. She was a member of El Bethel Church of Christ. Joy was a homemaker and was retired from Flowers for Keeps Florist in Shelbyville after more than 20 years of service...

George Willoughby, 88, of Columbia passed away at his residence on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Graveside services with military honors were held at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Tuesday, March 4. Heritage Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements...

It appears that pitching will be a strong suit for the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs softball team this season, as CHS yielded a total of just three runs in four games on Saturday en route to posting a 3-0-1 record at the Lady Lion Play Day in Columbia. The Lady Bulldogs opened the day by defeating the Zion Christian Lady Eagles 1-0 before beating the Lincoln County Lady Falcons 4-1. After battling the Creek Wood Lady Red Hawks to a 2-2 tie, Cornersville ended the day by whipping the Culleoka Lady Warriors 7-0.

The Marshall County Tigerettes softball team began to gear up for the 2014 season on Saturday when they traveled to Ridley Park in Columbia and posted a 2-2 record at the Lady Lion Play Day. MCHS looked impressive in their first two contests of the day and trounced the Spring Hill Lady Raiders 9-1 prior to defeating the LaVergne Lady Wolverines 8-3.

The FMS Lady Rockets jumped out quick and never looked back in a 7-4 win over visiting Cascade Friday night at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill, remaining unbeaten on the season. "It was a good night and again, it was a good team effort," said FMS head coach Daniella Hooper. "Multiple girls were coming in as substitutes and we put some girls in some different defensive positions and they did well."