Stories from Friday, April 11, 2014

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer Meiwa Industry North America celebrated their Grand Opening Ceremony Thursday, April 10, in an all-day event that began at the Meiwa facility in the I-65 Commerce Park in Lewisburg. The welcoming speech was given by Toshihiko Shimizu, president and CEO of Meiwa Industry Company Ltd...

By Karen Hall Editor A Columbia man who was one of three people who brought almost an ounce of crack cocaine to Lewisburg last summer was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Adrian Newbill, 43, was convicted by a Marshall County jury in February after a two-and-a-half-day trial. ...

By Karen Hall Editor Little by little Lewisburg is becoming safer and more beautiful. At the city council's monthly meeting Tuesday, City Manager Randall Dunn announced the "traffic calming devices," which he called "speed tables" had just been installed on Old Farmington Road where it passes through Rock Creek Park. The pedestrian crossings have been repainted, and new yield signs have been placed on them...

Nancy J. Richardson, 61, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at St. Thomas Hospital. She was born on Aug. 6, 1952, in Lincoln County, to the late Wayne D. and Mary C. Warren Winsett. Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker and was a member of the Petersburg First Baptist Church and Petersburg Lions Club...

Tommie Ross Pruitt Jr., 71, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Pruitt was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Tommie Ross Pruitt Sr. and Bessie Jo Beatty Pruitt. He was a retired mechanic. He is survived by one brother, Jimmie Pruitt of Berlin; sister, Betty Raymond of Lewisburg; and friend, Debbie Street of Lewisburg...

The Marshall County Wrestling Club recently competed at the TN AAU State Wrestling Championships and the Chapel Hill based group came away with success.

The Forrest Lady Rockets sent to bat all 23 players in uniform during their 15-0 four-inning, run-rule win over Middle Tennessee Christian School Tuesday night at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill. After the starting nine varsity players tacked nine runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning, Cheatham inserted the remainder of her squad, including 10 recently called up eighth-graders, who continued the offensive onslaught in the victory...

The LMS Tigers travelled to Chapel Hill on Tuesday night and jumped out to an early lead before riding starting pitcher Nathan Derryberry to the finish in an 8-1 win over the Rockets. Derryberry scattered four hits and gave up zero earned runs in five innings of work, while striking out three and walking two FMS batters.

The Cornersville Bulldogs picked up an important win in the race for first place in the District 11-A standings on Tuesday when they defeated second place Columbia Academy 8-4 on the road in the first game of a doubleheader. After building a 3-1 lead through the first three innings of play, the first place Bulldogs (11-5, 7-0 District) scored five more runs over the next four frames to forge an 8-1 advantage before holding off a Columbia Academy rally attempt in the bottom of the seventh.

A pair of rainouts earlier in the week was unable to wash away the Marshall County Tigerettes' recent momentum, as they won their third straight game on Wednesday afternoon by defeating the Columbia Central Lady Lions 3-0 on the road. Having allowed just one run in her last two outings, Tigerette starting pitcher Jacey Perryman turned in another strong performance in the circle and yielded just six hits and two walks in seven scoreless innings of work to record her second shutout of the season.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (7-4, 4-2 District) recorded their third straight blowout victory when they went on the road and whipped Santa Fe 12-0 in five innings to complete the season sweep of the Lady Wildcats. Bolstered by a five-run fifth inning, the Lady Bulldogs pounded out 14 hits against two Santa pitchers to go along with four walks and three Lady Wildcat errors.

The Forrest Lady Rockets picked up their 10th win of the season Wednesday night in Eagleville, coming away with a hard fought 6-3 victory over the much improved Lady Eagles. Forrest (10-3, 6-2) had 10 hits in the contest, while Eagleville managed just four hits off winning pitcher Sara Jordan, who had to leave the game in the bottom of the fifth after being struck by a hot shot back to the circle.

On Thursday night in Unionville, the Forrest Lady Rockets let Community stay in the game for four innings before bashing the Viqueens 15-1 in five innings. It was the 30th win in a row for Forrest (11-3, 7-2) over Community (11-9, 3-5) and it came via a sonic boom as Forrest socked four homeruns in the game, including fifth inning grand slams by Katie Warrick and Liz "The Eraser" Daughrity.