Stories from Wednesday, May 21, 2014

From Staff Reports A lawsuit filed Monday in Marshall County Chancery Court alleges that the Marshall County Sheriff's Department has violated the Tennessee Open Records Act by refusing to provide copies of records to the public in accordance with state law...

By Karen Hall Editor Rock Creek Park on a beautiful spring evening was the scene of the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service last week, organized by Chief Chuck Forbis and the Lewisburg Police Department. In 2013, 111 law enforcement officers died while on duty in the United States, said Forbis. This is an 8 percent decrease from last year, and the fewest in any year since 1959...

By Karen Hall Editor At their meeting Monday night, the Chapel Hill Planning Commission approved plans for a Walmart Express store, to be built at the corner of US Highway 31A and Patterson Cemetery Road, just south of the elementary school and the site of the new intermediate school...

Thefts and vandalism reported A white 2000 Ford Explorer, worth $5,000, was taken from the parking lot at Shoney's the evening of May 11 and found burning on Long Distance Road later the same night. "This incident will be investigated by both the City of Lewisburg Criminal Investigation Division and the Marshall County Sheriff's office," reported Lewisburg Police Officer Mike Davis...

Jo Ann Boyd, 70, of the Caney Spring Community of Chapel Hill, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Ms. Boyd was born in Washtenaw, Mich. and was a daughter of the late Ralph Parks and Ethel Mae Walker Boyd. She was a retired employee of Square D Corporation of Smyrna, and was an avid Tennessee Vols fan and enjoyed all Vols sports...

Paul Ray Winsett, 55, of Lewisburg, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Winsett was born in Bedford County, but raised in Petersburg and considered that home. He was the son of the late Wayne Darnell Winsett and Mary C. Warren Winsett. He worked in construction and was of the Baptist faith...

Thelma Jean Harris Griggs, 84, of Lewisburg, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014, in NHC Healthcare-Lewisburg. A native of Marshall County, Mrs. Griggs was the daughter of the late John Kenneth Harris and Eula Vaughn Harris. She was a homemaker and a member of Farmington Baptist Church...

Robert "Bobby" Earl "Gator" Grissom, 68, of the Verona Community, died Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Grissom was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Myrt Alton and Ruth Opal Harber Grissom. He was formerly employed with Heil-Quaker Corporation and later became self-employed in fishing and leather supplies...

Rosa Mae Laws, 83, of Chapel Hill, died Monday, May 12, 2014, in Murfreesboro. Mrs. Laws was a lifelong resident of Chapel Hill and was a daughter of the late Jones Adgent and Agnes Chumbley Griffin. She was a retired employee of the State of Tennessee, Department of Parks and Recreation, having retired from Henry Horton State Park State Park in Chapel Hill. She was a mother to many, many children. Mrs. Laws was a member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church...

On Monday night, Marshall Medical Center (1-2) picked up their first win of the season when they defeated Nichirin 8-7 in five innings at Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Park. MMC appeared headed for an easy victory after racing out to an 8-0 lead through the first two innings of play, but Nichirin came storming back and tallied seven runs over the next two frames to whittle the deficit to 8-7.

A-Plus Collision Center (3-0) won a battle of unbeaten teams on Monday night when they defeated the Elks 4-2 to claim first place in the Marshall County Babe Ruth League standings. Although the Elks had won 12 straight games dating back to last season, APCC knocked the defending league champs on their heels early and built a 4-0 lead through the first three innings of play.