Stories from Wednesday, June 25, 2014

By Karen Hall Editor Imagine leaving the 21st century behind for a weekend to immerse yourself in the life of 150 years ago. That's what people did at the Southern Heritage Festival last Saturday. It is held every year at the boyhood home of Nathan Bedford Forrest near Chapel Hill. Dedicated men and women portrayed military and civilian life of the Civil War period for many fascinated spectators...

By Karen Hall Editor Monday night it was the turn of the county commissioners to hear Lewisburg Fire Chief Larry Williams' presentation on 911 consolidation. "I wanted to present it to you all," Williams said. "The main thing is to increase safety and improve response."...

By Rachel Cook Staff Writer Larry G. Hardin of Cornersville, a former Marshall County Sheriff's Deputy, pleaded guilty to charges of official misconduct in Circuit Court last Wednesday. He was accused of taking four tires which were the property of the sheriff's department...

Arrested and charged with attempted criminal homicide Phillip E. Overcast, 48, Cornersville. Bond: $500,000; court date: June 17. Arrested and charged with rape of a child Keith Newcomb, 53, Chapel Hill. Bond: $30,000; court date: July 8. Arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault...

Dorothy Fay Lane Buttrey, 64, of Lewisburg, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014, at NHC Healthcare-Oakwood. Mrs. Buttrey was preceded in death by her parents, William Lane and Dorothy Ann Henry Lane; a grandson, Thomas Michael West Jr.; a brother, William Dorris Lane; and a sister, Frances Cadwell...

Mary Wiles "Tiny" Fagan, 84, of Cornersville, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, at NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. Fagan was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late William Herbert and Daisy Whitehead Wiles. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse for Gordon's Hospital, Dr. Kenneth Jack Phelps, and Merihil Nursing Home. She was a member of the Cornersville Church of Christ...

Elizabeth Cochran, 94, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cochran was a native of Mingo Junction, Ohio, and daughter of the late Logan Emery and Viola Park Bellamy. Her family moved to Lewisburg when she was 18 years old. ...

Alma Trotter Lowe, 95, of Lewisburg, died Friday, June 20, 2014, at NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. Lowe was a native of Dickson, Tenn., the daughter of the late Rev. James E. and Ollie Weaks Trotter. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg and United Methodist Women. She was a retired bookkeeper at Alford's Pharmacy and Lewisburg Industrial and Welding...

On Friday afternoon, the Marshall County Dusters (17-7) suffered their third straight loss when they were defeated 7-0 in five innings by the Coffee County Red Raiders at Blackman High School in the Boro Classic. Having narrowly defeated Coffee County 2-1 in the Crethan Hansert Memorial Tournament last weekend, the Dusters appeared they would go down to the wire with the Red Raiders again after the two teams battled to a 0-0 tie through the first three innings of play.

fter dropping a 5-4 decision to Summertown earlier in the day, the Marshall County Dusters fell to 0-2 in the Boro Classic when they were defeated 3-2 by the Knoxville based Diamond Simcox Academy on Thursday night at Blackman High School. Aided by strong performance from starting pitcher Andy Dugan, Diamond Simcox Academy held a 3-0 lead through the first six innings of play before holding off a Duster rally attempt in the top of the seventh inning to hang on for the one-run victory.

he Marshall County Dusters (17-5) had their six-game winning streak snapped on Thursday afternoon when they lost 5-4 to the Summertown Eagles at Blackman High School in the Boro Classic. Marshall County held a tenuous 4-3 lead through the first six and a half innings of play, but the Eagles conjured up some late game magic and pushed across two runs in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a hit, a walk, and an error to escape with the victory.

Having lost their first three games at the Boro Classic, the Marshall County Dusters (18-7) ended the tournament on a positive note when they whipped tourney host Blackman 15-1 in five innings on Friday night. With Blackman playing many of their younger players, the Dusters gave the youthful Blaze squad a trial by fire, as they built a 10-1 lead through the first three innings of play before tacking on five runs in the top of the fifth to cruise to the mercy rule shortened victory.

Coming off a lopsided loss to the South Williamson Hammers two days earlier, the Marshall County eight-year old All-Stars were eliminated from the Cal Ripken District 8 baseball tournament when they were defeated 18-12 by the South Williamson Wreckers on Saturday night in the first round of the loser's bracket at the Richard Cashion Sports Complex.

After splitting their first two games of the Cal Ripken District 8 baseball tournament, the Marshall County 11-year old All-Stars kept their championship hopes alive on Saturday night when they defeated Maury County 4-2 at the Richard Cashion Sports Complex in the first round of the loser's bracket. The two teams battled to a 2-2 tie through the first three innings of play, but Marshall County held Maury County scoreless the rest of the way while pushing across two runs over the final three frames to claim their second win of the tournament.

The Marshall County 12-year old All-Stars were eliminated from the Cal Ripken District 8 baseball tournament in bizarre fashion on Sunday afternoon when they were forced to forfeit in the loser's bracket final after battling the South Williamson Spartans to a 6-6 tie through seven innings of play. Marshall County held a 6-2 lead through the first five innings of play, but the Spartans mounted a frantic rally in the bottom of the sixth and crossed home plate four times in the frame, highlighted by a two-out, three-run homer by Caleb Lanford, to knot the score at 6-6.