Stories from Wednesday, September 3, 2014

After a 35-7 shellacking in Week Zero in Alabama, the Forrest Rockets showed some early season resiliency, travelling to Wartrace Friday night where they held on to beat Cascade 35-21, making first-year head coach Matt Kriesky's first victory a sweet one. "It's always great to get your first win, especially against a very good Cascade team," said Kriesky. "I am fortunate to have a great staff that works hard each day to prepare these young men for Friday nights. Also, we have a great group of young men that work hard for us each day and that makes the job a little easier. It takes a team effort each day and we all have to continue to do our part so we can be successful."

The Marshall County Tigers fought tooth and nail with Independence Friday night at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg, leading late in the third quarter before the Eagles scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to win 31-25. "We had a great opponent coming in here, there is no such thing as moral victories, we came here expecting to win, we prepared all week to win and it was the best we could practice all year," said MCHS head coach Thomas Osteen. "We were just two or three plays short and so hopefully that really ramps up what we can talk about all week about the detail to pay attention to on every play to win a big game, and hopefully we can handle this the best way and be better because of it."

After whipping Huntland 32-0 in the season opener a week earlier, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (2-0) pitched their second straight shutout on Thursday night when they hammered the Richland Raiders 38-0 at home. The Bulldogs took Richland behind the woodshed early and raced out to a 32-0 lead in the first half before tacking on another touchdown in the third quarter to cruise to their second consecutive win over the Raiders.

The Cornersville Bulldogs (0-2) came up short against Moore County on the gridiron for the fourth straight year when they lost 37-20 to the Raiders on Friday night at home. After CHS jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, Moore County (2-0) rattled off three straight touchdowns to take a 21-7 advantage into the break. The Bulldogs then scored TDs on their first two possessions of the second half to whittle the deficit to 28-20 late in the third quarter, but the Raiders pulled away down the stretch and tallied the final nine points of the contest on a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Spencer Reese and a safety to cement their 17-point victory.

The Marshall County Tigers (12-3) defeated Hickman County on the links for the second time in three days when they beat the Bulldogs at Skyview Golf Club in Centerville on Thursday afternoon. MCHS had lost to Hickman County at Skyview each of the last two years, but the Tigers finally got the better of the Bulldogs on their home course by posting a team score of 164 after taking the top four scores from six golfers.

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (0-3) are still searching for their first win of the season on the pitch after suffering a 3-1 loss to the Huntland Lady Hornets at home on Thursday afternoon. Cornersville had beaten Huntland each of the last two years, but the Lady Hornets (1-3) turned the tables on CHS in Thursday's contest and held a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half before tacking on two more goals in the second stanza to open up a 3-0 advantage.

fter recording season best scores in each of their last two matches, the Cornersville Bulldogs continued to raise the bar on Thursday when they defeated Eagleville at the Lewisburg Recreation Center to avenge a loss to the Eagles earlier this season. Although they could only take the top four rounds from six golfers, the Bulldogs (4-5) had five different players shoot their lowest scores of the 2014 campaign en route to posting a season best team score of 167.

Cordie Dee Dalton, 93, of Lewisburg, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Dalton was a native of Bedford County and was the son of the late Cordie Lee Dalton and Annie Dee Beasley Dalton. He was owner of Dalton Lumber Company for many years, was a long time deacon at First Baptist Church in Lewisburg, a member of the Lions Club, a member of Gideons International, and served his country in the United States Army...

Phillip Paul Harris, infant son of William Patrick Harris and Jessica Nicole Pautzke of Lewisburg, passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at their residence. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his materal grandparents, Brian Scott (Regina Diane) Pautzke of Lewisburg and Dawn Celeste Cochran of Hurst, Ill.; paternal grandparents, Mitchell Ray (Stephanie Ann) Harris and Sara Elizabeth Hargrove, all of Lewisburg; paternal great-grandmother, Zelda Inez Mealer of Lewisburg; three sisters, Kaleia Rose King, Arianna Jade Harris, and Alyssa Dawn Harris, all of Lewisburg; five aunts; and seven uncles.. ...

John Thomas Turner, 86, of Rockvale, Tenn., died Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville. Mr. Turner was a native of Marshall County, and he was the son of the late Robert Elmore and Nancy Emiline Estes Turner. He was a retired construction worker and carpenter...

Minnie Lee Huffines, 91, of Lewisburg, formerly of Carthage, Tenn., died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mrs. Huffines was a native of Hapeville, Ga., and daughter of the late Cliston Earl and Dora Burns Farlow. She was a clerk in the Smith County Tax Assessor's office for several years. She was a member of Church Street Church of Christ...

Anna Waller Endsley, 76, of Lewisburg, passed away on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at her residence. Mrs. Endsley was a native of Davidson County and was the daughter of the late Louis Waller and Ida Wages Waller. She was married to the late John Henry Endsley, who passed away in 2000. She was retired from Eraser Products where she worked as a bookkeeper, and was of the Methodist faith...

Nora Mae Burton Cheeves, 76, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cheeves was a native of Lynchburg, and daughter of the late Floyd Wilson and Lottie Mae Hall Burton. She was retired from Cosmolab and was a member of the Lone Oak Church of Christ...

Janie Inez Barrett, 70, of Lynnville, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Williamson Medical Center. Mrs. Barrett was born in Beech Grove, Tenn., and was the daughter of the late William Corbett Williams and Pauline Crowell Shelton. Mrs. Barrett was employed at Inner-City Products for many years. She had a very passionate love for the Lord, a very giving heart, and always ready to help those in need...

By Karen Hall Editor Newly elected Sheriff Billy Lamb and re-elected Mayor Joe Boyd Liggett were sworn in last Thursday, and so were 18 new and old county commissioners. The commissiners were sworn in for a four-year term, so that they could get right to work this week making decisions for Marshall County...

By Karen Hall Editor A copy of the county's 2014-2015 budget can be found in today's Tribune, and will be published again on Friday. County residents are invited to a public hearing on the budget to be held at 4 p.m. Friday, in Room 2209 of the Courthouse Annex, Lewisburg. Then, by law, 15 days must pass before county commission members can vote to pass the budget. Commissioners can thus vote on the budget at their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 22...

From Staff Reports On Aug. 30, Jason L. Stafford, 31, formerly of Douglas Avenue, was arrested and charged with burglary and theft of property. The previous day, Detectives Tony Nichols and Drew Binkley of the Marshall County Sheriff's Department were investigating a residential burglary in Marshall County when they obtained information that implicated Stafford...

From Staff Reports Last Thursday, a new quilt joined those already on display in Marshall and surrounding counties. This one is located on a barn on Tennessee Highway 64, just inside the Marshall County line. The barn is on the farm owned by Dennis and Sara Mason Miller, which dates to the 1870s. ...