Stories from Friday, September 12, 2014

In one of the most well played and exciting games in recent history, the FMS Rockets trailed Eagleville 14-8 with 2:46 remaining in the game before an exhilarating 99-yard punt return for a touchdown by Wesley McCoy secured a 16-14 win over the Eagles at "The Rock" in Chapel Hill Thursday night. "That's by far one of the best games I've been involved with in any kind of sporting event, it was a great game," said FMS head coach Bart Joyce. "I'm just so proud of the boys, I can't say that enough, they all work so hard. They did it, it was nothing that I did, so I am so proud of them."

Buford Ellington Golf Course, inside Henry Horton State Park, was the site of the District 9A-AA Tournament on Tuesday as 75 golfers teed it up in hopes of earning a region berth and keeping their seasons alive, and after all the shots were fired and putts sunk, it was Cheatham County winning the boys' event and Whitehouse High School taking the girls' bracket.

The Marshall County Tigers golf team once again qualified for the Region 6-A-AA tournament by finishing third out of 10 schools in the District 12-A-AA tourney on Monday at Lawrenceburg Golf and Country Club. MCHS improved on last year's District tournament performance by eight strokes and posted a team score of 329 on the par 71 course after taking the top four rounds from five golfers.

Although they showed significant improvement over last year's postseason performance, the Cornersville Bulldogs golf team was knocked out of the playoffs on Tuesday when they finished eighth out of 14 teams in the District 11-A-AA tournament, which was held at GreyStone Golf Club in Dickson. The Bulldogs shaved 31 strokes off of last season's score and finished with a 365 on GreyStone's rolling par 72 layout after taking the top four rounds from five golfers.

By Karen Hall Editor It was a very special night for the Lewisburg City Council Tuesday as they honored Lewisburg resident Barbara Blackmore, one of the founders (with Sandy Wakham) of Moms on a Mission. Mayor Jim Bingham gave her the Mayor's Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service, and Drew Davidson and Hundley Ford Sr. also made presentations...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The whole Joint Economic and Community Development Board met for lunch Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Cornersville. Executive Director Mike Wiles started off by talking about unemployment throughout Marshall County. In 2009, it was in double digits. Now, in 2014, the unemployment rate is in single digits. Marshall County has 12,320 jobs available, 11,170 of those jobs are filled, and 1,140 of the residents of the county are unemployed...

By Karen Hall Editor Local attorney Jason Davis said some people asked if he was closing his law practice in order to be the prosecutor in Lewisburg's City Court. The answer is, "No." The job in City Court, for which Davis is employed by the District Attorney's office, and paid by the city of Lewisburg, takes up only one long Monday afternoon each week...

By Karen Hall Editor County commissioners met briefly Wednesday to approve their nominating committee's choices for committee assignments. "The nominating committee met and suggested our committees," said Chairman Mike Waggoner. He called for a voice vote, and approval was unanimous...