Stories from Friday, October 31, 2014

By Karen Hall Editor A Lewisburg native and his canine partner recently placed second in the nation at the United States Police Canine Association National Field Trials. Brett Spivy, 31, is the son of Cecilia and Tommy Spivy. He graduated from Marshall County High School in 2002, and from UT Martin in 2006. He was hired by the Franklin Police Department in 2007, and joined the K9 unit in 2008. Spivy and Axel won the USPCA Regionals in 2012, 2013, and 2014...

By Karen Hall Editor If you passed the corner of 2nd Avenue North and Water Street on Wednesday, you probably noticed an unusual number of fire trucks, and some water running across the parking lot and into the gutter. Lewisburg Fire Chief Larry Williams explained the occasion was the annual certification of fire trucks. All the county volunteer fire departments were invited to bring their trucks for testing, and by having it all done in one place on the same day, everyone saved money...

By Alexis Hardrick Girl Scout Cadette Troop #1677 During the spring of 2013, I decided to work on earning my Girl Scout Silver Award. The Silver Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. It requires the prerequisite of doing a Girl Scout Journey Award and then doing a minimum of 50 hours of planning and working on a service project of the scout's choice...

Terry Campbell, 54, of Lawrenceburg, passed through this life unexpectedly and went home to Jesus on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. He loved and cherished his Lord, his wife and their two sons, his mother, his extended family, and too many friends to count. He worked for the Lawrence County Government and was a member of Pulaski Street Church of Christ...

Mae Ruth Moore, 85, of the Verona Community, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in NHC Healthcare Lewisburg. Mrs. Moore was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Hatton and Bessie Lee Troop Petty. She was retired from Cosmolab and was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ...

Ocie Lee Patterson Frame, 89, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in Chapel Hill. She was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Lee Jefferson and Ocie Ola Petty Patterson. Mrs. Frame was a homemaker and was "Mama" to the many children that she kept over the years. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Shelbyville...

Bettye Jean Ray, 88, of Lewisburg, formerly of Cornersville, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. Ray was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Calvin Eugene and Ethel Mae Eady Burrow. She was retired from Farmers Bank and was a member of the Church of Christ...

Forrest/Eagleville Play Day 2014 Saturday Nov. 1 FORREST 8:00 Community vs. Marshall Co. JV 9:00 Wilson Central vs. Community JV 10:00 Wilson Central vs. Community 11:00 Wilson Central JV vs. Marshall Co. JV 12:00 Wilson Central vs. Forrest 1:00 Santa Fe vs. Huntland 2:00 Huntland JV vs. Forrest JV 3:00 Summertown vs. Santa Fe 4:00 McEwen vs. Forrest 5:00 Santa Fe vs. Forrest

The Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs (1-2) had a tough time of it on Tuesday night, as they lost 48-18 on the road to an undefeated Columbia Academy squad. CA (5-0) held a 24-14 lead at the break before turning on the afterburners in the second half and outscoring Cornersville 24-4 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 30-point victory.

On Monday night, the Cornersville Middle School Bulldogs picked up their first win of the season by defeating the Elkton Elks 43-28 at home. Cornersville (1-1) controlled the game early on and led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter before taking a 23-16 advantage into the break. Elkton rallied to slice the deficit to 23-21 midway through the third quarter, but the Bulldogs turned it on down the stretch and outscored the Elks 20-7 the rest of the way to claim the 15-point victory.

After falling to New Prospect in their season opener four days earlier, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs (1-1) bounced back in a big way on Monday night when they crushed the Elkton Lady Elks 45-6 at home. The Lady Bulldogs put down the hammer early and forged a 28-3 lead in the first half before outscoring Elkton 17-3 over the final two quarters en route to picking up their first victory of the season.

Cornersville Middle School forward Gabby King turned in a royally good performance on Tuesday night, as she poured in a career high 25 points to help lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 38-14 road victory over Columbia Academy. Despite getting off to a somewhat sluggish start, the Lady Bulldogs (2-1) held a 20-11 lead in the first half before outscoring CA 18-3 over the final two quarters to cruise to the 24-point victory.

The FMS Rockets continued their torrid start to the season, blasting Fayetteville 58-27 Monday night in Chapel Hill. Forrest went to the long ball game versus the Tigers, knocking down nine three-pointers in the contest, including four treys in the first quarter. After a Ryley McClaran drive to the hoop to open the scoring, Ty Hengesbach threw down the first of the long bombs in the game for the Rockets.

The FMS Lady Rockets came out on fire Monday night in Chapel Hill, outscoring Fayetteville 20-4 in the first half and it was about all they needed as they won 20-12. Seventh-grader Anna Blanton scored four points in the opening period, while twin sister Ally Blanton knocked down a basket and Kayla Gillespie came up with two more points for Forrest.

The FMS Lady Rockets turned in a solid performance in Chapel Hill Thursday night, holding on down the stretch to beat Eagleville 26-20, marking the first time this season that Forrest has won back-to-back games. Shasta Beaty, who led the Lady Rockets in scoring with seven points in the game, scored four early points in the paint in a 4-4 tie before Eagleville took the lead on a basket by Makayla Moates.

The red-hot FMS Rockets took on Eagleville Thursday night in Chapel Hill and the two long-time rivals gave the fans all they wanted in a spirted battle won by Forrest 31-25. Forrest, coming off a game where they made a truckload of three-pointers were cool from the arch on Thursday, but the mark of a good team is to make adjustments on the fly and the Rockets did, controlling the paint, while not making one trey the entire game.