Stories from Friday, February 13, 2015

Judy Gail Smotherman, 68, of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Marshall County, and the daughter of the late Roy Allen and Lois Isley Richardson. Mrs. Smotherman never met a stranger and made many friends during the 14 years she worked at Walgreens in Murfreesboro...

Frances Beverly Cooper passed away at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville on Feb. 10, 2015. She was 80 years old. Mrs. Cooper was the wife of Carl S. Cooper of Chapel Hill. She is survived by her son, David Cooper (Carolyn) of Kingston Springs. She is also survived by her daughter, Susan Ernest (Joey) of Cumming, Ga. Mrs. Cooper had four grandchildren, Hannah and Sam Cooper, and Grace and Maggie Ernest; one great-granddaughter, Chali Cooper; and numerous nieces and nephews...

Henry Virgil Jones Jr., 72, of Cornersville, passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Jones was a native of Maury County, the son of the late Henry Virgil Jones Sr. and Lily Gertrude Johns Nash. He was employed by Waste Management for 19 years and was of the Baptist faith...

By Karen Hall Editor Former city manager David Orr was chosen to represent Ward 5 when Lewisburg's City Council met Tuesday. The other two applicants -- Dave Kennedy and Nicholas Tipper -- were not even mentioned when Mayor Jim Bingham announced the first item on the agenda was the appointment of a councilman to replace Robin Minor, who resigned in December...

By Rochelle Alexander Special to the Tribune Pastor David McConnell Sr. was born to God-fearing Baptist parents Ulysses and Velma McConnell on Oct. 16, 1961, in Memphis. Though reared in the church, McConnell's journey to salvation detoured at the tender age of 12 years old when he left the church and became engrossed in a lifestyle comprised of alcohol, crime and drugs for nearly 13 years...

By Karen Hall Editor Three young men from Cornersville who were arrested before Christmas were indicted by the grand jury when it met last month. Marcus L. Dooley, 18, was indicted in three cases, and Donald E. W. Uland, 21, and Richard W. Ferguson, 21, were indicted in eight cases each. Uland and Ferguson are alleged to have worked with Dooley in his three cases, but were on their own in the other five...

By Anthony S. Puca Sports Editor Bob Edens, head football coach at Marshall County High School for 22 seasons and principal at Cornersville High School from 2001 until last spring, will become the third Marshall Countian inducted into the Tennessee Scholastic Sports Athletic Association Hall of Fame...

In just three years, a newfound love has paid off for Forrest's Sierra Waggoner, who recently signed a Letter of Intent to join Freed-Hardeman University's Lady Lions soccer squad next year. "I'm going to play soccer because it's really fun, Freed- Hardeman is a really good school, they have a really good soccer program, and I feel like I fit in really well there," said Waggoner. "And it's Church of Christ and that is what I am."

Cold shooting, turnovers, missed free throws, and a porous defense have been Forrest's downfall all season and it cost the Rockets an early exit from the post-season Tuesday night, losing 51-33 to Moore County in the first-round of the District 9-A Tournament in Eagleville. "We missed some easy ones, missed some free throws, and left some points out there," said Forrest coach Wes Hobbs. "They just outplayed us tonight."

The Cornersville Bulldogs (2-22) made an early exit from the playoffs when they were defeated 64-33 by the Richland Raiders in Lynnville on Tuesday night in the first round of the District 11-A tournament. Aided by a strong first quarter performance, Richland (14-13) put the game out of reach early and built a 32-10 lead in the opening half before outscoring the Bulldogs 32-23 over the final two periods en route to advancing to the semifinals of the tournament.

The Marshall County Wrestling Club competed in the Wildcat Open in Lebanon last Saturday and the local grapplers continued its winning tradition.