Stories from Wednesday, February 25, 2015

By Karen Hall Editor "I would like to commend (Road Superintendent) Jerry Williams on the job he did on the county roads last week," said Commissioner E.W. Hill near the end of the County Commission's meeting Monday night. "The crew stayed out over 24 hours," said Williams...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer Despite the frigid temperatures, a group met Sunday to participate in the Couch to 5K program at Henry Horton State Park. The Couch to 5K is part of the new Healthy Park Healthy Person initiative at Henry Horton State Park aiming to make members of the community more active and well...

Tribune photo by Karen Hall Members of Cub Scout Troop 352 from Chapel Hill, along with some of their family members, visited the Tribune office Monday evening and learned about the newspaper from General Manager Larry Taft, right.

By Gary Davis Special to the Tribune Lewisburg's Second Avenue Church of Christ will celebrate 102 years on June 7, 2015. In 1913 worship services were held in a house on Glaze (now known as Limestone Avenue). At that time some of the ministers were Bro. Jim Gant, Bro. Jim Hall and Bro. Fishback, and one or two souls were baptized into Christ each year...

Thefts and vandalism reported Between 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18, someone drilled a hole in the gas tank of a Lewisburg man's truck. The hole has been temporarily patched, but a new gas tank will cost $800. A Lewisburg woman reported sometime in the last two weeks a diamond ring, three silver rings and a Pandora bracelet, worth a total of $750, disappeared from her kitchen table...

Jackie Lee Metcalf, 60, of Petersburg, died Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Metcalf was a native of Lincoln County, and son of the late Shirley Thomas Metcalf and Gladys Marie Whitsett Metcalf of Petersburg, who survives. He was a truck driver for Wright Paving Company...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Pitcher Mike Minor has won his salary arbitration case against the Atlanta Braves, leaving players and teams tied at six wins apiece with two hearings remaining.

After posting a 15-15 record and finishing tied for third in the District 12-AA standings last year, the Marshall County Tigerettes softball team expects to do bigger and better things during the 2015 campaign thanks to the return of seven starters and an influx of talented freshman.

The Marshall County Wrestling Club hosted a scrimmage last week with some of the top youth wrestling clubs in the area.

The Marshall County Tigers (19-10), who beat Camden Central 46-42 in the Region 6-AA opener last night in Lewisburg will have to wait another day before taking on number two ranked and undefeated Creek Wood (29-0) in the tournament semifinals.