Stories from Friday, February 27, 2015

The 15th President of Notre Dame and the 1975 NFF Distinguished American Award Recipient Remained a Leading Champion of the Gridiron and the Scholar-Athlete Ideal. IRVING, Texas (Feb. 27, 2015) -- The leaders of The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame issued the following statements today on the passing of Father Theodore Hesburgh, who served as president of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987 and passed away Feb. 26 on the Notre Dame campus. He was 97.

Momentum begins to flow as Marshall Co. fans cheer team The more you yearn for something, the harder it seems to grab on to. The Marshall County Tigers had victory firmly in its hands, let it slip away, and then snatched it back to win 46-42 over Camden Central in the Region 6-AA Tournament opener in Lewisburg Tuesday night.

The Marshall County Tigers baseball team is looking to return to prominence after notching an 18-11 record last season and failing to advance past the District 12-AA tournament for the first time in four years. Although the Tigers scored 5.5 runs per contest and saw their pitching staff finish with a 2.37 ERA last season, they struggled to field the ball consistently and averaged nearly three errors per game during the 2014 campaign.

Only something you love and are comfortable with can draw a man out of retirement. Just ask Jimmy Nave, who was settling in to retirement after a 27-year career as a football coach at three north Alabama high schools when the Forrest baseball coaching job came open after former coach Chris Parker left for East Hickman.

Lt. Col. Harold Wayne Beech (USAF, ret.) passed away on Feb. 23, 2015, in an assisted living facility in Annandale, Va. He was 86 years old. A native of Lewisburg, he was born on July 1, 1928. He was the son of Wilson Collins Beech and Dessa Barron Beech. He graduated from Marshall County High School in 1946 and attended Middle Tennessee State University...

In 1873, a small band of people, under the leadership of Rev. Wayart, birthed what is known today as Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church of Chapel Hill. With much zeal and real sacrifice, this small congregation erected a church building built of logs on land 2 1/2 miles north of Chapel Hill, donated by Henry Sheffield. During the early 1900s, Moumt Vernon served as a school to educate many of the black children in that area...

By Karen Hall Editor On May 5, Lewisburg voters in Wards 1 and 5 have a chance to vote for those who will represent them on the City Council for the next four years. Ward 1 Councilman Steve Thomas is running unopposed for another term. Ward 5 voters have to choose between David Orr, who was recently appointed to fill the unexpired portion of Robin Minor's term, and Nicholas Tipper...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer Jennifer Pearson, new director of the Marshall County Library, visited the Community Development Board's monthly meeting Tuesday to introduce herself and talk about short- and long-term plans for the library. She announced that she wants to expand the library to meet all the needs of the community...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer After Brenda Kaye "BB" Farrar's passing on Dec. 11 from double pneumonia, the Farrar family is overwhelmed with funeral expenses. Farrar was a lover of children. She was the owner of ABC Child Care in Cornersville since its opening in 2006...