Stories from Wednesday, March 4, 2015

John "Johnny" Hinds died on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at his residence in Delina. He was 69. Johnny was born in Lewisburg on Nov. 6, 1945, to Carl "Rudy" and Lettie Hinds. He was an outstanding athlete and played football for Marshall County High School. ...

Having failed to advance past the District 11-A tournament the last three years, the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs are looking to get over the hump this season with the help of eight returning starters from a squad that posted a 16-12 record and placed third in the conference during the 2014 campaign. Senior starting pitcher Mary Taylor Hickman leads a very strong Cornersville pitching staff after posting an 8-4 record, tallying a 1.53 ERA, and racking up 135 strikeouts last year en route to earning All-District honors. Hickman possesses an overpowering fastball and can keep hitters off balance with her rise ball and changeup.

It was a tough season for high school basketball fans in the county with five out of the six teams being eliminated in the first round of district tournament competition. The exception was the Marshall County Tigers, who finished up a solid season by advancing to the Region 6-AA semifinals for the first time since 2011. The low point of the year and a big shock to everyone was all three county girls' teams losing in the first round of their respective district tournaments, a setback that is believed to be for the first time.

After losing to Summertown 4-0 in their season opener on Saturday, the Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes handed new coach Beau Hardison his first win on Monday night when they crushed Whitthorne Middle School 14-1 at home in six innings. The Tigerettes (1-1) saw their bats stay hot in the chilly conditions and pounded out 17 hits against two Whitthorne pitchers.

Nadine S. Newcomb, 83, of the Farmington Community, died Monday, March 2, 2015. Born in Summertown, she was a daughter of the late Hezekial Smith and Della Mae Henson Smith. Mrs. Newcomb was retired from Cosmolab in Lewisburg and was a member of Farmington Baptist Church...

Richard Hoover, 53, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Chapel Hill. Mr. Hoover was born in Phoenix, Ariz. and was an employee of Walmart of Lewisburg. Richard was also a culinary chef. He was a member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and the Chapel Hill Lions Club. He served for many years as the secretary of the Chapel Hill Men's Club...

Garrett Holt Lawrence, 91, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, with all the grace and dignity that defined his life. Mr. Lawrence was born in Marshall County to Mary Sue Lawrence and Thomas H. Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence owned and operated Lawrence Funeral Home beginning in 1942 and Lawrence Bros. Plumbing and Electric beginning in 1947. He was a member of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and was licensed as a funeral director for 70 years...

Joe Andrews, 61, of Lewisburg, died Saturday morning, Feb. 28, 2015, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mr. Andrews was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late James Covey and Margaret Adams Andrews. He was employed by Tankersley Concrete and also had worked many years at Cosmolab. He was a member of the Church of Christ...

Thefts and vandalism reported Between 2:20 and 11:30 p.m. March 1 a black 2000 Chevy pickup truck worth $5,000 was stolen from the parking lot at Walker Die Casting while the owner was at work there. The keys were left in the ignition. The truck has "loud pipes," a paw-print sticker on the back window and a Browning sticker on the windshield...

By Karen Hall Editor Lewisburg is to have a fireworks display on the Fourth of July for the first time since 2009. The only thing that could prevent it would be a vote by council members Tuesday not to spend $1,500. This is all that's lacking to be able to have a $5,000 firework show...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The regional March of Dimes kicked off its year by announcing the 2015 Ambassador Family during last Thursday's meeting. About 15 people met at Marshall Medical Center to go over upcoming plans for the year with the March of Dimes...

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer Bella's Ball, which was held last month, raised over $6,200 for a very special girl who suffers from brain cancer. Bella Huey, who is a freshman at Marshall County High School, was diagnosed with Astrocytoma last year. She has malignant tumor on her brain that is unsuitable for a surgical procedure because it's on her motor strip. If doctors were to remove the tumor, it would leave her completely paralyzed on her left side...