Stories from Friday, March 6, 2015

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The second Tennessee Promise meeting was held Tuesday in Marshall County High School's Dottie Kelso gymnasium. Mentors met with their students to go over upcoming deadlines, Free Application for Federal Student Aid requirements, and things expected of them when entering college...

Greatness comes from never being satisfied with coming in second in whatever you do. Forrest softball walks the walk, staying the course, while rising above the most difficult situations made easier by a brand of instilled confidence, hard work, and a belly burning fire by the players to add their team's mark to the Lady Rockets' legacy.

Coming off two of the most successful seasons in the history of the program, the Cornersville Bulldogs hope to make another deep playoff run during the 2015 campaign with the help of seven returning starters from last year's squad. In 2013, the Bulldogs captured the District 11-A tournament title en route to advancing to the Class A State Tournament for the first time in the history of the program.

The Lewisburg Middle School Tigerettes ran their record to 2-1 on Tuesday afternoon when they defeated the South Giles Lady Eagles 2-1 at home behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Marlee Woodward. After the Tigerettes jumped out an early 2-0 lead, the Lady Eagles (0-1) narrowed the gap to 2-1 in the top of the fourth inning.

On Sunday, March 1, 2015, Patricia Ann Gentry-Braden passed away. She was born in Lewisburg in 1947 and was the daughter of Howard and Dovie Mae (Scales) Gentry. She was a member of Greater First Baptist Church and Wildwood Baptist Church in Washington D.C. ...

By Karen Hall Editor A woman pleaded guilty to three cases in Circuit Court Wednesday. Sandi M. Jett, 36, of McDaniel Hollow Road, had two cases from last year in which she was charged with theft, identity theft, theft of services and criminal simulation. In a new case, for which she was indicted in January, she was charged with an additional theft...

NASHVILLE -- Gov. Bill Haslam has declared a day of mourning and ordered flags at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today in honor of Private First Class Lotchie John Ray Jones of Jasper. Jones will be buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery this afternoon...

By Karen Hall Editor A Fayetteville man was sentenced to 12 years by Judge Forest A. Durard Jr. in Circuit Court Wednesday. Jordan J. Parks, 20, was found guilty by a jury of theft over $1,000 and escape after a one-day trial earlier this year. Represented by the Public Defender's Office, Parks waived his right to appeal the verdict and the sentence...