Stories from Friday, October 30, 2015

From playoffs to next year, much is on the line tonight

Former Marshall County standout Jay Murphy was an anchor on both the offensive and defensive lines during his football career in Lewisburg, playing a large part in helping the Tigers to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association playoffs during all four years as a starter. Following a senior season that saw Murphy lead the Tigers with 108 tackles and five sacks while earning All-District 12-AA defensive lineman by The Tennessean and 2013 District 12-AA Lineman of the Year by The Columbia Daily Herald, Murphy received scholarship offers from Tennessee State University, UT-Martin and Carson Newman College.

Marshall Tigerette soccer players Abbey Redferrin and Lesley were named to the District 11- A/AA Regular Season first Team All-District squad. Hudson and Redferrin were instrumental in leading Marshall County to a school record 10-0 start en route to a 13-4 regular season record.

William Carroll Reed, age 80 of Lewisburg, passed away Oct. 19, 2015. He was a native of Lincoln County, Tennessee, but had made his home in Cornersville for the past 25 years. He attended the Church of Christ and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Mitchell Reed and his father, Johnson B. ...

Mrs. Avola Whitesell Callaway, age 89, died peacefully at home on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. She was born on Aug. 16, 1926, in Lewisburg. She was the daughter of the late Bedford Forrest Whitesell and Emma Lou Lofton Whitesell. Avola earned her undergraduate degree in Home Economics from Middle Tennessee University, then received a Master's Degree from Cornell University in 1954...