Stories from Friday, November 13, 2015

Douglas R. McKibbon, age 80 and a resident of Cornersville, Tennessee, formerly from Etawah, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at NHC-Oakwood in Lewisburg after a short illness. Mr. McKibbon was the son of the late Robert Paul and Vivian Mullins McKibbon. He also was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Paul McKibbon Jr., in 2005...

'Fired up' Rockets focused on winning second-round showdown

Team confident going into battle with state-tested Livingston Academy Top-seeded Marshall County is now the lone survivor representing Region 4-4A following a convincing 54-7 win over the Region 3 fourth seed Cumberland County with second-seeded Livingston Academy, which beat a sub-par Lawrence County squad 42-13 next in line for the Tigers in the TSSAA state playoffs. "I honestly didn't really care which one of those teams won or who we play," senior defensive back Steven Dangerfield said. "Who ever gets in our path we need to do what we can to take them out."

Two-time District 9-A MVP Alex Brewer's love for the game of baseball and his endless work to become the best paid off Wednesday when he officially committed to Vanderbilt University on National Signing Day at Forrest. "This is remarkable. It's once in a lifetime. This is incredible," Brewer said. "I've been waiting for this for two years, I've just tried to stable myself and I've just kept trying to work as hard as I can to get this. This has been a good day."

he final score was not an indicator of how close the game really was Tuesday night at Chapel Hill when Forrest Middle School (9-3) beat Cornersville Middle 59-28 in a boys game. "We have a long way to go. It's baby steps," FMS coach Jessica Ezell said. Ezell, who returned to the bench this year after a five-year hiatus added, "If we can walk away from each game knowing that we fixed something little, by the time the tournament (Duck River Valley Conference) rolls around, we'll be fine."

The Forrest Middle School girls pushed their winning streak to nine games Tuesday night, trampling Cornersville Middle School 54-16 at Chapel Hill. "Cornersville is getting better than the first time we played them," said FMS coach David Junkins, whose team has compiled its win run after opening with two losses. "He (CMS coach Payton Newton) has them prepared and they're getting better, so I wouldn't want to play them later in the season."

Mr. David Ralph Spivey, age 72, husband of DiAnna Lee, and a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services and internment in Iowa will be held at a later. Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia, Tennessee, is assisting the family with arrangements...

Marilyn Hollingsworth Holt, age 62, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. She was born Aug. 11, 1953 in Lewisburg and graduated from Marshall County High School. Marilyn retired after 30 years of service from Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance...