Stories from Friday, January 29, 2016

The Forrest Lady Rockets, still searching for a hot streak, may have found it Tuesday night at Chapel Hill in a big 59-54 win over District 9A rival Eagleville. "That was a big win, any time you can get a win in this district, it is a good win," Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. "The way that we won the game I think is going to be a confidence booster for us."

"I am very excited to return to the community I was raised in and to have an opportunity to make a positive impact," said Morey, a former Lady Bucks' player and native of Lynchburg. "I cannot imagine wanting to take this step forward in my career anywhere other than Motlow." Helping Morey this season will be three Marshall County graduates, led by Cornersville's Taylor Wolaver, who will begin her sophomore season.

Cascade traveled to Lewisburg Tuesday night, looking to salvage a once promising season that saw the Champions ranked as high as number five in the Associated Press' Class AA Top 10 Poll after starting off the season 12-0. The Champions have since hit hard times since the start of league play, losing four out of its last five games coming into Tuesdays night's "Pink Out" event for breast cancer awareness at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium.

The Marshall County Tigerettes, looking to shake off last week's 62-point loss at Giles County, hosted Cascade for breast cancer awareness "Pink Out" night in Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium at Lewisburg Tuesday night. MCHS and Cascade had met 18 days prior and despite the Tigerettes' 16-point loss in the game it led for the better part of three quarters, the young squad from Lewisburg took away some much needed confidence.

After losing at Eagleville by 20 points on December 21, the Forrest Rockets looked like they would pull out a win over their longtime District 9A foe, but it was not meant to be as the Eagles came back to win 72-70 to capture their fourth win in a row over Chapel Hill. "That was one of our best efforts, I would say in top three as far as effort goes," Forrest coach Randy Toombs said. "They played hard and some of them didn't fall in or fall in our hands."

Four members of the Marshall County Swim Team earned individual spots in the Regional Swim Meet at Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville today.

Mrs. Mary Ann Tyree Roberts, age 86, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Harton Medical Center in Tullahoma. Mrs. Roberts was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Frank and Sallie Lee Dennis Tyree. She was self-employed in the automobile and real estate professions and was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ. ...

Mrs. Josephine "Teeny" Holton, age 90, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. A native of Marshall County, Mrs. Holton was the daughter of the late William Campbell and Fannie Lou Park Campbell. She was retired from Cosmolab in Lewisburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Holton; two brothers, Harold Campbell and Cliff Campbell; and a grandchild, Casey Holton...

Doyle Harper "Hoot" Gibson, age 83 of Lewisburg died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home. Mr. Gibson was a native of Lincoln County, and he was the son of the late Harper Davidson and Mazie Grace Whorley Gibson. He was a retired surveyor and member of the Farmington Church of Christ. He served in the U.S. army during the Korean War...

Stella Watson Steadman, age 93 of Cornersville, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in NHC Lewisburg Healthcare. Mrs. Steadman was a native of Delrose (Giles County), Tennessee and daughter of the late Richard and Ollie Hutton Watson. She was a member of Cornersville First Baptist Church and was a homemaker...

Jerry Wayne Burrow, age 71 of Lewisburg, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Burrow was a native of Giles County, Tennessee and son of the late Jessie Thomas and Ruby Nance Burrow. He was retired from Inter-City Products and was a well-known mechanic in Marshall County. He was a member of Lewisburg First Baptist Church...