Stories from Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The FMS basketball teams picked up where they left off before the Thanksgiving holiday break, staying on their winning ways with a sweep over MTCS Monday night at Chapel Hill. The Lady Rockets (15-0) demolished the Lady Cougars 31-13 to remain unbeaten on the season, while the Rockets (7-8) moved closer to the .500 mark with a tough 41-35 win over the Cougars.

The Forrest Lady Rockets turned some heads around the mid-state on Wednesday night not just by beating 3A powerhouse Dickson County, but by beating the Lady Cougars soundly by eight points in a game Forrest led for the majority of the second half. The Lady Rockets (3-1), plagued by inconsistencies during last season's disappointing 18-15 campaign, beat a Dickson County (4-1) team 63-55 that finished 2015-16 in the 3A state quarterfinals with a 29-4 record.

he Marshall County Tigerettes are 3-1, yes you heard it right, 3-1. Lewisburg had not started off with that record since the 2009 season and the two wins is double what they won all of last year. The storied program that holds four state titles with the last coming in 2007-2008 had fallen on hard times, suffering six seasons without a winning record. David Steely, the coach of the 2007-2008 Class AA title team couldn't take it anymore and has returned to the bench with his father Donald by his side with hopes of guiding the program back to prominence.

A second straight magical season came to a close Friday night at Lewisburg in heart breaking fashion as the Tigers lost a close 31-24 contest to upstart Knoxville Central after taking a 21-3 lead early on. The Tigers jumped out to a 21-3 lead before the Bobcats closed the gap to 24-17 at halftime.

B.D. Spence, age 90 of Lewisburg died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at NHC Lewisburg. Mr. Spence was a native of Midland community, TN, and he was the son of the late Samuel Mallard and Ora Novella Sanders Spence. He was a retired civil engineer from the State of Tennessee, and he was a member of the Berea Church of Christ where he served as an elder...

Mr. Robert Fitz, age 72, of the Spring Place Community, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Vanderbilt Hospital. Mr. Fitz moved to Marshall County in 1976 as a Quality Control Engineer for Heil Quaker Corporation. He was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and proudly wore the colors of his beloved Hokies. ...

Regina Faye Yvonne Ward (Harmon) passed away at age 55 on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 in Arlington, TX, where she had been a resident since 2004. Regina was born May 18, 1961 in Ivy Creek, KY to Forrest D. and Meleathie Lewis. A graduate of Cornersville High School, class of '79, she went on to enjoy a 23-year career in the United States Navy, during which she spent two years as a recruiter in the greater Nashville area. ...

Thomas "Tommy" Wayne Tankersley, age 75 of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Maury Regional Medical Center. Mr. Tankersley was a native of Marshall County, TN, and son of the late Vance and Luna Jewell Brashears Tankersley. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Viet Nam Era. He was retired after serving as an EMT with the Marshall County Ambulance Service for several years and, also, real estate and trucking...

Marshall County High School senior Cain McWilliams' only year on the Tigers' squad turned into a huge success as the MTSU signee was named as the 2016 Tennessee Titans Class 4A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year runner-up at the ceremony Monday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. "It was an honor to be named a finalist for Mr. Football and I'm just blessed to be up there with those guys, I just came up a little bit short," McWilliams said.