Stories from Friday, March 17, 2017

Even if you are not a farmer, you have noticed that the grass is growing taller, and what wonders have we seen the daffodils blooming so early this year. Late winter weather has thus far provided plentiful rain and warmer temperatures. If the weather keeps this up, some of us will be making our first cut of hay in a couple of months. However, let me remind you that there are first things first and pointers you need to remember...

Many women are diligent about eating right, exercising regularly and getting their annual check-ups, which includes screenings for cervical cancer (Pap test) and breast cancer (mammograms). But there is one cancer that is silently killing women for which there is no screening and many women are unaware of the symptoms; ovarian cancer...

A lot of people in Lewisburg know Amy Irvin. Many will know her as the wife of Mark Irvin, pastor at First United Methodist Church. Some will know her as the past president of the Lewisburg Rotary Club. Others will know her as a retired Marine Corps Major from her speeches at local Veterans Day or Flag Day ceremonies...

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste (HHW) collection service will be in Bedford, Cocke and Fayette Counties on Saturday, March 25. Since the program’s inception in 1993, more than 338,000 households have properly disposed of more than 22 million pounds of material...

The Marshall County School Board recognized some of their best students and teachers at Monday night’s monthly meeting. The board presented the teachers of the year for this school year at the school and district level...

The Lewisburg City Council began their monthly meeting on Tuesday with a remembrance of former city employee Brandon Bradley. Bradley, who recently passed away after a long battle with leukemia, for the Parks and Recreation Department. Before his diagnosis, Brandon worked as a lifeguard and helped where he could in the department during his period of remission...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Scott DesJarlais, M.D., a new member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), voted to boost troops’ numbers, pay, training, and equipment in the 2017 Defense Appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives by a wide margin today...

(NASHVILLE) — State Representative Rick Tillis (R-Lewisburg) has officially passed his first bill in the Tennessee House of Representatives. House Bill 85, which Tillis was asked to carry by the State Comptroller, reduces the size of government and also maintains accountability with state agencies. The bill will now travel to the desk of Governor Bill Haslam to be signed into law...

The Consumer Guide to Dentistry lists eight different components of a smile, practically from ear to ear, beginning with the frame (lips) and ending with the buccal corridor (that’s the dark space between the corners of the mouth and the upper teeth, for those who might not know)...

Unless you’re the most die-hard clinger to Obama’s legacy, the consensus is Obamacare was an unqualified failure. The only question now is what to do about it. The Republicans have put forth their plan, at least the first phase of it. The awkwardly-named American Health Care Act got low scores from the Congressional Budget Office. Of course, this is the same CBO the projected Obamacare would cost less than half this year what it actually does...

“It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin’ man/ And a steady hand to pull the load behind.” – Merle Haggard. In my day job as a warehouse worker, I get to chat with quite a few short-haul and long-haul truckers, so I was genuinely disturbed by the March 3 Wall Street Journal story “On The Road To Self-Driving Trucks.”...

Trump said, “wiretap.” The national media laughed, headlines blazed, “without evidence,” and CNN flatly denied it could have happened. Then, some former intelligence agents explained to any journalist willing to listen that while “wiretap” is the wrong word, it did happen...

“whosoever of you will be the greatest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:44,45 These words of our Lord Jesus were a declaration of the great uniqueness of His ministry. His ministry was like that of no other religious leader or any other so-called god. The great uniqueness of Jesus’ ministry was the fact that He came to minister to those who were lower than He and in bondage to sin...

Dear Heloise: We are retired and spend two weeks a year in hotel rooms. I am an early riser; my wife is not. This causes a problem with the LIGHTING IN HOTEL ROOMS. Our grandkids got a toy miner’s headlamp for Christmas. We watched them play with it, then purchased one to see if it would work while traveling. ...

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide any advice on choosing a Medicare supplemental policy to help cover things outside of Medicare? IÕll be 65 in a few months and could use some assistance. --Looking for Help Dear Looking, If you plan to enroll in original Medicare, getting a supplemental policy (also known as Medigap insurance) too is a smart idea because it will help pay for things that arenÕt covered by Medicare like copayments, coinsurance and deductibles. ...

NASHVILLE—Seasonal eating is catching on. Farmers have responded to that trend of eating local foods when in season with efforts to extend the growing seasons of their crops. In Tennessee, one fruitful example of farmer ingenuity is the arrival of local strawberries in March...

The University of Tennessee Extension Marshall County will be offering the Master Dairy Producer Program this spring. The topic of this program is “Tools and Strategies for Improving Milk Quality on Your Farm.” In depth detail will be given to bulk tank issues, monitoring parlor performance using equipment data, monitoring and troubleshooting individual cows via culture and case studies. ...

MEMORIALS January 2017 Brown, Robbie Huey & Leonard Dale Huey “Earmuffs for Everyone”; given by Rosemary M. Stacey, Becky S. Allen, Cynthia S. Haislip, Phyllis W. Huey, Annelle H. Taylor, Gayle H. Cook, Brenda S. Walls, Judy W. Poteete, Janie T. Cozart, Roberta W. Cozart, Linda S. Hall, Sally S. Libs, Mary Evelyn Z. Hopper, Marilyn G. Hooten, and Carolyn G. Herriman...

LEWISBURG, Tenn. — Athletic trainers are a vital part of the physical therapy services offered by Marshall Medical Center (MMC). March is Athletic Training Month, a time when MMC recognizes the certified athletic trainers on the medical center staff...

I wish I could say Mill Creek gained its national notoriety from being a “jet setter” destination. Unfortunately, Mill Creek gained national attention in May 2010 as it was the first Metro Nashville river to come out of its banks during the massive floods of 2010. Mill Creek runs through Nolensville and south Nashville, where it then empties into the Cumberland River...

Deer Hunt It was the morning of the third day. After two full days of remaining in one spot, the Old Man figured he had the entire landscape memorized. From the entangled patches of dense thicket off to his right, to the stillness of the pines on his left, from the rotted roots of an ancient stump at his left knee, to the nipped ends of honeysuckle vines under his right leg, the Old Man knew it all. ...

Marshall Elementary School celebrated Read Across America week with dress up days and guest readers. Several students from MCHS volunteered to visit MES classrooms and read Dr. Seuss classics like The Cat in the Hat, and Fox in Socks, while MES Students dressed up in crazy socks, and as Seuss characters...

After a big 17-0 opening day win at Centennial on Monday, the Forrest Lady Rockets returned to the Field of Dreams at Chapel Hill on Wednesday where they beat Eagleville 10-0 in five innings. “It was a slow start there with our 1-2-3-4 hitters, but our 5-6-7 came along and picked it up,” Forrest coach Becky Cheatham said. “I feel like when we have to take batting practice in the Fieldhouse it affects our vision when we get out here, believe it or not, so if we can get outside and take batting practice I believe we will do a better job at the plate.”

Marshall County had its hands full on Wednesday night as the Tigers welcomed defending Class AA champion Spring Hill in the 2017 home opener. The Raiders went up 10-0, before the Tigers roared back with a six run fifth but Spring Hill countered with six more runs in the sixth to end the game early on the 10-run rule. "In spurts we played pretty good," MCHS coach Mike Reese said. "And it's early. We've had four scrimmages and we looked pretty good at that. But you know, when you've got to open up the district against the defending state champions, you've got to bring your 'A' game and we haven't done that yet."

Monday, March 13 at Cornersville Culleoka 000 020 0-2 3 0 Cornersville 000 001 2-3 12 0 Cornersville: Madison Hopkins 3-for-4, Kirsten Young 3-for-4, Samantha Prosser 3-for-3, Michaela King 2-for-3, Emma Mitchell 1-for-4 2B: Young 2, Samantha Prosser, Hopkins...

Tuesday March 14 at Cornersville Culleoka 100 012 001-5 5 4 Cornersville 000 040 000-4 8 5 Cornersville: Ben Taylor 3-for-4, Eli Woodard 1-for-5, Graham Duke 1-for-4, Michael Allen 1-for-4, Tyler Wolaver 1-for-4, Cameron Whittaker 1-for-2 2B: Taylor...

Forrest 010 002 0-3 4 0 Community 000 001 3-4 3 5 Forrest: JT Ferguson 2-for-3, Jonathan Lykins 1-for-4, Dylan Eady 1-for-2 HR: Eady RBI: Eady, Ferguson SAC: Eady, Mealer ROE: Dustin Brashear 2, Jacob Jones, Luke Cunningham, Mealer FC: Luke Cunningham...

BOSTON — The Patriots have re-signed Pro Bowl linebacker Dont’a Hightower. Hightower’s agency, SportsTrust Advisors, tweeted the agreement on Wednesday and his agent Pat Dye, Jr confirmed it. The new pact is for four years and $43.5 million. It brings back one of the Patriots’ biggest free agents, who has helped New England win two Super Bowls in his five NFL seasons. He has 372 tackles and 17 sacks since being a first-round pick out of Alabama in 2012...

St. Patrick's Day was celebrated a little early in Eagleville on Friday night as Lewisburg Middle School donned its holiday inspired green jerseys in a battle against the Eagles on a frigid Rutherford County night. But the Tigers did not need the luck of the Irish on this night, scoring five third inning runs to win going away 10-1. "Well just like most of the year, our pitching was solid once again," LMS coach Beau Hardison said. "We aren't where we need to be yet, but we're getting there."