Stories from Wednesday, March 22, 2017

COLLEGE GROVE –FiftyForward College Grove’s signature fundraiser, the Katie Reed Golf Classic, returns Saturday, May 6, on the Buford Ellington Golf Course at Henry Horton State Park. Registration for the four-person scramble will begin at 7 am. Tee off is at 8. The cost per player is $100 and includes a round of golf and cart, a goody bag, beverages, snacks, and lunch. A limit of two mulligans per player can be purchased for $5each. Players can also enter a putting contest for $5.

Thursday, March 14 versus Fayetteville (DH) Game One Fayetteville 000 0-0 1 2 Forrest 111 7-10 11 1 Fayetteville: Shianne Williams 1-for-2 2B: Williams BB: Tamiya Haston ROE: Almy FC: White SB: Williams E: Squires, Katelynn White LP: Marlynn Byron Forrest: Samantha King 3-for-3, Carson Warner 2-for-3, Zoe Long 1-for-2, Emma Stacey 1-for-3, Katlin Leverette 1-for-3, Jasmine Runk 1-for-2, Ally Blanton 1-for-3, Kennedy Gillespie 1-for-2

It's been over a decade since the Bulldogs have started out a season with three straight district losses and after losing the season opening series to Culleoka by a combined two runs last week, Cornersville needed a win over Mt. Pleasant on Monday night to avoid a 0-3 start in District 11A. And taking two big wins over Wayne County in a doubleheader last Thursday, the Bulldogs continued their winning ways with a 12-2 romp over the Tigers. "The first two games against Culleoka we struggled to hit and to get on base, but the last three games we've really hit better," Cornersville coach Ben Putnam stated. "I think we've gotten better. The first couple of games were cold, rough."

The Lewisburg Middle School softball team welcomed Lincoln County Middle School to town on Friday night with a chance to end the season with just three losses in sixteen games, but despite roaring back from a 6-1 deficit heading into the fourth inning to send the game into extra innings the Eagles prevailed 8-6 in eight innings. "With this being the end of the year I just told them you've got to learn from games like that because those are the games that great teams win," LMS coach Hannah Osteen stated. "Somebody has got to be willing to step up and make the play and we just didn't do that. And (Lincoln County) had some great batters and great hits."

Anytime two teams within the same county get together with any sport the contest is usually a hard fought game until the final whistle as evidenced by the tight 4-2 match won by Marshall County over Forrest during the regular season in 2016. That wasn't the case on Thursday night as the Tigers took a 6-0 lead into the half before finishing off the Rockets 12-0 in a surprisingly non-competitive match in Chapel Hill between the two schools situated just over 16 miles apart. "We actually have quite an older team," Forrest coach Nicole Pickle said. "We have about 10 seniors coming back from last season, so this was kind of a tough loss for us because we had high hopes for this game and unfortunately it didn't go as planned."

After a tough 4-3 opening season loss at Community on Wednesday, the Forrest Rockets bounced back with a big 5-0 shutout win over the Vikings at Chapel Hill on Thursday. “They bounced back great and that’s what we have to do,” Forrest coach Bart Joyce said. “Baseball is a long season and you have those games, but they came back good and when we got the lead tonight they maintained it and kept it rolling.” Ethan Mealer, who picked up the loss with some late inning wildness at Community showed some strong resiliency as he started on the mound on Thursday and tossed 4.1 innings of shutout ball, giving up three hits, striking out six and walking five batters to pick of the win.

Thursday, March 16 at MCHS Cascade 100 001 1-3 10 2 MCHS 000 100 0-1 3 1 Cascade: Sydney Smith 1-for-4, Kailey Snell 3-for-4, Kristen Heath 1-for-3, Bailey Sudduth 3-for-4, Keeley Sutton 1-for-3, Bailey Ledbetter 1-for-3 WP: Brooke Sudduth Marshall County: Leah Hollingsworth 1-for-3, Hannah Sheppard 1-for-2, Hannah Davis 1-for-3...

DEAR ABBY: I’m not proud to write this, but I don’t like my son-in-law. I think the feeling is mutual. He’s arrogant and thinks he knows everything. My daughter and I had a close bond before she married him. That quickly changed. She barely comes to my house anymore, and I don’t see my grandkids as often as I’d like. I don’t have a car (I’m working on that), and I rely on them for transportation. I don’t like going to their house because I don’t feel wanted...

At my age I’m pretty sure I don’t need maternity care. At her age I’m pretty sure my granddaughter doesn’t need health insurance for her end-of-life needs. But what do I know? I’m just a dumb citizen. According to the architects of Obamacare - if you can call the Democrats who designed President Obama’s signature failure “architects” - I can’t be trusted to buy my own health insurance...

It’s taken seven years, but Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration are finally having their “If you like your health care plan you can keep it” moment. Like President Barack Obama, who saw millions of Americans initially lose coverage under his signature plan, President Donald Trump, who vowed “insurance for everyone,” is finding some promises are nearly impossible to keep...

For conservatives, the election of Donald Trump, while not ideal, represents the first chance in a long time to take the country back from the infestation of liberal ideology, and especially one world government globalism. If the first two months of the Trump administration has taught us anything, it is that until liberalism is completely eradicated, it matters little who sits in the White House. ...

Lynnville, Tennessee, a proud southern town of Middle Tennessee is located in the northern part of the County of Giles. Lynnville is home to the purple and gold Tigers of the famous old school, the Robert B. Jones High School, that once sat on the eastern borders of Lynnville...

• The Marshall County Soil Conservation District will be holding its annual tree giveaway this spring. Loblolly Pine, Southern Red Oak, and Virginia Christmas Pine trees will be available. If you are interested in receiving free trees, please contact the District at (931)359-6268 Ext. #3. We are not Tree City or Friends of Horton Park who also sale/giveaway trees. We are the original annual tree giveaway in Marshall County and need to continue to notify the public each year...

Mar. 27 - 31, 2017 ALL MENUS SUBJECT TO CHANGE LEWISBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL Breakfast Monday: Honey Buns, Cereal, Juice, Fresh Fruit, Choice of Milk Tuesday: Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, Cereal, Juice, Fresh Fruit, Choice of Milk Wednesday: Sausage Biscuit, Pancake Wrap, Juice, Fresh Fruit, Choice of Milk...

The outdoor spaces at Henry Horton State Park will take on a decidedly feminine feeling this weekend. The park is hosting a Girls Outdoors weekend on Friday and Saturday. This is the first time that the program, for girls ages 12-16, has been offered at Horton. ...

What does Chapel Hill want to look like in 20 years? That was the overarching question at the March 9 first meeting of the steering committee tasked with developing a long-term plan for the town. The committee met with representatives from TDOT and AECOM, the town’s consultant for the process, to begin laying the groundwork for the plan...

Marshall County residents are starting to rally in order to preserve the inn at Henry Horton State Park. State Representative Rick Tillis held an informational meeting at the park on Friday, March 9, to discuss the next year’s capital budget request for Henry Horton from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, which oversees the state park system...