Stories from Wednesday, April 19, 2017

What do you give a kid who enjoys running? Their own race. The young runners at Chapel Hill Elementary School will get a chance to show off on their home course this year in the first Running Rocketeer 5K this Saturday. Jennifer Gaskill, a first grade teacher at CHES, started the Running Rocketeers with second-graders at the school last year as a way to get the kids more active...

Lewisburg residents will soon see an increase in their water bills after a request approved by the city’s Water Board at their monthly meeting Monday. Lewisburg Water and Waste Water General Manager Trigg Cathey presented the request to the board for approval...

The Nashville Symphony plays the Dixie Theatre on the square in Lewisburg, Saturday, April 22, at 7 p.m. This annual event, sponsored by Waste Management, expands this year to offer “Mozart and a Meal.” The program consists entirely of Mozart, and dinner for ticket holders will be provided on the courthouse lawn opposite the theatre beginning at 6 p.m. for $10...

The old adage of “they don’t make things like they used to” certainly applies to anything that runs on gasoline. Over the past few years, this writer has had to replace a number of parts on 4-wheelers, chainsaws, string trimmers, and lawn mowers due to the harsh additives found in today’s gasoline...

Apr. 24 - 28, 2017 ALL MENUS SUBJECT TO CHANGE LEWISBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL Breakfast Monday: Honey Buns, Juice, Fresh Fruit, Choice of Milk Wednesday: Chicken Biscuit, Juice, Fresh Fruit, Choice of Milk Thursday: Muffin, Juice, Fresh Fruit, Choice of Milk...

This year is an exciting time to be an adult learner in Tennessee. Certainly, the importance of adult learners has gained new visibility with the leadership of the Governor and the General Assembly. Tennessee Reconnect, which is part of the “Drive to 55” initiative, has been working in communities around our state to provide adults with the resources to get the degree or credential they been thinking about for years. ...

Ultra-liberal Sweden is becoming a shell of its former self because liberalism has turned this once peaceful country into a chaotic, multicultural cesspool of violence and unrest. Swedes have always taken pride in their open-mindedness, believing their good intentions and big hearts would overcome a collision of cultures when it comes to immigration without assimilation. ...

April is the most miserable month of the year — because that’s when I must make a massive “contribution” to the federal government. It consoles me, however, to learn what some of our greatest minds have to say about taxes. I found their quotations in Inc. Magazine:...

Sometime this month I hope our rabid anti-Trump media find a little time to cover a subject that has been very important to me since I was eight - child sexual abuse. Child abuse of all kinds is an epidemic here and around the world. In 2015 about 700,000 American children were victims of neglect or physical or sexual abuse. How many more cases were never reported to authorities is unknown...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been into swinging for 20 years. Everything has always been “no strings attached.” I was with one man several times before he married his current wife. She’s very religious, not into swinging and doesn’t know he is. I’m so attracted to “Nick” that I dream about him and have met him outside our marriages. ...

LMS is proud to announce three essay contest winners. Seventh graders in Mrs. Melanie Wiles’ class entered the annual “Why is agriculture important?” essay contest sponsored by the Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom and the Tennessee Farm Bureau Women...

Continued rise of digital streaming, network viewership and solid attendance numbers signal extreme passion for the sport across the country. IRVING, Texas (April 19, 2017) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame highlighted today numerous powerful facts from the 2016 college football season that emphasize the strong popularity of college football among millions of fans across the country...

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Nashville Predators are at a point they've never been before in franchise history, and now they have a chance to keep their first-round series from going back to Chicago. They can thank a 20-year-old playing the fourth postseason game of his career for putting them in that position. Kevin Fiala scored on a backhander 16:44 into overtime , and the Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period to push the Blackhawks to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 victory early Tuesday morning in Game 3 of the first-round series.

The Marshall County Tigerettes entered Thursday night’s match-up with 3A Shelbyville Central in the grips of a four-game losing streak as they struggle for offense, having scored just five runs during the time span. While the offensive woes continued against the Golden Eaglettes, the Tigerettes defense remained solid by allowing a single run in a 1-0 pitching duel loss in Bedford County. Marlee Woodward turned in arguably her best pitching performance of the regular season by throwing a complete game with a game-high 23 first pitch strikes. Woodward struck out three and walked one batter, but a fifth inning run by Shelbyville was the difference in the ballgame.

hursday, April 13 Marshall County at Loretto Columbia State Campus, Lawrenceburg Girls Marshall County 7, Loretto 0 Girls Singles Natalie Cook (MCHS) def. Cox, 8-0 Alexa Hooten (MCHS) def. Buttrum, 8-5 Annie Haynes (MCHS) def. McMasters, 8-1 McKenna Hunter (MCHS) def. Cummins, 8-2 Anna Claire Moses (MCHS) def. Potts, 8-4 Girls Doubles Cook/Hooten (MCHS) def. Buttram/McMasters, 8-2 Haynes/Hunter (MCHS) def. Cox/Potts, 8-8 (tiebreaker 7-3)

Seismic Celebrations Present Concern Over Safety In Stadiums As Sports Stadiums Age, Questions Surround Safety Of Structures With his team leading 34-30 in the final minutes of a Wild Card Playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in 2011, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch took a handoff and exploded through the hole, beginning what would turn out to be a 67-yard touchdown run.

NASHVILLE (AP) — Marcus Mariota and the Tennessee Titans have yet to set an official timetable for the quarterback's return from surgery on his right leg. The latest benchmark is reporting for the start of the offseason program. The third-year quarterback now will finish his recovery from the season-ending injury at team headquarters after doing much of his rehabilitation at the University of Oregon this offseason. "It's important to be here, because together, you're building the foundations that you're going to use throughout the entire year," Mariota said Monday. "You're building the chemistry and the camaraderie that's going to make this team successful. I'm happy to be here, and I'm excited to be here. I'm sure all the guys are."

Rear view mirror Monday, April 17 Baseball Marshall County at Cascade (Postponed) Coffee County at Forrest (Postponed) Cornersville at Santa Fe (Postponed) Softball Spring Hill 7, Marshall County 6 Cornersville 4, Culleoka 2 Tuesday, April 18 Baseball Cornersville 12, Santa Fe 0 (Game One) Cornersville 11, Santa Fe 0 (Game Two) Softball Columbia Academy 5, Cornersville 1