Stories from Wednesday, May 24, 2017

The Forrest Rockets (23-12-1) reached the end of the line to another successful baseball season as they lost 5-3 to Summertown in a Class A sectional game Friday night at Chapel Hill. “We just couldn’t get that last chip, we couldn’t get a hit here and there,” Forrest coach Bart Joyce said. “I told the boys there is nothing you did wrong, it’s just a great ball team that beat a great ball team.” “I’m super proud of the way these kids played and their effort all year, they really showed out this year.”

For the second time in as many seasons the Forrest Lady Rockets and Columbia Academy Lady Bulldogs squared off in Columbia for a chance to claim a sectional victory and advance to the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s Spring Fling State Championships at Murfreesboro. Lady Bulldog pitcher Brittany Adair gave up a minuscule four hits over seven innings to the Lady Rockets, but Forrest senior pitcher Samantha King ruled the sophomore ace in the circle by giving up just one hit, while racking up a game-high nine strikeouts for the complete game 4-0 win.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Different players just keep stepping up for the Nashville Predators, and now their magical postseason run has an even bigger destination: the franchise's first trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Colton Sissons scored his third goal with 6:00 left, and the Predators eliminated the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-3 win in Game 6 on Monday night in the Western Conference finals. "In the back of your head, you've been thinking about the Finals and then when the buzzer goes off, it's an amazing feeling," Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne said.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Craig Anderson and the Ottawa Senators bounced back nicely two days after a blowout loss put them on the brink of elimination. Anderson stopped 45 shots, Mike Hoffman scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Tuesday night to force a decisive Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Finals...

After winning the Class A state title two years ago, the Forrest Lady Rockets suffered back-to-back losses last season to make an early exit from the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Spring Fling Championships. Not at this year’s 24th annual gathering that also includes baseball, soccer, tennis, and track and field. Forrest opened this year’s tournament versus Whitwell and took down the Lady Tigers from Marion County 5-1 behind a strong pitching performance from Samantha King and some timely hitting when they needed it.

Victor Ray Gordon, age 53 of Caruthersville, MO, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Mr. Gordon was a native of Orlando, FL,, and he was the son of the late Larry Ray and Annie Louise Kelton Gordon. He was employed as an industrial electrician with Tanaris in AR...

Annie Ruth Smith Murphree, age 82, of the Longview Community, died Monday, May 22, 2017, in Shelbyville, TN. Visitation with family members will be Thursday, May 25, 2017, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 26, 2017, from the chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. Jonathan Osterhaus officiating. Burial will follow in Pressgrove Cemetery near Unionville...

Donnie Lee Sullivan, age 60, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was born on November 29, 1956, to the late Harold Lee and Marveline Murphy Sullivan in Chicago, IL. He had previously worked at the ICP Corporation located in Lewisburg, TN...

Mary Virgie Chatman Ervin, 84, resident of Terrace Drive in Columbia, TN died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 27, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be extended online at oakesandnichols.com...

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who has been dating a divorced man for nine months. I’m 25 and he is 50. He was married to a woman for more than 20 years and has three children. (I am the age between his middle and oldest children.) We met one day and have never been apart since...

Saturday, April 29, 2017, the Marshall County Branch NAACP held their 49th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. The Banquet began with a warm welcome from the Secretary, Rochelle Alexander. Vice President Gary Davis gave the Purpose. Our Master of Ceremony was Pastor Herbert Johnson and he did a fantastic job. ...

Two of my family’s old neighbors passed away a few weeks ago, and it makes me sad. My family’s old neighborhood was like many suburban neighborhoods that sprouted up in the 1960s. Many of the people who moved there grew up in the city. All of them wanted big yards in which their kids could play...

American Airlines, which have us the first frequent flyer program, has been a travel innovator for years. Then - after collecting miles became popular and American’s customers invested considerable time and money building up their mileage account - American introduced the first devalued frequent flyer program with higher minimums for free travel!...

A Harvard study published May 18 reveals what thoughtful Americans already knew: Extreme anti-Trump bias runs rampant in corporate media. The study found that CNN, CBS, and NBC produced more than 90 percent negative coverage during Trump’s first 100 days, followed by the New York Times at 87 percent, and the Washington Post, 83 percent. Only Fox News offered close to balanced coverage with 52 percent negative coverage...

NASHVILLE - The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Wednesday’s indictment and arrest of Robert Johnston for tax evasion. Johnston, 72, surrendered to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and was arraigned before Judge Forest Durard. Johnston was released after posting a $5,000 bond...

A power bill payment scam has hit the Shelbyville area of Duck River Electric Membership Corporation’s service area. This fraud appears to be aimed at members and originates from an (866) area code. The scammer informs the member that their DREMC bill is overdue, and the service is subject to immediate disconnection unless they call the number back to pay over the phone and the meter box will be removed from their home...

Go to any meeting in Marshall County and eventually the subject of growth will come up. Chapel Hill is trying to plan for it. The town presented the progress so far on a development plan to the public Thursday evening at Henry Horton State Park. Doug Tennant and his team from AECOM, the consultants conducting the study, shared their potential vision for the future growth of the town, a Chapel Hill of 5,000 residents in 2040...

After months of back and forth, the Marshall County Commission reached an agreement Monday night on the county’s adequate facilities tax. Commissioners have considered increasing the rate on new construction since the county Planning Commission made the recommendation in February, but have been unable to agree on how the revenue should be divided...

The Old Man stopped at the edge of the clearing overlooking the camp below. He rested the flintlock rifle against a small dogwood tree and lowered his canvas pack to the ground. From his possible bag he retrieved a small clay pipe and tobacco, and after resting his backside beneath a large red oak, he deliberately prepared the pipe. ...