Stories from Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Randall Owen Young, age 62, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at his residence. Randall was a native of Marshall County and a lifelong resident of Lewisburg, TN. He was a dedicated long time employee of the Maury Regional EMS where he worked as a Paramedic/Supervisor and a Death Scene Investigator. ...

Deputy Jerry W. Harden, Sr., age 66, resident of Belfast, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017, at Marshall Medical Center. Jerry was born February 12, 1951, in Maury County and was the son of the late Hubert Harden and late Rachel Andrews Harden. He graduated from Culleoka High School. ...

New for 2017 in Browning’s tactical knife line-up are the Wihongi Signature knives. These unique knives are adorned with blades etched with a Maori warrior tribal motif. This new line of tactical style knives was co-designed by Jared Wihongi and Russ Kommer. ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m 36, doing very well in business, single and deeply in love with a 58-year-old woman. She has been a neighbor since I was in grade school. She’s petite, pretty, intelligent, cheerful and looks my age. My parents moved to Florida when I turned 27, and I bought their home just so I could be near her. ...

COLUMBIA, TN -- Columbia State Community College honored 26 veterinary technology program graduates in a pinning ceremony May 2. The following area students were among those who were pinned in the ceremony: Cynthia Riddley of Belfast; and Alexis Wright of Lewisburg...

Athens State University is delighted to honor the students who have been named to the President’s List and Provost’s List for the Spring 2017 semester. Through much hard work and determination, these students excelled in their coursework and achieved remarkable academic success. We are pleased to announce that Sara Fowler from Lewisburg, TN, was named to the President’s List this semester...

The outstanding academic achievements of undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Martin have been honored with publication of the Spring 2017 Chancellor’s Honor Rolls for the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, College of Business and Global Affairs, College of Education, Health, and Behavioral Sciences, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts...

Expedia is now booking hotels in Cuba. American Airlines is flying American tourists from Miami to Havana. For more than a year American-owned cruise lines have been hauling U.S. citizens by the thousands to the Castro Brothers’ beautiful socialist paradise 90 miles off the tip of Florida...

Has anyone noticed the moral and organizational collapse of the Democratic Party? While the president’s tweets and his lack of command over the English language earn him nationwide “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” the Democratic Party itself is in a stunning meltdown that threatens to dissolve whatever sense of decency and morality its members once strove to maintain...

This column is all about taking the time to look up. Sure, there’s plenty enough down here on our little, blue and green rock to hold our attention. President Donald Trump made his first tour through Europe and the Middle East. A congressional candidate in Montana slugged a reporter. There was a horrific bombing in England that killed teens and children. And the model Kendall Jenner did something in Cannes that was apparently worth of our attention...

My husband and I, along with our pug - Miss Lily - are daily walkers along Rock Creek. We enter through Lone Oak Cemetery and enjoy peace and tranquility walking along the water, stopping to enjoy any wildlife that we see and even taking pictures. While on our walk Monday May 22, we noticed a Blue Heron on the other side of the creek that was tethered to a string and could not fly away. ...

The Chapel Hill Fire Department has been awarded a grant for new rescue equipment this year. Totaling $24,000, the grant allows firefighters to serve the community more efficiently by having the proper equipment. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program awarded the Chapel Hill Fire Department a grant in the amount of $24,000 for rescue equipment. ...

The Lewisburg Criminal Investigation Division is investigating an attempted homicide that occurred early morning Friday. Officers responded to the residence at 1405 Old Farmington Road at approximately 1:35 a.m. after reports that a male subject had been shot several times...

A federal court of appeals issued a ruling April 11 that could immediately lay additional regulatory and financial burdens on Tennessee farmers who raise chickens and other livestock in large numbers. The court ruling, if it stands, will require farmers, starting this year, to monitor and report air emissions of certain pollutants...

A cynic would say that no good deed goes unpunished, and stories like the following are the sort that fuel the cynical. Will Orr said he has been fired by his employer because of a good deed. Orr is the father of 5-year-old Ayden Orr, the subject of recent news stories surrounding his family’s quest to obtain a service dog to guard the boy’s health...

The search continues for a pair who are accused of stealing almost $200,000 from a Cornersville man. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department would like to speak with Charlene Small, 44, and Clint Letchworth, 25, regarding allegations of theft on Thursday...