Stories from Wednesday, June 7, 2017

The Petersburg mayor made it pretty clear in May’s Monday night meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen that property owners behind on their taxes would be put on notice -- pay your Petersburg property taxes or lose your stuff. “These individuals are paying their county taxes, but they haven’t paid their (Petersburg) property taxes in three or four years,” Mayor James Owen said in a recent Elk Valley Times article. “We have sent them letters, but they must feel like they do not have to pay.”...

Years ago, a little girl sat at the kitchen counter as her mother, a bank teller, got ready for work. The radio buzzed, and her mother listened intently to the obituaries and birthdays at the beginning of the news cast. She asked her mother why they had to listen to it every morning, and her mother responded that it was a part of her job to know when customers walk in the door whether to wish them a happy birthday or to offer condolences...

As part of long-range plans to improve services and livability, officials with the town of Chapel Hill have been working consistently on a variety of projects ranging from a sanitary sewer system upgrade, development of a new city park and planning a greenway, a replacement of all street signs, and various other capital improvements projects...

Greetings from the Town of Lynnville, Tennessee located on the banks of Robertson Fork Creek. Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day celebration. Father’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 18, 2017. “Music quiets and eases the heat of anger.” Three churches in Lynnville have set dates for Vacation Bible School. ...

An anonymous reader of the newspaper I work for had a lot on his mind: “If that was your hero Obama’s bloody head, I do believe there would have been a small novella condemning every right-winger ... by now,” he or she, operating under cover of an online pseudonym, chided me...

It’s the election that never ends. Here it is, seven months later, and Hillary still is coming up with excuses. I’ve come to the conclusion that the only crime Donald Trump is guilty of is beating Queen Hillary. That’s it, and the Democrat establishment and the liberal media will never forgive him for ruining their dreams...

“I may have to do WHAT to receive my high school diploma?” “Pass a U.S. citizenship exam. The Civics Education Initiative is hoping state legislatures will require high school students in all 50 states to pass the exam in order to graduate. Some states, such as Arizona, have already passed such a law.”...

DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Rita,” and I separated a year ago. Our divorce is pending. The man she’s seeing, whom I believe she was cheating with before we split, has a violent criminal past. He has already cheated on Rita with his ex-girlfriend, the woman who had him locked up in the first place...

A sweet lady from Marshall County recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Russie Burrow Edwards Garrett was born in Farmington on June 6, 1917, to the late J. Paul Burrow and Margaret Elizabeth Cook Burrow. Russie is one of 11 children. Russie was married 39 years to Julius C. “Dood” Edwards and they had one son, Willie. Later after Dood’s death, she married Thomas Garrett...

By Patty Blackburn Tribune staff A sweet lady from Marshall County recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Russie Burrow Edwards Garrett was born in Farmington on June 6, 1917, to the late J. Paul Burrow and Margaret Elizabeth Cook Burrow. Russie is one of 11 children...

Katie Frances Crane Rodgers, age 79, devoted wife and mother, passed away May 1, 2017, at home with her son, Tony and his wife Liz, in Dickson, TN after suffering from cancer. Born in Lewisburg, TN, she was the daughter of Alex and Pearl Allen Crane, who predeceased her. ...

reds even Stanley Cup Final at 2-2, beat Penguins 4-1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau sure is doing his best to earn his own locker with the Nashville Predators with a Stanley Cup Final debut for the ages. For now, he insists he is happy enough just to sit on the floor as long as he plays. An undrafted free agent playing in just his sixth postseason game, Gaudreau scored the go-ahead goal 3:45 into the second period and Pekka Rinne made 23 often-spectacular saves as the Predators beat the Penguins 4-1 on Monday night to even the series at 2-2.

LYNCHBURG, TN (May 11, 2017) – The Motlow State Lady Bucks will hold their annual softball camp June 13-15 on Motlow’s Moore County campus, according to Janice Morey, head coach of the Lady Bucks. Participants who register for the camp by June 6 will receive a free camp T-shirt...

Lewisburg Parks and Recreation Basketball Camp will be held June 12-15 at Lewisburg Recreation Center, under the direction of Wayne Buckingham (wabsports.com). Hours will be 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. The camp is for boys and girls ages 5-13. The cost is $125, plus a $10 late fee, for the first child, with a $15 discount for each additional child for the same family. The cost includes lunch, a camp shirt and a parent’s banquet. Contact Ceeja Pillow, 931-359-2482, for more information...

The Marshall County Youth Trap Team (MCYTT) travelled to the Nashville Gun Club on Saturday to compete in the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s Region 2 trap shooting competition. The varsity squad led by Bryce Brown and Even Lindsey with Lauren Fox, Aaron Luttrell, and Austin Proctor finished as region runner-up, shooting a combined score of 477-out-of-500, 14 hits behind first place Coffee County (491)...

Thursday, June 1 APlus 000 101 0-2 4 1 Nichirin 000 002 1-3 8 0 APlus: Carson Cheek 1-for-2, John Morgan Thomas 1-for-2, Matthew Goodman 1-for-3, Zack Graves 1-for-2 2B: Graves RBI: Kaden Allen LP: Blake Mooreland (0.2IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0K, 1BB), Carson Cheek (6IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 7K, 1BB)...