Stories from Tuesday, November 7, 2017

“For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel” – Colossians 1:5 A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon and asked the boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing. We are behind.”...

Cultural appropriation. That’s the big buzz phrase of the politically correct these days. You especially hear that around Halloween. This past Halloween many college campuses across the nation issued warnings against offensive costumes that appropriate culture...

When I was in my late teens, a Nashville TV station ran a late-night double-feature of Humphrey Bogart movies. Immersed in the nostalgia craze, I grudgingly sacrificed “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” and dozed off so I could stay awake for the fabled “Casablanca.” In those pre-DVD, pre-streaming days, my nap was my “letter of transit” to a wonderful experience...

“I’ve never seen anything quite like it,” said a political-insider friend of mine as we sipped coffee. “What is it?” I said. “Several members of the Republican-controlled House and Senate are suffering from a rare form of memory loss. Until recently, I fear, they completely forgot why they were elected.”...

The cooler weather has finally made its way to the southern community of Lynnville, Tennessee. Hope everyone had a great Halloween with the trick-or-treaters dressed in their costumes. We welcome to Lynnville, the new minister of the Lynnville First Baptist Church, Richard Long and his wife, Judy. The church is located on West Main Street. Long has been in the ministry for forty-three years. The Longs have one son, Chris, daughter-in-law, Kristy, and grandchildren, Cameron and Kenzie...

Preliminary census reports a 4.9 increase in enrollment for Columbia State Community College for Fall 2017, setting a new record-breaking enrollment number for the college. Full-time enrollment is up by 15.1 percent from Fall 2016, and is up over 24 percent over the past three years. Full-Time Equivalency is the formula that determines how many students are attending full-time. Columbia State exceeded target enrollment by over 9 percent...

COLUMBIA, Tenn. – When we lose someone who has been an important part of our holiday and family gatherings, it can be difficult to move forward without them. The November and December Grief Support Group meetings at Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) in Columbia and Marshall Medical Center (MMC) in Lewisburg will focus on planning for holiday events while grieving the loss of a loved one...

• At the Marshall County Memorial Library: Nov. 4, Crochet Club at 10 a.m.; Nov. 7, Learn to be a foster parent-9 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Nov. 9, Family Story time in Lewisburg at 9:30 a.m., Dollar-A-Day Boys musical program on the CCC@Village Manor at 1:30 p.m.; Nov. 10 - Library Closes-Veteran’s Day observed; Nov. 11, Crochet Club at 10 a.m.; Nov. 13, Friends of the Library meeting at 5 p.m...

• The Marshall County Historical Society will host its quarterly meeting Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. at the museum, 230 College Street, Lewisburg. Mr. Robin Minor, retired history teacher, will present a program on Isaac Rainey, Revolutionary War patriot, and his reasons for joining the colonists in this fight. The meeting is free and open to the public...

Robert Morgan Abrigo to Lauren Taylor Wassermann; Joseph David Burwell to Kelly Suzanne Reese; Thelopius Deshum Gentry to Tracy Marie Houston; Lowell Alan Hardy to Terru Lynn Creek; Tomas Eric Harris to Melissa Hill Reese; Marvin Jerome Johnson Jr. to Melanie Patrice Brown; Errick Dawayne Knott to Donna Elaine Hardin Roberts; Ian Michael Palmer to Ashley Ann Williamson; William Allen Ponshe to Tabatha Ruth Bowman; Justin Lee Shrake to Katie Michelle Brown...

From staff reports On Oct. 24, Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an assault call on Old Lake Road. Arriving on scene, they encountered a female subject who, upon examination by Marshall County EMS, was found “to have swelling and blackening of her right eye, both her lips busted and bleeding from numerous cuts, bruising and swelling along the back of her head to her upper spine and right shoulder” and other signs of injury...

As the holiday season approaches, Lewisburg can look forward to an early Christmas present, or perhaps a late Halloween treat. The Marshall County High School Chorus is presenting their annual show at the Dixie Theatre in Lewisburg this weekend. “The Beat Goes On” features an hour of rock and roll classics, covering everything from Elvis’ “Hound Dog’ to Queen’s “We Will Rock You.”...

It’s not every public meeting that features an explosion at the end. The Rogers Group invited the Marshall County Planning Commission and neighbors of their Pottsville quarry site to view a blast at the quarry and to hear of the company’s efforts to minimize any impact from operations on surrounding homeowners...