Stories from Friday, January 26, 2018

DEAR ABBY: I’m a widowed senior who has been dating a very kind man, “Ben,” for three years. He’s retired; I am not. He does things for and with me, and we enjoy traveling together. The problem is, Ben usually starts drinking about 3 p.m. at the neighborhood bar. I’m welcome to join him, but I prefer to work at my job or volunteer in the community. By the grace of God, Ben has made it home safely every night, but I’m afraid he will eventually hurt someone...

• Lewisburg Electric System’s Board of Public Utilities will hold their regular Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. at the LES office, 599 W. Ellington Pkwy. The meeting is open to the public. • The SCHRA will meet on Jan. 30 at 11 a.m. at the South Central Office, 1437 Winchester Hwy., Fayetteville, TN...

• At the Marshall County Memorial Library: Jan. 26 - Family Story Time in Chapel Hill at 10 a.m.; Jan. 27 - Crochet Club at 10 a.m., Anime afternoon at 2 p.m.; Jan. 30. - Computers for Cowards Class at 6 p.m. (This is a beginning computer class. Each class will be based on attendees needs. Come with any questions about technology.); Feb. 2 - Comuters for Cowards, 9 a.m.; Feb. 8 - Minecraft Free Play at 5 p.m.; Feb. 9 Computers for Cowards at 9 a.m...

If you ask around in Lewisburg for someone who knows how to repair a clock, Rick Tillis is the first name that comes up. It seems appropriate, then, that Tillis submitted a bill in this session of the General Assembly that would change the way Tennessee keeps time...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is scheduled to deliver his final State of the State speech. The Republican will address the state House and Senate Monday at 6 p.m. The event will be streamed online . Haslam will wrap up his second four-year term next January. The race to succeed him has drawn five leading Republicans and two Democrats...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has established a commission on pain and addiction medicine education, marking one of the first moves in his $30 million plan to combat opioid abuse. A news release from the Republican governor Wednesday says he established the Tennessee Commission on Pain and Addiction Medicine Education by executive order. ...

From Staff Reports An expired car registration led to a serious set of charges for one Lewisburg man. Officers stopped acar at a store on Ellington Parkway afetr noticing the expired sticker. A passenger in the vehicle, Marcus Wilkerson, 21, became aggravated by the stop, according to the report, and claimed harrassment by lew enforcement...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared he’s “looking forward” to being questioned — under oath — in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election interference and Trump’s possible obstruction in the firing of the FBI director. Trump said he would be willing to answer questions under oath in the interview, which special counsel Robert Mueller has been seeking but which White House officials had not previously confirmed the president would grant...

William Hunter Brown to Stacey Elaine Cole; Christopher Logan Lovvorn to Maria Lysfjord; Jeremy Dwayne Williams to Amy Jo Smith Helms Beverly Bush vs. Thomas Wayne Bush, Jr.; Robyn Ann Nelson vs. Jonathan R. Nelson; Shannon Marie Maas vs. Brandon David Maas; Talitha Leanea Harris vs. Lamonn Lee Harris; Alvn Edmund Walker, Jr. vs. Emily Jean Walker;...

Debbie and Pete Gage (Franklin, TN) and the late Thomas Loval Jobe, Jr. (Lewisburg, TN) announce the engagement of their son, Stephen Taylor Jobe, to Macey Ashlyn Berzak, daughter of Andrew Berzak (Boyton Beach, FL) and Courtney Newman (Knoxville, TN)...

Debbie and Pete Gage (Franklin, TN) and the late Thomas Loval Jobe, Jr. (Lewisburg, TN) announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Megan Jobe, to Graham Andrew Black, son of Dr. Thomas and Patricia Black (St Petersburg, FL) and Karen E. Black and Malcolm Morrison (Nashville, TN)...

We all know how the government shutdowns usually go. Democrats demand something unreasonable. Republicans awkwardly try to push their agenda forward. The left-wing media act as the PR firm for the Democrats. The Republicans get blamed. The government shutdown is over. Not this time...

They’ll do it every time. Whenever Joe Sixpack (or Joe’s congressman) gingerly raises the subject of hiring extra border guards, tweaking our broken system of monitoring work visas or fine-tuning our vetting of refugees from terrorist-infested countries, the cliché knee-jerk responses are swift...

It’s been quite a year, the exact reverse of that whole “time flies when you’re having fun” thing. These last twelve months have slogged by like cold molasses riddled with bat guano dripping through a tightly woven bamboo sieve. It seems like decades since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. Shouldn’t he be termed out by now?...

“And He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her… Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.” Mark 5:41,42 The Lord Jesus entered into the house of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue. ...

Dear Savvy Senior, This may seem like a strange question, but can you tell me what steps need to be taken after a loved one dies? My 80-year-old father has a terminal illness, and I would like to find out what I will need to do when he passes. Only Daughter...

Dear Heloise: When you’re traveling, it might be an appealing idea to put your valuables in a ROOM SAFE, but too many of the hotel employees have the master combination. It’s better to not bring valuables with you in the first place, but if you must, lock your valuables in the hotel’s central safe. Fewer people will be able to get to that safe. -- Don B. in Las Vegas...

Marshall County students in the 4th-12th grade participated in the 4-H Public Speaking Contest during their school 4-H Clubs throughout the month of November. On the evening of January 9 , 39 students who won a blue ribbon in their school 4-H Clubs gathered to compete for the title of “best public speaker in Marshall County”, for their respective grade level at the 2018 Marshall County 4-H Public Speaking Contest. ...

Third Grade A Anna Kate Bass, Seanna Beasley, Logan Campbell, Preston Carden, Ava Claire Cashion, Estela Castillo, Caden Cedotal, Kellianna Chorba, Baylee Cole, Henson Cook, Wyatt Cormier, Alyssa Crutcher, Ethan Flanders, Slaiden Floyd, Riley Gentry, Delmon Hall, Eva Hall, Harper Hall, Hallee Hileman, Adisyn Howes, Aniyah Johnson, Cloie Kelley, Cameron King, John David King, Austin Listovich, Jaylee Marquez, L. ...

THIRD GRADE A Honor Roll Kimerson Chaney Faithe Eguia Heath Hileman Oscar Wakefield B Honor Roll Jerni Armstrong Braxton Burgess Trevor Burgess Alec Chandler William Davis Ayden Fowler Kaydee Fowler Kayden Fowler Landon Garrett Brady Gibson Olivia Gross...

The Cornersville Lady Bulldogs, stinging from a 50-42 District 8-A loss at Huntland last Friday, took to the hardwood for a league home game versus Cascade on Monday. “The Huntland game left a sour taste in our mouth,” Cornersville coach Peyton newton said. “You either learn from or grow from it or you let it get you down and we have a great senior group in there with a lot of experience.”

Oh so close! The Cornersville Bulldogs worked and worked and worked but got no reward Tuesday night, falling 48-41 to Cascade at home. “We have got to shoot the ball better, I think we missed 15 free throws tonight,” Cornersville coach Matt Hagan said. “We missed a dunk, missed two or three layups, and had a couple of turnovers in crucial situations.” After beating the Champions at Wartrace earlier this month, the Bulldogs have not been able to pull out a win in a district matchup since.

The most highly sought after Marshall County Tiger finally made a much-anticipated decision when Tavi McLean pledged his services to Coach Tom Arth and his Chattanooga Mocs for the 2018 season. McLean, one of the most successful defensive players to ever suit up for the Tigers chose the Mocs over offers from UT-Martin, Tennessee Tech, Samford, Tennessee State, East Tennessee State, Mercer, Jackson State, and Murray State. But ultimately, the decision came down to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and UT-Martin.

They don’t make the headlines, their names are not in the box scores and they don’t make the all-star teams, but perhaps the most important individuals in high school sports are the contest officials. These individuals are so important that, in fact, there would be no organized competitive sports at the high school level without the men and women who officiate these contests every day across the country.

Rear View Mirror Monday, January 22 Basketball Girls Forrest 42, Marshall County 26 Boys Forrest 76, Marshall County 65 Tuesday, January 23 Basketball Girls Marshall County 41, Giles County 31 Forrest 50 Murfreesboro Central Magnet 30 Cornersville 50, Cascade 41...

Forrest 69, Franklin County 6 126-pounds: Jeffrey Gross (Forrest), forfeit. 132: Hunter Pendley (Forrest) over Peyton Martin (Franklin Co.), (Fall 1:56), 6-0. 138: Carson Blackwell (Forrest) over Elijah Cowan (Franklin Co.). (Fall 4:25), 12-0. 145: Justin Leonard (Forrest) over Jordan Martin (Franklin Co.), (Fall 3:56), 18-0...