Stories from Friday, March 2, 2018

Hours of steady rain this week caused havoc in Marshall County on Thursday morning as flood waters spread across roads and rivers strained at their banks. The county spent most of the day under a flash flood warning issued by the National Weather Service after several inches of rain fell overnight on the county and middle Tennessee in general...

“It is a witch hunt.” That’s how Pam White characterized the federal raid of her clinic on Tuesday. Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, and other agencies raided Specialty Associates, the clinic that White owns with her husband Edward, and took computers and other records for further investigation...

An attack of invasive plants consumes Tennessee each year. On Saturday, March 3, 2018, a state-wide event dedicated to eradicating non-native species known as invasive plants. Henry Horton State Park will participate in this one day clean-up event. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers of all ages will congregate in efforts to clear out invasives along the scenic Duck River...

MARRIAGES Kieffer Sanders Compton to Patrisha Dianmarie Herbison; Matthew Donald Eady, Jr. to Stacey Renee Tutt Brown; Joshua Shawn Parsons to Sarah Elizabeth Hubrich; Amy Carol Pilkinton to Yesid Bedoya. NEW BUSINESSES Warren Fencing, 126 South Main St., Cornersville, TN – James C. Warren/owner...

The members of the steering committee are in the process of preparing for the upcoming 20th Annual “Helping Hands Golf Classic” sponsored by Waste Management. The “Helping Hands Golf Classic” is a long established annual springtime event for local and regional golfers. ...

(COLUMBIA, Tenn. – Feb. 28, 2018) - - - Columbia State Community College was recently named by the American Association of Community Colleges as a finalist for the 2018 Awards of Excellence in both the advancing diversity and student success categories...

• The Industrial Development Board of the City of Lewisburg will hold their regular scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, March 5 at noon, at the Historic First Avenue Building, 207 1st Avenue North, Lewisburg, TN 37091. • The Mayor and Council of the City of Lewisburg will hold a work session Tuesday, March 6, 5 p.m., at Lewisburg City Hall, 131 East Church Street...

At the Marshall County Memorial Library: March 2 - Family Story Time in Chapel Hill at 10 a.m.; March 3 - Crochet Club at 10 a.m.; March 5 - MCML Friends of the Library at 5:30 p.m.; March 8 - Story Time in Lewisburg at 9:30 a.m.; Minecraft Free Play at 5 p.m.; March 9 - Family Story Time in Chapel Hill at 10 a.m...

The Wall Street Journal article made me both hungry and wistful. According to The Journal, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Campbell’s Soup, Kellogg’s cereals and many other “big-food” staples of the ‘70s are in trouble. “High-end consumers are shifting toward fresher items with fewer processed ingredients, while cost-conscious shoppers are buying inexpensive store brands,” reports The Journal...

In my 19 years of working for a farmers cooperative, I’ve seen all types of farmers and ranchers. There have always been “weekend farmers” for whom farming is a lark, a small supplemental income or a tax write-off. Other herdsmen and planters have farming in their DNA. They yearn to be able to maintain farms handed down through generations and support their families SOLELY through the sweat of their brow in the croplands, pastures, orchards and dairy barns...

You could choose any number of marquee dilemmas to illustrate how broken congressional politics has become. Guns, Russian interference, climate change — Americans want progress on all of them and get little from Capitol Hill. But to my mind, nothing illustrates the dire state of our politics better than how we act on the federal budget...

You could choose any number of marquee dilemmas to illustrate how broken congressional politics has become. Guns, Russian interference, climate change — Americans want progress on all of them and get little from Capitol Hill. But to my mind, nothing illustrates the dire state of our politics better than how we act on the federal budget...

“For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives.” Hebrews 12:6 Over the past few generations the belief of parental love has been redefined as giving a child what they want, when they want it. Therefore correction is seen as a lack of love or even abuse. However, our scripture teaches that the Lord’s chastening and corrective hand upon His children is a firm hand of parental love and not punishment...

Dear Heloise: Over the past 12 years, I’ve worked in airport security and have seen many people who lost or ruined their computers, so I have a few suggestions to help passengers protect their laptops and other ELECTRONIC DEVICES: SEND A GREAT HINT TO:...

Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve fallen several times over the past year and my doctor has recommended that I start a strength-training program to help prevent future falls. But at age 72, I’ve never lifted weights before and could use some help. What can you tell me? Looking for Help...

The Lewisburg Industrial Development Board recognized the city’s leading industries and employers at February’s annual Industrial Appreciation Dinner. The event brings together the drivers of the city’s economy as a way of recognizing their successes and recognizing the contributions that they make to the community...

Mr. Charles Lamar Leonard, 83, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Lamar was a native of Marshall County, TN and a son of the late Roswell Howard and Sadie Maude Garrett Leonard. He attended Holt’s Corner Baptist Church. Mr. Leonard retired from the United States Navy with 22 years of devoted service to our Country, receiving the Air Medal and numerous other commendations for service in China Seas, Vietnam, and Korea. ...

Class 2A Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s Mr. Basketball finalist KJ Johnson put on show for the packed house in the Region 6-AA semifinals at Nolensville Tuesday night, fighting off double and triple teams by the Knights’ defense to score a game-high 43 points, but it wasn’t enough in a season-ending 72-64 loss for Marshall County (22-10). “I told the guys after the game that I appreciated all their hard work and they left it all out there on the floor,” first-year Marshall County coach Lavon King said. “That’s all I can ask as a coach.”

When the name Forrest Lady Rockets is mentioned around the Mid-State, the first thing that comes to mind is the rural school's powerhouse softball program. But the hardwood product is not too shabby either. Longtime Rocket fans will remember the 1995 team that sent the entire starting five off the college on athletic scholarships, including Reagan Housch, who set 3-point shooting records at Columbus State or 2001 graduate Jessica Ezell, who started as a freshman on an Austin Peay squad that went to the NCAA tournament and later finished at Martin Methodist College.

Scoreboard and Schedules Rear View Mirror Friday, February 23 Basketball Girls Region 4-A Grace Christian-Franklin 50, Cornersville 38 Eagleville 54, Merrol Hyde 10 Huntland 70, LEAD Academy 26 Moore County 93, RePublic 12 Region 6-AA Forrest 35, Creekwood 34...