Stories from Thursday, April 26, 2018

William Gary Douglas, 76, of the Ostella Community, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Douglas was a native of Nashville, TN, born on January 4, 1942, son of William Preston and Paulene Dillehay Douglas. He was a former owner of the Hiway 50 Drive-In Theater and Gary’s Place Restaurant for several years. He was a member of Catalpa Church of Christ where he served as a deacon and song leader...

Joella Rogers, age 82 of Nashville, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at her residence. Ms. Rogers was a native of Marshall County, TN, born June 24, 1935 daughter of Charles White, Sr. and Lillian Hazlett Rogers. She retired from the State of Tennessee Employee Security Division...

Calvin Lee Pruitt, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Maury Regional Medical Center, Columbia, TN. Mr. Pruitt was born on Oct. 7, 1939, to the late Alfred and Reva Price Pruitt in Lincoln County, TN. He was a self-employed Plumber/Electrician and retired Truck Driver. Calvin was a member of the Emmanuel Life & Hope Outreach Church...

After an hour and 15 minute rain delay at Eagleville Tuesday night, the Cornersville Bulldogs and the Eagles squared off in rainy, sloppy conditions for the most important game of the season. A win by the Bulldogs would have sent the two squads back to Cornersville for a one-game match for the District 8-A title on Wednesday, but it was not to be as the Bulldogs turned in a subpar performance in an 11-3 loss. The 11 runs were the most scored by an opponent versus the Bulldogs this season and the majority of the damage was self-inflicted as only six of Eagleville’s runs were earned.

The Forrest Rockets hosted Giles County Wednesday night in a doubleheader to put some clarity at the top of the District 11-AA standings as the regular season winds down and seeding’s for the district tournament wash out. Forrest needed a sweep to capture one of the top three seeds and after a 6-1 win in game one, Bobcat senior hurler and Columbia State Community College signee Blade Matthews shut down the Chapel Hill bats via a one-hit shutout.