Stories from Friday, August 10, 2018

“Oh what a day!” said Dottie Kelso Memorial Tournament scholarship fund committee member Ronald C. Robinson. “The man up above, along with Dottie’s magic gave us a beautiful day for golfing and raising scholarship funds.” The tournament was held at the Saddle Creek Golf Club on Saturday, July 28 and was great in so many ways.

The Forrest Rockets faltered in 2017, posting a losing record (4-7) for the first time in 11 years. And they lost their coach as Brent Johns stepped down after two years at the helm. Johns’ defensive coordinator Eli Stephenson, who has been on the staff since 2014, took over to become the fifth Forrest head football coach in seven years. Don’t expect to see a complete overhaul to the football scheme as Forrest alum Matthew Delk takes over the defensive coordinator duties, while Stephenson implements a Hybrid Wing-T on offense.

After months of campaigning, Marshall County knows who will lead the county into the next four years. Mike Keny is the new Marshall County mayor after winning 62.8 percent of the vote in the three-man race to replace Joe Boyd Liggett. Keny, a former Lewisburg pharmacist, received 4,058 votes compared to 1,447 for Chapel Hill Mayor Danny Bingham and 949 for Commissioner R.L. Williams...

While most sixteen-year-olds look forward to driving their first car alone, Sunny Ross solo piloted her very own plane on her 16th birthday. What better way to celebrate another milestone than a first solo flight. Ross has been flying since she was 14 years old. Her aviation journey began in Nashville at a weeklong flight camp. Other than thinking planes were neat, Ross had no prior exposure to flying...

Cornersville discussed development fees, grant applications, and upcoming events at Thursday evening’s meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Aldermen approved a change to the subdivision application fee schedule. Instead of the standard $250 per application and $200 per lot fees charged by the county, Cornersville will lower those fees for development inside the town to $150 per plat and $100 per lot...

Women from the Marshall County Family and Community Education Club were the August artist of the month for the Marshall County Art Guild. They were honored for their aesthetic art achievements that were featured in the county art show. From watercolor painting to needlework, the art reception featured different kinds of artwork. ...

There were so many emergency vehicles at Rock Creek Park on Tuesday night, several passers-by stopped to ask what was going on, figuring some serious disaster had happened. Far from an incident, the evening was designed as an opportunity for outreach between law enforcement and emergency responders to the communities that they serve...

One of the newest additions to Henry Horton State Park was named in memory of the man instrumental in creating it this past Friday. Commissioner of the Department of Environment and Conservation Shari Meghreblian and Deputy Commissioners Brock Hill and Tisha Benton were on hand, along with a crowd of family, friend, and TDEC co-workers, to officially name the 65 acre wetland area at the park in memory of Ronnie Bowers...

United Communications announced they will continue their ongoing fiber expansion efforts in Marshall County, delivering high-speed Internet, with speeds up to 1 gigabit. The Chapel Hill Fiber expansion project along US-31A/North Horton Pkwy through the center of town, will deliver upgraded Internet services to approximately 150 new homes and businesses. The project is currently in the early construction phase and customer installations are planned for late Fall 2018...

Seroberto Moreno, 20, of Culleoka, TN, recently participated in the SkillsUSA Championships. This event, by invitation only, was for first place state medalists in 100 competition areas for career and technical students. It is the largest skill competition in the world...

Heritage South Community Credit Union Board of Directors President Ken Malone announces today that Marvin McBee, long-time chief executive officer of the credit union, will retire March 31, 2019. “The Heritage South Board of Directors honors the request by Marvin McBee to begin his well-deserved retirement on April 1, 2019,” Malone said, “and we announce that we have selected Laura L. Parham to be the credit union’s next chief executive officer.”...