Stories from Tuesday, August 28, 2018

This week we went to Marshall Elementary School to ask 2nd graders what they want to be when they grow up and why.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture recognized some of its top faculty, staff, researchers and extension experts at UTIA’s annual Awards and Promotions Luncheon held on the UTIA campus in Knoxville August 17, 2018. Many of the awards are gifts made possible by past faculty, alumni and friends of the Institute...

Congratulations to these outstanding graduates from Forrest School for being awarded the Forrest Alumni Scholarship on July 28, 2018, at our annual dinner. Each recipient received $2,000 to assist with their college expenses. Congratulations and best of luck in college!! The Forrest Family is proud of each of you!...

LEWISBURG, Tenn. — Marshall Medical Center (MMC) recently awarded college scholarships to three local high school graduates who plan to pursue careers in health care, according to CEO Phyllis Brown. Sarah Kate Blackburn, Courtney Edde and Raigan Woods were the recipients of the 2018 Medical Career Scholarship awarded by MMC. ...

Ronnie Odell Harris, 76, of Lewisburg, born Aug. 8, 1942, died peacefully on Aug. 27, 2018. Ronnie was preceded in death by his father, Robert Howard Harris; mother, Margaret Elizabeth Watson Harris; fraternal grandparents, Robert Elam and Leona Sudberry Harris; maternal grandparents, George and Janie McCord Watson...

Helen Louise Howard, 85, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN. Helen was born on Aug. 26, 1932, to Carl and Eveline Nazaratian Stone in Palmyra, TN. She was a retired secretary for a California radio station where she had the pleasure of meeting many country music stars. Helen loved shopping, wildlife, and watching old westerns on TV and at the movies. She was known for her great wit and was a leukemia survivor...