Stories from Friday, September 14, 2018

The Marshall County Tigerettes hosted the Giles County Lady Bobcats Tuesday night at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg in a Class AA, District 9 volleyball matchup that went four sets with Pulaski coming out on top 3-1 in the best three-out-of-five contest. The Lady Bobcats headed to Lewisburg with a mission to exact some revenge on the Tigerettes after an earlier season setback at Pulaski as they took the first set 25-18.

All three Marshall County squads are deep into region play this week with Forrest and Marshall County High School hosting home games and Cornersville hitting the road for a second week in a row. The Bulldogs travel to Maury County to take on Mount Pleasant for a game in which the winner will slide into the driver’s seat of Region 5-A and possibly the number one seed when the playoffs roll around. The Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0) and the Tigers (4-0, 2-0) both enter the contest undefeated, but Cornersville has faced a more challenging schedule with its opponents’ overall record sitting at 6-8, including a 41-0 blowout over then seventh-ranked 2A Eagleville.

Step Back in Time Festival returns Friday By Erin Morris Tribune Reporter A festival where there’s something for everyone makes it way back to Marshall County for two fun-filled days at Henry Horton State Park. The park will host the 15th annual Step Back in Time Festival on Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15. The festival kicks off 9 a.m. on both days and will end around 5 p.m...

Lisa Jackson, with the Lewisburg Beautification Committee, and DuJuan Jones, with Lewisburg Public Works, took advantage of the cool, fall-like weather on Monday to set up the city’s fall decorations around the square and Rock Creek Park.

In His Image Pregnancy Resource Center will host their 10th annual benefit dinner on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 at the Lewisburg Recreation Center Banquet Room at 6:30 p.m. The nonprofit, nonpolitical faith based organization was formed in 2002 to serve women, men, and families in crisis pregnancy...

Funeral services for Claude Thomas Dean, 98, of Shelbyville will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Gowen-Smith with Brother Jim Mickells officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m...

Almost 500 high school and middle school runners tested themselves Tuesday on the cross country course laid out at Henry Horton State Park. Marshall County runners fared well in the Forrest-hosted meet on their home turf.