Stories from Friday, October 19, 2018

uck River Raceway Park Feature Results Saturday, October 13 Top 10 Pure Stock 1. Josh Bondurant 2. Dylan McCrary 3. Wally Walls 4. Nicky Bates 5. Cody Lovett 6. Jeff Beecham 7. Michael Giles 8. Zach Taylor 9. Steven Landers 10. Justin Young

The next to the last week of regular season football has all three county teams playing at home Friday night with the 2017 Class A state runner-up Cornersville Bulldogs leading the docket at Frog Bottom as they attempt to complete a perfect regular season with a win over the Huntland Hornets. “I am very proud of the success that this team has had so far this year,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said. “It is fun watching these young men go and play our brand of football. I want nothing more than to have them finish the regular season on a high note.”

If anyone on the planet understands what Forrest softball represents it’s the Lady Rockets’ new head coach, Shelby Stinnett. “I’m excited and I’m humbled,” said Stinnett. “This is something I have looked forward to since I was eight when I used to be handed over top of the dugout.” “A lot of people don’t know it, but in elementary school I used to beg my parents to go to the ballgames, I would cry if I didn’t get to go to the Forrest softball games.”

At Monday’s meeting of the Marshall County School Board, Director Jacob Sorrells congratulated Jesse England, a senior at Cornersville High School, on his recognition as a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. More than 1.6 million students entered the program in 2017 by taking the Preliminary SAT exam during their junior year...

Editor’s Note: With Halloween approaching, the scary and the spooky pushes itself to the fore. Scaring people has even become a full-time business for some. Tribune reporter Erin Morris takes a personal look inside of one of Marshall County’s several scary attractions with this piece...

In His Image Pregnancy Resource Center held the annual benefit recently at the Lewisburg Recreation Center banquet room. A delicious meal from Russell Catering was served by the Sub Deb Club and the Chapel Hill Beta Club and was enhanced by the beautiful decorations made by Designer Elizabeth Lewis and her team...

The kids knew what to do instinctively, running from one station to another before stopping, not for a rest, but to read. Henry Horton State Park officially opened their newly installed Storybook Trail on Saturday, with a ribbon cutting and snacks but the trail itself was the main attraction...

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – The Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC) announces its board officers for 2018-2019. The officers were elected by the membership at TEDC’s annual fall conference held in Gatlinburg, TN. Greg Lowe, Director of Economic Development at the City of Lewisburg ECD, was named TEDC’s Secretary/Treasurer for the 2018-2019 year...