Stories from Thursday, October 25, 2018

Robert William (Buck) Bishop, died at his home, surrounded by those who loved him most on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Buck was born in Lawrenceburg TN, on Aug. 15, 1950. He was the son of the late Charles E. Bishop and Bobbie June Sisk. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pat and grandson, William Carson Posey. ...

It all started with a self-examination. Vickie L. Hay’s story begins during her grade school years. Hay was in 8th grade when one of her teachers was diagnosed with cancer. Her teacher encouraged the students to at least be aware of what could happen. Hay learned about the early signs of breast cancer and how to give herself a self-examination...

No one wants to hear: you have cancer. Just a couple months ago, Wanda Chevele Wright was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 46. “I woke one day, and I knew something wasn’t right,” Wright said. She felt an unusual pain near her armpit, and it wouldn’t go away. She made the decision to go see a doctor within the week...

The Lewisburg Rotary Club swore in the 2018/2019 Rotary Interact officers recently. Interact is the junior Rotary Club in Marshall County, aimed at developing leadership and service among high school students. Pictured are Blair Goodman (MCHS Interact Sponsor), Hunter Campbell-Secretary, Savannah Wooten-Vice President, Victoria Curran-Secretary, and Alexa Caroline Zhen Hooten-President...

• Oct 29 - Lewisburg Electric System’s Board of Public Utilities will hold the regular scheduled Board Meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. at the LES Office, 599 W Ellington Pkwy. This is meeting is open to the public. • Oct 30 - The Lone Oak Cemetery Advisory Board will meet Tuesday, 4 p.m. at Lewisburg City Hall, 131 East Church Street...

• Vendors needed at the Bow Wow Bash, a Fundraiser for Animal Rescue Assistance Team of Tennessee, which will be held on Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. This will be held at the Blue Barn Venue, off of I-65, exit 37. Contact ARATTbowwowbash@gmail.com There will be vendors, food, entertainment, a pooch pageant, adoption fair, silent auction, wine & beer garden...

The final week of the prep football season is here and there are only two games on tap for the county teams as the Forrest Rockets host Community for senior night and the Marshall County Tigers travel to Nolensville. The 2018 Region 5A champions and 2017 Class A state runnerup Cornersville Bulldogs have a bye week as they await the winner of the Region 6A McEwen/Hollow Rock Bruceton fourth-place battle tonight at McEwen.

Cornersville Middle School hosted Culleoka Tuesday night and came away with a sweep with the Lady Bulldogs winning a close 34-27 contest before the Bulldogs blew out the Warriors 46-7. Grayson Riner opened up the scoring for the Lady Bulldogs with a short jumper and Vallie Stanfill matched the bucket for the Lady Warriors. Cornersville scored six straight as Alicia Polk, who led all scorers in the game with 13 points, got off to a hot start for the Lady Bulldogs as she scored four points, bookending a pair of buckets around a Jesse Woodard basket to make it an 8-2 ballgame.

Forrest Middle School hosted MTCS on Monday in Chapel Hill and came away with a split as the girls beat the Lady Cougars 45-37 in a close contest before the boys lost 63-25. Macyn Kirby led the Lady Rockets in the scoring column with a game-high 19 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.