Stories from Friday, November 9, 2018

The FMS Lady Rockets hosted the LMS Tigerettes for an intra-county battle at Chapel Hill Tuesday night and in a low scoring affair, Forrest won 24-19. LMS’ Caraline Hollingsworth, who nailed three 3-pointers in the game, was the only player in double figures in the contest with 11 points. Mallory Woodward had six points and Kayla Keiler added a deuce for LMS. Bethany Yates tallied nine points to lead FMS, while Jayden Coleman added six, Meagan Mealer netted four, Abby Davenport had one 3-pointer, and Abby Ferguson rounded out the Forrest scoring with two points.

The LMS Tigers travelled to Chapel Hill Tuesday night for some round ball and the game turned out to be one for the ages as both squads battled back and forth in a three overtime classic won by the Rockets 65-60. LMS’ Kintarius Morris led all scorers in the ballgame with 26 points and Montai Vaughn added 15 for the Tigers, while the Rockets had four players in doubles figures, led by Brennan Mealer’s 13 points. Tayton Swift, Keaton Curtis, and Ryan Meglis all were in double figures for Forrest with 11 points apiece.

Cornersville’s Eli Woodard and Marshall County High School’s Jayshon Wilcox are two of the 88 top senior football players in Tennessee who have been selected to play in this year’s Toyota East-West All-Star Classic, scheduled to be played at Austin Peay State University on Friday, December 7. Woodard and Wilcox will both be on the West team and Marshall County coach Thomas Osteen will be on the coaching staff.

Round two of the TSSAA playoffs continues tonight as the undefeated Cornersville Bulldogs host Wayne County at Frog Bottom and the Marshall County Tigers make the short trip to Tullahoma. The Bulldogs whipped McEwen 48-0 last week in round one to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games and Cornersville has now posted shutouts in 10 straight contests.

Nashville, Tennessee, November 9, 2018 – The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. For the 17th consecutive year, the top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. Three finalists for each category will be announced by Mike Keith on the Titans website at https://www.titansonline.com/community/mr-football-awards on Monday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m. CST / 3:00 p.m. EST. The three finalists for each award will be the ones invited to attend the awards luncheon at Nissan Stadium, where the winner of each award will be announced.

• Recycle bins that were behind Walgreens have been moved to the parking area behind the Marshall County Memorial Library. • At the Marshall County Memorial Library: Nov 9- Storytime in Chapel Hill at 10 a.m.; Nov 10 - Crochet Club at 10 a.m.; Nov 12 Library closed; Nov 15 -Storytime in Lewisburg at 10 a.m., Genealogy Help from the DAR at 5 p.m...

• Nov 12 - The US Post Office will be closed Monday, Nov. 12 in observance of Veterans Day. The mail routes will resume service Nov. 13. • Nov 12 - The office of Town Hall in Cornersville will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12 in observance of Veterans Day. The office will re-open on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the regular hour of 7:30 a.m...

During the Young Farmers and Ranchers Fall Tour, Marshall County’s Doug and Julie Giles were named the state winners of the Excellence in Agriculture Award and will go on to compete in New Orleans at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Convention in January...

Bentley Walsh (Mike Minor's nephew) and Micah Morgan are holding up autographed memorabilia from Texas Rangers pitcher, Mike Minor and Boston Red Sox pitcher, David Price.

At the recent Spotted Saddle Horse Breeder’s and Exhibitor’s Assn., horses owned by Got Rox Farm in Cornersville, earned the Spotted Saddle Horse World Grand Championship and the Spotted Saddle Horse Two Year Old World Grand Championship. The two home grown horses, shown by trainer Ronnie Sapp of Pikeville, TN, received World Grand Champion wins. These horses were undefeated going into the World Champions Show...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 1, 2018) – Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program is in full swing for the 2018 deer season. More than 80 processors throughout the state are now accepting donations of whole deer to help feed local families in need...

The annual “Lynnville Christmas Village” will be held on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Lynnville Municipal Building beginning at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors wanting a booth at the Lynnville Christmas Village can contact 931-527-0032, 931-527-3922, or 931-527-3466 to reserve a space...

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