Stories from Thursday, December 6, 2018

It’s not every day you hear someone turning 100. On Friday, Nov. 17, Elizabeth Jobe celebrated her 100th birthday. “I really don’t deserve any of this, but I’m thankful. I appreciate everyone that came out today,” Jobe said. Family members and friends surrounded Jobe with their support as everyone celebrated another milestone...

Andre (Andy) Plourde, loving husband, father, adventurer, raconteur, and accomplished traveler, died surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at the age of 82. Born in Easthampton, MA in 1936, he was the son of the late Andrew and Winifred (Couchon) Plourde...

For the second season in a row, just like on the field, the back-to-back Class A state runner-ups and Region 5A champion Cornersville Bulldogs dominated the All-Region Team selections announced this week. Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph and his staff posted Coach of the Year and Staff of the Year honors in back-to-back campaigns.

After a tough, one-point loss at Martin Luther King Magnet School Friday night, the Forrest Rockets just missed again at Chapel Hill on Tuesday when they wasted a fourth quarter comeback in a 70-69 setback versus Cascade. “I have the most undisciplined team I have ever had here,” Forrest coach Randy Toombs said. Asked what’s wrong, Toombs said, “We didn’t have good backside help, not playing good man-to-man defense, not helping when we needed to help, not being up the line allowing people to do what they want to do, people on the boards staring and watching.”

The Forrest Lady Rockets are off to a flying start to begin the season with six wins and just one loss with the latest victory coming against longtime rival Cascade, who came into Tuesday night’s game at Chapel Hill unbeaten. After a 65-47 wire-to-wire win by Forrest, the girls from Wartrace left with the same 6-1 record. “We did a good job, they (Cascade) were undefeated, they are a lot better than they have been the last couple of years, he (Rece Chumley) has done a good job with them,” Forrest coach Jeremy Jean said. “I’m very pleased the way we played, especially with some of the distractions we have had the past couple of days.” “We came together and played well, just like all year, we played team ball and made the extra pass.”