Stories from Monday, March 4, 2019

Jimmy Charles Davis, Sr., 71, resident of the Hardison Mills community in Columbia, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Born on May 27, 1947, in Columbia, he was the son of the late Lloyd Davis and the late Gracie Mae Ramsey Davis. He was a farmer for many years, and later in life enjoyed tinkering with lawn mowers. Jimmy enjoyed cutting grass and fishing...

Mr. Rickey Ray Watkins, 67, a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Friday evening, March 1, 2019, at Marshall Medical Center. The family will celebrate his life with services at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia is assisting the family with arrangements...

Mr. Robert “Bobby” Rogers, 79, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Rogers was a native of Giles County, the son of the late William and Mary Elizabeth Willoughby Rogers. He attended the Mooresville Baptist Church and retired from the City of Lewisburg’s Street Dept...

The Marshall County Tigerettes are making the trip back to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s BlueCross Basketball Championships after an 11-year absence and it was easier than expected as they routed East Nashville 49-35 in a Class 2A sectional game Saturday night at the Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium in Lewisburg. “It’s unbelievable, I dreamed of it since the day I said I would do it again and we are going to make the walk up the ramp I told you about the other day,” MCHS coach David Steely said. “I’m just glad for these girls, these seniors have gone from a one-win season to the state tournament in their career.”