Stories from Wednesday, May 8, 2019

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The Forrest Lady Rockets (28-4) outscored their district opponents 120-17 during an undefeated 10-0 regular season and they continued the domination with a five-inning, 10-0 run-rule win over Murfreesboro Central Magnet School (MCM) in Friday night’s second round District 12-AA Tournament win at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill. “We definitely needed some momentum coming in, we played at the Coffee County Tournament last week against some high caliber teams in Baylor (5-1L) and Blackmon (6-3L), so coming in and getting our confidence back was a big step for us,” Forrest coach Shelby Stinnett said.

The Forrest Rockets took it to the limit Monday night at Nolensville in the District 12-AA winner’s bracket, falling late in a 4-3 loss to the host Knights. The Rockets scored one run in each of the first three innings, but could not push anymore runners across home plate in the final four innings. The Rockets left nine runners on base in the contest while the Knights stranded five.

The Forrest Lady Rockets took care of business Monday night at the Field of Dreams in Chapel Hill as they came away with a 9-2 win over Giles County to advance to the District 12-AA title game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Forrest. Giles County hosts Nolensville tonight in the loser's bracket final.

Cemetery Decorations • May 10, 11, 12 - Decoration Day at Medium Cemetery in Delina is May 10, 11, 12- Friday afternoon, all day Saturday and Sunday. Someone will be there to collect any donations for upkeep of the cemetery. If you are not able to attend, you may mail donations to: Donna Jeffries, 16 Timberlake Drive, Fayetteville, TN 37334...

The South Central Human Resource Agency, 931-359-6393, is announcing that the U.S. Dept of Agriculture Commodities will be distributed on Tuesday, May 21 from 10 to 12, to elgible area residents on a first come, first serve basis. The distribution will be held at Hopetown, 330 5th Ave North, Lewisburg...

Juanita Anne Blackwood passed away peacefully in Murfreesboro on May 7, 2019, after a brief illness. The daughter of Thomas and Lorena Beavers, she was born on July 30, 1926, in Shelbyville, TN, where she lived most of her life. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert and James Beavers...