Stories from Thursday, May 23, 2019

Tribune photo by Erin Morris The Marshall County Board of Education recognized the valedictorians and salutatorians for 2019 of the county’s three high schools at their Monday night meeting. From left to right: Carleigh Kaufman, salutatorian from Cornersville High School, plans on attending UT Knoxville. ...

Police Memorial Day and National Police Week Tribune photos by Scott Pearson Lewisburg Mayor Jim Bingham (inset) signed a proclamation marking this week as National Police Week in Lewisburg on Monday. The annual observation, authorized by Congress, honored police officers who, in the words of the mayor’s proclamation, “unceasingly provide a vital public service.”...

Tribune photos by Scott Pearson Lewisburg Mayor Jim Bingham (inset) signed a proclamation marking this week as National Police Week in Lewisburg on Monday. The annual observation, authorized by Congress, honored police officers who, in the words of the mayor’s proclamation, “unceasingly provide a vital public service.”...

The mark of any championship squad is its ability to stand in and go toe-to-toe for seven rounds and the Forrest Lady Rockets did that Wednesday night as they eked out a 2-1 win over Jackson South Side to stand as one of two unbeaten teams in Class 2A at the Spring Fling XXVI Spring Sports Championships in Murfreesboro. “Man that was hard, it made my heart beat a little bit,” Forrest coach Shelby Stinnett said. “We knew coming in that this would be a hard game.”

The Forrest Rockets (18-14-1) squared off against the Loudon Redskins (24-10) in the second round of the Spring Fling XXVI Spring Sports Championships on a warm and breezy afternoon in Smyrna. The Rockets, making their fifth appearance in the tournament and Loudon making their third, gave the crowd their money’s worth with great pitching and solid defense, but the boys from Chapel Hill came away with a 5-1 win.