Stories from Wednesday, July 24, 2019

The 43rd Lions Super Pull of the South got off to a great start with a big crowd for Friday night’s first session before an unexpected summer storm washed out Saturday’s finale. “Obviously Saturday evening's pull didn't happen, but Friday evening's event was phenomenal,” Chapel Hill Lions Club president Jill Smelser said. “In fact it was the best Friday night pull we have had in at least the last three years.” Although summer storms are a normal occurrence, Saturday night’s weather event was fairly rare as it came in from the east and lasted for several hours, dumping three to four inches of rain with heavy storms that contained dangerous lightning.

It is that time of year! School will soon be in session. August 2 will be the first abbreviated day of school and August 6 will be the first full day for students. Below is a list of school orientation dates and the 2019-2020 school calendar. You can view a Supply List for each school online...

Tribune photos by Scott Pearson Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission that put astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon on July 20, 1969. While most eyes are looking toward Saturday for the moon landing anniversary, the significance of launch day did not go unnoticed in Lewisburg as part of the Global Launch Day festivities designed to set a world record for number of rocket launches, any sort of rocket, on the day...

Reverend Tommy Clark is a minister ordained by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He grew up in Lewisburg, the son of Tom and Patty Clark. He graduated from Cornersville High School in 1997. In 2008 he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University. ...

Recently, the Chapel Hill Lions Club sponsored a Play-Doh drive to benefit Vanderbilt Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Williamson Medical Center. Thanks to a tremendous community response, they were able to collect 762 containers of Play-Doh...

In HIS Image Pregnancy Resource Center is hosting an Open House at 101 3rd Ave N on Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM to launch the new “Life After Loss” program. This program will serve families who have experienced the loss of a child during any stage of pregnancy through one year of age. Everyone welcome...

Farmers Market at Rock Creek Park each Friday, 6 a.m. to noon.