Stories from Friday, August 16, 2019

Firefighters from Lewisburg and Chapel Hill spent most of Friday dealing with a potentially serious structure fire in downtown Lewisburg. Smoke began appearing from the back of the building, at 208 2nd Ave. S., next to the A-Team Machine building, at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning...

The Lewisburg City Council heard from several residents at their monthly meeting on Tuesday night. A relatively straightforward agenda was capped by citizen concerns with the current financial state of the city and how the city responds to the issue....

Rev. Ellen Hudson and Rev. Dr. Tommy Clark are thrilled to announce their engagement to be married in a small, private ceremony in September on the Clark’s family farm. Ellen is the daughter of Iris (Tom) Carpenter of Memphis, TN, and Trent (Sherrye) Hudson of Gleason, TN. ...

Photo submitted Waste Management made a donation of crayons, coloring books, back packs and other fun items to be used at Oak Grove Elementary school. Pictured are some students from Oak Grove along with Stacey Cothran with Waste Management and Kristin Fagan Rogers with Oak Grove Elementary School...

A small farm in Cornersville has taken on the task of producing farm to table gourmet mushrooms for friends and neighbors. The small scale operation is run by Alison wolf and her 10 year old son, Ryker. Harvests have included pink, blue, grey dove, yellow and Phoenix oysters; pink oyster mushrooms, or pleurotus djamor, as they are scientifically known, has been the farm favorite during this hot summer season. ...

Alice Coble Holbert, 61, of Cornersville, died Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, at St. Thomas West. She was a native of Hickman County, the daughter of the late Hartie Lee Coble and Georgia Garner Coble. She was an educator, psychologist, and Guidance Counselor for the Maury County School System and a member of the Cornersville church of Christ...

Wynona Garrett Clark, 91, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at Poplar Estates in Columbia. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Connie Garrett and Ola Bryant. She was a secretary for Cathey Furniture and a member of the Church St. church of Christ...