Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2019

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through September 2, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Duck River Raceway Park Feature Results Saturday, September 1 Pure Stock 1. Dylan McCrary 2. Clint Carter 3. Chris Ruth 4. Derek Reynolds 5. Jeff Beechum 6. Bryan Quick 7. Jeremy Owens 8. Alex Bobo 9. John Whaley 10. Greg Smartt 11. Jimmy Whaley 12. Shannon Patterson...

The Cornersville Bulldogs, seeking their first win of the 2019 season, invaded Eagleville for a matchup with the 2A Eagles. The Bulldogs showed improvement on defense, but sputtered on offense with four fumbles – two returned for scores and fell to the Eagles 27-15. “They are a well-coached team that plays hard,” Cornersville coach Gerard Randolph said before the game. “They have a really good player in Trevor Griffin. I know some of the coaches personally and we will have to do things right if we are to have success against them.”

The Forrest Rockets backed up a season opening win with a big 37-22 triumph over Portland Friday night at the Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill. Both teams combined for 43 first half points before the Rockets’ defense pitched a second half shutout. “It was an awesome win for us, it was a great team win,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said. “We came out after the second half down a little bit, but the fourth quarter we got two big scores and shut them out and that was huge.”

Despite the two schools being separated by just 26 miles, Lincoln County (0-2) traveled to Marshall County (2-0) for the first time in 40 years on Friday night. And despite the dormancy between the last time the two teams met, the Falcons arrived to a jam packed Preston Hopkins Field for the Tigers home opener and emotions were high as the Marshall County players wanted to win one for their coach against his alma mater and the entire home side showed out as the Tigers honored special teams coach Tony Johnson, who passed away from a longtime illness shortly before the season got started.

Photo submitted The Friends of Henry Horton State Park received a $10,000 grant at the 2019 GM Community Grant Program from General Motors Spring Hill. One of 10 groups to receive a grant, FOHHSP will use the funds for its Duck River Education program, which offers 5th graders in Marshall County and throughout the Duck River watershed a day at Henry Horton learning about the importance of the river to the region...

Some residents of Lewisburg woke up Monday morning with a Code Red message from a fire overnight. The Lewisburg Fire Department arrived at the Cedar Ridge landfill just after 10 p.m. on Sunday night after reports of smoke at the facility. Proceeding on foot to the rear of the site, firefighters and Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies discovered what was described as a fairly large fire in a trash pile...

Two consulting firms presented the final drafts of suggestions for the future look of Lewisburg’s parks and open spaces at a public meeting last Thursday. Common Ground and HFR were retained by the city to create an overall parks master plan and specific proposals for two of the city’s parks, respectively...

The Westhills Citizen of the Week for August 30 is Ann Elise George from Mrs. Higgs’ 4th grade class. She is responsible, kind, and understanding of other’s differences. She strives to do her best and is a great role model for others. Way to go Ann Elise! Westhills is proud of you!...

Kent Sweeton (left) is congratulated on his retirement from Lewisburg Water and Wastewater after 32 years of dedicated service by Trigg Cathey, general manager. “Kent has been so valuable to us with his degree in microbiology,” said Cathey. “It takes a lot of knowledge and skill to perform his job as well as he has for so many years.”...

Fire trucks and emergengy personnel in route to a structure fire located at the Farm Center on Depot Street in Chapel Hill.

The Columbia State Community College Foundation is pleased to announce Lee Maddox and Mike Keny as new Foundation board members. Maddox, a Columbia resident, has a wealth of experience in communications and leadership in the Middle Tennessee region. He is the director of the communications division for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, serves as the assistant editor of the Tennessee Farm Bureau News, produces Farm Bureau’s “Voices of Agriculture” and “Tennessee Home and Farm Radio.”...