Stories from Thursday, September 19, 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 16, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

The LMS Tigers (4-1) took on the Dickson County Middle School Dragons (3-2) for Homecoming Thursday night at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg. On a sun-splashed early evening, LMS Homecoming Queen Mallory Hardison and her Court preceded a hard-fought game that the saw the Tigers fall behind early before playing catch-up, but in the end they could not overcome and fell to the Dragons 34-20.

Those middle school boys from Cornersville must have had a good night’s sleep after spending much of the day in the hot sun celebrating Homecoming before coming away with a wild 28-26 comeback win over Moore County Thursday night at Frog Bottom. The Bulldogs never attempted a pass in the contest, rushing the ball 35 times for 249 yards with Ben Franklin leading way with 178 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns while averaging 10.5 yards per rush.

When most Tiger fans think of a big rivalry game, Giles County will most often come to mind. But for at least the past two decades and possibly longer, Shelbyville Central has been a regular on the Tigers schedule with each team going through winning and losing streaks to one another.

The Cornersville Bulldogs hosted an old foe Friday night for Homecoming at Frog Bottom as they entertained the Grace Christian Academy Lions, who moved to Division II this season after spending its first four years in the same region as Cornersville. The two squads put up over 300 total yards each, but the Cornersville defense, gaining confidence with each game, bent but did not break and the Bulldogs rolled to a 50-13 victory.

The Forrest Rockets travelled to Lynchburg Friday night where they picked up their third road win of the season, pounding Moore County 35-14 at Doug Price Field. “They are a physical team, they play hard, they don’t have very many players, but they play hard from the first whistle to the last and that says a lot to coach (Jason) Dobbs, who is doing a good over here with his program and it is great to get this rivalry back going,” Forrest coach Eli Stephenson said.

A classic American musical about gambling on dice and on love comes to the stage in Lewisburg this weekend. The Marshall County Community Theatre presents “Guys and Dolls” at the Dixie Theatre, opening on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Producer Nick Phillips and Director Allison Mulliniks assembled a cast of 28 13 to 18-year-olds to bring the timeless story back to the Dixie stage...

In His Image Pregnancy Resource Center’s annual benefit was held Sept. 12 at the Lewisburg Recreation Center banquet room. A delicious meal from Russell Catering was served by the Sub Deb Club and the Chapel Hill Beta Club. Beautiful decorations made by Designer Elizabeth Lewis and her team welcomed the largest guest attendance during the past eleven years. ...

Tribune photo by Scott Pearson Marshall County Mayor Mike Keny joined the Robert Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to sign a proclamation recognizing Constitution Week in Marshall County. Tuesday, Sept. 17, marks the observance of Constitution Day and the week-long observance runs through Sept. 23...

Wednesday, Sept. 11, was a busy day for county firefighters. A house fire on John Barnes Road in the south of the county called out several departments at around 12:30 p.m. South Marshall VFD, Mooresville VFD, Belfast VFD, Farmington, VFD, Five Points VFD, Chapel Hill VFD, and county Emergency Management sent units to the blaze...

Photo submitted The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced a $1.7 million grant award for the town of Chapel Hill as part of the Transportation Alternatives Grant program. According to TDOT, this grant funding will be used for the construction of sidewalks and bike lanes along SR-11 (Horton Highway) from Rocketeer Boulevard to Depot Street. The project also includes ADA compliance, landscaping, pedestrian signals, pedestrian lighting, bike racks and drainage improvements...

2019 Cornersville High School Queen and Attendants: (Not in order) Queen-Payton Salsman, Attendants - Chelsea Coble, Alissa Bradford, Lauren Bivins, Mallorie Stacey, Alli Wells, Emily Watson, Jessie Beth Woodard and Sara Wamble.

Cornersville Middle School Queen and Attendants: Hannah Grover, Libby Carlisle, Queen-Leavie Solomon, Anna Wood, and Katie Denihan. Photo submitted

Residents are getting a rare chance to get close to history. The World War II B-17 bomber "Yankee Lady" will fly in to Ellington Airport in Lewisburg on Sunday, Sept. 29. Very few B-17s, the iconic strategic bomber in Europe during the war, are still in flying shape and Lewisburg residents will get to hear the unmistakable roar of its four radial engines as it flies into town at approximately 9 a.m...