Stories from Monday, November 4, 2019

Imogene Peery Harris, 89, owner of Harris Foodland and long-time resident of Mooresville Pike, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend James Sampley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4 – 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 12 p.m. until service time at the funeral home...

The Berkley tank, an old Lewisburg water storage tank that was a landmark on 8th Avenue South, came down this week. Monday morning, a crew started cutting the tank into sections and hauling them away, the booms of the slabs of steel falling to the ground echoing through the neighborhood...

Photo submitted Marshall County Mayor Mike Keny and the board and staff of the Marshall County Public Utilities Board joined in the signing of a proclamation for the Oct. 23 observance of Imagine a Day Without Water. The national observance is intended to point out the importance of water supply and infrastructure to the prosperity, security, and quality of life that residents enjoy...

Danny Boy, touted as the first certified equine therapy horse in the nation, passed away in Lewisburg at age 33. Danny Boy started his work with Pegasus ECT in 2000, utilizing his incredible empathy for his human counterparts, with verbal and non-verbal cues. He built what was founded as Equine Assisted Counseling (EAC) today!...

“Today was a huge moment for me being a previous foster child. It was a very sweet moment to know that we can give back.” Owner Christy Tolley stated when placing the Foster Friendly sticker on the door of their business, Tolley Industries, as part of Tennessee Kids Belong’s Business Impact Partners...

NHC-Oakwood celebrated Halloween with their 5th annual pumpkin decorating contest, Monday, Oct. 28. A total of 35 pumpkins was entered in this year’s contest and one requirement in the decorating was to incorporate a Disney theme. All 35 pumpkins were very creative, and the judges Mike Keny and Patty Blackburn found it difficult to make a decision on the top three artistically decorated pumpkins...