Stories from Friday, January 24, 2020

Birthdays are always a milestone and celebrating 100 of them always brings out extra pomp and circumstance. Lewisburg Mayor Jim Bingham, State Rep. Rick Tillis, and Marshall County Mayor Mike Keny joined the congregation at St. John the Evangelist after mass on Sunday, Jan. 19, to honor Edmond Nacchio on the occasion of his 100th birthday...

The Lewisburg Fire Department responded to Walmart at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Monday evening after a fire was reported in the store’s outdoor garden center area. According to the fire department, the flames were extinguished in a matter of minutes. The sprinkler system in the area contributed to keeping the flames in check, prior to their arrival...

The Lewisburg Fire Department responded to Walmart at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Monday evening after a fire was reported in the store’s outdoor garden center area. According to the fire department, the flames were extinguished in a matter of minutes. The sprinkler system in the area contributed to keeping the flames in check, prior to their arrival...

The Marshall County Memorial Library was the site of the January meeting of the Lewisburg Study Club. Upon arrival, members were greeted with the music of “Moon River” playing in the background, emphasizing the theme of the morning, “My Huckleberry Friend.”...

Forrest High School sophomore Jeanne Kay Smartt, pictured with Lewisburg VFW Post 5109 Commander Hundley Ford, has been awarded the “Voice of Democracy” scholarship by Lewisburg VFW Post 5109. Jeanne Kay, the daughter of Sharrin and Chuck Peter and the late Bob Smartt, entered the audio-essay contest last year in November on the local level. ...

So much for not doing well in dual meets. The Forrest Rockets faced a 24-0 deficit every time they took the mat, giving up as many as five weight classes due to forfeits in the early season, but they overcame the shortfall in each of the least three contests to post a 3-0 record for the week. “That’s three in a row,” said a smiling Forrest coach Jason “Shooter” Hill. “It helps getting people back and being able to move and bump weight classes where we only give up three instead of five.”