Stories from Friday, February 28, 2020

Otis Marvin Hunt, 99, of Lynnville, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at his residence. He was a native of Kingsport, TN, the son of the late Arthur French and Lura Sells Hunt. He was retired from self-employed construction/excavation work and a member of the Robertson Fork Church of Christ. Mr. Hunt served during WWII with the Navy Seabee...

John Larry Clark, 79, of Cornersville, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at his home in Cornersville, TN. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Leslie Fox and Helen Brownlow Clark. He was a retired electronic technician. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a great-grandchild, Emersyn Poteat...

Brad Watkins, 45, of Nashville, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at his residence. Brad was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Kenneth Watkins and Ms. Kyle Drake Watkins. He was a electrical engineer and a member of the First Assembly of God Church...

The BBQ Bandit has gone up in smoke. That’s the word from Chapel Hill Police Chief Andrew Kon after the arrest in Murfreesboro of Robert Shegog, 36. CHPD was contacted on Friday, Feb. 21, by the Shelbyville PD that they were investigating Shegog in connection with 16 burglaries in that city, and that he might be responsible for a rash of business burglaries in Chapel Hill back in October...

Columbia State Community College emergency medical technician faculty recently pinned 47 new advanced emergency medical technicians upon completion of an accelerated program in a ceremony held in the Webster Athletic Center. “We are proud of what the faculty and students accomplished in a first of its kind, single semester program format for students to go from no licensure to licensed AEMTs,” said Dr. ...

Brenda Gayle Earls, 65, of Lewisburg, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Marshall Medical Center. She was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Bob and Dovie Webb Garrett. She was a cosmetologist and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ricky Lynn Earls, brother, Donnie Bailey, and daughter, Michelle Leigh Warren...