Stories from Thursday, August 6, 2020

Duck River Raceway Park Saturday, August 1 Feature Results Limited Late Model 1. Matt Odeneal 2. Jadon Frame 3. Randy Gifford 4. Jimmy Nowlin 5. Jordan Judge 6. Scott Cook 7. Rory Lohr II 8. Rod Stacey 602 Crate Late Model 1. Freddie Smith 2. Dustin Halbrooks...

It was a double runaway in the ninth edition of the Gary Wells Cup matches at the Ewell Butler Golf Course on the grounds of the Lewisburg Recreation Center on Wednesday as the Forrest boys won by 64 strokes over the Marshall County Tigers for back-to-back wins while the Cornersville Lady Bulldogs easily outdistanced the Lady Rockets by 31 shots to win its second Cup title. “I’m very proud of my girls,” Cornersville coach Peyton Newton said. “They put the time in, they practice all the time, they are great kids, they are smart, and even when they are playing bad they put some fun in it, so it is just fun to watch them.”

After a big win in the Gary Wells Cup last week, the Forrest Rockets have remained red-hot as they swept a pair of home matches on back-to-back days over Moore County and Hickman County to remain undefeated on the season at 8-0. “Coming off a solid performance in the Gary Wells Cup, I was worried we might come out a bit flat, especially on a Monday-Tuesday match series, but our guys and girls alike came out swinging and had some great scores to show because of it,” Forrest coach Andy Burkett said.

Roger Paul Fagan, 76, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at his residence in Lewisburg. He was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Paul Waldrop and Billie Marie Marchand Fagan. He was a retired-Law Enforcement Officer and was an employee of London Funeral Home & Crematory at the time of his passing. ...

Gloria Marston Boyd, 84, of Lewisburg, passed away at her home, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Gloria is preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 63 years, Charles Edward Boyd; parents, Raymond Leslie “Les” Marston and Ola Mae Marston; brothers, Lilburn Marston and Ed Marston. ...

Marshall County will have a new representative in the General Assembly next term, as Todd Warner defeated two-term incumbent Rick Tillis and challenger Vincent Cuevas in the 92nd District Republican primary. Warner garnered 2,176 votes in Marshall County to Tillis' 1,673 and Cuevas' 896...