Stories from Thursday, August 13, 2020

Champions Run Golf Course, Rockvale Tuesday, August 11 Boys Forrest (175): Sebastian Thompson 39, Noah Brown 43, Carter Jones 44, Bryson Smith 49, Hayden Milligan 50, Justin Gillespie 51, Trey Williamson 55, Isaiah Moretti 58. Eagleville (178): CJ Bega 41, Will Bales 45, Adam Parker 45, Eli Driver 47, Cole Blackwell 47, Josh Jeffcoat 52...

The Southern Tennessee Elite (STE) basketball travel squad took to the hardwood last week at Franklin County High School in the 22nd Annual Run and Gun Shootout and came away with the championship hardware. STE went undefeated in the 11th and 12th grade tournament division, beating the Murfreesboro Warriors in the title game...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — National championships for the fastest-growing youth and high school fishing circuits in the country will be held on Tennessee fisheries, B.A.S.S. announced today. The Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors will return to Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley at Paris, Tenn., for the sixth time, while the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior Championship for second- through eighth-grade anglers will be held on the Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake at Huntingdon, Tenn.

On Thursday, August 6, the Forrest Middle School girls volleyball team hosted Cascade in the school’s first ever match. “Our JV and varsity both played so hard,” FMS coach Shanna Swift said. “We have a lot of potential to build this program and I am very proud of how well the girls executed what they have learned in practice.”...

Sunflowers lift everyone’s spirits and they are warm and inviting as the summer sun. Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty, and longevity. Ms. Earlene’s sunflowers are being adored by many and adds beautiful color to her yard. photo by Patty Blackburn...

Marshall County schools started well in their first week back since March, but, like everything else during the pandemic, uncertainty remains. “Everyone was surprised with how good it was,” said Director of Schools Jacob Sorrells of the first week of school, as staff and students dealt with new guidelines and concerns due to COVID-19...

Last Thursday’s primary and county general election served up some new faces representing county residents. 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...