Stories from Tuesday, December 8, 2020

It was considered improbable, if not downright impossible, mere months ago. High school football, let alone the state championships, seemed equal parts mirage and logistical longshot as the United States, along with the rest of the globe, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic...

Students in Lewisburg Middle School’s CDC/Special Education Classes, under the direction of Patricia Ludin, are selling poinsettias. The students planted the flowers, have overseen the flowers’ growth, and now are ready to sell them. The colors available are red, pink, and white. ...

After getting swept in the non-region season series last year, the Forrest Rockets dropped their third game in a row to longtime rival Cascade Friday night at Chapel Hill. “We played well in spurts of the game, but I need to be doing a better job of getting the guys to play with more effort and toughness throughout the entirety of the game,” Forrest coach Corey Bishop said. The Rockets lost 55-43, but were in the game and had a chance to win as late as midway through the fourth quarter.

It’s always throwback time when Forrest and Cascade meet in any sporting event and Friday night in front of a packed house in Chapel Hill, the two squads met for a doubleheader with the Lady Rockets taking a 53-40 win over the Lady Champions in the opening game of the twin bill. It was the third win in a row for Forrest in the decades old matchup that is in the last year of non-region play as the district rivalry will be renewed next season when the 2021-2022 TSSAA realignment begins.