R.B.S. Hosts Tip-Off Classic
By Wally Ethridge One of the oldest jr. high basketball classic tournaments got under way last Tuesday night with the RBS Bulldogs taking on Algood Middle School in Red Boiling Springs.
Read MoreMy View from the Press Box: Westmoreland
By Tim Case The MCHS Tigers traveled to Westmoreland this past Friday night to take on the Eagle’s. The Tigers needed the win to secure a wildcard 4A playoff spot.
Read MoreRBSHS Ends Season in Hartsville
By Misty Green The Red Boiling Springs High School football team traveled to Trousdale County last Friday night, October 28, 2011 to play their final game of the regular season.
Read MoreMCHS Cross Country Region Action
The Macon County Boys and Girls Cross Country competed in the Region 5 A-AA meet Thursday, October 27 at the Steeplechase Course at Percy Warner Park in Nashville. The Macon County Girls finished first, winning their first Region Championship since 2002.
Read MoreWilliams and Shoulders Recognized
MCHS Schoolboy Austin Williams was recognized as Outstanding Player in District 10 A-AA golf this week. Also Coach Beverly Shoulders was recognized as the “Coach of the Year” for both boys and girls golf in District 10 A-AA.
Read MoreMary Helen McCall, 88
Mrs. Mary Helen McCall of the Watervale Community died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon October 29, 2011 at her Watervale Lane home with her family at her bedside. She had been gravely ill for two weeks under the care of Sumner Hospice. She was 88. Her pastor. Eld. Junior Dickerson officiated at the 1…
Read MoreCharlotte Dean Dyer, 76
Charlotte Dean Dyer, age 76 of Lafayette, passed away on Monday, October 24, at the Skyline Madison Campus with Alive Hospice. Funeral services for Ms. Charlotte Dean Dyer were conducted Thursday, October 27, at 1 p.m. from the Chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Reverend Ron Bush officiating. Interment followed in the Maple Grove…
Read MoreRalph Wick Dotson, 91
Ralph Wick Dotson, age 91, of Lafayette, TN passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the Westmoreland Care and Rehab. Funeral services for Ralph Wick Dotson were conducted Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home with Elder Otis Jones officiating. Interment followed in the Macon County…
Read MoreStatus quo vs. Competent Leadership
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000228 EndHTML:0000003572 StartFragment:0000002917 EndFragment:0000003536 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/SERVER/EDITORIAL/11-01-11/COLUMNS/Rural%20Viewpoints%20by%20jimmy%20cook%2010.31.11doc There are elected officials from the local community to Washington, D.C. who foolishly believe that if they maintain the status quo that they exercising real leadership and that no voter would dare not return them to another term in their present position. Dream on, brother! Time is running out…
Read MoreTurnip Time
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000194 EndHTML:0000002814 StartFragment:0000002453 EndFragment:0000002778 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/SERVER/EDITORIAL/11-01-11/COLUMNS/barefootfarmer.doc It’s turnip time again. As fall waxes, and the garden wanes, turnips take over. We sow them in many of our fields for a cover crop, along with crimson clover and buckwheat. If you want some, come up to Long Hungry Road and stop in. they are right below…
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