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T rribuner Marshalliibb Countyuunnee T STREAK ENDS Covering the News in Marshall County Since 1898 ‘Dogs beat Rockets for 1st time since ‘96 www.marshalltribune.com Thursday, September 2, 2021 75¢ Volume 124 - No. 35 Wednesday Covid spread exponential a.m. homicide By Scott Pearson Case counts prior to Last Friday, Educa- those, 149 have tested Associate Editor the spread of the more tion Commissioner Pen- positive. A further 79 contagious delta variant ny Schwinn issued guid- are awaiting test results, By Scott Pearson The rate of positive of the virus, during De- ance that would allow and 184 are out because Associate Editor COVID-19 cases in Mar- cember and January, re- school districts to ask of a positive test within shall County has spiked mained in the low 400s. for waivers, limited to their household. The Lewisburg Police Department is in- to unprecedented levels As recently as June, individual classrooms or The Tennessee Hospi- vestigating a homicide that happened early in August. daily active cases were schools, to temporarily Wednesday morning in the 300 block of West In data released Tues- in the single digits. return to remote learn- tal Association released End Avenue. day, August 31, by the The Marshall County ing, as several school a statement on Monday At approximately 1:10 a.m., responding of- state department of Health Department has systems began closures warning that patient ficers found John Jacob “JJ” Contreras, 27, health, the number of expanded testing hours to deal with the increas- numbers--just under of Lewisburg, wounded by gunfire inside the active cases in the coun- for the virus at their 206 ing case counts. 3,100 hospitalized with residence. ty stood at 723. Legion Ave. location. Director of Schools a positive diagnosis as After first aid and CPR on scene, Contreras The number of active Free, drive through Jacob Sorrells told the of last Friday--was ap- was transported to Marshall Medical Center, cases on Monday, Au- testing is available Mon- Tribune in a previous proaching early 2021 where he died from his injuries. gust 2, the first day of day, Tuesday, Thursday, interview that for the numbers. However, the school, was 106. Police characterized the event as a “home and Friday from 8 to 10 entire district to return statement continued, From August 3 to Au- a.m. to a virtual learning invasion” and are working, as of press time, the number of patients gust 16, the county aver- Vaccinations are option would require a to determine a motive. in intensive care units, aged 18.4 new positive available at the health state of emergency dec- LPD is currently pursuing several leads in currently on ventilators, the case and encourage anyone with knowl- cases per day. Between department as well. laration from Gov. Bill and pediatric hospital- edge of the incident to contact the Criminal August 17 and August Just under half of Lee. izations, were all higher Investigations Department at 931-359-3800. 30, that number more residents have received As of Wednesday, the than tripled to 57 new at least one dose of a school system reports than at any other point cases per day. vaccine. 412 students absent. Of in the pandemic. Ida rains temporarily The show must go on hamper cleanup after Tennessee floods By Jonathan Mattise Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rain from Tropical Depression Ida temporarily hampered cleanup efforts Tuesday for a rural Tennessee community ravaged by recent deadly flooding, but the extra dousing brought no new flooding, authorities said. About 2.5 inches (6 centimeters) of rain fell overnight and showers were expected through- out the day, according to the Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency. The Tennessee National Guard was keeping an eye on water lev- els in creek beds and under bridges while police in Waverly, where the Aug. 21 floods caused the most damage, said they were on the lookout for any road flooding. Cleanup and recovery efforts are expected to resume Wednesday, officials said. By Tuesday af- ternoon, a flash flood watch was dropped for the part of central Tennessee that includes Humphreys Photo courtesy of Amanda Adams County, according to the National Weather Ser- Just a reminder that Marshall County Community Theatre will present the final three productions of the musical vice. “Grease” this weekend at the Dixie Theatre on the square in Lewisburg. Postponed from earlier in the month due “It’s rained all day, but no additional flooding,” to positive coronavirus tests, the shows will be held at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Grey Collier, a spokesperson for the local emer- Originally sold out for the weekend, some tickets are now available. Check the dixietheatre.org website for details gency agency, said late Tuesday afternoon. and availability. Authorities are encouraging people to pick up tarps being distributed to area residents so they can cover their damaged homes and other prop- erty. Elsewhere in Tennessee, the tropical system dumped enough rain that event organizers on Tuesday decided to cancel the prominent Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The annual festival was Volunteer scheduled to start Thursday on the site of a former farm in Manchester, about an hour southeast of spirit Nashville, but organizers said the waterlogged fes- tival grounds are unsafe for driving or camping. The heavy rainfall also led to a few school can- Marshall County celations, including in Lawrence and Giles counties Emergency on Tuesday, while McMinn County canceled classes Management, with for Wednesday. aid from local resi- The flooding just over a week ago killed 20 people dents and organiza- as it took out houses, roads, cellphone towers and tions, responded to telephone lines. The rain totals more than tripled Humphreys County to forecasts and shattered the state record for one- assist in recovery after day rainfall. More than 270 homes were destroyed devastating flooding and 160 took major damage in the county of about hit Waverly and the 18,000, located some 60 miles (95 kilometers) west surrounding area. Look of Nashville, according to the Humphreys County for their story in next Emergency Management Agency. week’s Tribune. Four state-owned bridges in three locations in Humphreys and Hickman counties are beyond Photo courtesy of Office of Emergency Management repair and will stay closed until they are rebuilt, and seven additional locally owned bridges in Humphreys will remain closed pending repair or replacement contracts, the state Department of Transportation said Tuesday. HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE LABOR DAY WEEKEND NATURAL GAS NO TANKS – SAFE, RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE ENERGY NO WORRIES Call today for more information! • Connect your backyard grill for convenience and ease during grilling season. • Cook entire meals in the 505 North Ellington Pkwy. convenience of your own Lewisburg,TN 37091 backyard. 931-359-4016 • Relax and enjoy without the www.LewisburgGas.com worry of empty tanks. CALL BEFORE YOU DIG! A2 - Thursday, September 2, 2021 Marshall County Tribune Obituaries Charles Bryan Smith Charles Bryan Smith, In addition to his 53, passed away Mon- mother, step-father, day, Aug. 23, 2021, at and daughter, he is sur- Tristar Centennial vived by the mother of Carl Edward Campbell Medical Center. his daughter, Martina Carl Edward Camp- from the chapel of Cor- A visitation was held Smith-Bolanos of Smyr- bell, 58, of Cornersville, nersville Funeral Home Saturday, Aug, 28, 2021, na, TN; stepchildren, Ja- died Tuesday, Aug. 24, with burial following in from 11:00 AM – 1:00 clissa Haislip of Atlanta, 2021, at Maury County Beechwood Cemetery. PM at Heritage Funer- GA, Drew McLean of Ve- Regional Health Center. Visitation with the al Home in Columbia. ro Beach, FL; brothers, He was a native of Al- family began Friday, Heritage Funeral Home David (Tyree) Smith, Jr. legan, MI, the son of the Aug. 27, 2021, at the fu- assisted the family with of Lewisburg, TN, Marc late John Edward and neral home from 10:00 arrangements. (Tracy) Smith of Hick- Alice Woodard Camp- a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Born on June 20, ory, NC; sister, Kristen bell. He was employed and continued on Fri- 1968, in North Wilkes- Smith of Lewisburg; boro, NC, Bryan was the side. Bryan was an out- and numerous nieces at Walker Die Casting. day, Aug. 27, 2021, until son of Mary Jo & Henry doorsman who enjoyed and nephews. In addition to his par- the funeral hour. fishing, playing cards, In lieu of flowers, do- Blair Chapman and the You may share condo- ents, he was preceded in Christy (Chad) Bailey late David Smith, Sr. He watching westerns, and lences with the family nations may be made to death by a grandchild, of Culleoka and Eliza- was a longtime walking having a good time. He at the Heritage Funeral Marshall County Can- Roston Edward Carter. beth (Keith) Hinson of horse trainer who loved especially loved spend- Home website: www. He is survived by Columbia; brother, Tim cer Foundation. riding horses and often ing time with his daugh- TnFunerals.com his wife, Cheryl Smith (Laquita) Dunkle. Cornersville Funeral trained horses on the ter, Jastyn. Campbell; son, Daniel Funeral services were Home assisted the fam- Edward Campbell of conducted Friday, Aug. ily with the arrange- Cornersville; sisters, 27, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. ments. Mary Lou Phelan Mrs. Mary Lou Phel- pel Chapel, 7305 Sonya Haven Christian Camp, James Marshall Helton an, 94, of Lewisburg, Drive, Nashville, TN P. O. Box 276 Chapel TN, died Wednesday, 37209 and funeral ser- Hill, TN 37034 Mr. James Marshall Burial, with military Aug. 25, 2021, in Co- vices were at 2 p.m.