Stories from Wednesday, April 26, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House is poised to put the finishing touch on months of work on Gov. Bill Haslam’s bill that increases the gas tax to fund roadwork and cuts other taxes. The House is expected to cast a final favorable vote Monday, which then would let the Republican governor sign the bill into law...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married almost four years. My husband and I are both barely 40, still quite young, but we have sex only once or twice a month. Our relationship is great, and we love each other. I just wish we had sex more often. I’ve told him I would like more, but it stays the same...

Every time a picture of America’s Coolest Prez Ever gets posted on social media, the internet lights up like a Christmas tree. Of late, His Excellency, Barack Obama, was caught on camera photographing Michelle while they cruised the South Pacific on a carbon footprint-hogging 450-foot super yacht...

We need to rethink Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. On April’s fourth Thursday for the last 25 years, parents have been taking their kids to their workplaces to help kids “envision their future and begin steps toward their end goals,” according to the executive director of the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Foundation...

“No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it,” observed George Orwell in his prescient novel “1984.” However, until Donald Trump came along most U.S. presidents were at least subtle about their eagerness to retain power-especially during the first 100 days...

May 2 – 5, 2017 ALL MENUS SUBJECT TO CHANGE LEWISBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL Breakfast Monday: Ham, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit, Fresh Fruit, Juice, Choice of Milk Tuesday: Sausage Biscuit, Fresh Fruit, Juice, Choice of Milk Wednesday: Chicken Biscuit, Fresh Fruit, Juice, Choice of Milk...

Greetings from Lynnville, Tennessee located on the banks of Robertson Fork Creek. It is now summer time according to the rather warm temperature we have been having. The many colors of green are showing up in the foliage and it is beautiful along with the fresh, pretty landscape. Take a walk and enjoy nature this spring...

Marshall County ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in Tennessee over the past year. Recently released data from the United States Census Bureau showed the county tied for 11th in the state with a 1.2 percent increase in 2016, higher than the state average of 0.8 percent...

No one is suggesting that Chapel Hill is going to be the new Lynchburg, but the town might get a bit closer with the proposal of a craft distillery. Ryan Thomas appeared before the Chapel Hill Planning Commission Monday night seeking a zoning change that would allow the project to move forward...

On March 17, Lewisburg Police officers and Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an alleged road rage incident in which a gun had been brandished. The two victims reported that Adam Tyler McGatha and two other juveniles had a verbal dispute with the two and, while following them down Ellington Parkway, McGatha had pulled alongside them and pointed a firearm at them as well...

Submitted On Friday March 31, 2017, the Cornersville Varsity Cheerleaders hosted the annual Miss Cornersville pageant, followed on Saturday by the Tiny, Wee, Little, and Petite Miss Cornersville pageants. On Friday night, Allison Henderson was crowned as 2017 Miss Cornersville. ...