Stories from Wednesday, June 28, 2017

At the Veterans Hospital in Murfreesboro, several white pillars support the entrance of the multi-story building. A small flower garden splitting the sidewalk to the entrance brings beauty to the exterior, even on a rainy day. An American flag proudly greets visitors...

Marshall County found itself in uncharted territory on Friday. That’s the day that the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released their preliminary unemployment numbers for May, placing the county at ninth in the state with a 2.5 percent unemployment rate...

The County Commission moved quickly through the 14 resolutions it faced on Monday, all of which the legislative body passed unanimously. Commissioners accepted the new county’s new tax rate of $ 2.7617 per $100 of assessed value on property, decreasing from the previous $3.22 rate...

NASHVILLE -- The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to Wednesday’s guilty plea of Robert Johnston to tax evasion, a Class E felony. Circuit Court Judge Forrest Durard, Jr. accepted Johnston’s guilty plea to one count of tax evasion. ...

Alex and Autumn Berlin are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Oaklyn Mae. Oaklyn has a proud big sister, Ava Rae. Oaklyn was born May 18, 2017 at Maury Regional Hospital and weighed 9 lbs. Grandparents are Ellis and Donna Pinkston of Petersburg and Johnny and Susan Berlin of Lewisburg. ...

Greetings from Lynnville, Tennessee! The 17th Annual Lynnville Blackberry Festival is history, but those attending seemed to be enjoying themselves shopping with the vendors. The weather cooperated well all day and into evening. A street dance was held on the Lynnville Square in the evening. We thank everyone who worked on the event...

In the course of human events it is necessary, now and again, to renew our commitment to the principles and practices that made our country great in the first place. Our country has always held what the Declaration of Independence says about certain “Truths”: They are “self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”...

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee provides legal advice and representation on civil legal issues for seniors in 48 Middle Tennessee counties. Recently, many seniors have contacted our offices because they have received notices from TennCare or Social Security stating they will stop getting help paying for Medicare. Many seniors do not understand what has happened because there has been no change in their circumstances...

Since 2014 the government of France has been awarding their highest medal, the Legion of Honor to veterans that fought to liberate France during the Second World War. Many veterans worldwide have now received this great honor but many veterans may not even know it is available. ...

Millennials, who understandably hate being called “millennials,” did not invent narcissism with the selfie. A noticeable number of 18 to 34 year-olds have simply navigated current technology into the dank waters of self-love and/or marketing one’s self into what they hope is an attractive brand...

DEAR ABBY: I recently had to spend a night in the hospital following minor surgery. One of the female techs taking care of me leaned over me to straighten out the bedding and I could see “everything” when the top of her scrubs fell open. I’m not sure if it was on purpose or by accident. I say this because after the first time, it happened several more times. I only looked the first time out of shock. The other times, I looked away...

The Lewisburg Elks Lodge #1990 had suffered through a three-year championship drought before claiming their first Babe Ruth League title since 2013 with a dramatic 7-6 come from behind win over Marshall Medical Center Saturday night at the Jonathan D. Hollingsworth Memorial Babe Ruth Field in Lewisburg. Bryson Whaley dealt MMC the final blow when he laid down a perfect squeeze bunt that scored Matthew McCormick from third base with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Elks starting pitcher and 15-year MVP Preston Shelton was locked in a pitcher’s duel with MMC ace Austin Grubbs as both hurlers did not allow a hit through the first two innings.