Stories from Friday, August 3, 2018

DREMC Director voting for Zone 5 including Marshall and Giles counties will begin Monday, August 13, in the contested election for a seat vacated with the retirement of Kenneth Stacey, who has served on the DREMC board for 15 years. The DREMC Nominating Committee has named two candidates to fill the vacated seat of Mr. Stacey: Lyn Stacey and Will Wilson. Only co-op members residing in these counties may cast ballots...

The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) is pleased to announce that its membership has elected its new President, Vice-President/President Elect and new members for its Board of Directors. Jennifer Pearson, director of the Marshall County Memorial Library, will serve as the association’s vice president/president elect for the coming year. Pearson will serve as ARSL’s president next year after the term of Lisa Lewis, library services manager at Show Low Public Library in Arizona...

The start of school marks the unofficial end of summer, and with that, the end of Fun Fridays on the square in Lewisburg. With two successful turnouts for the previous events, a large crowd is to be expected tonight at the last edition for this year...

A new school year means new teachers, students, and desks, not to mention brand new books. A few months ago, the Board of Education approved the director’s request for extra money in the budget of $100,000 for high-quality reading materials. These materials are for both teachers and students...

Thursday was a full day in Marshall County as students returned to school and voters went to the polls for the county general and the state primary election. Students across the county went back to school for a half day before resuming a full time schedule on Monday. Traffic was heavy in parts of Lewisburg in particular as cars backed up while waiting to pick up children...

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the event, celebrated on the first Tuesday of August every year. This is the first Night Out Against Crime event for the Lewisburg Police Department. It will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. at Rock Creek Park...

The Marshall County Horseman’s Association announces its 2018 scholarship winners. Brice Dunkleman, Rachel Hale, Virginia LaFlamme, Emma Mitchell, Jessica Osborne, and Dana Rae White will each receive a scholarship award. Brice Dunkleman is the son of Wayne and Kami Dunkleman of Cornersville. ...

Murfreesboro, TN— The Tennessee Cattlemen’s Association (TCA) and Tennessee CattleWomen’s Association awarded four educational scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. These scholarship awards are $600.00 each and awarded on an application basis. ...

Columbia, TN – Recently, Marshall County Farm Bureau President Jimmy Ogilvie attended the first ever Tennessee Farm Bureau County Presidents Leadership Investment meeting at the organization’s state headquarters in Columbia, Tenn. Tennessee Farm Bureau President Jeff Aiken congratulated each president on their achievement and challenged them to get out of their comfort zone in engaging others, “Our county presidents play an integral role in shaping the future of Farm Bureau and agriculture in their counties. ...

Nine MCHS Beta Club members attended the National Beta Convention in Savannah, GA, on June 16-21. After several days of activities, Carson Bailey emerged as the national runner-up in 11th grade language arts. The Beta Club rewards scholarship while encouraging service and leadership. ...

Celebrating its seventeenth season, Columbia State Community College is pleased to announce the artist roster for the 2018-2019 First Farmers Performance Series season. “We are excited to welcome these talented artists to the Cherry Theater stage,” said Dr. ...

While every birthday is a milestone, Rev. Jones Davis achieved something that most people only dream of doing. The World War Ⅱ veteran celebrated his 100th birthday last Wednesday, July 25. On Saturday, July 28, a reception was held at Greater First Baptist in Lewisburg, honoring his birthday on the day proclaimed as Rev. Jones Davis Day by the city council...

While the world’s most famous bicycle race, the Tour de France, ended last weekend, Lewisburg and Marshall County have a full weekend of bike racing on tap this weekend. For the first time, a full weekend of racing, with three different races, will attract racers and spectators from all over the southeast and beyond to town...

Marshall County High School has held the coveted Gary Wells Cup for all 11 years of the intra-county golf match named in honor of the longtime Tiger golf coach, but things may change this season as the Cornersville Bulldogs closed in on the prize after the first two rounds of the three-round, nine-hole event. The Bulldogs shot a combined 181 in Tuesday’s opening round at the Ewell Butler Golf Course in Lewisburg with the Tigers trailing by 12 strokes and Forrest in third place with 195 strokes.