The long Fourth of July weekend offers plenty to do in Marshall County. Chapel Hill kicks off the holiday celebrations on Wednesday, July 3, with the town’s fireworks display in the center of town at Forrest School. The show is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m... more

The Marshall County Commission adopted the county’s budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year on Monday evening but not without controversy. The commission voted 11 to 6 to increase the county’s property tax rate by five cents, from $2.76 per $100 of assessed value to $2.81 per $100... more

As of Monday, July 1, 2019, drivers will be ticketed if they are seen with a cell phone in their hands while driving. Tennessee lawmakers have already issued a law that prohibits young drivers from talking on the phone, and the state bans texting while driving. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security partnered with tourist development and transportation to create The Hands-Free Campaign. It is meant to educate all drivers on what exactly the new bill entails... more

Gov. Bill Lee kicked off a five county tour of middle Tennessee Friday morning in Lewisburg. Lee spoke to a standing room crowd at the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association about the accomplishments during his first legislative session in office and his goals for future sessions... more

The Marshall County Tribune is introducing online subscriptions to better meet the community’s information needs. Digital-only subscriptions are available now on Marshalltribune.com. A six month online subscription is available for $17 or one year for $30, enabling access from any device... more

Shyann Miller will end her reign as Miss Marshall County on Saturday when she pass on the title at the 2019 Miss Marshall County pageant. The pageant, sponsored by the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, will be held at Lewisburg Middle School with baby pageants beginning at 9 a.m. running up the age groups before culminating in Miss Marshall County at 6 p.m... more

The Quilts of Valor Foundation honors veterans with the comfort and healing warmth of a quilt, hand-made especially for that individual and with their service and sacrifice in mind. These quilts are an expression of gratitude meant to thank, honor, and comfort a veteran for leaving all they hold dear to serve their country with valor... more

Photos submitted The Robert Lewis Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Society recently completed a grave marking ceremony for two former members. Linda Orr was a long time member of the chapter. Her mother was one of the founding members of the Robert Lewis Chapter. Linda used her artistic talents to recreate family crests for many of the DAR members. Linda’s two daughters and granddaughter attended the ceremony... more

Photo submitted The Herbert College of Agriculture at the UT Institute of Agriculture is announcing the selection of six new members of the Farm Credit Scholars Program. The Farm Credit Scholars Program was established in the Herbert College of Agriculture at The University of Tennessee in 2012 with support from Farm Credit Mid-America (FCMA) and today students in the program are continually being prepared for leadership positions within agriculture industry... more

Tribune photo by Scott Pearson Regent Nancy Pruitt welcomes attendees to Friday’s annual commemoration of Flag Day. The Robert Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution holds the event every June 14 at the Abner Houston cabin to honor the symbol of the nation... more

Sierra Waggoner, a 2015 Forrest graduate, recently graduated from Freed Hardeman University in Henderson with a Communications degree. more

Eighty-three students graduated from Cornersville High School, May 16, 2019. Six of these students were twins. That’s right! This student body has three sets of twins. Two of these sets of twins have been attending school together for 13 years. Cade and Haison Hopkins, Ryan and Sarah Beth Prosser, have been classmates since kindergarten. This fall, Haison and Sarah Beth will be enrolled in the same college while Cade and Ryan will go in separate directions... more

The parents of Natalie D. Ebolum would like to announce that she has graduated with the degree of Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. more

Photo submitted The award-winning Rocket Band of Blue, under the leadership of band director Caleb Boone, has named two new field commanders for their upcoming season. Junior Allie Bowman (right), the daughter of Thomas and Heather Bowman of Chapel Hill, will take the helm along with sophomore Jeanne Kay Smartt, daughter of Sharrin and Chuck Peter of Lewisburg and the late Bob Smartt. ... more

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded three schools in the Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) service area grants totaling $11,000 for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education projects and school projects heavily focused on career and community enrichment. ... more

FUN FRIDAY is coming up, June 14, 5-9 p.m. Tom Dixon will be the live entertainment for the night. There will be a corn hole tournament starting at 6 p.m. Pre-registration is $40 per team and $50 that night. First place prize is - 2 custom sets of corn hole boards. ... more

For as long as Luke Collins can remember, he knew he wanted to perform on a stage. At the age of five, he went to his first show: Charlotte’s Web. In high school, he still showed interest in drama. This is where he met the man that brought him to where he is today, Dave Sanders... more

The Marshall Medical Center Volunteer Association was proud to present three Marshall County graduating Seniors with scholarships. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship to pursue their education in the medical field. Senior, Dawson Hammons from Marshall County High School is planning to obtain his degree in Nursing from UAH. ... more

The Marshall County Republican Party would like to congratulate the recipients of our 2019 and first ever Marshall County Republican Party scholarships. This year our party created our first ever scholarship program led by a committee of five individuals: Billy Spivey, Sam Smith, Robin Minor, Vincent Cuevas, and Craig Blackwell. The committee received over a dozen applications; however, only one graduating senior from each of the counties three high... more