"This had been coming for a long time. I told (Forrest Principal) Mike Bishop in December. Believe it or not, I always knew I would not be in this for the long haul," said former Lady Rockets' head coach Robby Reasonover, who guided the program for six years... more

Once you get past the potty jokes, the Marshall County Community Theatre's presentation of "Urinetown" is good clean entertainment. It was clear on Saturday night that a lot of the laughs came from people recognizing friends behaving in a way they'd never behave otherwise. But with a role to play, they had fun and it's infectious... more

Right name, wrong photo. A story in Friday's Tribune about last week's drug sweep that resulted in 25 arrests included the photograph of an 18-year-old Tiger Boulevard woman rather than the mug shot of a 29-year-old Franklin Avenue woman that should have accompanied the report... more

"I think it was handled real well," said Marshall County School Board member Randy Perryman, referring to the recently completed selection process for the Director of Schools position. "We got a lot of good feedback," Perryman said. The only criticism Perryman had was that he would have liked to see some local candidates included in the short list... more

Where will the new landfill be located? The Marshall County rumor mill has kicked into high gear trying to answer that question. Managers of Cedar Ridge Landfill on Mooresville Highway are looking for other places in Marshall County where another landfill might be located following a request from county commissioners... more

Rumors of interesting things happening in Cornersville brought Bob Smart of WAXO to the meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Thursday, March 6. Only one of the two hot topics was mentioned during the meeting itself: a donation to the police department that is being spent on leasing two new cars. Seth Warf, who grew up in Cornersville and still farms there, asked who the donation came from, how much it was, and what it was for... more

Members of the Marshall County Commission's Law Enforcement Committee have agreed that the Sheriff's Department needs better computer equipment and software at that office and the jail. Days before a computer glitch resulted in the misidentification of a suspect in a countywide drug sweep, Sheriff Les Helton reported on the nature of commissioners' discussion during their meeting at his office on March 3. ... more

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing copper from an electric company in Lewisburg was sentenced on Wednesday last week to 15 years with the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Danny Eugene McDonald, 49, previously of Ethridge, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Robert Crigler, who consolidated several of the 14 counts of indictment issued in September by the Marshall County Grand Jury against McDonald... more

Marshall County Emergency Medical Services Director Jimmy Adams resigned suddenly Tuesday evening. "As of today at 5 p.m.," Adams wrote to County Attorney Lee Bowles, "I wish to resign as EMS director.... I'm going to spend time getting my family well and through some more surgeries and sickness as well as rest my own body."... more

SPRING HILL -- It was big news for Middle Tennessee when General Motors decided to build the plant for their new Saturn car between Columbia and Spring Hill. People moved down here from "up north" to work at Saturn, some of them settling in Marshall County, and many locals got jobs there, too... more

Lewisburg's mayor and council members welcomed their new police chief to town on Tuesday night when they consummated other monthly business without surprise. Chuck Forbis, commander of a division of the Sarasota, Fla., Sheriff's Department, was hired by City Manager Eddie Fuller on a recommendation from the Police Advisory Board and the new chief is in town looking for a place to live... more

CHAPEL HILL -- Planning commissioners' recommendation for annexation of 54 acres was accepted Monday night by the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen so they appear poised ready to finalize the ordinance next month. It's an important step for the town, according to Alderman Bucko Bryant who on Wednesday noted that developer Ron Lampley has purchased $250,000 worth of water taps for the property on the south side of Eagleville Pike and east of Stevens Road... more

NASHVILLE -- A Marshall County woman has been charged with using the medical benefits of a TennCare services recipient to get healthcare treatment, state officials report. Holli L. Mitchell, 29, of Lewisburg was arrested by the Maury County Sheriff's Department as a result of her indictment by a grand jury's report this month in Columbia, according to the state's Office of Inspector General... more

A roundup of alleged drug offenders has resulted in the arrests of 25 people in Marshall County. More arrests are expected. Included in the roundup is a former candidate for Lewisburg City Council, Roy Rowe, who was photographed in the booking room wearing his campaign T-shirt... more

Lewisburg City Councilman Elvin White has submitted a letter of resignation and applications for the open seat are to be accepted starting next week. "After some thoughtful consideration and for personal reasons, this letter comes to offer my resignation as city council member from the 3rd Ward," White said in his letter dated Monday. "I leave my office with no regrets and with great admiration for my beloved hometown, Lewisburg."... more

Dr. Janet Smith, the new president of Columbia State Community College, visited the Lewisburg campus last week for the first time since being confirmed to the post earlier this year. But in a very real sense, she was really coming back to her roots... more

"Big Hands Helping Little Hands" is their slogan and the steering committee is already hard at work planning the 10th Annual Helping Hands Golf Classic. The tournament has become a springtime must-play date for local and regional golfers. Thursday, May 15, at Lewisburg's Saddle Creek Golf Club is the time and place for this year's event... more

Lewisburg's City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to continue discussions about the purchase of the old Murray horse farm that adjoins Rock Creek Park. Marshall County-based Realtor Jim Rickman of David Jent Realty and Auction approached City Manager Eddie Fuller about a week ago to discuss the 48 acres owned by Roger Ritch, according to Fuller and Rickman... more

A revised set of bylaws for Lewisburg's Police Advisory Board has been drafted by the city manager for the City Council's consideration Tuesday night. What City Manager Eddie Fuller has prepared stems from discussion among councilmen and the mayor after a special called meeting on the afternoon of Feb. 26... more

A confessed burglar, who hoped pouring beer into a liquor store security camera's computer keyboard would erase his image recorded during the crime, pleaded guilty to that and other crimes this week in circuit court here. District Attorney Chuck Crawford on Wednesday summarized the Dec. 18 offenses by Earl Dewayne King, 43, for Judge Robert Crigler, who accepted King's guilty pleas in accordance with an agreement negotiated by Assistant Public Defender Michael Collins... more