Mark Matzkiw, a recent graduate and Adam Matzkiw, an 11th grade student of Forrest High School in Chapel Hill, have earned a position on the Tennessee State High School rodeo team, after finishing second in the State Finals competition recently in Memphis... more

The tradition of raising and lowering the flag for Flag Day continued Wednesday with the Robert Lewis Chapter of the National Society Daughter's of the American Revolution hosting their annual event at the site of the Abner Houston home on Cornersville Road... more

Thirty four year-old Dahlcey Payne told officer Bart Fagan of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office that on the evening of June 2, when she had stepped into the kitchen that evening to wash dishes, she heard a shot ring out from the next room. When Payne entered the adjacent room to see what had happened, she discovered that her three year-old son had found her handgun and had shot himself in the leg... more

The talented people of the Marshall County Community Theatre are up their amazing tricks again and the result is a summer show you simply must see, "Manhattan Melodies." The 36 member of ensemble under the direction of David Sanders and musical director Elyse Dumser has put together a show of hits from classic and contemporary Broadway spectaculars to bring to the Dixie stage for two nights only. ... more

Marshall County was formed 170 years ago this year. The men who founded the county traveled its first roads and pathways in horse and buggy. They plowed its fields behind teams of mules. Some fought in the Civil War with the Confederate army. Some were good Christians and helped establish the churches that the current community cherishes today. Many lent a helping hand to their neighbors in need... more

Lewisburg may be the Tennessee Walking Horse capital of the world but more and more fainting goats are giving the high-steppers a run for their money. This week, a film production crew came to Lewisburg to film a segment for a PBS series that featured Marshall County's own fainting goats and some of their local owners. ... more

Rocket baseball fans had do doubts it would happen and on Tuesday their confidence was confirmed when Mikie Minor was drafted by Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Minor's arm helped propel the Rockets to their first even State Tournament appearance this season and led them to a Class A State Runner-up finish. ... more

Each fiscal year ending in June the County Audit Division of the State of Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Department begins its audit, which includes the first six months of the current year and the last six months of the past year. The Audit Division will begin work on the 2005-2006 audit on July 1. The financial statements and records of every county office for the current fiscal year are under scrutiny... more

On Tuesday, June 6 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Marshall County EMS and the Marshall County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle wreck on Mooresville/373 Highway across from Bryant Cemetery Road. A young witness explained to police and emergency personnel, the wreck as she watched it occur from the side of the road. ... more

The Marshall County Marlins Swim Club competed in their first meet of 2006 on Saturday to start off the third summer season for the youth swim club located in the Lewisburg Recreation Center. The Marshall County Swim Club was founded in 2004 offering an age-group youth program for children ages 4 to 18. ... more