Susan Hunter was elected in September of 2012 to represent Marshall County Board of Education’s 7th District and went on to win her re-election bid in 2016. Her current term expires in 2020. Hunter said it was an “eye-opening” experience when she first joined the Board and realized “the enormity and complexity of the budget necessary to operate the school system. ... more

PULASKI, Tenn. – Martin Methodist College (MMC) is excited to announce its new Teacher Assistant to Teacher Licensure Program beginning in January 2018. The program is designed to help teacher assistants in the surrounding counties take the next step to teacher licensure. ... more

This time of year many of us are cleaning up our yards, flower beds or gardens. Most of the trees have given up a season’s worth of leaves and flowers and vegetable crops have long died. Instead of piling it all up and burning it or sending it to the landfill, consider turning all of this presumed “waste” into a resource that can benefit next year’s flower bed or garden. Let’s turn it into compost... more

From staff reports Lewisburg Police stopped Cathy Marie Buttrey in the early morning hours of Dec. 10, after observing her driving with a broken headlight on 5th Avenue. Patrolman Kylar Gentry noted in the report that he had to use his loudspeaker, in addition to his blue lights and siren, in order for Buttrey to come to a stop at 5th and West Commerce... more

An unpaid fine disqualified Lewisburg Republican Billy Spivey from running in the special election for a Tennessee Senate seat. The Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance in Nashville issued a letter to the Tennessee Division of Elections on Thursday, stating that Spivey was ineligible to qualify for the election... more

They are veterans of what is commonly called the Forgotten War, but the Lewisburg City Council wanted to make sure that they knew their service and sacrifice were not forgotten. The council honored the county’s surviving Korean War veterans at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 12... more

An unpaid fine disqualified Lewisburg Republican Billy Spivey from running in the special election for a Tennessee Senate seat. The Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance in Nashville issued a letter to the Tennessee Division of Elections on Thursday, stating that Spivey was ineligible to qualify for the election... more

Greetings to everyone and Merry Christmas from “Straight From The Tracks of Lynnville, Tennessee”. Anyone who lives in the city limits should enter their home in the Lynnville Home Decorating Contest. Call the Lynnville City Hall at 527-3158 to enter your home. Judging will take place on Thursday, Dec. 21. So be sure your home has all of its Christmas decorations outside on for the judging... more

The Lewisburg Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to increase impaired-driving enforcement from December 13 - 31, surrounding the holiday season. The THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over nationwide mobilization... more

Shelbyville lawyer M. Wyatt Burk has been appointed to fill out retiring Judge Lee Russell’s term in the 17th Judicial District Circuit Court. Gov. Bill Haslam’s office made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. The 17th Judicial District includes Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties... more

The town of Chapel Hill will be examining speed limits in town, with an eye toward slowing down the town’s growing traffic Citizens had expressed concerns to the town planning commission about speeds, particularly on Eagleville Pike. The main arteries leading in to town, where speeds drop from 55 miles per hour to 30 mph over a short distance aren’t the only areas of concern... more

The Marshall County Board of Education recognized a 17-year-old high school student at their Monday meeting for her compassion and quick thinking after an accident on Nov. 16. That foggy Thursday morning, a 6-year-old student was struck by a tractor trailer off of Fayetteville Highway as she waited for the bus... more

Pete Ladd has been named the 2017 Marshall County Conservation Farmer of the Year. The award is part of a state program sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD) in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and the Marshall County Soil Conservation District. The program seeks to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the conservation of the natural resources on their farm... more

Christmas might be bearing down on Marshall County, but Halloween dominated the discussion last Thursday night at the Cornersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. Several members of the Cornersville Lions Club spoke during the citizen’s comment period, concerned about a discussion from last month’s BOMA meeting,... more

The sound of tiny model cars buzzing and circling a track while families converse and watch others compete creates an inviting atmosphere in Lewisburg. It finally has a shop designated for slot car racing. AJ Riddle is the 31-year-old owner and founder of Hot Slots located at 711 Cornersville Road... more