BEST OF SHOW: YOUTH: Sarah Warf 8th Grade (Acrylics) Ford ADULT: Brenda Haynes Pierce Color Pencil Charlotte Rose PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS: YOUTH: Ryder Smith 5th Grade Pencils Winchester Sarah Warf 8th Grade (Acrylics) Frog Maisy Stewart Youth In Memory of Medina... more

Greetings from the historic town of Lynnville, Tennessee located on the banks of Robertson Fork Creek. The ladies of the Lynnville United Methodist Church entertained the ladies of the community at a luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 4 in the fellowship hall of the church. ... more

Columbia State Community College’s spring semester begins Jan. 16, and important application deadlines are fast approaching for new and returning students. New students must complete and submit an application by the Jan. 2 deadline. Returning students who have missed one or more semesters must reapply for admission by Jan. 9. Spring registration closes Jan. 9... more

Chilly weather for Halloween might have been an inconvenience for Cornersville’s Halloween festivities, but there isn’t much that can be done about it. The Cornersville Mayor and Board of Aldermen expressed concern about an issue at Halloween that they can impact: traffic... more

Residents and property owners along West Commerce and Mooresville Highway filled the Lewisburg City Council chamber on Monday evening. They were there to map the future look and feel of that road corridor. This “visioning session” was the first public meeting to begin the process of designing a future for the two mile stretch of road, running from the square to the Lewisburg Fire Department West Fire Hall... more

Marshall County added another election race to an already full slate next year. State Senator Jim Tracy submitted his resignation from the General Assembly, effective this past Monday. Tracy accepted the appointment to serve as the Tennessee State Director for Rural Development within the United States Department of Agriculture... more

The cooler weather has finally made its way to the southern community of Lynnville, Tennessee. Hope everyone had a great Halloween with the trick-or-treaters dressed in their costumes. We welcome to Lynnville, the new minister of the Lynnville First Baptist Church, Richard Long and his wife, Judy. The church is located on West Main Street. Long has been in the ministry for forty-three years. The Longs have one son, Chris, daughter-in-law, Kristy, and grandchildren, Cameron and Kenzie... more

Preliminary census reports a 4.9 increase in enrollment for Columbia State Community College for Fall 2017, setting a new record-breaking enrollment number for the college. Full-time enrollment is up by 15.1 percent from Fall 2016, and is up over 24 percent over the past three years. Full-Time Equivalency is the formula that determines how many students are attending full-time. Columbia State exceeded target enrollment by over 9 percent... more

COLUMBIA, Tenn. – When we lose someone who has been an important part of our holiday and family gatherings, it can be difficult to move forward without them. The November and December Grief Support Group meetings at Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) in Columbia and Marshall Medical Center (MMC) in Lewisburg will focus on planning for holiday events while grieving the loss of a loved one... more

From staff reports On Oct. 24, Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an assault call on Old Lake Road. Arriving on scene, they encountered a female subject who, upon examination by Marshall County EMS, was found “to have swelling and blackening of her right eye, both her lips busted and bleeding from numerous cuts, bruising and swelling along the back of her head to her upper spine and right shoulder” and other signs of injury... more

As the holiday season approaches, Lewisburg can look forward to an early Christmas present, or perhaps a late Halloween treat. The Marshall County High School Chorus is presenting their annual show at the Dixie Theatre in Lewisburg this weekend. “The Beat Goes On” features an hour of rock and roll classics, covering everything from Elvis’ “Hound Dog’ to Queen’s “We Will Rock You.”... more

It’s not every public meeting that features an explosion at the end. The Rogers Group invited the Marshall County Planning Commission and neighbors of their Pottsville quarry site to view a blast at the quarry and to hear of the company’s efforts to minimize any impact from operations on surrounding homeowners... more

Greetings from Lynnville, Tennessee located on the banks of Robertson Fork Creek. Hope everyone is enjoying the nice fall weather. The Town Square of Lynnville is beautifully decorated for the fall season with hay, pumpkins, chrysanthemuns, and other fall decorations. We thank everyone who decorated the town... more

September 2017 Bush, Susan Batton Sumrall “Tidy”; given by Amy & John Harmon. Ewing, Melvin Jr. “Hello World”; given by Billy & Judy Harwell. “Schomburg, The Man Who Built a Library”; given by Commerce Metals. Grogan, Grant Watson “Electric October”; given by Roy & Phyllis Huey... more

The autumn frosts are rapidly approaching, and while the cool weather is usually good for grasses like tall fescue and orchardgrass, livestock producers should be aware of using grasses in the sorghum family during this period. Grasses in the sorghum family, such as sorghum, sorghum-sudan, and johnsongrass, can be toxic after a frost. ... more

For the second year, Columbia State Community College was named as one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This prize is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges... more

Employment numbers for Lewisburg and Marshall County remain strong heading into the end of the year. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released September’s preliminary unemployment numbers last week. The county ranked eighth in the state with an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent, down from August’s 3.1 percent figure... more

Local law enforcement’s plans for controlling the White Lives Matter rally in Shelbyville Saturday worked out. During the rally, protesters and counter-protesters shouted epithets, sometimes obscenities, at one another but they were kept apart and none of the arguments had a chance to come to blows... more

The white supremacist marches in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro on Saturday were already close enough to home, but they spilled over into Marshall County that afternoon. Protests in Shelbyville were tense but trouble-free, with only one arrest for disorderly conduct being made... more