The Marshall County Solid Waste Department is winning the war on litter in the county. The department was selected from a group of 30 Tennessee counties as the 2017 Award of Excellence winner for their programs aimed at reducing litter. Assistant Director Doug Giles and supervisor of litter programs Glen White picked up the award, sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Keep Tennessee Beautiful program... more

On Sept. 28, In His Image Pregnancy Resource Center hosted their ninth annual Benefit Dinner at Lewisburg Recreation Center. Guests were greeted by volunteers Lisa Mills and Audrey Ann Laster before entering the beautiful banquet room decorated by Elizabeth Lewis, Patty Kohl and Emily Kohl. Guests took a look at the art work donated by the Marshall County Art Guild and other silent auction items donated by many area businesses before taking their assigned seats... more

A dispute between roommates led to charges at a residence on Center Street on Oct. 15. According to the police report, Noah Isom had been in an argument with his roommates over cleaning up after his dogs. They reported that Isom had made verbal threats toward them, before he went outside to walk the dogs... more

Report cards for students went home this week from Marshall County Schools, and the district has gotten some good news from the state regarding its performance as well. The Tennessee Department of Education named the Marshall County School District as an Exemplary District for the 2016-17 school year... more

NASHVILLE -- Fall has officially begun. Tennesseans are now focused on purchasing fall décor from local farmers and bringing autumn color into and around their homes. Pumpkins and hard squashes are temporary treasures, so it’s important to choose produce that won’t decay before fall’s festivities have passed. Fortunately, it’s easy to spot good pumpkins... more

October 26 - Edible Creatures Creations 6 p.m. at Marshall Co. Memorial Library - 310 Old Farmington Rd., Lewisburg www.mcmlib.org October 26 – Columbia State Lewisburg Campus October 26 – Trunk or Treat 5:30 p.m. Maury Regional Medical Group 1090 N. Ellington Pkwy... more

Lewisburg is moving forward. That was the message at the annual town hall meeting, held Thursday evening, to update residents on the progress of the Vision Plan 2035. City Manager Randall Dunn and Lewisburg Mayor Jim Bingham briefed attendees on projects related to the Vision Plan, as well as other improvements being made in the city... more

Marshall County fifth graders got some time out of the classroom on Friday. They were still learning, however, to learn about one of the most vital features of the county, the Duck River. This year marks the seventh Duck River Education Day held at Henry Horton State Park by the Friends of Henry Horton... more

The walking horse training business has changed a lot over the past three decades. Bob Reid from Cornersville, Tenn., has been out of the walking horse training business for “15 years or so,” he said. “I sold my barn and got out of the horse business. The government has run the business down, and all those inspections and restrictions really made it tough. The politics with the judges, well, it just wasn’t a good thing to be in.”... more

The room was full for Monday’s County Commission meeting. That’s always a sign of something unusual. Later the room filled with applause as the room rose in a standing ovation. That’s a sign that something remarkable is happening and it was. The Marshall County Commission was recognizing Captain Jimmy Oliver for his heroism and his injury in the line of duty... more

A familiar voice has returned to the Marshall County radio frequencies. Well, a sort of familiar voice. More on that later. During the first week of school, Cornersville High School freshman Gideon Lewis Tyree journeyed to the studios of WJJM to record eight commercials for Marshall Farmers Co-op. The third of those ads, a Halloween-themed message employing the song “Werewolves of London,” is currently airing... more

Henry Horton State Park is getting a jump, or maybe a jump scare, on Halloween. The park is hosting its holiday activities this Saturday, Oct. 21. The park offers a chance to burn off some of that candy with the Great Candy Dash 5K, starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday... more

From staff reports On Oct. 10, Lewisburg Police officers discovered that Stephanie Cozart had borrowed a car from someone in order to run errands. Confirming that Cozart’s drivers license had been revoked, they waited for her to return to the residence on Woodlawn Avenue... more

John Bush missed the Marshall County School Board meeting on Monday night. Normally the Marshall County High School principal would be there, but this evening counted as an excused absence. Bush was in Nashville, where Tennessee Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen recognized him as the 2017-18 Principal of the Year for the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee... more

• Every 3 minutes, a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. • Every 13 minutes a woman in the United States dies from breast cancer. • Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. About 1 in 8 (12%) of women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime... more