Last Friday wasn’t Randy Boyd’s first trip to Marshall County and it probably won’t be his last either. While the general election seems far in the future, November next year, the races are already here. Boyd spent Friday touring the county, visiting the manufacturing plants in Lewisburg, and taking in the Marshall County High School homecoming parade and pep rally on the square... more

The Cornersville Board of Aldermen want people to slow down. They just need to decide how to attack the problem. Alderman Mary Johnson raised the issue of drivers, in both cars and utility vehicles, speeding along Tarpley Avenue at last month’s board meeting... more

It wouldn’t be a meeting in Chapel Hill if the subject of water didn’t come up at some point. Monday night’s meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen was no different. Town Manager Mark Graves made a suggestion to the board that the town consider establishing a separate water and waste water board... more

Greetings from Lynnville, Tennessee, located on the banks of the Robertson Fork Creek. Robertson Fork gets its name from earlier explorer James Robertson. The season changed on Friday, September 22, 2017, as the Autumn Season officially arrived. With the warm temperatures, it does not seem like fall is here... more

From staff reports On Oct. 1, deputies responded to a domestic call on Belfast Farmington Road. The female complainant reported that her boyfriend, James T. Goolsby, had thrown a grill at her during an argument, after he had threatened her by saying “I want to kill you” and “you die tonight.”... more

Today marks the end of the week set aside for honoring 4-H Clubs across the nation. Not resting on their laurels, however, the Marshall County 4-H Club announces the addition of several new project groups for the coming year. These new groups tie in with the 4-H goal of offering hands-on learning and leadership development to young people in the community... more

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year, however, Marshall County has an opportunity to do more about the problem than sign resolutions and hang ribbons with the recent expansion of Haven of Hope in the county. Haven of Hope is a non-profit agency, based in Manchester, serving Marshall County and five other area counties with services for victims of domestic violence... more

The executive director of Tennessee County Services Association told representatives of Marshall and 11 other Middle Tennessee counties Thursday night that most Tennessee counties are either about to build a jail, are building a jail, or have just finished building a new jail... more

Grant money will cover most of the cost to repair a problem that has dogged the city for years. The Lewisburg Water and Waste Water Department was announced as the recipient of a Community Development Block Grant for sewer line repairs in the area of the Fairview Market along Cornersville Highway... more

The future of the former National Guard Armory building in Lewisburg dominated the discussion at Monday’s City Council work session. The state approached the city several months ago, after it had determined that the building was surplus to the state’s needs, with an offer to turn over the property at the intersection of Fayetteville Highway and Ellington Parkway to the city... more

In 1943 when James Lee Allen graduated Cornersville High School, his desire was to join the military and serve his country. WWII had been raging in Europe for four years, and the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 had brought the United States into the fight. ... more

After two decades of work for Tennessee Farmers CO-OP, Marshall County resident Andy Woodard added public service to his resume. Andy Woodard, representing Marshall County Board of Education’s 4th District, was elected to his position in August 2016, and was officially sworn in as a member the following month. He is currently serving a four-year term... more

By Scott Pearson Associate Editor If you were doing a musical with a cast of youngsters, what better play to stage than one about a boy who didn’t want to grow up? The Marshall … more

Lewisburg Electric System often gets reports from customers who have been taken advantage of by scammers using different cons to get personal information or cash in fraudulent ways. Common scams involve: •Callers asking customers to send a pre-paid debit card to pay their bill or to replace equipment... more

A woman reported an aggravated burglary on Grace Ledford Road overnight on Sept. 20. She told deputies that at approximately 11 p.m. she heard what sounded like a knock on the door. She initially wrote it off to a random noise before hearing another knock... more

Just as church members at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tenn., were leaving Sunday services, a masked gunman killed one woman in the parking lot on his way to shooting the preacher, his wife and four more members before being subdued by a heroic usher... more

Twelve young women will compete for the title of Miss Lewisburg 2017 on Saturday, Sept. 30. The pageant marks the official start of the Goats, Music, and More Festival, happening the next weekend. Festivities will be held in the auditorium at Lewisburg Middle School. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. with the pageant scheduled to begin at 6 p.m... more

Two Lewisburg attorneys are in the running for a seat on the Circuit Court bench for Marshall County. Quinn Brandon Stewart and Robert Dalton applied to fill the upcoming vacancy created after Judge Lee Russell announced his retirement from the bench, effective November 30... more

If you’ve driven through Rock Creek Park recently, you’ve probably noticed some activity by the stage. It’s not preparation for an event or a festival, it’s the creation of a work of art that hopefully lasts as long as the tree it’s being craved from... more