From Staff Reports

A board instead of a ribbon was cut to mark the official opening of Marvin's Building Materials and Home Center store in Lewisburg.

Local officials including Mayor Jim Bingham and Chamber President Vicki Cain tried their luck with the handsaw before Marvin's Assistant Store Manager Kim Reed finished the job.

A free lunch was provided for those in attendance on June 14, courtesy of Georgia Pacific, and on June 15, thanks to the Marshall County High School Football Boosters.

"We like to partner with area clubs to support our community" said Reed. "We look forward to other upcoming events that we can partner with all the clubs in the Lewisburg area in a meaningful and impactful way."

Marvin's executive expressed appreciation for the way the community supported the opening of their store in the former Food Lion location. This is just Marvin's second store in Tennessee, following one in Fayetteville. The company was founded in Alabama in 1945 and has many stores in that state, as well as Mississippi and Georgia. Headquarters are in Leeds, Ala., near Birmingham.

"For the past 60 years, Marvin's has been devoted to providing a positive work environment," states the company on their website. "The results of this dedication have built a successful company staffed with a 'family' of hundreds of associates. As we look toward a bright and promising future, our plans for growth continue."

Marvin's is determined to be a part of every community where they have a store, and they made a good start in Lewisburg by donating $1,000 to the Cops for Kids program run by the Lewisburg Police Department.

"I see town after town, in the Southeast, with a Marvin's in it, taking care of the building material and home improvement needs of the local communities," states company leader Alfred Cohn on the website. "I see our customers as the hard-working people of our local communities striving to bring up their families and provide a nice home for the family to live in. I see Marvin's as the friendly 'hometown"'store where customers like to shop and associates like to work."