(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – The Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC) announces its board officers for 2019-2020. The officers were elected by the nominating committee at TEDC’s fall conference held in Franklin, TN. Greg Lowe, Director of Economic Development, City of Lewisburg, was named TEDC’s Vice President for the 2019-2020 year. This position comes after years of service in the economic development community... more

For decades their resting place remained unknown, lost to time and memory. On Saturday, Philip Brittain and Aaron Wilson received the honors and recognition that they deserved as patriots who served in the American Revolution. The Andrew Jackson Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Marshall County Historical Society held a service marking the rediscovered graves of the two men in the Moses-Wilson Cemetery in Chapel Hill... more

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through October 21, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote: more

Halloween might still be two weeks away but those two weeks are packed with activities and festivities based on the holiday. The town of Cornersville will come alive with ghosts, goblins and every form of trick-or-treater on Saturday, Oct. 26, when the Cornersville Lions Club hosts their annual Halloween in the Park. A variety of contests and games begin at 5 p.m. along with community wide trick-or-treating... more

Fishing Ford Road might not have seen so many people on it since Andrew Jackson’s militia passed through on their way to fight the Creek. It was hard to find a place to park in the town of Belfast over the weekend as collectors, history buffs, and the curious converged for the two day estate auction of the Sarah “Kip” Orr estate... more

Marshall County High School is celebrating homecoming the week of October 14 through October 19. The Student Council has planned activities for the week built around the theme of “For the M” including a class banner contest, dress up days, Powder Puff games on Tuesday and Thursday, football players and cheerleaders going to the elementary schools on Thursday, and celebrating Friday with games, car decorating, the always awesome parade and pep rally on the square, and the football game against Spring Hill that evening.. ... more

• Oct 19 - Splashing Pumpkins 2019 -Swim with the pumpkins at the Lewisburg Recreation Center, Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon. Kids will swim with the pumpkins, choose the pumpkin they like, dry off then paint it; $5 per pumpkin. • Oct 19 - Free Community Fall Festival sponsored by New Life Church of Lewisburg, 591 W Ellington Pkwy, Saturday, 2 to 5 p.m. Food, music, bouncy houses, more... more

us two and him are at it again By Scott Pearson Associate Editor The Rolling Stones still tour. Paul McCartney still releases new music. So why shouldn’t Marshall County’s own favorites us two and him have a new CD release too, “Growing Up Country in Marshall County USA” ... more

Photo submitted Ida Mae Davis celebrated her 90th Birthday on Monday, September 30th at Miss Mary Bobo’s restaurant in Lynchburg, Tennessee. She and a few of her friends were transported by coach and had a delectable lunch in the historic boarding house... more

DETROIT (AP) — Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal on Wednesday that could end a monthlong strike that brought the company's U.S. factories to a standstill. The deal, which the union says offers "major gains" for workers, was hammered out after months of bargaining but won't bring an immediate end to the strike by 49,000 hourly workers. They will likely stay on the picket lines for at least two more days as two union committees vote on the deal, after which the members will have to approve. Terms of the tentative four-year contract were not released, but it's likely to include some pay raises, lump sum payments to workers, and requirements that GM build new vehicles in U.S. factories. Early on, GM offered new products in Detroit and Lordstown, Ohio, two of the four U.S. cities where it planned to close factories. more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VA TVHS) will host a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the Church Street Church of Christ Annex, 305 West Church St., Lewisburg, TN 37091... more

LEWISBURG, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host a Beef Heifer Development School on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at the UT AgResearch and Education Center at Lewisburg. The one-day school will include five presentations on heifer development strategies that improve reproductive performance and increase profitability. ... more

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Lewisburg Rotary Club, First Commerce Bank, and Talos are sponsoring the Charlie Boyd Youth Deer Roundup which will be Saturday, Oct. 26, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Belfast Lions Club, 450 Belfast Farmington Road. ... more

On Tuesday, Middle Tennessee Spay Neuter Clinic (MTSNC), 846 Union Street, hit the milestone of 25,000 surgeries since opening in 2010. Terry and Jennifer Pruitt of Lewisburg got a big surprise when they learned they were going to receive dog Bentley’s sterilization at no charge for being client number 25,000. ... more

Funeral services for Joe Leonard “Doc” Irwin, 94, of Shelbyville, will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Pastor Alex Hoffner officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Mr. Irwin passed from this life Oct. 8, 2019, at home with family by his side... more

John Campbell might be humble about his career, but the National Association of County Agricultural Agents disagrees. The association inducted Campbell into the NACAA National Hall of Fame at their annual conference in Fort Wayne, Ind., in September... more

The lure of history brought a large crowd to Lewisburg on Sunday. “It went way beyond our expectations,” said Ellington Airport Manager Kent Stewmon of the visit of the “Yankee Lady,” a World War II B-17 bomber. He said that the airport saw a steady flow of traffic though the day with many people from outside of the county making the trip... more

A missing Pennsylvania infant was found in Lewisburg on Tuesday, and his parents are behind bars. Jeannette Funnen, 32, and Daemon Klingensmith, 23, were stopped on Tuesday at the intersection of Mooresville Highway and West Ellington Parkway by a Lewisburg detective after he spotted their vehicle... more

Photo submitted Crockett’s Forge Seat Chapter, National Society United States Daughters of 1812, member Amanda Jett Parker, presented “Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner” to the Marshall County Memorial Library. The book was written by Monica Kulling and is a History Reader for Grades 1-3. The book is presented in honor of “Star-Spangled Banner Day” on Sept. 14. “The Star-Spangled... more