By Karen Hall Editor The bodies of an elderly husband and wife were found in a house on Mt. Lebanon Road Sunday by Marshall County Sheriff's Department deputies performing a welfare check. Maj. Jimmy Oliver said the deaths were still under investigation, and both bodies had been sent to the medical examiner's office in Nashville for autopsy... more

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer New faces were welcomed to the courthouse Friday afternoon at a swearing-in ceremony for elected officials. General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Lee Bowles, who ran unopposed for an eight-year term, was sworn in by her father Walter Bussart... more

The Lewisburg Police Department is currently investigating the following crimes and is asking for the public's assistance: On Aug. 11, a vehicle parked at 1175 Franklin Road, Lot 46, was burglarized. A Pioneer DVD/CD Player Model #AVHX-4600 was taken, as well as speakers, and a DeWalt drill... more

Editor's note: from Jim Tracy campagin press release I have decided to refrain from contesting this election. I am not willing to put the State Republican Primary Board, the Secretary of State's Office and Division of Elections, the County Election Commissions, the campaign staff, my volunteers, my family, and the public through additional weeks of litigation, with uncertainty as to who the nominee will be... more

Arrested and charged with domestic assault Chadwick H. Adams, 26. Bond: $2,000; court date: Sept. 8. Also charged with vandalism. Adams has active warrants from Florida for burglary and larceny, and will be extradited, according to the report by Lewisburg Police Officer Lonny Cook... more

By Karen Hall and Ivory Riner Staff Writers Employees of offices in the Courthouse Annex finally gave up their struggle with the heat and closed at noon Wednesday, with the sincere hope that their new AC unit would be working and the building cooled down by the time they got back Thursday morning... more

From Staff Reports After 19 years of service, Roy A. "Rocky" Bowden is leaving his position as chairman of the Marshall County Board of Public Utilities, effective Aug. 31. His fellow board members passed a resolution to honor Bowden at their meeting this week... more

From Staff Reports After 19 years of service, Roy A. "Rocky" Bowden is leaving his position as chairman of the Marshall County Board of Public Utilities, effective Aug. 31. His fellow board members passed a resolution to honor Bowden at their meeting this week... more

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer After three years without a Miss Lewisburg pageant, eager contestants will once again line up on the Dixie stage to compete for the title of Miss Lewisburg. Ariel Borne, the pageant's reigning queen, was crowned on Oct. 22, 2011, and is glad to finally see the pageant back in action... more

It's beginning to feel a lot like Homecoming! In fact, First Baptist Church of Lewisburg will be celebrating their 125th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21. Lewisburg's first Baptists belonged to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Duncanville; however, distance and poor roads made travel to church difficult for those living miles away. ... more

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer With the economic downturn over recent years, Marshall County residents have to try to make ends meet. Cyndie Burton was one of many who was affected by the closing of ICP. After her sister-in-law Velma Barrett experienced a cut in income after retiring from Redstone Arsenal, the two started couponing... more

A man who is wanted in Idaho on a charge of grand theft by deception was arrested in Marshall County Friday. Stephan C. Dimonte, 47, who has been living in Chapel Hill, came to the attention of law enforcement because of a complaint from Parkway Market. Dimonte passed four checks there, for a total of $245.31, and all were returned for insufficient funds... more

Arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault Nancy J. Gentry, 44. Bond: $15,000; court date: Sept. 8. Arrested and charged with forgery Eugena R. Grimes, 25. Bond: $3,000; court date: Sept. 15. Thefts and vandalism reported On Aug. ... more

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer The historic community of Berlin Springs now has a pavilion for weddings, political events, and even community gatherings. In October 2010, Marshall County was approved a $110,000 grant to build the pavilion. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Recreation Educational Services teamed with the city of Lewisburg to help fund half the construction. Lewisburg's half was through donated labor and materials... more

For full chart of Marshall County election results, see page 6. By Karen Hall Editor Marshall County had 31 provisional ballots cast in last week's election. Tuesday, Administrator of Elections Tristan Arnold announced that 13 of these ballots were counted, but none of the results had changed... more

By Ivory Riner and Karen Hall Staff Writer While Republican candidates Jim Tracy and Scott DesJarlais talked to "election lawyers" and waited for the final results of last week's primary, Democratic candidate Lenda Sherrell launched a "Lenda Listens" tour to make contact with voters all over the district. Her first stop, on Monday afternoon, was Biggers Market on 5th Avenue North in Lewisburg... more

By Karen Hall Editor Two school board members attended their last meeting Monday night. Mike Keny decided not to run again, and, in the only contested school-board race, Barbara Kennedy lost her seat. "Together they have given 20 years to the children of Marshall County," said Director of Schools Jackie Abernathy. ... more

Thefts and vandalism reported About 2 p.m. Aug. 6, the windshield and two side windows of a van were broken while it was parked under an open equipment shed at a property on Yell Road. The glass will cost an estimated $700 to replace. On Aug. 6, a Galaxy S4 cell phone with a 64 GB SD card, in a black Otterbox cover, worth $650, was taken from the center console cup holder of an unlocked car parked at McDonald's while the owner got lunch. No other items were reported missing from the car... more

By Ivory Riner Staff Writer After 16 years with the Tennessee Division of Forestry in Marshall County, Richard "Bull" Williams has gone to fight a big fire out west. Williams was sent to northern Oregon to fight the wild fires on Aug. 2 and won't return for another two or three weeks. ... more

by Rachel Cook and Ivory Riner Staff Writers After two hours of waiting, the final results for both mayor and circuit court clerk elections came back. When the early votes were counted for Circuit Court Clerk, incumbent Elinor Brandon Foster led by 10 votes. ... more