By Jessica Moore Staff Writer A Lewisburg college senior was killed early Sunday morning, and three others were injured, in a shooting that took place in Johnson City. DeShaun Greer, 24, was killed after gunfire erupted outside of a club called The Battery on State Franklin Road around 3 a.m... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer The students of Westhills Elementary School had a special guest Friday morning. All of the students assembled in the gym for a performance by a recent finalist on the television competition "The Voice," Will Champlin. The singer/songwriter began by singing "Happy Birthday" to his wife's aunt, Kim Spivey, who is a teacher at Westhills. ... more

Arrested on a warrant for sale of a Schedule II drug Maurice A. McClean, 48, 5th Avenue North. Bond: $15,000; court date: April 22. Arrested on bench warrants for aggravated assault and failure to appear (two counts each) Bobby Joe Campbell, 49, Phillips Street. Held without bond for court on March 26... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer Thursday morning seniors at Marshall County High School witnessed a mock wreck as part of a safe driving awareness program. The program began at 8:30 and continued on past 10 a.m. Students listened to a guest speaker from the Governor's Safety Office, Tony Burnett Law Enforcement Liason, while he spoke of an incident that happened to a girl he knew that changed her life forever. ... more

By Karen Hall Editor Local Republicans heard from two candidates at their monthly meeting Tuesday. First to speak was Public Defender Donna Orr Hargrove, who would like to be re-elected to the position she has held since 1998. Hargrove told the group she is a graduate of David Lipscomb University and the Nashville School of Law, and worked as an assistant public defender for five years before being elected to the top public defender's job in the 17th Judicial District... more

By Karen Hall Editor After a two-day jury trial this week, a Lewisburg man was found guilty as charged. Claudale R. "Bone" Armstrong, 33, of Thomas Street, was charged with sale and delivery of crack cocaine on July 19 and Aug. 9, 2011. These were indicted as separate cases, but prosecution and defense agreed they could be consolidated because the crimes included the same confidential informant, happened in the same location and in a similar manner, and were mostly witnessed by the same people... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer Tuesday evening local disabled veterans met at Shoney's in Lewisburg in hopes of reinstating the local Disabled American Veterans Chapter 108. The DAV is a national organization dedicated to helping our veterans who have been disabled due to service. ... more

Arrested on warrants for TennCare fraud and failure to appear Jennifer Rose White, 21, Culleoka. White is held without bond on the TennCare fraud warrant, and has a $50,000 bond on the failure-to-appear charge. She made her first court appearance on March 14, and remains jailed... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer Thursday and Friday last week were big days at Henry Horton State Park for this year's Chapel Hill Elementary School 5th graders, as well as this year's 9th graders at Forrest High School. Four years ago, when those freshmen were in the 5th grade, they planted sycamore trees along the Duck River. ... more

By Karen Hall Editor A Chapel Hill Elementary School 5th grader was the winner of the County Spelling Bee, and went on to tie for fourth place in the state. He was Drew Piper, the son of Ben Piper and a student in Tara Stacey's class. Supervisor of Elementary Instruction Tammy Lewis said there were six spellers left going into Round 10 of the state bee, with Drew, at 10 years old, the youngest. Three were eliminated in round 10, leaving Drew tied for fourth in the state... more

By Karen Hall Editor Last week in Circuit Court, Rodney Lee Harris, 33, of Harris Cemetery Road, Chapel Hill, pleaded guilty to the charge of criminal attempt to initiate the process of manufacturing methamphetamine. This was reduced from the charge on which Harris was indicted, which was initiation of the process to manufacture methamphetamine. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of a Schedule II drug, but these charges were dismissed... more

By Brittany Love Special to the Tribune I am the mother of Skylar James Daws. Skylar was born on Sept. 30, 2011. He weighed 2 pounds 12 ounces and was 15 inches long. My water broke when I was 26 weeks pregnant with Skylar, so I was sent to Vanderbilt and Skylar came into the world at 28 weeks. ... more

Special to the Tribune Young people who are passionate about the beef industry have been named Tennessee Beef Ambassadors following competition at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Wilson County on March 8. The second annual contest for young people ages 13 to 20 was held in conjunction with the Tennessee Beef Agribition... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer Last week the signs on five newly dedicated bridges were uncovered. Unveiling ceremonies, including friends and family of those being honored, were held Wednesday and Thursday. The resolutions to name the bridges after these outstanding citizens were passed by the County Commission in November, but ceremonies were postponed because of the unusually cold weather... more

By Karen Hall Editor A Nashville man whose summer in Marshall County ended with a drug bust was on trial here this week. Sam A. McKinney, 31, was charged with manufacture of a controlled substance -- in his case, marijuana. On Aug. 29, 2011, McKinney was asleep in his rented house at a 24-acre farm on Franklin Pike when he was awakened by the sound of a helicopter... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer The set of the upcoming Dixie production of "Cats," is really a sight to see. "It's a work of art," exclaimed Director David Sanders. "It's a feast for the eyes." He recruited Set Designer Tracy Cross and Floor Designer Elaine Cagle to transform the Dixie stage. The two have chosen to work together on most of their projects for the show, and the results are fantastic. The painting on the front side of the stage was done by Nancye Hobbs... more

By Jessica Moore Staff Writer A Columbia couple were arrested here Friday, after shots were fired, and more than two pounds of marijuana was found in their vehicle. Friday afternoon, a call came in to the sheriff's department, stating that a vehicle had been shot on John Barnes Road, in the extreme southeast of the county. Luckily there were no injuries... more

By Karen Hall Editor Director of Schools Jackie Abernathy gave school board members some hopeful news when they met Monday night. She told them she had asked the roofer to give her a list of work that could be done for $150,000. "This would allow us to get started and try to stop water from running into classrooms during spring rains," Abernathy wrote in her director's report. ... more

Thefts and vandalism reported A Lewisburg woman reported to Marshall County Sheriff's Department someone used her identity at an AT&T store in Maryland, buying three iPhone 5s phones and adding three phone numbers to her account for a total of $2,500 in extra charges over the next two years. The victim found out about the identity theft when she got an email from AT&T thanking her for her purchases... more

By Karen Hall Editor A young Lewisburg man who was found guilty on drug charges after a jury trial in January was sentenced Wednesday to spend more than five years in prison. Marcus T. Cox Jr., 21, was sentenced to five years on a sale and delivery of cocaine charge, two years on a marijuana charge, and 11 months 29 days each on the simple possession of Lortabs and possession of drug paraphernalia. ... more