From Staff Reports Monday is the last day to register if you want to vote in the City of Lewisburg municipal election on Tuesday, May 7. The Marshall County Election Commission office in Suite 120 of Hardison Annex, 230 College Street, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day... more

Visitation for Richard Keith Wiles, 46, of Lewisburg, who died Monday, April 1, following an auto accident, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at London Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, from the chapel of London Funeral Home, followed by burial in Lone Oak Cemetery... more

By Karen Hall Editor A Lewisburg man was killed as a result of a wreck on Mooresville Highway about 3:30 p.m. Monday. Richard Keith Wiles, 46, of Fairlane Drive, was unresponsive at the scene, said Lewisburg Police Officer John Christmas, and was pronounced dead at Marshall Medical Center... more

By John I. Carney Staff Writer An estimated 54 wagon teams, according to park ranger Shane Petty, were at the Henry Horton State Park campground Monday for the annual wagon ride to this weekend's Mule Day festivities in Columbia. Participants rode in and around the park on Monday, and visited the Nathan Bedford Forrest boyhood home on Tuesday before leaving the park today [Wednesday] to head for Columbia, where Mule "Day" - actually an extended, multi-day festival - will kick up in earnest on Thursday.. ... more

By John I. Carney Staff Writer As the spec building in I-65 Commerce Park is in the final stages of being sold to an unidentified buyer, the Industrial Development Board is already looking to the future. Director of Economic Development Greg Lowe told the board that there are three options for the remaining space in the park... more

Arrested and charged with driving under the influence Billy Joe L. Raymond, 33, Sanders Street. Bond: $1,000; court date: April 3. Amber M. Blackwell, 22, 1st Avenue North. Bond: $1,500; court date: May 13. Additional charges: violation of the implied consent law and driving on a revoked license... more

Tribune photos by Karen Hall Left, flags fly proudly over the VFW Post on the banks of Rock Creek. Right, looking up Rock Creek towards the park. more

By Jason Reynolds Staff Writer City officials approved a site plan on Tuesday for a building supply store during a special called meeting. Marvin's Building Materials and Home Centers will open at Parkway Shops Center on Ellington Parkway, according to Lewisburg's Planning and Zoning Commission... more

COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- The owner of six Burger King franchises in Maury, Marshall and Bedford counties, who began his American journey in the 1960s and whose life has become an endearing story of hard work and success, has been named the 2013 First Farmers & Merchants Bank Achievement Award winner... more

From Staff Reports Tribune general manager Jim Ward is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Hall as editor, effective March 25. She wants to make the Marshall County Tribune the best paper possible, and make it truly an asset for the community. ... more

From Staff Reports On Friday, March 22, Chief Jackie King completed his final official duty with the Town of Chapel Hill as he turned over Chapel Hill Chief of Police responsibility to newly sworn in Chief Chris Cook in front of employees, friends, family and elected officials... more

Arrested on a warrant for theft Jeffrey Allen Jr., 22, Lebanon. Bond: $8,000; court date: May 6. Additional charge: criminal impersonation. Allen was identified from a photo lineup as the man who stole five bottles of vodka from By-Pass Liquors, but when police went to arrest him he claimed to be Zachary Allen, and showed them his brother's ID card. ... more

By Karen Hall Editor Waste Management was selected to provide trash and recycling services to the City of Lewisburg for the next three years at a special-called meeting Monday. At $13 per household per week, Waste Management was the low bidder by just 48 cents per household per week. Allied Waste's bid was $13.48, and United Waste's was $13.50... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Businessmen with Lewisburg roots want to build townhomes this summer to give residents a view of Saddlecreek Golf Club and an easy walk to a sit-down restaurant. Kris Blalock, owner of Blalock Homes in Franklin, and Eddie Roberts, perhaps best known for his car dealership in Columbia, have pooled their resources to develop the Village at Creekside Townhomes... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer After eight hours of deliberation, spread over two days, a Marshall County jury returned a not-guilty verdict on the charge of first-degree murder for Jerron Braden, 19. Braden was found guilty of the lesser-included charge of facilitation of first-degree murder, meaning the jury thought he was involved in the planning and/or execution of the murder of Penny Blackwell Coyle on Nov. 21, 2011, but he was not the one who killed her... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Another step is to be taken Monday by county commissioners toward a public private agreement that's to develop more jobs in Lewisburg's I-65 Commerce Park. In anticipation of the county's application for a $105,780 state grant, public records reveal Meiwa Industry of Japan as the company planning to buy the city's building in the commerce park and employ 25 people in its first year and up to 100 in five years... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer The district's state representative seized the opportunity to speak to a group of Leadership Marshall alumni last week about his experiences as a first-term legislator. Billy Spivey of Lewisburg is the first person elected to represent the newly drawn House District 92 which includes all of Marshall, and parts of Lincoln, Franklin, and Marion counties... more

Arrested and charged with aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and possession of a handgun while intoxicated Jacob A. Erwin, 33, Terrell, Texas. Bond: $34,000; court date: April 1. Erwin became irate while playing cards with three friends at a home on 5th Avenue North, and threatened to shoot anyone who came after him when he left the room. ... more

From Staff Reports LEEDS, Ala. - Marvin's Building Materials and Home Centers this week announced plans to open a new store in Lewisburg, which will create up to 25 new jobs. The store is currently under construction at the former Food Lion in the Parkway Shoppes Plaza on North Ellington Parkway and is expected to open in June. The store will feature a 30,000 square foot home center in addition to an attached lawn and garden center and drive-through lumberyard... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer An investigation that started with the seizure of about an ounce of marijuana from a Cornersville resident climaxed with the discovery of an elaborate marijuana growing operation concealed in the garage of a Marshall County home... more