By Karen Hall Staff Writer Marshall County students will be singing, dancing and acting their hearts out when "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" opens at the Dixie Theatre tomorrow night at 7 p.m. The show will be repeated Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday nights, and Sunday afternoon, so there's no excuse for not finding time to go see this outstanding production... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer A Lewisburg water customer's monthly bill shot up from a monthly average of nearly $16 to more than $2,100 recently, and last week the utility board granted him a second break on the bill. Gil Murray paid $568.75 for the bill that had been $2,162.50. Murray had a leaky pipe serving a mobile home he owns on Underpass Road, according to utility Superintendent Kenneth Carr who introduced Murray to the city Water and Wastewater Board on Thursday afternoon... more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Barney Davis, 39, of Verona Caney Road, was sentenced Monday to serve 12 months and one day in prison and pay a $4,000 fine. The Honorable Harry S. Mattice, U.S. District Judge, ordered Davis to serve three years supervised release when he gets out of prison. ... more

On a split vote, Marshall County's budget committeemen last week declined to endorse a resolution to pay bonuses to school employees, apparently because there's no money for bonuses paid to deputies, clerks, road crewmen or other county employees paid from the general fund. The full commission considers the issue tonight at 6 (Monday, Feb. 27). more

A Marshall County dairy farmer recently spoke to local Lions Clubs to tell them about modern dairy farm practices. Tony White, a former county commissioner, brought his story to the Chapel Hill Lions Club on Feb. 6. White, president of the Tennessee Dairy Producers Association, is one of the people behind the wholesome dairy foods consumers enjoy... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Subject to approval this week by their education and budget committees, county commissioners will be asked on Monday to approve three resolutions relating to federal Jobs Bill money. Approval of all three will result in bonuses for 662 school system employees... more

By Samantha Reese Cornersville High School freshman Special to the Tribune Future Farmers of America week takes place this year from Feb. 18 to 25. FFA week gives members a chance to educate the public about agriculture. The National FFA Organization began in Kansas City, Mo. ... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A young man who committed serious sexual crimes as a juvenile was indicted by the grand jury Wednesday. Nicholas Walls, 22, of Welch Cemetery Road, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery and three counts of rape of a child. ... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer A Petersburg man's case is still pending, more than a year after he was accused of stealing a veteran's medicine out of the mail. On Jan. 5, 2011, the Tribune reported that mail carrier Michael Murdock was stopped on his route by law enforcement officials and a search warrant was later executed at his home on Brown Shop Road... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of over $27,000-worth of metal construction forms and brackets last month. The stolen items came from a Brown Builders' storage site at the abandoned gas station on the corner of State Route 373 and Reese Road, just west of I-65. They included 60 eight-foot forms, 60 six-foot forms, 100 four-foot forms, 60 three-foot forms and 30 walkway brackets... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum was the overwhelming winner of a straw poll taken at the Marshall County Republican Party meeting Tuesday night when the county party chairman made no endorsement and complimented the field of contenders... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer One of the women who'd been caring for a 40-year-old Lewisburg man with the intelligence of a toddler has a natural liking for the man and yet she's charged with neglecting him, according to her lawyer. "None of this was intentional by any means," says Columbia-based attorney Ronald Freemon, retained by Megan Nicole Quam, 25, now of Mobile, Ala. "She had developed an affinity with him," William Robert Cummings... more

Special to The Tribune His name is Ricardo A. Owens, aka Solhlja the Poet. He is the published author of "Abstract Beyond Vizion." This book of poetic works was released in April 2010 and is now available major online booksellers, as well as from his Web site, ricardoaowens.com... more

Arrested and charged with driving under the influence According to the report by Lewisburg Police Officer Shaun Crawford, the three men were found asleep in an S10 pickup truck at Quick Mart 10 about 4 a.m. Feb. 18. Thefts and vandalism reported Arrested on Feb. 15 and charged with criminal contempt of court... more

The following Marshall County students made the Dean's List at Middle Tennessee State University for the 2011 fall semester. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer As Tennesseans prepare to vote in the Republican presidential primary on "Super Tuesday," many are studying the candidates' positions on issues like employment, taxes, healthcare, and foreign relations. It's also worth considering where they stand on animal rights, as Dennis Foster, executive director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, recently pointed out in an e-mail to members... more

From staff reports Hundreds of Marshall County residents have already voted in the March 6 Presidential primary and participation is up by nearly 14 percent, according to figures from the Election Commission office on College Street. Early voting continues there through Feb. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Two more species of freshwater mussels - reported in the Duck River at and/or near Milltown - have been listed by the federal government as protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. The two mussels - the rayed bean and snuffbox - are found in river systems in the eastern United States, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Protection of the mussels means it is illegal to harm them in any way, or to remove them from their habitat... more

From staff reports Guests at the annual Wild Game Dinner got a chance to taste bear stew and see the mounted bear that they ate at East Commerce Baptist Church on Saturday night. There were 320 people at the dinner; 277 of whom were guests and not members of the church that makes no bones - bear bones or otherwise - that there's a religious purpose mixed with a culinary adventure like eating bear meat... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Along with nine other states, last week Tennessee was granted a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Schools director Roy Dukes announced this during his director's report at the school board meeting Feb. 9, though most board members had already heard it on the news... more