From staff reports Marshall County residents are more dependent on three kinds of Social Security checks than residents in other counties across the United States. The checks are for disability, survivor benefits and old age pensions. That stunning statistic comes from the Daily Yonder, an online publication which recently reported that if the residents here did not receive those monthly government checks from the Social Security Administration, then 9.9 percent, nearly one-tenth of total personal income in the county, would be lost.. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer One of two store clerks busted a week ago on charges they allegedly sold synthetic marijuana says he has a laboratory report that will exonerate him. "We sold potpourri that did not contain Salvia, and I have lab reports to back that up," Timothy Wayne Nafe Jr., 30, of Cornersville said in an e-mail to the Tribune... more

The Marshall County Board of Education is seeking community input for the upcoming Director of Schools interviews. If you have a question you would like to ask the Director of Schools candidates, submit your question to Rhonda Poole by 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13; you may drop off your question in a sealed envelope to Ms. Poole at the Central Office or e-mail it to pooler@k12tn.net. If selected by the Board, your question will be used during the Director of Schools interviews... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Lewisburg's economic development director virtually apologized last week for the way he outlined his goals for 2012, calling the presentation "Death by Power Point." Beyond his self-deprecating humor that started a fact-filled, 26-page "look at 2012 and beyond," Greg Lowe showed where Lewisburg shines compared to its competition when attracting new employers, and he said what he wants to do by the end of the year... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Faced with the prospect of another civil penalty for violation of regulations to prevent water pollution, Lewisburg's concerted efforts have resulted in a letter last month from the state thanking the city for its cooperation... more

Special to the Tribune WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama on Saturday signed the National Defense Authorization Act with a provision giving the National Guard's senior officer, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, a permanent seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff... more

From staff reports When they meet Tuesday night, Lewisburg councilmen are returning to a couple of unresolved issues - garbage and false alarms. Allied Waste, the company with Middle Point Sanitary Landfill just north of Murfreesboro, has a contract with the city here to collect household rubbish left in trash carts provided by the company... more

From staff reports After months of playing cat and mouse with city police, a Lewisburg fugitive was arrested after darkness fell Wednesday on Columbia Highway where the 32-year-old man was charged with rape of a child. "In one of the telephone conversations we had with him, he asked, 'Wouldn't you like to know where I am?'" Police Detective Scott Braden said quoting Clint Allen Marlow Sr. who'd been on the run. "Well, the table was turned on him tonight."... more

From staff reports The Marshall County High School Band is to receive $25,000 from the Pepsi Cola Co. because the band leader's appeal for a corporate grant attracted enough votes on an Internet Web site to qualify for an award of that much money. "I got a phone call Monday from Global Giving, the ones who are handling the Pepsi Grant Program," Band Director Alex Sears said Tuesday. "They congratulated us for our voting and I'm in the process of filling out paperwork to confirm our project... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Two store clerks were arrested Wednesday night or Thursday morning on charges that they allegedly sold synthetic marijuana to an undercover law enforcement agent, a Lewisburg Police detective has reported. What's presented as incense contains a derivative of tetrahydrocannabinol, perhaps better known as THC, the principal psychoactive part of the cannabis plant, Police Detective Sgt. ... more

The family of Lewis Wayne Ketchum will be at London Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, for visitation. Graveside services for Mr. Ketchum will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 in Short Cemetery. The family of Jimmie Pope will be at Cornersville Funeral Home from 4 until 8 p.m. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior ­Staff Writer The Lewisburg Downtown Alliance is working this year on an historic overlay, a set of additional rules for protection of buildings that have contributed to the original appearance of, for example, a public square... more

About 4:30 a.m. Jan. 1, Lewisburg Police officers found an 18-year-old and several juveniles walking behind City Hall. Zachary D. Salyer, 18, East Ewing Street, was arrested and charged with public intoxication, underage consumption and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. ... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer CHAPEL HILL - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer for Marshall County says leaving field-cleaned deer carcasses alongside a public road is littering and it became a problem during this recent hunting season... more

From staff reports As the saying goes when one door closes, another opens. Well, this winter on Lewisburg's public square, the north side is cool in the Marshall County Community Theatre because, according to one of the play's producers, two heat exchangers failed late last year... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer Two Shelbyville wo-men were arrested last week in connection with the sale of counterfeit purses, boots and clothing in Lewisburg, police said. Lewisburg Police Detective Sgt. David Henley reported that Geneva Lenora Haley Franklin, 61, and Tina Charlene Taylor, 41, both of Baker Street, Shelbyville, were arrested Dec. 29 and charged with criminal simulation, a Class D felony. They will be in General Sessions court on Jan. 24... more

By Karen Hall Staff Writer There's a link between Penny Coyle's murder here and a high profile crime in Nashville where a man was killed while trying to stop a purse snatching. A former Lewisburg resident, mother of the 18-year-old arrested as a suspect in the Coyle case, is incarcerated in the Tennessee Prison for Women... more

Marshall County music lovers are in for a treat on Friday, Jan. 27, when Erisa Rei is appearing at Knight's Pizza. The concert is free, and begins at 8 p.m. Rei's new CD, "Black Ball," was officially released on Jan. 3, followed by a release party at the Black Box Theater, Spring Hill, on Jan. 7. Knight's Pizza is a stop on Rei's promotional tour... more

By Clint Confehr Senior Staff Writer Fifty six percent of Tennessee cattle and dairy farmers participating in a state referendum this month voted to increase the $1-per-head assessment to $1.50 to raise money for research, education, market development and promotional activities... more

From staff reports Marshall County's unemployment rate has gone down again, but it remains higher than the state's rate and most other rates in Tennessee. Current figures from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development list the rate at 12.8 percent during November, down from 13.1 percent in October... more